Favorite Bible Verses and applications
“A man should
leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife.” Genesis
2:24
“My master has
withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife.
How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God”
Genesis 38:11
“And do not be
distress and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here,
because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.”
Genesis 45:5
Do not be easily offended. Do not
accept sin, love sinner. Are you a part of the problem or you are
a part of the solution.
“…for the Lord searches every heart and
understands every motive behind the thoughts. If you seek him, he
will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you
forever.” 1 Chronicles 28-9 David speaks to his son Solomon
“He who digs a whole and scoops it out
falls into the pit he has made.” Psalm\ 7:15
“For the Lord is Righteous, he loves
justice; upright man will see his face”. Psalm 11:7
Read Psalm 15 regularly – p. 617
“May the words of my mouth and the
mediation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock
and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:14
“For his anger lasts only for a moment,
but his favor lasts a lifetime” Psalm 30:5
“Whoever of you who loves life and
desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your
lips from speaking lies. Turn from evil and do good seek peace
and pursue it”. Psalm 34:12-14
“If the Lord delights in the man’s way,
he makes his steps firm; through he stumbles, he will not fall,
for the Lord upholds him with his hand.” Psalm 37:23-24
“Do not withhold your mercy from me O
Lord:; may your love and truth always protect me.” Psalm 40:11
“Cast your cares on the Lord and he will
sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.” Psalm 55:22
“I will praise God’s name in song and
glorify him with Thanksgiving.” Psalm 69:30
“If you make the Most High your
dwelling-even the Lord who is my refuge-then no harm will befall
you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will commend
his angels concerning you to guard in all your ways.” Psalm
91:9-10
“Does he who implanted the ear not
hear? Does he who formed the eye not see?” Psalm 93:9-10
“Save me, O Lord, from lying lips and
from deceitful tongue.” Psalm 120:2
“Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any
offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm
139:23-24
“Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep
watch over the door of my lips. Psalm 141:3
Teach me to do your will, for you are my
God; may your good Spirit lead me on the level ground. “Psalm
143:10
“The lord is near to all who cal him on
him, to all who call him in truth.” Psalm 144:18
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning
of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.” Proverbs
1:7
“Trust on the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding Proverbs 3:5
“My son, do not despise Lord’s
discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord
disciplines those he loves, as father the son he delights in.”
Proverbs 3:11
“The wages of the righteous bring them
life, but the income of the wicked brings them punishment.”
Proverbs 10:16
“When pride comes, them comes disgrace,
but with humility comes wisdom. The integrity of the upright
guides them, but unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.”
Proverbs 11:2-3
“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of
life, and he who wins souls is wise.” Proverbs 11:30
“A fool shows his annoyance at once but
a prudent man overlooks an insult.” Proverbs 12:16
“A fool’s talk brings a rod to his back,
but the lips of the wise protect them.” Proverbs 14:3
“The fear of Lord teaches a man wisdom
and humility comes before honor” Proverbs 15:33
“Commit to the Lord whatever you do and
your plans will succeed.” Proverbs 16:6
“First pride, then the crash-the bigger
the ego, the harder the fall.” Proverbs 16:18 MCG
“A man’s spirit sustains him in
sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear.” Proverbs 18:14
“He who is kind to the poor lends to the
Lord, and he will reward him for what he has done.” Proverbs 19:17
“A hot tempered man must pay the
penalty; if you rescue him you have to do it again.” Proverbs
19:19
“The purposes of man’s heart are deep
waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.” Proverbs 20:5
“Who can say, “ I have kept my heart
pure; I am clean and without sin”? Proverbs 10:9
“Different weights and different
measures – the Lord detests them both.” Proverbs 20:10
“Do not love sleep or you will grow
poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.” Proverbs 20:13
“A gossip betrays a confidence, so avoid
man who talks too much.” Proverbs 20:19
“There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan
that can succeed against the Lord.” Proverbs 21”30
