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The Word Of God
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For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
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.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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.
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Thy word have I hid in mine 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.
Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; — read the full passage →
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth.
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 every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
Do all things without murmurings and disputings: — read the full passage →
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →
Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. — read the full passage →
Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts.
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. — read the full passage →
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. — read the full passage →
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. — read the full passage →
After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. — read the full passage →
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →
The word of the Lord also came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →
As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. — read the full passage →
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. — read the full passage →
Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. — read the full passage →
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. — read the full passage →
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. — read the full passage →
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →
I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. — read the full passage →
Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →
He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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