Traditions

So then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye were taught, whether by word, or by epistle of ours.

Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:

And he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

Now I praise you that ye remember me in all things, and hold fast the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.

(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders; — read the full passage →

he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.

Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us.

preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. — read the full passage →

whereunto he called you through our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:

Hear ye the word which Jehovah speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: — read the full passage →

And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith; so do I now.

And he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? — read the full passage →

This is the bread which cometh down out of heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. — read the full passage →

And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, — read the full passage →

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: — read the full passage →

and I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of mine own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. — read the full passage →

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

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.

Ye shall observe to do therefore as Jehovah your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. — read the full passage →

Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going through the grainfields; and his disciples plucked the ears, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. — read the full passage →

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.

knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;

Ye leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men.

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.

Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

Hear the word of Jehovah, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. — read the full passage →

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that should be written.

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

Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation. — read the full passage →

For I received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread;

Now these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes; that in us ye might learn not to go beyond the things which are written; that no one of you be puffed up for the one against the other.

knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers; — read the full passage →

Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth.

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death. — read the full passage →

Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; — read the full passage →

He that heareth you heareth me; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me.

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

When therefore it was evening, on that day, the firstdayof the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. — read the full passage →

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the sick of the palsy), Arise, and take up thy bed, and go unto thy house. — read the full passage →

But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and Christ Jesus our hope; — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. — read the full passage →

that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Many other signs therefore did Jesus in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book:

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.

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, — read the full passage →

For ye are not come unto a mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, — read the full passage →

For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, himself man, Christ Jesus,

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.

And certain men came down from Judæa and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved. — read the full passage →

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles. — read the full passage →

I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies. — read the full passage →

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish from it, that ye may keep the commandments of Jehovah your God which I command you.

I write unto you, fathers, because ye know him who is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the evil one. I have written unto you, little children, because ye know the Father. — read the full passage →

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

prove all things; hold fast that which is good;

being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone;

If any man thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him take knowledge of the things which I write unto you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.

And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh unto me, and with their mouth and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught them; — read the full passage →

Counsel in the heart of man islikedeep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out. — read the full passage →

Many other signs therefore did Jesus in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book: — read the full passage →

and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil.

And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. — read the full passage →

(for we walk by faith, not by sight); — read the full passage →

Whether then it be I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

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

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: — read the full passage →

But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers. — read the full passage →

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and became a stumblingblock of iniquity unto the house of Israel; therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, saith the Lord Jehovah, and they shall bear their iniquity. — read the full passage →

He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever. — read the full passage →

When Jehovah thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land; — read the full passage →

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. — read the full passage →

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

For I make known to you, brethren, as touching the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not after man. — read the full passage →

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

We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, What work thou didst in their days, In the days of old. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. — read the full passage →

And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.

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.

Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

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

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! — read the full passage →

And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, — read the full passage →

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. — read the full passage →