“Train a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old he will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6
“The rich rule over the poor and the
borrower is servant to the lender.” Proverbs 21:7
“Do not make friends with a hot-tempered
man, do not associate with one easily angered, or you will learn
his ways and get easily ensnared.” Proverbs 22:24-25
“Through patience a ruler can be
persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.” Proverbs 25:15
“If you find honey, eat just enough-too
much of it and you will vomit. Seldom set a foot in your
neighbor’s house – too much of you, and he will hate you. Proverbs
25:16-17
“Like one who seizes a dog by the ears
is a passer-by who meddles in a quarrel not his own.” Proverbs
26:17
“Without a food a fire goes out; without
gossip a quarrel dies down.” Proverbs 26:20
“If a man digs a pit he fails into it;
if a man rolls a stone, it will roll back on him.” . Proverbs
26:27
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man
sharpens another.” . Proverbs 27:17
“Death and destruction are never
satisfied, and neither are the eyes on man.” Proverbs 27:20
“A fool gives full vent to his anger,
but a wise man keeps himself under control” Proverbs 29:11
“The rod of correction impairs wisdom,
but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.” Proverbs 29:15
“There is a time for everything and a
season for every activity under heaven:” Ecclesiastes 3:1
“People come to this world with nothing,
and when they die they leave with nothing.” Ecclesiastes 5:15 NCV
“Do not pay attention to every word
people say or you may hear your servant cursing you – for you know
in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.”
Ecclesiastes 7:21-22
“For God will bring every deed into
judgment, including every hidden thing, whether good or evil.”
Ecclesiastes 12:14
“You, Lord gave
perfect place to those who kept their purpose firm and put their
trust in you.” Isaiah 26:3
“…For the Lord is a God of justice.
Blessed are all who wait for him!” Isaiah 30:18
“Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the
earth. He will not grow tired or weary and his understanding no
one can fathom.” Isaiah 40:28
“So do not fear, for I am with you: do
not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and
help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah
41:10
“Forget the former thinks; do not dwell
in the past.´ Isaiah 43:18
“I, even I, am he who blots out your
transgressions, for my own sake, and remember your sins no more.”
Isaiah 43:25
“Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call on him while he is near.” Isaiah 55:6
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind conceived what God has prepared for those who love him” Isaiah 64:4
“Yet, o Lord, you are our Father. We
are the clay, you are the potter; we are the work of your hand.”
Isaiah 64:8
“But blessed is the man who trusts in
the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree
planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It
does not fear when the heat comes; its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear
fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7
“Why should any living man complain when
punished for his sins? Let us examine our ways and test them, and
let us return to the Lord.” Lamentations 3:39-40
“By your great skill in trading you have
increased your wealth, and because of your wealth, your heart has
grown proud” Ezekiel 28:5
“When you say to the wicked,”O wicked
man, you will surely die, and you do not speak out to dissuade him
for his ways, the wicked man will die for his sin, and I will hold
you accountable for his blood. But if warn the wicked man to turn
from his ways and he does not do so, he will die for his sin, but
you will have saved your self.” Ezekiel 33:8-9
“Sow for yourself righteousness, reap
the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unfailing ground;
for it is time to seek the Lord until he comes and showers
righteousness on you.” Hosea 10:12
“When I fed them, they were satisfied;
when they were satisfied they become proud; then they forgot me.”
Hosea 13:6
“The ways of the Lord are right; the
righteous walks in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.”
Hosea 14:9
“Then they will cry out to the Lord, but
he will not answer them. At that time he will hide his face from
them because of the evil they have done.” Micah 3:4
“ ..The righteous will live by faith.”
Habakkuk 2:4
New Testament
“Blessed are the
merciful for they will be shown mercy” Matthew 5:7
“Blessed are the
peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” Matthew 5:9
But I will tell
you that anyone that looks at a woman lustfully has already
committed adultery with her in his heart.” Matthew 5:28
“Give to the one
who asks you and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow
from you.” Matthew 5:42
“Be careful not
to so your acts of righteousness before men, to be seem by them.
