Psalm
55:13-14 13But it is
you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend, 14with
whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship as we walked with the
throng at the house of God.
Exodus
31:3
'And I have filled him with the Spirit of God,
with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of crafts.'
Exodus
35:31
'And
he has
filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge
in all
kinds of crafts.'
Matthew
10:42
'And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water
to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the
truth, he
will certainly not lose his reward.'
Matthew
25:15
'To
one he
gave five talents of money, to another two talents, to another one
talent, each
according to his ability. The he went on
his journey.'
Acts
11:29
'The
disciples, each according to his ability, decided to provide help for
the
brothers living in
Romans
5:14 'Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of
Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking
a
command, as did Adam, who was a pattern of the one to come.'
Hebrews
5:14
'But
solid
food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to
distinguish good from evil.'
I
Peter 4:10
'Each one
should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully
administering God's grace in its various forms.'
II
John 8
'Watch out
that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be
rewarded
fully.'
Micah
6:8
He has
showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly
with your God.
Matthew
6:24
'No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the
other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You
cannot serve
both God and Money.'
Joshua
7:12
'That is
why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies; they turn their
backs
and run because they have been made liable to destruction.
I will not be with you anymore whatever among
you is devoted to destruction.'
Psalm
62:9
'Lowborn
men are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie; if weighed on a
balance, they
are nothing; together they are only a breath.'
Ecclesiastes
7:11
'Wisdom,
like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the
sun.'
Romans
3:23
'...for
all
have sinned and fall short the glory of God·'
II
Corinthians 8:13
'Our desire
is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but
that there
might be equality.'
Nehemiah
5:9
So I continued, 'What you
are doing is not right. Shouldn't you walk in the fear of our
God to avoid the reproach of our Gentile enemies?'
Acts
27:18
We took such
a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to
throw the
cargo overboard.
Luke 21:34 "Be careful,
or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and
the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like
a trap."
Proverbs 21:2 All a
man's ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
Proverbs
12:25
An anxious
heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.
Ecclesiastes
11:10 'So then, banish anxiety from you heart and
cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and vigor are
meaningless.'
Psalm
51:2 'Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me
from my sin.'
Jonah
1:5 'All the sailors were afraid and each cried
out to his own god. And they threw the
cargo into the sea to lighten the ship.
But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a
deep
sleep.'
Matthew 18:8 'If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal life.'
Romans
6:2 'By no means!
We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?'
Romans
6:12 'Therefore do not let sin reign in your
mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.'
I
Peter 5:7 'Cast
all your anxiety on him because he
cares for you.'
I
John 3:5 'But
you know that he appeared so that he might
take away our sins. And in him is no
sin.'
Psalm
1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the
counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat
of
mockers.
Genesis
6:6 'The Lord has grieved that he had made man on
the earth, and his heart was filled with pain.'
Job
6:10 'Then I would still have this consolation-my
joy in unrelenting pain-that I had not denied the words of the Holy
One.'
Psalm
38:7 'My back is filled with searing pain; there
is no health in my body.'
Psalm
69:29 'I am in pain and distress; may your
salvation, O God, protect me.'
Mark
8:36 'What good is it for a man to gain the whole
world, yet forfeit his soul?'
Luke
21:19 'By standing firm you will gain life.'
Philippians
1:21 'For to me, to live is Christ and to die is
gain.'
I
Timothy 6:6 'But
godliness with
contentment is great gain.'
I
Peter 2:19 'For
it is commendable if a man bears up
under the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God.'
Revelation
21:4 'He will wipe every tear from their
eyes. There will be no more death or
mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed
away.'
Jeremiah
6:25 Do not go out to the fields or walk on the
roads, for the enemy has a sword, and there is terror on every side.
Romans
9:16 'It does not, therefore, depend on man's
desire or effort, but on God's mercy.'
II
Corinthians 1:6 '...because
our
testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.'
Galatians
3:3 'Are you so foolish? After beginning with the
Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort?'
Colossians
1:11 '...being strengthened with all power
according
to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and
patience·'
Colossians
1:29 'To this end I labor, struggling with all his
energy, which so powerfully works I me.'
