Protection

and stedfast is the Lord, who shall establish you, and shall guard <FI>you<Fi> from the evil;

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance <FI>is<Fi> Mine,

and the Lord shall free me from every evil work, and shall save <FI>me<Fi> --to his heavenly kingdom; to whom <FI>is<Fi> the glory to the ages of the ages! Amen.

so that we do boldly say, `The Lord <FI>is<Fi> to me a helper, and I will not fear what man shall do to me.'

What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God <FI>is<Fi> for us, who <FI>is<Fi> against us?

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,

No temptation hath taken you--except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear <FI>it<Fi> .

on every side being in tribulation, but not straitened; perplexed, but not in despair; — read the full passage →

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

and life age-during I give to them, and they shall not perish--to the age, and no one shall pluck them out of my hand; — read the full passage →

We have known that every one who hath been begotten of God doth not sin, but he who was begotten of God doth keep himself, and the evil one doth not touch him;

and the God of the peace Himself sanctify you wholly, and may your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved unblameably in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might; — read the full passage →

Ye--of God ye are, little children, and ye have overcome them; because greater is He who <FI>is<Fi> in you, than he who is in the world.

we have known that of God we are, and the whole world in the evil doth lie;

be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

lo, I give to you the authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy, and nothing by any means shall hurt you;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil, — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.

`Because thou didst keep the word of my endurance, I also will keep thee from the hour of the trial that is about to come upon all the world, to try those dwelling upon the earth.

Jesus Christ yesterday and to-day the same, and to the ages;

Then saith Jesus to him, `Turn back thy sword to its place; for all who did take the sword, by the sword shall perish; — read the full passage →

I do not ask that Thou mayest take them out of the world, but that Thou mayest keep them out of the evil.

`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth; — read the full passage →

`If ye love me, my commands keep,

Jesus said to him again, `It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'

And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him, — read the full passage →