Virtue

And this same also--all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,

And this same also--all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge, — read the full passage →

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,

Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.

`Judge not, that ye may not be judged, — read the full passage →

The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not. — read the full passage →

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding;

Cast on Jehovah that which He hath given thee, And He doth sustain thee, He doth not suffer for ever the moving of the righteous.

And before all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, and let your Yes be Yes, and the No, No; that under judgment ye may not fall.

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you--so also ye;

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

`Teacher, which <FI>is<Fi> the great command in the Law?' — read the full passage →

A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies <FI>is<Fi> her price.

As all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness,

for we have known Him who is saying, `Vengeance <FI>is<Fi> Mine, I will recompense, saith the Lord;' and again, `The Lord shall judge His people;' --

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

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 →

Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,

and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.

and all the multitude were seeking to touch him, because power from him was going forth, and he was healing all.

A virtuous woman <FI>is<Fi> a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones <FI>is<Fi> one causing shame.

And now, my daughter, fear not, all that thou sayest I do to thee, for all the gate of my people doth know that thou <FI>art<Fi> a virtuous woman.

And thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or again, thou, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand at the tribunal of the Christ; — read the full passage →

but according as He who did call you <FI>is<Fi> holy, ye also, become holy in all behaviour, — read the full passage →

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction, — read the full passage →

and we--we have known and believed the love, that God hath in us; God is love, and he who is remaining in the love, in God he doth remain, and God in him.

and ye <FI>are<Fi> a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

Your souls having purified in the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to brotherly love unfeigned, out of a pure heart one another love ye earnestly,

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.

And Jesus said, `Some one did touch me, for I knew power having gone forth from me.'

And immediately Jesus having known in himself that out of him power had gone forth, having turned about in the multitude, said, `Who did touch my garments?'

A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies <FI>is<Fi> her price. — read the full passage →

and to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part <FI>is<Fi> in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.'

and now there doth remain faith, hope, love--these three; and the greatest of these <FI>is<Fi> love.

and if what we do not behold we hope for, through continuance we expect <FI>it<Fi> .

`And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother; — read the full passage →

he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;

and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,

But those expecting Jehovah pass <FI>to<Fi> power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!

`Many <FI>are<Fi> the daughters who have done worthily, Thou hast gone up above them all.'

Whoso is slow to anger <FI>is<Fi> of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. I have diligently expected Jehovah, And He inclineth to me, and heareth my cry,

And this same also--all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge, — read the full passage →

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

and the hope doth not make ashamed, because the love of God hath been poured forth in our hearts through the Holy Spirit that hath been given to us.

and Peter having seen, answered unto the people, `Men, Israelites! why wonder ye at this? or on us why look ye so earnestly, as if by our own power or piety we have made him to walk?

`Ye are of a father--the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar--also his father.

They ascribe to Jehovah honour, And His praise in the isles they declare.

The Visions of Isaiah son of Amoz, that he hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love that <FI>is<Fi> to all the saints,

so that if any one <FI>is<Fi> in Christ--<FI> he is<Fi> a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things. — read the full passage →

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us,

having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

and above all these things, <FI>have<Fi> love, which is a bond of the perfection,

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

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 →

ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens is perfect.

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;

be patient, ye also; establish your hearts, because the presence of the Lord hath drawn nigh;

see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

let your forbearance be known to all men; the Lord <FI>is<Fi> near;

And him who is weak in the faith receive ye--not to determinations of reasonings;

And not only <FI>so<Fi> , but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance;

Give not to women thy strength, And thy ways to wiping away of kings.

Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

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, — read the full passage →

God no one hath ever seen; if we may love one another, God in us doth remain, and His love is having been perfected in us;

Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;

and increase ye in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; to him <FI>is<Fi> the glory both now, and to the day of the age! Amen.

And this one thing let not be unobserved by you, beloved, that one day with the Lord <FI>is<Fi> as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day;

through which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.

Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who did obtain a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

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

who, in the power of God are being guarded, through faith, unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time,

Who <FI>is<Fi> wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,

for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what <FI>are<Fi> the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food, — read the full passage →

aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance;

for of these there are those coming into the houses and leading captive the silly women, laden with sins, led away with desires manifold,

but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during:

unceasingly remembering of you the work of the faith, and the labour of the love, and the endurance of the hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of our God and Father,

to the saints in Colossae, and to the faithful brethren in Christ: Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

of one another the burdens bear ye, and so fill up the law of the Christ,

The signs, indeed, of the apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds,

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,

and I, John, saw the holy city--new Jerusalem--coming down from God out of the heaven, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband;

without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, not lovers of those who are good,

Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,

Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.