Revelation
14:12 'This calls for patient endurance on the part
of the saints who obey God's commandments and remain faithful to Jesus.'
Jeremiah
6:16 This is what the LORD says: "Stand at
the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good
way is,
and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said,
'We will
not walk in it.'"
I Corinthians 12:7-11 7Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. 11All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines.
Genesis 47:6 '...and the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best part of the land. Let them with special ability, put them in charge of my own livestock.'
Exodus
31:3 '...and I have filled him with the Spirit of
God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts'
Numbers 4:32 '...as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, ropes, all their equipment and everything related to their use. Assign to each man the specific things he is to carry.'
Deuteronomy
33:11 'Bless all his skills, O Lord, and be pleased
with the work of his hands. Smite the
loins of those who rise up against him; strike his foes till they rise
no
more.'
Matthew
24:15 "So when you see standing the holy place 'the
abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet
Daniel--let
the reader understand--..."
Acts
11:29 'The disciples, each according to his
ability, decided to provide help for the brothers living in Judea.'
Leviticus
26:13 I
am the LORD your
God, who brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves
to the
Egyptians; I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with
heads
held high.
Psalm
119:96 'To all perfection I see a limit; but your
commands are boundless.'
I Corinthians 3:2 'I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready.'
II
Corinthians 13:11 'Finally,
brothers,
good-by. Aim for perfection, listen to
my appeal, be of one mind, live in peace.
And the God of love and peace will be with you.'
Philippians
1:25 'Convinced of this, I know that I will
remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy
in the
faith'
I
Timothy 4:15 '...which
God will
bring about in his own time-God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King
of kings
and Lord of lords'
Hebrews
7:11 'If perfection could have been attained
through the Levitical priesthood (for on the basis of it the law was
given to
the people), why was there still need for Melchizedek, not in the order
of
Aaron?'
Psalm
84:11 For
the LORD God is
a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does
he
withhold from those whose walk is blameless.
Luke
12:48 But
the one who does
not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few
blows.
From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from
the one
who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
Exodus
5:13 "The slave drivers kept pressing them,
saying, 'Complete the work required of you for each day, just as when
you had
straw.'"
Numbers
4:27 'All their service, whether carrying or doing
other work, is to be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons. You shall assign to them as their
responsibility all they are to carry.'
II
Chronicles 20:9 'If
calamity comes
upon us, whether the sword of judgment, or plague or famine, we will
stand in
your presence before this temple that bears your name and will cry out
to you
in out distress, and you will hear us and save us.'
Proverbs
3:21 'My son, preserve sound judgment and
discernment, do not let them out of you sight.'
Proverbs
8:14 'Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have
understanding and power.'
Galatians
6:10 'Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do
good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of
believers.'
Ephesians
5:16
'...making the most of every opportunity,
because the days are evil.'
Colossians
4:5 'Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders;
make the most of every opportunity.'
Amos 3:3 Do
two walk together unless they have agreed
to do so?
Numbers
30:16 'These are the regulations the Lord gave
Moses concerning relationships between a man and his wife, and between
a father
and his young daughter still living in his house.'
Judges
18:28 'There was no one to rescue them because they
lived a long way from Sidon and had no relationship with anyone else. The city was in a valley near Beth Rehob.'
I
Samuel 20:42 Jonathan
said to
David, "Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in
the name
of the Lord, saying, 'The Lord is witness between you and me, and
between your
descendants and my descendants forever.'" Then David left, and Jonathan
went
back to the town.
Psalm
55:13 'But it is you, a man like myself, my
companion, my close friend, ...'
Psalm
109:4-5 4'In return for my
friendship they accuse me, but I am a man
of prayer. 5They repay me
evil
for good, and hatred for my friendship.'
Proverbs
16:28 'A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a
gossip separates close friends.'
Proverbs
17:9 'He who covers over an offense promotes love,
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.'
Ecclesiastes
4:10 'If one falls down, his friend can help him
up. But pity the man who falls and has
no one to help him up!'
John 11:11 "After he had said this, he went on to tell them, 'Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up.'"
Acts
10:24 'The following day he arrived in
Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting then
and had called together his relatives and close friends.'
James
4:4 'You adulterous people, don't you know that
friendship with the world is hatred toward God?
Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy
of God.'
Acts
3:9-10 When
all the people
saw him walking and praising God, 10they
recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple
gate
called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at
what had
happened to him.
Luke
16:15 He
said to them, 'You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of
men, but God
knows
your hearts. What is highly valued among men is detestable in God's
sight.'
Romans
10:15
And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written,
"How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"
I
Samuel 16:7 "But
the Lord said
to Samuel, 'Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have
rejected
him. The Lord does not look at the
things man looks at. Man looks at the
outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.'"
I
Samuel 16:12 "So
he sent and had
him brought in. He was ruddy, with a
fine appearance and handsome features.
Then the Lord said, 'Rise and anoint him; he is the one.'"
Proverbs 6:25 'Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.'
Isaiah
52:14 'Just as there were many who were appalled at
him-his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any man and his
form marred
beyond human likeness--....'
Lamentations 4:7 'Their princes were brighter than snow and whiter than milk, their bodies more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like sapphires.'
Galatians
2:6 'As for those who seemed important-whatever
they were makes no difference to me; God does not judge by external
appearance-those men added nothing to my message.'
I
Peter 3:3-4
3'Your beauty should not come
from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold
jewelry
and fine clothes. 4Instead,
it
should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty
of a gently and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in Godās sight.'
Leviticus
26:12 I
will walk among
you and be your God, and you will be my people.
I
Corinthians 10:13 No
temptation has
seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will
not let
you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he
will also
provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
Deuteronomy
16:1 'For seven days celebrate the Feast to the
Lord your God at the place the Lord will choose. For
the Lord your God will bless you in all
your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your joy will be
complete.'
Jeremiah
12:5 'If you have raced with men on foot and they
have worn you out, how can you compete with horses?
If
you stumble in sage country, how will you
manage in the thicket by the Jordan?'
Luke
14:28 'Suppose one of you wants to build a
tower. Will he not first sit down and
estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?'
I
Corinthians 9:24 'Do
you not know
that is a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.'
Galatians
5:7 'You were running a good race.
Who
cut in on you and kept you from obeying
the truth?'
II
Timothy 4:7 'I
have fought the
good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.'
Hebrews
12:1 'Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a
great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and
the sin
that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race
marked out
for us.'
James
1:4 'Perseverance must finish its work so that
you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.'
John
8:12 When
Jesus spoke
again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever
follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of
life."
Luke 22:42 "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done."
Genesis
45:18 "'...and bring your father and your families
back to me. I will give you the best of
the land of Egypt and you can enjoy the fat of the land.'"
Ecclesiastes
2:26 'To the man who pleases him, God gives
wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of
gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases
God. This too is meaningless, a chasing
in the wind.'
Ecclesiastes
5:19 'Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and
possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be
happy in
his work--this is a gift of God.'
Ecclesiastes
7:14 'When times are good, be happy; but when
times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, a man cannot discover anything
about his future.'
Ecclesiastes
8:15 'So I commend the enjoyment of life, because
nothing is better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be
glad. Then joy will accompany him in his
work all the days of the life God has given him under the sun.'
Proverbs
10:23 'A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a
man of understanding delights in wisdom.'
Proverbs
15:13 'A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but
heartache crushes the spirit.'
Proverbs 21:17 'He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will never be rich.'
Ephesians
6:3 "'...that it
may go well
with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.'"
I
Timothy 5:6 'But
the widow who
lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.'
I
Timothy 6:17 'Command
those who
are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope
in
wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly
provides us with everything for our enjoyment.'
James
5:13 'Is any one of you in trouble?
He
should pray. Is anyone happy?
Let
him sing songs of praise.'
III
John 2 'Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good
health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting
along
well.'
Proverbs
6:22 When
you walk, they
will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you
awake, they
will speak to you.
Philippians
4:8
Finally,
brothers,
whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is
pure,
whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or
praiseworthy--think about such things.
Psalm 26:2-3 2Test me, O LORD, and try me,
examine my heart and my mind; 3for
your love is ever before me, and I walk continually in your truth.
Deuteronomy
11:18 'Fix these words of mine in your hearts and
minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your
foreheads.'
