The Old Testament

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

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 the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;

The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

After the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag; — read the full passage →

Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.

Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, — read the full passage →

“You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.

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.

“You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ and ‘Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.’ — read the full passage →

“Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill.

Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, fullness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. — read the full passage →

Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. — read the full passage →

In the days when the judges judged, there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to live in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. — read the full passage →

“‘You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am Yahweh.

The two angels came to Sodom at evening. Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them. He bowed himself with his face to the earth, — read the full passage →

Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →

If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, may God take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.

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.

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

In that he says, “A new covenant”, he has made the first old. But that which is becoming old and grows aged is near to vanishing away.

From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.

Let no one therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day, — read the full passage →

having abolished in the flesh the hostility, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man of the two, making peace;

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →

Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own,

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own, — read the full passage →

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

Then what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision? — read the full passage →

For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without the law. As many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature. — read the full passage →

For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature. — read the full passage →

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

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus sincerely loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus’ breast at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”

That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord!” So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he wrapped his coat around him (for he was naked), and threw himself into the sea.

Therefore when Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold your son!”

One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was at the table, leaning against Jesus’ breast.

From his fullness we all received grace upon grace. — read the full passage →

He said to them, “This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled.”

Likewise, he took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others. — read the full passage →

But into whatever city you enter, and they don’t receive you, go out into its streets and say, — read the full passage →

Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ — read the full passage →

Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying, — read the full passage →

When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. — read the full passage →

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery;’ — read the full passage →

For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letteror one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.

Haven’t you known? Haven’t you heard, yet? Haven’t you been told from the beginning? Haven’t you understood from the foundations of the earth? — read the full passage →

The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him. — read the full passage →

He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing.

He broke down the houses of the sodomites, that were in Yahweh’s house, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.

and there were also sodomites in the land: they did according to all the abominations of the nations which Yahweh drove out before the children of Israel.

They lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth joined with her.

There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

He humbled you, and allowed you to be hungry, and fed you with manna, which you didn’t know, neither did your fathers know; that he might teach you that man does not live by bread only, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of Yahweh’s mouth.

“‘If a man lies with a male, as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

“‘The man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, even he who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. — read the full passage →

“‘You shall not lie with a man, as with a woman. That is detestable.

“‘You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness. — read the full passage →