Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they?
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 →
for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.
For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. — read the full passage →
Howbeit what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ. — read the full passage →
Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!
Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God. — read the full passage →
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father: — read the full passage →
Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.
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.
Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she find it? — read the full passage →
for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →
doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;
And he sat down over against the treasury, and beheld how the multitude cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. — read the full passage →
But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
Ye were bought with a price; become not bondservants of men.
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 the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ,
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
See that ye despise not one of these little ones: for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.
How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day.
All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:
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.
Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? — read the full passage →
For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.
What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? — read the full passage →
and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →
Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →
And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them. — read the full passage →
And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves. — read the full passage →
But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together. — read the full passage →
Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment? — read the full passage →
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Pray for us: for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.
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: — read the full passage →
having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, — read the full passage →
No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
And blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.
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;
What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? — read the full passage →
And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
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; — read the full passage →
Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: ASV.