“The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.” Proverbs 18:17 “In those days there was no king...

“A Psalm for Giving Thanks. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with...

“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own;...

“So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete...

“With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a...

“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...

“So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that...

“But we do not want you to be uniformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. ...

“I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. As I...

“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be...

“Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered unauthorized fire...

“I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had...

“But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone...

1. “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”...

“Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken...

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD...

“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one...

“And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of...

“For the Lord spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying: ‘Do not call...

“The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one...