The Word

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;

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

<FI> Nun.<Fi> A lamp to my foot <FI>is<Fi> Thy word, And a light to my path.

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.'

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 →

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;

So is My word that goeth out of My mouth, It turneth not back unto Me empty, But hath done that which I desired, And prosperously effected that <FI>for<Fi> which I sent it.

And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

so then the faith <FI>is<Fi> by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.

sanctify them in Thy truth, Thy word is truth;

the spirit it is that is giving life; the flesh doth not profit anything; the sayings that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life;

already ye are clean, because of the word that I have spoken to you;

The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

And he said, `Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping <FI>it<Fi> !'

Withered hath grass, faded the flower, But a word of our God riseth for ever.

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

wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls;

as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

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

Every saying of God <FI>is<Fi> tried, A shield He <FI>is<Fi> to those trusting in Him.

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

The command of His lips, and I depart not. Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of His mouth.

Jesus, therefore, said unto the Jews who believed in him, `If ye may remain in my word, truly my disciples ye are, and ye shall know the truth, — read the full passage →

`And He doth humble thee, and cause thee to hunger and doth cause thee to eat the manna (which thou hast not known, even thy fathers have not known), in order to cause thee to know that not by bread alone doth man live, but by every produce of the mouth of Jehovah man doth live.

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.

`And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

Because of this also, we--we do give thanks to God continually, that, having received the word of hearing from us of God, ye accepted, not the word of man, but as it is truly, the word of God, who also doth work in you who believe;

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;

Sayings of pleasantness <FI>are<Fi> a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.

your word always in grace--with salt being seasoned--to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.

he who is believing in me, according as the Writing said, Rivers out of his belly shall flow of living water;'

and the helmet of the salvation receive, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the saying of God,

being begotten again, not out of seed corruptible, but incorruptible, through a word of God--living and remaining--to the age;

the book of this law doth not depart out of thy mouth, and thou hast meditated in it by day and by night, so that thou dost observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then thou dost cause thy way to prosper, and then thou dost act wisely.

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,

Let the sayings of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, Be for a pleasing thing before Thee, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer!

Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.

<FI> Beth.<Fi> With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe--according to Thy word.

Then opened he up their understanding to understand the Writings,

Death and life <FI>are<Fi> in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

if them he did call gods unto whom the word of God came, (and the Writing is not able to be broken,)

If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain <FI>is<Fi> the religion;

and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise--to salvation, through faith that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus; — 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.

Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.

For upright <FI>is<Fi> the word of Jehovah, And all His work <FI>is<Fi> in faithfulness.

A healed tongue <FI>is<Fi> a tree of life, And perverseness in it--a breach in the spirit.

The sum of Thy word <FI>is<Fi> truth, And to the age <FI>is<Fi> every judgment of Thy righteousness!

God! perfect <FI>is<Fi> His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield <FI>is<Fi> He to all those trusting in Him.

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

who being the brightness of the glory, and the impress of His subsistence, bearing up also the all things by the saying of his might--through himself having made a cleansing of our sins, sat down at the right hand of the greatness in the highest,

Is it not thus? My word <FI>is<Fi> as a fire, An affirmation of Jehovah. And as a hammer--it breaketh in pieces a rock.

The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.

In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.

For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.

`Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock;

Sayings of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> pure sayings; Silver tried in a furnace of earth refined sevenfold.

for from thy words thou shalt be declared righteous, and from thy words thou shalt be declared unrighteous.'

so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle!

for the word of the cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us--those being 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 →

Every saying of God <FI>is<Fi> tried, A shield He <FI>is<Fi> to those trusting in Him. — read the full passage →

The law of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> perfect, refreshing the soul, The testimonies of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> stedfast, Making wise the simple,

as also in all the epistles, speaking in them concerning these things, among which things are certain hard to be understood, which the untaught and unstable do wrest, as also the other Writings, unto their own destruction.

for we also are having good news proclaimed, even as they, but the word heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard,

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

but now put off, even ye, the whole--anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking--out of your mouth.

In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips <FI>is<Fi> wise.

and the saying of the Lord doth remain--to the age; and this is the saying that was proclaimed good news to you.

My hiding place and my shield <FI>art<Fi> Thou, For Thy word I have hoped.

`Verily, verily, I say to you--He who is hearing my word, and is believing Him who sent me, hath life age-during, and to judgment he doth not come, but hath passed out of the death to the life.

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

Apples of gold in imagery of silver, <FI>Is<Fi> the word spoken at its fit times.

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.

Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

All things do without murmurings and reasonings, — read the full passage →

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

then those, indeed, who did gladly receive his word were baptized, and there were added on that day, as it were, three thousand souls,

Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips--ruin to him!

And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand doth support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great. — 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. — read the full passage →

Thy words have been found, and I eat them, And Thy word is to me for a joy, And for the rejoicing of my heart, For Thy name is called on me, O Jehovah, God of Hosts.

Deep waters <FI>are<Fi> the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom <FI>is<Fi> a flowing brook.

and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety--God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!

the things above mind ye, not the things upon the earth,

Brethren, the pleasure indeed of my heart, and my supplication that <FI>is<Fi> to God for Israel, is--for salvation; — read the full passage →

In many parts, and many ways, God of old having spoken to the fathers in the prophets,

`He who is rejecting me, and not receiving my sayings, hath one who is judging him, the word that I spake, that will judge him in the last day,

<FI> Aleph.<Fi> O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah, — read the full passage →

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.

O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.

who did testify the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, as many things also as he did see.

Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — read the full passage →

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.