The Word

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.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

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.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.

So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth.

It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life.

Already ye are clean because of the word which I have spoken unto you.

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

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 →

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that through patience and through comfort of the scriptures we might have hope.

And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

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.

And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, from within him shall flow rivers of living water.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.

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;

Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;

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.

If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot be broken),

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.

and that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

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.

who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock:

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!

For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; wherein are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and unstedfast wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

For indeed we have had good tidings preached unto us, even as also they: but the word of hearing did not profit them, because it was not united by faith with them that heard.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:

But the word of the Lord abideth for ever. And this is the word of good tidings which was preached unto you.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

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.

Do all things without murmurings and questionings: — 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;

They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added unto them in that day about three thousand souls.

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 →

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.

Brethren, my heart’s desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may be saved. — read the full passage →

God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,

He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, even of all things that he saw.

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 →