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Oh give thanks...

Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;
make known his deeds among the peoples!
Sing to him, sing praises to him;
tell of all his wondrous works!
Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his presence continually!

So now faith, ...

So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Love is patient...

^ Love is patient and kind;
love does not envy or boast;
it is not arrogant ^ or rude.
It does not insist on its own way;
it is not irritable or resentful;
^ it does not rejoice at wrongdoing,
but rejoices with the truth.
^ Love bears all things,
believes all things,
hopes all things,
endures all things.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be ...

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

Do you not know ...

Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.

Or do you not know ...

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

Do you not know ...

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

But if we walk...

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Do not love the world ...

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.

Little children, let us not...

Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.

And this is the testimony, ...

^ And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. ^ Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
^ I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. ^ And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. ^ And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.

Therefore, preparing your minds ...

Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

Blessed be the God and Father...

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

But even if you should suffer ...

But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil.

Humble yourselves...

^ Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, ^ casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Be sober-minded ...

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

but just as we have ...

but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts.

and may the Lord make you ...

and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you, so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

Rejoice always...

Rejoice always,
pray without ceasing,
give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Do not quench the Spirit.
Do not despise prophecies,
but test everything; hold fast what is good.
Abstain from every form of evil.

Now may the God of peace ...

Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.

Let no one...

Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

But godliness ...

But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world.

And all Judah rejoiced ...

And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and had sought him with their whole desire, and he was found by them, and the Lord gave them rest all around.

During King Asa's reign

For the eyes of the Lord ...

For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him.

Hanani speaking to King Asa after he had made a covenant with Syria

If my people...

if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

But he said to me...

^ But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. ^ For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

But thanks be ...

^ But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. ^ For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, ^ to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life.

Therefore, if anyone...

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

For our sake he ...

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

The point is this: whoever sows ...

The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

And God is able...

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.

His divine power has ...

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But do not overlook ...

But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

To this end we always pray ...

To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself ...

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.

For this reason I remind you ...

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Do your best to ...

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

All Scripture is breathed out ...

^ All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, ^ that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

Beloved, I pray ...

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.

But you will receive power...

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

But I do not account my life...

But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

Him we proclaim ...

^ Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. ^ For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.

And so, from the day ...

^ And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, ^ so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; ^ being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; ^ giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. ^ He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, ^ in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Therefore, as you received ...

^ Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, ^ rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

Put on then, as God's chosen ones ...

^ Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, ^ bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. ^ And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. ^ And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. ^ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. ^ And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

If then you have been raised ...

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Whatever you do...

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

I do not cease to ...

I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

For by grace...

^ For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, ^ not a result of works, so that no one may boast. ^ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

For this reason I bow...

^ For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, ^ from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, ^ that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, ^ so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, ^ may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, ^ and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
^ Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, ^ to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.