If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.”
Matthew 6:1
“For if you
forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you.” Matthew 6:14
Do not store up
for yourselves treasure on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and
where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves
treasures in Heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where
thieves do not break in an steal. For where your treasure is,
there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:19-21
“Therefore do
not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34
“Do not judge or
you will be judged. For the same way you judge others, you will
be judged, and the measure you use, it will be measured to you”
Matthew 7: 1 and 2
“Ask and it will
be given to you; seek and you will find: knock and the door will
be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks
finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” Matthew
7:7 and 8; Luke 11:9 and 10
“So in
everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for
this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12
“It is not the
healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. For I have not come to
call the righteous but the sinners.” Matthew 9:12&13
“Whoever
acknowledges me before man, I will also acknowledge him before my
Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before man, I will
disown him before my Father in heaven.” Matthew 9:32 and 33
“But I will tell
you that the men will have to give account of the day of judgment
for every careless word they have spoken For your words you will
be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” Matthew
12:36 and 37
“For whoever
does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and
mother.” Matthew 12:50
“What goes into
man’s mouth does not make him ‘unclean,’ but what comes out of his
mouth that is what makes him ‘unclean’”. …But the thinks that
come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make man
unclean. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder,
adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander “.
Matthew 15:11, 18 and 19; Mark 7:14
“What good will
be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?
Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of
Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his Angel, and
then he will reward each person according to what he has done.”
Matthew 16:26-27
“Therefore
whoever humbles himself like a child is the greatest in the
kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:4
“I tell you that
anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness,
and marries another woman commits adultery.” Matthew 19:9, Luke
16:18
“If you believe
you will receive whatever you ask in prayer.” Matthew 21:22
“But whoever
exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will
be exalted.” Matthew 23:12
“…You clean the
outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full with greed
and self-indulgence. ….First clean the inside of the cup and
dish, and then the outside will be clean”. Matthew 23:25 and 26
“Watch and pray
so that you may not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing
but the body is week.” Matthew 26:41; Mark 14:38
“It is not the
healthy who need a doctor but the sick… For I have not come to
call the righteous, but sinners.” Matthew 9:12 and 13, Mark 2:17,
Luke 5:31
“For whatever is
hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is
meant to be brought out into the open.” Mark 4:22
“With the
measure you use, it will be measured to you – and even more.” Mark
4:24
“Do not be
afraid, just believe” Mark 5:36
“Nothing outside
a man can make him unclean by going unto him. Rather, it is what
comes out of a man that makes his unclean.” Mark 7:15; “For from
within, out of man’s hearts come evil thoughts, sexual immorality,
theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy,
slander, arrogance, and folly. All these evils come from inside
and make a man unclean.” Mark 7:21
“What good is
for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul.” Mark
8:36
“Everything is
possible for him who believes.” Mark 9:23
“ If anyone
wants to be first , he must be the very last , and servant of
all.” Mark 9:35
“for whoever is
not against us is for us: Mark 9:40
“Salt is good
but if it loses its saltiness how can you make it salty again?
