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be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so;

and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And <FI>be<Fi> ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that <FI>is<Fi> in you, with meekness and fear;

`Ye search the Writings, because ye think in them to have life age-during, and these are they that are testifying concerning me;

and increase ye in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; to him <FI>is<Fi> the glory both now, and to the day of the age! Amen.

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

Happy is he who is reading, and those hearing, the words of the prophecy, and keeping the things written in it--for the time is nigh!

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

take up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls,

concerning whom we have much discourse and of hard explanation to say, since ye have become dull of hearing, — 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,

till I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching;

And the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mount where Jesus appointed them, — read the full passage →

for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;

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> .

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

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

And the third day a marriage happened in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there, — read the full passage →

and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and the death shall not be any more, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain, because the first things did go away.'

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

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice;

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

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 →

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.

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

But he answering said, `It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'

this first knowing, that no prophecy of the Writing doth come of private exposition, — read the full passage →

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

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men, — read the full passage →

wherefore, we faint not, but if also our outward man doth decay, yet the inward is renewed day by day; — read the full passage →

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling; — read the full passage →

for, as many things as were written before, for our instruction were written before, that through the endurance, and the exhortation of the Writings, we might have the hope.

`Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;

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 the truth shall make you free.'