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The Sword Of The Spirit
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And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
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.
Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →
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.
Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.
Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth.
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
(for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds);
So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book:
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.
and he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me: and he hath made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he kept me close:
Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.
Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
withal taking up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →
so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah. — read the full passage →
And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword:
But let us, since we are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,
And out of his mouth proceedeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty.
Repent therefore; or else I come to thee quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. — read the full passage →
for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.
And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.
Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.
For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways. — read the full passage →
Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name.
And God spake all these words, saying, — read the full passage →
And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle.
And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness — read the full passage →
that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.
For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, and giveth seed to the sower and bread to the eater; — read the full passage →
Letthe high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand;
It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life.
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.
But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. — read the full passage →
having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.
What then shall we say to these things? If Godisfor us, whoisagainst us?
Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples; — read the full passage →
but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts.
and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.
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 →
Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, from within him shall flow rivers of living water.
(for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds); — read the full passage →
And then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the breath of his mouth, and bring to nought by the manifestation of his coming;
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
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;
For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that through patience and through comfort of the scriptures we might have hope.
Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: — read the full passage →
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;
And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands wherewith to blow; and they cried, The sword of Jehovah and of Gideon.
And they blew the three hundred trumpets, and Jehovah set every man’s sword against his fellow, and against all the host; and the host fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath.
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
And behold, one of them that were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
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. — read the full passage →
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways.
Then saith Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into its place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, these shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come. — read the full passage →
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, Thy glory and thy majesty.
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh — read the full passage →
And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden of the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia;
The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God:
Think not that I came to send peace on the earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
And the Assyrian shall fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of men, shall devour him; and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become subject to taskwork.
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 →
If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.
But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our border.
For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:
And when they had prayed, the place was shaken wherein they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
And he said unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise a wallet; and he that hath none, let him sell his cloak, and buy a sword.
And he will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
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