E imitators of God, as beloved children--Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you in order that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.--Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
      The fruit of the light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth
      When the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior.--The LORD is good to all: and His mercies are over all his works.--He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?

WAS brought low, and He saved me.--Blessed be the LORD, because He has heard the voice of my supplication. The LORD is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart exults, and with my song I shall thank Him.
      It is better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.--How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God.--He led them also by a straight way, to go to an inhabited city.--Not one of the good promises which the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed all came to pass.
      I sent you out without purse and bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?  And they said, No, nothing.--For Thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of Thy wings I sing for joy.

E have an altar, from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.-- Unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.-- At that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

      For He Himself is our peace, Who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace

      So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household

      If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with Me.

N the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety.
      So let us know, let us press on to know the LORD --Devoted to prayer --With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints.--By prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

      Yet not as I will, but as Thou wilt.--This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

      Delight yourself in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD. Trust also in Him, and He will do it.

F you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.

      See how great a love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God -- You are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.--He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will,

      Father, I desire that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am, in order that they may behold My glory, which Thou hast given Me

      He who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds until the end, TO HIM I WILL GIVE AUTHORITY OVER THE NATIONS-- He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

HY, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?... Jesus saw two brothers, Simon.. called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea...and He said to them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.
--Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John, and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were marveling, and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus.

      My message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.

      You did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit. He who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing.--We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing greatness of the power may be of God and not from ourselves

S one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you --They were bringing children to Him so that He might touch them...and He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands upon them.--Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, I feel compassion for the multitude, because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not wish to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.-- We do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses --In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them

      I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.--Can a woman forget her nursing child, And have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.

      The Lamb in the center of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them to springs of the water of life; and God shall wipe every tear from their eyes.
 

overing the mercy seat with their wings and facing one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the mercy seat. And you shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony which I shall give to you...there I will meet with you; and from above the mercy seat

      Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that glory may dwell in our land. Lovingkindness and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other. If Thou, LORD, shouldst mark iniquities O Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with Thee, that Thou mayest be feared.-- O Israel, hope in the LORD for with the LORD there is lovingkindness, and with Him is abundant redemption. And He will redeem Israel From all his iniquities. -- All have sinned & fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus Whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness.

OD, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places, in Christ Jesus, in order that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

      God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.--He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?--The LORD is good to all, and His mercies are over all His works.
      We love, because He first loved us.
      Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord.

Y brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism.-- Did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

     Let no one seek his own good, but that of his neighbor --I we have food and covering, with these we shall be content. But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction.

      God hath chosen chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong,
and the base things of the world and the despised, God has chosen, the things that are not, that He might nullify the things that are, that no man should boast before God.

      O LORD, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty

s apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken in right circumstances. Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear.--Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, that it may give grace to those who hear.-- The good man out of his good treasure brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth what is evil. For by your words you shall be justified.--The tongue of the wise brings healing.

      Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the LORD and who esteem His name.

      If you extract the precious from the worthless, you will become My spokesman.--just as you abound in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and in all earnestness... see that you abound in this gracious work also.

HE LORD is gracious, and merciful, slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.--Your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

      Be imitators of God... and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you, and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.--Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.--Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart --The loveof Christ controls us

      But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
 

N the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety. Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered. And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation.--We do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.

      No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, that you may be able to endure it.--My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.
 

F  the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

      Like a lamb that is led to slaughter--I lay down My life for the sheep. No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again.

      The life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement.--Without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

      While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him.

know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against Thee, Thee only, I have sinned, and done what is evil in Thy sight..

      And he he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him, and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him, and kissed him --I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud, and your sins like a heavy mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.--Your sins are forgiven you for His name's sake --God in Christ also has forgiven you.--That He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

      Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean -- They will walk with Me in white; for they are worthy.

      This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood.

NDEED our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.--Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we shall be. We know that, when He appears, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him just as He is. And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

      The ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me --An high priest...holy, innocent, undefiled

      Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places -- The prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.