Have salt in yourselves and be at piece with each other.” Mark
9:50
“But in the
beginning of creation God made them male and female. For this
reason a mal will leave his father and mother and be united to his
wife, and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer
two but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not
separate.” Mark 10:6-9
“For even the
Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give
his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45
“Therefore I
will tell you whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have
receive it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if
you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father
in heaven may forgive your sins.” Mark 11:24-25
“Love the lord
your God with all your soul, and with all your mind and with all
your straight. The second is this” Love your neighbor as your
self.” Mark 12:30; 31
“For noting is
impossible for God.” Luke 1:37
“Jesus answered
It is written, Man does not live by bread alone” Luke 4:4
Jesus answered,
“It is written “Worship the Lord your God and serve him only” Luke
4:8
Jesus answered
It says”Do not put the Lord your God to the test. Luke 4:12
“But Jesus often
withdrew to lonely places and prayed” Luke 5:16
Love your
enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you,
pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one
cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your clock,
do not stop him from taking your tunic. Luke 6:27-29
“Give to
everyone who ask you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do
not demand it back’. Luke 6:30
“Do to others as
you would have them do to do.” Luke 6:31
“Bur love your
enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to
get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will
be sons of the Most high, because he is kind to the ungrateful and
wicked. Luke 6:35
“Be merciful,
just as your Father is merciful.” Luke 6:36
“Do not judge
and you will not be judged. Do not condemn and you will not be
condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven” Luke 6:37
“Give and will
be given to you. …For with the measure you use, it will be used
to you.” Luke 6:38
“Why do you look
at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention
to the plank in your own eye.” Luke 6:41
“No good tree
bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bears good fruit” Luke 6:43
“The good man
brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the
evil man brings evil thinks out of the evil stored up in his
heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.”
Luke 6:45
“Why do you call
me “Lord, Lord and do not do what I say?’ Luke 6:46
“Blessed is the
man who does not fall away on account on me” Luke 7:23
“No one lights a
lamp and hides it in a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he
puts it on a stand, so that those who come might see it.” Luke
8:16
“For there is
nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and noting concealed
that will not be known or brought out to the open” Luke 8:17
“What good is it
for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose of forfeit his
very self.” Luke 9:25
“If anyone is
ashamed of me and my words, the Son of man will be ashamed of him
when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and the
holy angels.” Luke 9:26
“He who listens
to you listens to m; he who rejects you rejects me; but he who
rejects me rejects him who sent me.” Luke 10:16
“So I say to you
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; Knock and
the door will be open to you. For everyone who asks receives; he
who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”
Luke 11:9-10
“Eh who is not
with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me
scatters.” Luke 11:23
“There is
nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will
not be made known. What you have said in the dark will be heard
in the daylight, and you have whispered in the ear in the inner
rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.” Luke 12:2 and 3
“Then he said to
them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a
man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
Luke 12:15
“Life is more
than food, and the body more than clothes.” Luke 12:23
“Who by worrying
can add a single hour to his life?” Luke 12:25
“But seek his
kingdom and these thinks will be given to you as well” Luke 12:31
“For where your
treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Luke 12:34
“You also must
be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do
not expect him.” Luke 12:40
“For 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.” Luke
12:47
“For everyone
who exalt himself will be humbled and who humbled himself will be
exalted” Luke 14:11
“Then Jesus said
to the host , When you give luncheon or dinner, do not invite your
friends or rich neighbors; if you do they may invite you back so
you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor,
the crippled, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they
cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the
righteous.”
Luke 14: 12 and
13
“Salt is good,
but if it loses its saltiness, how it can be made salty again.”
Luke 14:34
“For this son of
mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” Luke
15:24
“Whoever can be
trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and
whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with
much” … And if you have not be trustworthy with someone else’s
property, who will give you property of your own? Luke 16:10 and
12.