Psalm
73:7 'From their callous hearts comes iniquity,
the evil conceits of their minds know no limits.'
Proverbs
12:8 'A man is praised according to his wisdom,
but men with warped minds are despised.'
Jeremiah
14:14 "Then the Lord said to me, 'The prophets are
prophesying lies in my name. I have not
sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to
you
false visions, divinations, idolatries and the delusions of their own
minds.'"
Jeremiah
23:26 'How long will this continue in the hearts of
these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions of their own minds?'
Luke
24:38 "He said to them, 'Why are you troubled, and
why do doubts rise in your minds?'"
Acts
15:24 'We have heard that some went out from us
without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by
what they
said.'
Romans
8:5 'Those who live according to the sinful
nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who
live in
accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit
desires.'
I
Peter 1:13 'Therefore,
prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your
hope
fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.'
Daniel
4:37 Now
I,
Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven,
because
everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those
who
walk in
pride he is able to humble.
Philippians
4:13 I
can do everything through him who gives me
strength.
I
Kings 1:52 "Solomon
replied, 'If he shows himself to be
a worthy man, not a hair from his head will fall to the ground; but if
evil is
found in him, he will die.'"
Romans
6:6 'For we know that our old self was crucified
with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we
should no longer
be slaves to sin--...'
Ephesians
4:22 'You were taught, with regard to your former
way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its
deceitful desires;...'
II
Thessalonians 3:14 'If
anyone does not
obey our instructions in this letter, take special note of him. Do not associate with him, in order that he
may feel ashamed.'
Titus
2:2 'Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy
of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in
endurance.'
I
Peter 3:4 'Instead,
it should be that of your inner
self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quite spirit, which is of
great worth
in God's sight.'
Isaiah
57:2 Those
who walk
uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death.
Proverbs
3:11-12 11My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline and do not
resent
his rebuke, 12because the LORD
disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.
Hebrews
12:10 Our
fathers
disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God
disciplines us
for our good, that we may share in his holiness.
Hebrews
12:11 No discipline seems
pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces
a
harvest of righteousness
and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Proverbs 27:17 As iron
sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Psalm
94:12
Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD, the man you teach
from your
law; ....
Deuteronomy
8:5 'Know then in your heart that as a man
disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.'
Jeremiah
19:9 'I will make them eat the flesh of their sons
and daughters, and they will eat one anotherās flesh during the stress
of the
siege imposed on them by the enemies who seek their lives.'
I
Corinthians 3:7 'So
neither he who
plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things
grow.'
Hebrews
12:3 'Consider him who endured such opposition
from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.'
Hebrews
12:6 '...because the Lord disciplines those he
loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son.'
James
1:4 'Perseverance must finish its work so that
you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.'
Micah
4:5
All the nations may walk in the name of their gods; we will walk
in the
name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.
Colossians 3:9-10 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Proverbs
8:13 'To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate
pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.'
Proverbs
10:23 'A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a
man of understanding delights in wisdom.'
Proverbs
20:11 'Even a child is known by his actions, by
whether his conduct is pure and right.'
Proverbs
21:8 'The way of the guilty is devious, but the
conduct of the innocent is upright.'
Jeremiah
17:10 'I the Lord search the heart and examine the
mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his
deeds
deserve.'
Ezekiel
36:19 'I dispersed them among the nations, and they
were scattered through the countries; I judged them according to their
conduct
and their actions.'
Philippians
1:27 'Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a
manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.
Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my
absence, I
will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for
the
faith of the gospel.'
Colossians
1:21 'Once you were alienated from God and were
enemies
in your minds because of your evil behavior.'
I
Peter 3:1 'Wives,
in the same way be submissive to your
husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be
won over
without words by the behavior of their wives.'
I
Peter 3:16 '...keeping
a clear conscience, so that those
who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be
ashamed of
their slander.'
Deuteronomy
5:33
Walk in all the way that the LORD your God has commanded you, so
that
you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you
will
possess.
Genesis
5:27
Altogether, Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died.
Deuteronomy
6:2 '...so that you, your children and their
children after them may fear the Lord your God as long as you live by
keeping
all his decrees and commands that I give you, and so that you may enjoy
long
life.'
