Prolonging Life

In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live. — read the full passage →

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. — read the full passage →

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; — read the full passage →

Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. — read the full passage →

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. — read the full passage →

Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, — read the full passage →

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. — read the full passage →

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: — read the full passage →

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. — read the full passage →

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. — read the full passage →

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: — read the full passage →

And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: — read the full passage →

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; — read the full passage →

Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. — read the full passage →

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, — read the full passage →

For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) — read the full passage →

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, — read the full passage →

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

Let not then your good be evil spoken of: — read the full passage →

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; — read the full passage →

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house. — read the full passage →

Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. — read the full passage →

And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. — read the full passage →

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: — read the full passage →

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. — read the full passage →

Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. — read the full passage →

A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. — read the full passage →

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. — read the full passage →

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: — read the full passage →

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: — read the full passage →

Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! — read the full passage →

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. — read the full passage →

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. — read the full passage →

For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. — read the full passage →

Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. — read the full passage →

Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. — read the full passage →

The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! — read the full passage →

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.

And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: — read the full passage →

And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years. — read the full passage →

But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, — read the full passage →

If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work. — read the full passage →

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. — read the full passage →

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. — read the full passage →

Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. — read the full passage →

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. — read the full passage →

There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. — read the full passage →

But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

And now, behold, the Lord hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the Lord spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. — read the full passage →

For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward: — read the full passage →

I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.

The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. — read the full passage →

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; — read the full passage →