“…You cannot
serve both God and money.” Luke 16:13
“If your brother
sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. If he sins
against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to
you and says I repent, forgive him” Luke 17:3-4
“For everyone
who exalt himself will be humbled and he who humbles himself will
be exalted.” Luke 18:14
“What is
impossible with man is possible with God” Luke 18:27
“For the Son of
Man came to seek and to save what was lost.” Luke 19:10
“He is not God
of dead, but of living, for to him all are alive.” Luke 20:38
“But make your
mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. For
I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries
will be able to resist or contradict” Luke 21:14 and 15
“Be always on
watch, and pray that you may be able to escape to escape all that
is about to happen, and that you may be able to stay in front of
Son of Man.” Luke 21:36
“Jesus said:
Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”
Luke 23:34
“This world is
fading away, along with everything it craves. But if you do the
will of God, you will live forever.” 1 John 2:17
“For God so
loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever
believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God
did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world but to
save the world through him.” John 3: 16 and 17
“Then Jesus
declared. I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never
go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. John
6:35
“For my father’s
will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him
shall have eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day”
John 6:40
“I am the bread
of life. Your forefathers ate the manna in the desert, yet they
died. But here is the bread that comes from the heaven, which a
man may eat and not die. I am the living bread that came down
from the heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live
forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life
of the world.” John 6:48-51
“Just as the
living Father send me and I live because of the Father, so the one
who feeds on me will live because of me.” John 6:57
“The Spirit
gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken
to you are spirit and they are life.” John 6:65
“Stop judging by
mere appearances, and make a right decision.” John 7:24
“…If anyone of
you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”
John 8:7
“I am the light
of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but
will have the light of life.” John 8:12
“If you hold to
my teachings you are really my disciples. Then you will know the
truth and the truth will set you free” John 8:31 and 32
“Jesus
replied,”I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of
sin” John 8:34
“He who belongs
to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that
you do not belong to God” John 8:47
“I tell you the
truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.” John
8:51
“ I am the gate;
whoever enters through me will be saved.” John 10:9
“My sheep listen
to my voice; I know them and they know me”. John 10:27
“Do not believe
me unless I do what my Father does. But if I do it, even though
you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and
understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.” John
10:38
“Jesus said to
her I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me
will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in
me will never die.” John 11:25
“When man
believes in me, he does not believe in me only, but in the one who
sent me.” John 12:44
“I have come
into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me
should stay in darkness” John 12:46
“As to the
person who hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge
him. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save it.” John
12:47
“Now that I,
your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash
one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do
as I have done for you.” John 13:13&14
“ I tell you the
truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor a messenger
greater than the one who sent him.” John 13:16
“ I new command
I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you so you must
love one another. By this all men will know that you are my
disciples, of you love one another. John 13:34
“ I ma the way
and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father accept
through me. John 14:6
“If you love
me, you will obey what I commend.” John 14:15
“Whoever has my
commends and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves
me will be loved by my Father, an I too will love him and show
myself to him. John 14:21
“Peace I live
you with you; my piece I give you. I do not give you as the world
gives you. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be
afraid. John 14:27
“Remind in me
and I will remind in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it
must remind in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you
remind in me.” John 15:4
“I am the vine
and you are the branches. If a man remains in me he will bear
much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5
“If you obey my
commands, you will remind in my love, just as I have obeyed my
Father’s commands and remind in his love. John 15:10
“This is my
command: Love each other.” John 15:17” Because you have seen me
you believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have
believed.” John 20:29
“ Day after day,
in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped
teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ”
Acts 5:42
“We must go
through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.” Acts 14:22
" However, I
consider my life worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work
assigned me by the Lord Jesus–the work of telling others the Good
News about God’s mighty kindness and love"
(Acts 20:24).
