Strive

`Be striving to go in through the straight gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to go in, and shall not be able; — read the full passage →

An abomination to the righteous <FI>is<Fi> the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked <FI>is<Fi> the upright in the way!

He hath declared to thee, O man, what <FI>is<Fi> good; Yea, what is Jehovah requiring of thee, Except--to do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God?

`No man doth station himself before thee all days of thy life; as I have been with Moses, I am with thee, I do not fail thee, nor forsake thee; — read the full passage →

and straight paths make for your feet, that that which is lame may not be turned aside, but rather be healed; — read the full passage →

so, as much as in me is, I am ready also to you who <FI>are<Fi> in Rome to proclaim good news, — read the full passage →

and in this I do exercise myself, to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.

but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'

Jesus answered, `My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my officers had struggled that I might not be delivered up to Jews; but now my kingdom is not from hence.'

`This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you; — read the full passage →

and the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and remind you of all things that I said to you. — read the full passage →

And Jesus responded to them, saying, `The hour hath come that the Son of Man may be glorified; — read the full passage →

judge not according to appearance, but the righteous judgment judge.'

And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> always to pray, and not to faint, — read the full passage →

and into whatever house ye do enter, first say, Peace to this house; — read the full passage →

`And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother; — read the full passage →

`And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it; — read the full passage →

and the enemies of a man are those of his household. — read the full passage →

`Every one, therefore, who shall confess in me before men, I also will confess in him before my Father who is in the heavens; — read the full passage →

and ye shall be hated by all because of my name, but he who hath endured to the end, he shall be saved.

`Go ye in through the strait gate, because wide <FI>is<Fi> the gate, and broad the way that is leading to the destruction, and many are those going in through it; — read the full passage →

ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens is perfect.

but I--I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other; — read the full passage →

And I have delivered thee in that day--an affirmation of Jehovah--and thou art not given into the hand of the men of whose face thou art afraid, — read the full passage →

Instead of your shame and confusion, A second time they sing of their portion, Therefore in their land A second time do they take possession, Joy age-during <FI>is<Fi> for them. — read the full passage →

Is prey taken from the mighty? And the captive of the righteous delivered? — read the full passage →

Woe <FI>to<Fi> him who is striving with his Former, (A potsherd with potsherds of the ground!) Doth clay say to its Framer, `What dost thou?' And thy work, `He hath no hands?' — read the full passage →

Lo, all those displeased with thee, They are ashamed and blush, They are as nothing, yea, perish Do the men who strive with thee. — read the full passage →

An imagination supported Thou fortifiest peace--peace! For in Thee it is confident. — read the full passage →

Rested on him hath the Spirit of Jehovah, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and might, The spirit of knowledge and fear of Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Wash ye, make ye pure, Turn aside the evil of your doings, from before Mine eyes, Cease to do evil, learn to do good. — read the full passage →

Fear of man causeth a snare, And the confident in Jehovah is set on high.

A man--poor and oppressing the weak, <FI>Is<Fi> a sweeping rain, and there is no bread. — read the full passage →

Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these <FI>are<Fi> an abomination to Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

Therefore suddenly cometh his calamity, Instantly he is broken--and no healing. — read the full passage →

Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways. — read the full passage →

Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee. — read the full passage →

Because in Me he hath delighted, I also deliver him--I set him on high, Because he hath known My name. — read the full passage →

By David. Strive, Jehovah, with my strivers, fight with my fighters, — read the full passage →

Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you. — read the full passage →

And our adversaries say, `They do not know, nor see, till that we come in to their midst, and have slain them, and caused the work to cease.' — read the full passage →

And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Look not unto his appearance, and unto the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for <FI>it is<Fi> not as man seeth--for man looketh at the eyes, and Jehovah looketh at the heart.'

