Roots

As therefore you received Christ Jesus, the Lord, walk in him, — read the full passage →

They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man; — read the full passage →

looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;

He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow. — read the full passage →

When the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away.

rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

If the first fruit is holy, so is the lump. If the root is holy, so are the branches.

When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can’t bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me. — read the full passage →

yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them, and became partaker with them of the root and of the richness of the olive tree;

These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

“Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David; the Bright and Morning Star.”

He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it was founded on the rock.

One of the elders said to me, “Don’t weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome; he who opens the book and its seven seals.”

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love, — read the full passage →

You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness. — read the full passage →

Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you?

may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.

As therefore you received Christ Jesus, the Lord, walk in him,

But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them, and became partaker with them of the root and of the richness of the olive tree; — read the full passage →

giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light; — read the full passage →

in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord; — read the full passage →

In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.

As therefore you received Christ Jesus, the Lord, walk in him, — read the full passage →

if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s farming, God’s building.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock. — read the full passage →

But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;

For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s farming, God’s building. — read the full passage →

Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,

Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

Now he who establishes us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God;

Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,

if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue. — read the full passage →

But he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.

But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,

coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious. — read the full passage →

giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;

Now in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. — read the full passage →

comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word.

that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone; — read the full passage →

Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.