I
Samuel 25:6 "Say
to him; 'Long
life to you! Good health to you and your
household! And good health to all that
is yours!'"
I
Kings 3:14 'And
if you walk in my ways and obey my
statutes and commands as David your Father did, I will give you a long
life.'
Job
12:12
'Is
not wisdom found among the aged? Does not
long
life bring understanding?'
Proverbs
28:16 'A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment, but he who
hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long
life.'
Ephesians
6:3 '...that it may go well with you and that you
may enjoy long life on the earth.'
Genesis
5:24
Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him
away.
Genesis
3:23
So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the
ground
from which he had been taken.
Genesis
2:18
The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I
will
make a helper suitable for him."
II
Timothy 2:2
And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many
witnesses
entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.
I
Corinthians 16:17-18 17I was
glad when Stephanas, Fortunatus and Achaicus
arrived,
because they have supplied what was lacking from you.
18For
they refreshed my spirit and yours also. Such men deserve
recognition.
Ephesians
5:25-28
25Husbands, love your wives,
just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26to
make her holy, cleansing her by
the washing with water through the word, 27and
to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle
or any
other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28In this same way, husbands ought to
love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves
himself.
Ephesians
5:33
However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves
himself,
and the wife must respect her husband.
I
Corinthians 6:9 Do
you not know that
the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be
deceived:
Neither the
sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor
homosexual offenders
Proverbs
15:20-21 'A
wise son brings joy to his father, but a
foolish man despises his mother. Folly
delights a man who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding keeps a
straight
course.'
I
Corinthians 7:7 'I
wish that all men
were al I am. But each man has his own
gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.'
I
Corinthians 16:18 'For
they refreshed
my spirit and yours also. Such men
deserve recognition.'
Ephesians
6:2 'Honor your father and mother--which is the
first commandment with a promise'
Philippians
2:29 'Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and
honor men like him.'
Hebrews
13:17 'Obey your leaders and submit to their
authority. They keep watch over you as
men who must give an account. Obey them
so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no
advantage to you.'
I
John 2:14 'I
write to you, fathers, because you have
known him who is from the beginning. I
write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God
lives in
you, and you have overcome the evil one.'
III
John 4
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking
in the
truth.
Genesis
2:24
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be
united to
his wife, and they will become one flesh.
Genesis
3:16
To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your pains in
childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your
desire
will be
for your husband, and he will rule over you."
Genesis
2:20
So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air
and all
the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was
found.
Colossians
3:19
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
I
Peter 3:7
Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your
wives,
and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you
of the
gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
Ephesians
5:33 However,
each one of you also must love his
wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
Proverbs
18:22
He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from
the LORD.
Ephesians
5:22-24
22Wives, submit to your
husbands as to the Lord. 23For
the husband is the head of the
wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the
Savior. 24Now as the
church
submits to Christ, so also wives should submit
to their husbands in everything.
Proverbs
6:20 'My son, keep your father's commands and do
not forsake your mother's teaching.'
Proverbs
20:20 'If a man curses his father or mother, his
lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.'
Proverbs
31:29 'Many women do noble things, nut you surpass
them all.'
Mark
15:41 'In Galilee these women had followed him and
cared for his needs. Many other women
who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.'
Luke
24:22 'In addition, some of our women amazed
us. They went to the tomb early this
morning but didnāt find his body.'
Acts
16:13 'On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate
to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer.
We sat down and began to speak to the women
who had gathered there.'
Philippians
4:3 'Yes, and I ask you, loyal yokefellow, help
these
women who have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along
with
Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book
of
life.'
I
Timothy 3:11 'In
the same way,
their wives are to be women worthy of respect, not malicious talkers
but
temperate and trustworthy in everything.'
I
Peter 3:5 'For
this is the way the holy women of the
past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands.'
II
John 6
And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his
commands. As
you have
heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.
Romans
12:1
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to
offer your
bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God --this is your
spiritual
act of worship.
Luke
22:19
And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to
them,
saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of
me."
John
10:28
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one
can snatch
them out of my hand.
Acts
15:9
He made no distinction between us and them, for he purified
their hearts
by faith.