I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, oh Lord, make me dwell in safety.

If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

Then He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.”

For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.

When I am afraid, I will trust in you.

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.

A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.

If you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.

Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws.

For we know Him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”

Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.

But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

Sing to the Lord! Give praise to the Lord! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked.

But in keeping with His promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.

I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.

My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only He will release my feet from the snare.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

And the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.

The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of His bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all {people} so that by all possible means I might save some.

I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, Oh Lord, make me dwell in safety.

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.

I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.

In Him and through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.

Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.