“So I strive
always to keep my conscience clear before God and man.” Acts 24:16
“They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served things rather than the Creator – who is forever praised.” Romans 1:25
“God will give to each person according to what he has done.” Romans 2:6
“For God does not show favoritism.” Romans 2:11
‘This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.” Romans 3:22
“..we also rejoice in our suffering , because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance charter and character hope”. Romans 5:3-5
“Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrated is own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:7-8
“We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the death through the glory of Father, we too may live a new life.” Romans 6:4 In the same way count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.’ Romans 6:11
“Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to one whom you obey-whether you are slaves to sin which leads to death or to obedience which leads to righteousness.” Romans 6:16 “When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness.” Romans 6:20 “But now that you have been set free from sin, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. For the wages for sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our lord.” Romans 6:22-23
“For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil that I do not want to do - this I keep on doing.” Romans 7:19
“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. The mind of sinful man is death but the mind of controlled by the Spirit is life and peace” Romans 8:5-6
“For in hope we are saved. But hope that is seen is not hope at al. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait patiently.” Romans 8:24
“And we know that in all thinks God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28
“If God is for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31
“But who are you , O man, to talk back to God? “Shall what is formed say to him who formed ’Why did you make me like this?’” Romans 9:20
“That if you
confess with your mouth “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart
that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans
10:9
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will: Romans 12:2
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12
“Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud but be willing to associate with people of low position.” Romans 12:16
“Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. On the contrary: If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:19-21
“Give to everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor then honor.” Romans 13:3
‘Let no debt remind outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law” Romans 13:8
“Rather cloth yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.” Romans 13:14
“Accept him whose faith is week, without passing judgment on disputable matters.” Romans 14:1
“Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.” Romans 14:4
“..Each of us will give an account of himself to God.” Romans 14:12
“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit…” Romans 14:17
“Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification” Romans 14:19
“…Blessed is the man who do not condemn himself by what he approves.” Romans 14:22
“Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For it is written: The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.” Romans 15:2-3
“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you in order to bring praise to God.” Romans 15:7
“My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.” 1 Corinthians 2:4
“Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of man’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.” 1 Corinthians 4:5
“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.” 1 Corinthians 4:20
“But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral of greedy, an idolater or a slander, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.” 1 Corinthians 5:11
“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you are bought for a price. Therefore honor God with your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
“Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commends is what counts.” 1 Corinthians 7:19
We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. The man who thinks he knows something does not know as he ought to know. But the man who loves God is known by God. 1 Corinthians 8:1-2
“No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.” 1 Corinthians 9:27
“So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you do not fall! 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.” 1 Corinthians 10:-12&13
“Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.” 1 Corinthians 10:24
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31
“A man is to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks from the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself.” 1 Corinthians 11:28-29
“But if we judged ourselves, we would not come under judgment. When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.” 1 Corinthians 31:32
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always perseveres. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
“Love never fails.” 1 Corinthians 13:8
“Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” 1 Corinthians 15:33
“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be man of courage; be strong. Do everything in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:13-14
“The grace of Lord Jesus be with you.” 1 Corinthians 16:23
“For just as the suffering of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. 2 Corinthians 1:5
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal” 2 Corinthians 4:18
“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not in abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” 2 Corinthians 8 & 9
“We live by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7
“Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 2 Corinthians 6:14
“Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.” 2 Corinthians 7:10
“For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
2 Corinthians 8:12
“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” 2 Corinthians 9:6
“Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7
“Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.” 2 Corinthians 10:17
“After all, children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.” 2 Corinthians 12:14
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. “2 Corinthians 13:14
“So we too have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified.” Galatians 2:16
“I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!” Galatians 2:21
“…Jesus changed places with us and put himself under that curse” Galatians 3:13 Dif tr.
“You, my
brothers were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to
indulge the sinful nature; rather serve one another in love. The
entire law is summed in a single command: “Love your neighbor as
yourself.” Galatians 5:13-14
“But the
fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.” Galatians
5:22
“Be
completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another
in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit
through the bond of peace.” Ephesians 4:2-3
“In your
anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still
angry and do not give the devil a foothold.” Ephesians 4:26-27
“Do not
let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is
helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it
may benefit those who listen.” Ephesians 4:29
“Get rid
of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, among
with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one
another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
Ephesians 4:31-32
“But among
you there must not be even a hunt of sexual morality, or of any
kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for
God’s holy people. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or
coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.”
Ephesians 5:4&4
“Speak to
one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and
make music in your heart to the lord, always giving thanks to God
the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Ephesians 5:19
“Husbands,
love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself
up for her.” Ephesians 5:21
“In the
same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies.
