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I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — read the full passage →

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought 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 meat, and the body than raiment?

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

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

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

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.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; — read the full passage →

Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. — read the full passage →

And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: — read the full passage →

Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. — read the full passage →

I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. — read the full passage →

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.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the Lord’s.

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: — read the full passage →

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: — read the full passage →

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. — read the full passage →

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. — read the full passage →

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. — read the full passage →

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. — read the full passage →

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 →

And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

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:

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: — read the full passage →

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.