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The Bad Good
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For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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!
Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.
And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.
These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
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 →
for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
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 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 →
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;
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man:
and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.
holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.
Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; — read the full passage →
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
And as he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth. — read the full passage →
the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.
On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
In the year that king Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple. — read the full passage →
And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name; take thou away our reproach. — read the full passage →
Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.
For no word from God shall be void of power.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more.
We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Be not manyof youteachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgment. — read the full passage →
prove all things; hold fast that which is good; — read the full passage →
For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
who comforteth us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort them that are in any affliction, through the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; — read the full passage →
Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritualgifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. — read the full passage →
There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.
Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men,
Paul, calledto bean apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, — read the full passage →
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.
I find then the law, that, to me who would do good, evil is present.
For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly. — read the full passage →
(as it is written, A father of many nations have I made thee) before him whom he believed, even God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were.
What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh? — read the full passage →
But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; — read the full passage →
because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight; for through the law cometh the knowledge of sin.
(Now this man obtained a field with the reward of his iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
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.
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? — read the full passage →
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom certain of the children of Israel did price; — read the full passage →
And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.
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 many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray.
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →
But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →
Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: — read the full passage →
and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,
Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,
Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her. — read the full passage →
The hand of Jehovah was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of Jehovah, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. — read the full passage →
For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah: wherefore turn yourselves, and live.
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, I remember for thee the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals; how thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. — read the full passage →
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. — read the full passage →
Thus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. — read the full passage →
And Jehovah of hosts will stir up against him a scourge, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and his rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
Let me sing for my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!
And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.
And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, — read the full passage →
Howbeit on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruits of the land, ye shall keep the feast of Jehovah seven days: on the first day shall be a solemn rest, and on the eighth day shall be a solemn rest. — read the full passage →
But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life, — read the full passage →
And Jehovah said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; — read the full passage →
And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all. — read the full passage →
And Lamech said unto his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: For I have slain a man for wounding me, And a young man for bruising me: — read the full passage →
Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden? — read the full passage →
And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food: — read the full passage →
Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: ASV.