He who loves his wife, loves himself. After all, no one ever
hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ
does the church” Ephesians 5:28-29
“For this
reason man will leave father and mother and be united to his wife,
and the two will become one flesh.” Ephesians 5:31
“Fathers,
do not exasperate your children; instead bring them up in
training and instruction of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4
“Do
nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility
consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look
not only to your own interest, but also to the interests of
others.” Philippians 2:3&4
“Do not be
anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition,
with thanksgiving, present your request to God” Philippians 4:4
“For it is
God who works in you to will and to act according to his good
purpose.” Philippians 2:13
“I can do
everything through him who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13
“ See that
no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,
which depends no human tradition and the basic principles of this
world rather than on Christ.” Colossians 2:8
“But you
must rid yourselves of all such thinks as these: anger, rage,
malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie
to each other since you have taken off your old self with its
practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in
knowledge in the image of its Creator. Colossians 3:8-10
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people holy and dearly loved, cloche
yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and
patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances
you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave
you. Colossians 3:12-13
“And
whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of
the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
Colossians 3:17
“Wives
submit to your husbands, as it is fitting in the Lord. Colossians
3:18
“Husbands,
Love your wives and do not be harsh with them.” Colossians 3:19
Children,
obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.”
Colossians 3:20
“Fathers,
do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.”
Colossians 3:21
“Whatever
you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord,
not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance
from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”
Colossians 3:23:24
“Anyone
who does wrong, will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no
favoritism.” Colossians 3:25
“Be wise
in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every
opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace,
seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”
Colossians 4:5-6
“For God
did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.”
Thessalonians 4: 7
“Therefore, he who rejects this instruction doe not reject man but
God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.” Thessalonians 4: 8
“Make it
your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and
to work with your own hands, just as we told you, so that your
daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will
not be dependent on anybody.” Thessalonians 4: 11-12
“Make sure
that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind
to each other and to everyone else. Be joyful always; pray
continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s
will in Christ Jesus. Do not put out the Spirit’s fire. Test
everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil”
Thessalonians 5: 15-22
“For even
when we were with you, we gave you this rule: If a man will not
work, he shall not eat.” 2 Thessalonians 3: 10
“Don’t let
anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example
for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in
purity.” 1 Timothy 4:12
“Do not rebuke
and older man harshly, but exhort him as he were your father.
Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger
women as sisters, with absolute purity.” 1 Timothy 5:1-2
“For we brought
nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.” 1
Timothy 6:7
“But if we have
food and clothing, we will be contempt with all we have.” 1
Timothy 6:8
“For the love of
money is a root of all kinds of evil.” 1 Timothy 6:10
“For God did not
give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit power, of love and of
self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7
“Don’t have
anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know
they produce quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not quarrels;
instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not
resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the
hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to knowledge
of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape
from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his
will.” 2 Timothy 2:23-26
“In fact,
everyone who wants to live a godly live in Christ Jesus will be
prosecuted.” 2 Timothy 3:12
“All Scripture
is God-breathed is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and
training in righteousness, so the man of God may be thoughtfully
equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 5:16-17
“For every house
is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.
Hebrew 3:4
“Nothing
in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is
uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must
give account.” Hebrew 4:13&14
“Just as
man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so
also Christ was sacrificed once to take away our sins of many
people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to
bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.” Hebrew 9:27&28
“Le us not
give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but
let us encourage one another – and all the more as you see the Day
approaching.” Hebrew 10:25
“Now faith
is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not
see.” Hebrew 11:1
“And
without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who
comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those
who earnestly seek him.” Hebrew 11:6
“Endure
hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son
is not disciplined by his Father?” Hebrew 12:7
“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.” Hebrew 12:11
“Marriage
should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God
will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.” Hebrew
`3:4
“And do
not forget to do good and share with others, for with such
sacrifices God is pleased.” Hebrew 13:16
“If any of
you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all
without finding of fault, and it will be given to you.” James 1:5
“But when
he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is
like a wave of sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should
not think he will receive anything from the Lord, he is a double
minded man, unstable in all he does.” James 1:6-8
“Blessed
is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood
one test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised
to those who love him.” James 1:12
“When
tempted, no one should say, “”God is tempting me.”” For God
cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone: but each one
is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and
enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin;
and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.” James
1:13-15
“Everyone
should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.