      No one who is born of God sins; but He who was born of God keeps him and the evil one does not touch him. We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
 

LESSED is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered!-- All of us have become like one who is unclean--For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the wishing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not.

      All of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.--You laid aside the old self with its evil practices, and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him -- Not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith

      Bring out the best robe and put it on him.--The fine linen, bright and clean... is the righteous acts of the saints.--I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, My soul will exult in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness

O not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men's hearts; and then each man's praise will come to him from God.
       But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you regard your brother with contempt? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God. So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God. Therefore let us not judge one another anymore

        God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus --  not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son...and He gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.

      O great and mighty God. The LORD of hosts is His name; great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds;

OU call Me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for so I am. It is enough for the disciple that he become as his teacher, and the slave as his master. --If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also --I have given them Thy word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
      Consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you may not grow weary and lose heart. You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin;

          Let us also lay aside every encumbrance, and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God -- Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose

that they had such a heart in them, that they would fear Me, and keep all My commandments always, that it may be well with them and with their sons forever!

      Your heart is not right before God --Becausethe mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
      They first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God.--In every work which Hezekiah began... seeking his God, he did with all his heart and prospered.

      Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.

      Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord --As slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart. With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men

      I shall run the way of Thy commandments, for Thou wilt enlarge my heart.

AN the prey be taken from the mighty man, Or the captives of a tyrant be rescued? Surely, thus says the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty man will be taken away, And the prey of the tyrant will be rescued; For I will contend with the one who contends with you, and I will save your sons. And all flesh will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.--'Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you. Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

      We do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.--He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted.--The steps of a man are established by the LORD and He delights in his way. When he falls, he shall not be hurled headlong; because the LORD is the One who holds his hand.
 

OU have tasted the kindness of the Lord.

      O God, thou art my God; I shall seek Thee earnestly; my soul thirsts for Thee, my flesh yearns for Thee, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. Thus I have beheld Thee in the sanctuary, to see Thy power and Thy glory.--My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.--Having having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better

      I will be satisfied with Thy likeness when I awake --They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; neither shall the sun beat down on them, nor any heat for the Lamb in the center of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them to springs of the water of life; and God shall wipe every tear from their eyes.--They drink their fill of the abundance of Thy house; And Thou dost give them to drink of the river of Thy delights --My people shall be satisfied with My goodness declares the LORD.

E strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you...the LORD is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear, or be dismayed.--Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. --In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

      He Himself has said, I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU so that we confidently say, THE LORD IS MY HELPER, I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT SHALL MAN DO TO ME?"
--Our adequacy is from God

      Do not lead us into temptation.--I know, O LORD, that a man's way is not in himself, nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps.--My times are in Thy hand.

OW painful are honest words! --I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder

      Those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the LORD and who esteem His name--If two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.

      The LORD God said, said, It is not good for the man to be alone --Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up.
      Let us not... put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother's way.--Bear one another's burdens, and thus fulfill the law of Christ. Looking to yourself, lest you too be tempted.

KNOW whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.--I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.--I was keeping them in Thy name which Thou hast given Me; and I guarded them, and not one of them perished

      The LORD takes pleasure in His people.--My delight in the sons of men --His great love with which He loved us --Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.

      You have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.-- If we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord's.

E shall therefore impress these words of mine on your heart and on your soul; and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontals on your forehead.--This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.

      The law of his God is in his heart; His steps do not slip.--By the word of Thy lips I have kept from the paths of the violent.--Thy word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against Thee.

      We have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts..--That through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

HE fellowship of his sufferings.-- To the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing; so that also at the revelation of His glory, you may rejoice with exultation.--If we died with Him, we shall also live with Him.--If children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him in order that we may also be glorified with Him.

      God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose, interposed with an oath, in order that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have strong encouragement, we who have fled for refuge in laying hold of the hope set before us.--Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, Who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace, comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word.