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James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings. — read the full passage →

not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don’t grow weary, fainting in your souls.

If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.

I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone adds to them, may God add to him the plagues which are written in this book. — read the full passage →

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

But I have all things, and abound. I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, a sweet-smelling fragrance, an acceptable and well-pleasing sacrifice to God.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. — read the full passage →

“Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.” — read the full passage →

Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members? — read the full passage →

so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, without sin, to those who are eagerly waiting for him for salvation.

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.

Let us fear therefore, lest perhaps anyone of you should seem to have come short of a promise of entering into his rest. — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children. — read the full passage →

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, — read the full passage →

You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins,

But far be it from me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, don’t you listen to the law? — read the full passage →

But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all; — read the full passage →

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

Foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly portrayed among you as crucified? — read the full passage →

But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any “good news” other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed. — read the full passage →

Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand, — read the full passage →

let your wives keep silent in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the law also says.

For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

In the same way he also took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink, in memory of me.”

When he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “Take, eat. This is my body, which is broken for you. Do this in memory of me.” — read the full passage →

For I received from the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread.

The cup of blessing which we bless, isn’t it a sharing of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, isn’t it a sharing of the body of Christ?

Now all these things happened to them by way of example, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; — read the full passage →

Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

Which things also we speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.

When I came to you, brothers, I didn’t come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. — read the full passage →

Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.

May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “That you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment.”

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God, — read the full passage →

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

‘It will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams. — read the full passage →

Others, mocking, said, “They are filled with new wine.”

Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them.

When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight. — read the full passage →

but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.

Therefore Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book; — read the full passage →

Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb. — read the full passage →

However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.

But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, — read the full passage →

Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha. — read the full passage →

Jesus answered them, “Isn’t it written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods?’

He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote about me.

“Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,

Behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was sixty stadia from Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Don’t you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?

No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You aren’t able to serve God and Mammon.”

He also said to his disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions. — read the full passage →

“If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregardhis own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.

Soon afterwards, he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good news of the Kingdom of God. With him were the twelve, — read the full passage →

Woe,whenmen speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.

Demons also came out of many, crying out, and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God!” Rebuking them, he didn’t allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

for it is written, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;’

Jesus answered him, “Get behind me Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”

Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”

There was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,

according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

But Jesus said to them, “You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”

Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.

He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of the Kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables, — read the full passage →

Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea. — read the full passage →

saying, “Ha! What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!”

He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, “All of you drink it,

“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.

“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. — read the full passage →

and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet. — read the full passage →

Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. — read the full passage →

He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.

After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.

On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside. — read the full passage →

I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields. His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. — read the full passage →

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. — read the full passage →

Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he. — read the full passage →

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. — read the full passage →

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. — read the full passage →