For man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God
desires.” James 1”19-20
“Anyone
who listens to the word and does not do what it says is like a man
who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself,
goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.” James 1:23
“Religion
that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look
after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep one-self
from being polluted by the world.” James 1:27
“For
whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is
guilty of breaking all of it.” James 2:10
“…judgment
without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful.”
James 2:13
“Speak and
act and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that
gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to
anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy jumps over judgment!”
James 2:15-13
“You see
that a person is justified by what he does, not by faith alone”
James 2:24
“As the
body without Spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.”
James 2:26
“…but those who
control their tongues can also control themselves in every other
way.” James 3:2
“With the
tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men,
who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth comes
praise and cursing. My brothers, that should not be.
Can both fresh water
and salt-water flow form the same spring?”
James 3:9-11
“You do
not have because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not
receive because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend
what you get on your own pleasure. “James 4:2-3
“Brothers,
do not slander one another” James 4:11
“There is
only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and
destroy. Buy you- who are you to judge your neighbor?” James 4:12
“Do not
grumble against each other, brothers, or you will be judged. The
Judge is standing at the door!” James 5:9
“The Lord
is full of compassion and mercy.” James 5:11
“Therefore
confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that
you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and
effective.” James 5:17
“As
obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when
you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so
be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I
am holy.” 1 Peter 1:14-15
“Live as
free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil: live
as servants of God.” 1 Peter 2:16
“Do not
repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing,
because to this you were called so that you may inherit a
blessing.” 1 Peter 3:9
“But in
your hearts set apart Christ as your Lord. Always be prepared to
give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the
hope that you have.” 1 Peter 3:15
“Each one
should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, fitfully
administering God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks
he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone
serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in
all thinks God may be praised through Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter
4:10-11
“Anyone
who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in
the darkness. Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and
there is nothing in him to make him stumble.” 1 John 2:9-10
“The world
and its distress pass away, but the man who does the will of God
lives forever.” 1 John 2:17
“No one
who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledge the Son has
the Father also.” 1 John 2:23
“We know
that we have passed from death to life, because we love our
brothers. Anyone who does not love reminds in death.” 1 John 3:14
“Dear
children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions
and in truth.” 1 John 3:18
“God is
love. Whoever lives in love, lives in God and God in him.” 1 John
4:16
“We love
because he first loved us. If anyone says I love God, yet hates
his brother , he is a liar. For everyone who does not love his
brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.”
1 John 4:19-20
“This is
how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and
carrying out his commandments.” 1 John 5:2
“This is
the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything
according to his will, he hears us” 1 John 5:14
“Dear
friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good.” 3 John 11
“But even
the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about
the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation
against him, but said, “The Lord Rebuke you!” Jude 9
“But you,
dear friends, build yourselves in your most holy faith and pray in
the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the
mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.” Jude
20-21
“Be
faithful even to the point of death, and will give you the grown
of life.” Revelation 2:10
Those who
I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. Here
I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and
pens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and be with him.”
Revelation 3:19-20
“During
those days man will seek death, but will not find it; if they will
long to die, but death will elude them.” Revelation 9:6
“Behold, I
come like a thief! Blessed in he who stays awake and keeps his
clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully
exposed.” Revelation 16:15
“If
anyone’s name was not found in the book of life, he was thrown
into the lake of fire.” Revelation 20:15
“To him
who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring
of the water of life.” Revelation 21:6
“Behold, I
am coming soon! My rewards is with me and I will give to everyone
according to what he has done.” Revelation 22:12
May God Bless You.