Protecting The Church

I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? — read the full passage →

And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. — read the full passage →

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: — read the full passage →

For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. — read the full passage →

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: — read the full passage →

Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; — read the full passage →

In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: — read the full passage →

Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: — read the full passage →

And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. — read the full passage →

But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; — read the full passage →

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; — read the full passage →

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.

And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, — read the full passage →

After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. — read the full passage →

Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; — read the full passage →

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: — read the full passage →

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. — read the full passage →

I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. — read the full passage →

But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; — read the full passage →

And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither. — read the full passage →

And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.

And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: — read the full passage →

And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. — read the full passage →

And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: — read the full passage →

And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. — read the full passage →

Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. — read the full passage →

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. — read the full passage →

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. — read the full passage →

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. — read the full passage →

All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:

And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; — read the full passage →

And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; — read the full passage →

Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. — read the full passage →

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming. — read the full passage →

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. — read the full passage →

For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: — read the full passage →

In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. — read the full passage →

And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. — read the full passage →

Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, — read the full passage →

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. — read the full passage →

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. — read the full passage →

Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: — read the full passage →

When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: — read the full passage →

So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: — read the full passage →

And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. — read the full passage →

Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? — read the full passage →