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for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of.

Surely the Lord Jehovah will do nothing, except he reveal his secret unto his servants the prophets.

but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God; — read the full passage →

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

For there is nothing hid, save that it should be manifested; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.

Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, Our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

The friendship of Jehovah is with them that fear him; And he will show them his covenant.

Jesus answered him, I have spoken openly to the world; I ever taught in synagogues, and in the temple, where all the Jews come together; and in secret spake I nothing.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness? — read the full passage →

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.

The secret things belong unto Jehovah our God; but the things that are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.

Woe unto you lawyers! for ye took away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself, And disclose not the secret of another;

For nothing is hid, that shall not be made manifest; nor anything secret, that shall not be known and come to light.

Who can discern his errors? Clear thou me from hidden faults.

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

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

And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

But unto us God revealed them through the Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you.

And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixthmonth, in the fifthdayof the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord Jehovah fell there upon me. — read the full passage →

if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;

Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.

And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.

It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, From the tumult of the workers of iniquity;

Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hiddenplace.

And the angel of Jehovah said unto him, Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing it is wonderful?

And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach unto you any gospel other than that which we preached unto you, let him be anathema.

who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father:

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven bowls, and spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the judgment of the great harlot that sitteth upon many waters; — read the full passage →

When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape.

Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

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

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? — read the full passage →

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

Blessed are they that wash their robes, that they may have the right to come to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: — read the full passage →

Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

And there is no creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.

If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances, — read the full passage →

having been buried with him in baptism, wherein ye were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel; — read the full passage →

I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel; — read the full passage →

For who among men knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of the man, which is in him? even so the things of God none knoweth, save the Spirit of God. — read the full passage →

but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory:

We speak wisdom, however, among them that are fullgrown: yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought: — read the full passage →

We speak wisdom, however, among them that are fullgrown: yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought: — read the full passage →

For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:

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

And certain men came down from Judæa and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved. — read the full passage →

And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

But when his brethren were gone up unto the feast, then went he also up, not publicly, but as it were in secret.

If I told you earthly things and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you heavenly things?

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Wherefore whatsoever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. — read the full passage →

And no man, when he hath lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but putteth it on a stand, that they that enter in may see the light.

Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? — read the full passage →

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

And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the appearance that I saw in the plain.

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou knowest not.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.