`And it hath been, the place on which Jehovah your God doth fix to cause His name to tabernacle there, thither ye bring in all that which I am commanding you, your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and all the choice of your vows which ye vow to Jehovah; — read the full passage →

for ye have not come in hitherto unto the rest, and unto the inheritance, which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee; — read the full passage →

`Ye do not make to yourselves idols; and graven image or standing image ye do not set up to yourselves; and a stone of imagery ye do not put in your land, to bow yourselves to it; for I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God. — read the full passage →

`And in your reaping the harvest of your land ye do not completely reap the corner of thy field, and the gleaning of thy harvest thou dost not gather, — read the full passage →

when they have a matter, it hath come unto me, and I have judged between a man and his neighbour, and made known the statutes of God, and His laws.' — read the full passage →

And he goeth out on the second day, and lo, two men, Hebrews, striving! and he saith to the wrong-doer, `Why dost thou smite thy neighbour?' — read the full passage →

And Jehovah seeth that Leah <FI>is<Fi> the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel <FI>is<Fi> barren; — read the full passage →

and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name `Hatred.' — read the full passage →

Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit; — read the full passage →

and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: -- — read the full passage →

and foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from--for they are unprofitable and vain. — read the full passage →

having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,

These things remind <FI>them<Fi> of, testifying fully before the Lord--not to strive about words to nothing profitable, but to the subversion of those hearing; — read the full passage →

and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness; — read the full passage →

and may the Lord of the peace Himself give to you the peace always in every way; the Lord <FI>is<Fi> with you all!

see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;

each not to your own look ye, but each also to the things of others. — read the full passage →

If, then, any exhortation <FI>is<Fi> in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any bowels and mercies, — read the full passage →

Only worthily of the good news of the Christ conduct ye yourselves, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news, — read the full passage →

unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ, — read the full passage →

but I will come quickly unto you, if the Lord may will, and I will know not the word of those puffed up, but the power; — read the full passage →

And I call upon you, brethren, to mark those who the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that ye did learn, are causing, and turn ye away from them; — read the full passage →

Let not, then, your good be evil spoken of, — read the full passage →

for, `Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false testimony, Thou shalt not covet;' and if there is any other command, in this word it is summed up, in this: `Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;' — read the full passage →

To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other--law he hath fulfilled,

giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. — read the full passage →

who shall render to each according to his works; — read the full passage →

and now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone, because if this counsel or this work may be of men, it will be overthrown, — read the full passage →

already ye are clean, because of the word that I have spoken to you; — read the full passage →

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

`And to every one who is asking of thee, be giving; and from him who is taking away thy goods, be not asking again; — read the full passage →

And Jesus said to him, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding-- — read the full passage →

And he answereth and speaketh unto me, saying: `This <FI>is<Fi> a word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying: Not by a force, nor by power, But--by My Spirit, said Jehovah of Hosts.

For I have known--many <FI>are<Fi> your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside. — read the full passage →

Thus said Jehovah: Let not the wise boast himself in his wisdom, Nor let the mighty boast himself in his might, Let not the rich boast himself in his riches, — read the full passage →

A city of the mighty hath the wise gone up, And bringeth down the strength of its confidence. — read the full passage →

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger. — read the full passage →

The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh. — read the full passage →

Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart, — read the full passage →

Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth, And his heart <FI>is<Fi> war! Softer have been his words than oil, And they <FI>are<Fi> drawn <FI>swords<Fi> . — read the full passage →

How abundant is Thy goodness, That Thou hast laid up for those fearing Thee, — read the full passage →

`When a violent witness doth rise against a man, to testify against him apostasy, — read the full passage →

`Thou dost not lift up a vain report; thou dost not put thy hand with a wicked man to be a violent witness. — read the full passage →

for where zeal and rivalry <FI>are<Fi> , there is insurrection and every evil matter;

and let the endurance have a perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire--in nothing lacking; — read the full passage →

for all the law in one word is fulfilled--in this: `Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;' — read the full passage →

The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good; — read the full passage →

`A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another; — read the full passage →

that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during, — read the full passage →

`But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil; — read the full passage →

`But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil; — read the full passage →

for he had known that because of envy they had delivered him up.

`If, therefore, thou mayest bring thy gift to the altar, and there mayest remember that thy brother hath anything against thee, — read the full passage →

May we be diligent, then, to enter into that rest, that no one in the same example of the unbelief may fall,

and a certain one said to him, `Sir, are those saved few?' and he said unto them, — read the full passage →