He looked up, and he saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed to the ground.

The two angels entered Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting at Sodom's gate. When Lot saw [them], he got up to meet them. He bowed [with his] face to the ground

After the death of Moses the Lord's servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, who had served Moses:

After the death of Moses the Lord's servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, who had served Moses:

Then David said to the whole assembly, "Praise the Lord your God." So the whole assembly praised the Lord God of their ancestors. They bowed down and paid homage to the Lord and the king.

so that my heart was secretly enticed and I threw them a kiss,

You took away Your people's guilt; You covered all their sin. Selah

Lord, the heavens praise Your wonders- Your faithfulness also- in the assembly of the holy ones.

God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, more awe-inspiring than all who surround Him.

Surely our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel. You once spoke in a vision to Your loyal ones and said: "I have granted help to a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.

I love those who love me, and those who search for me find me.

"Go and announce directly to Jerusalem that this is what the Lord says: I remember the loyalty of your youth, your love as a bride- how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.

Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked?" [This is] the declaration of the Lord God . "Instead, don't I [take pleasure] when he turns from his ways and lives?

So her husband Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.

But He answered, "It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. "

And he said to Him, "I will give You all these things if You will fall down and worship me." Then Jesus told him, "Go away, Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve only Him. "

"You have heard that it was said to our ancestors, Do not murder , and whoever murders will be subject to judgment.

"You have heard that it was said, Do not commit adultery.

"Again, you have heard that it was said to our ancestors, You must not break your oath, but you must keep your oaths to the Lord.

When the demon had been driven out, the man spoke. And the crowds were amazed, saying, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!"

The person who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; the person who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal Him. "Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. read more. All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves.

"When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest but doesn't find any.

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and doesn't understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one sown along the path.

"But I tell you: Elijah has already come, and they didn't recognize him. On the contrary, they did whatever they pleased to him. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."

"At this, the slave fell facedown before him and said, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you everything!'

He said to him, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.

For this is My blood [that establishes] the covenant; it is shed for many for the forgiveness of sins.

After leaving them, He went away again and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more.

After a little while those standing there approached and said to Peter, "You certainly are one of them, since even your accent gives you away."

and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times." And he went outside and wept bitterly.

John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

"What do You have to do with us, Jesus-Nazarene? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are-the Holy One of God!"

But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin" -

So Herodias held a grudge against him and wanted to kill him. But she could not,

for they all saw Him and were terrified. Immediately He spoke with them and said, "Have courage! It is I. Don't be afraid."

You revoke God's word by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many other similar things."

Sitting down, He called the Twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."

He also said in His teaching, "Beware of the scribes, who want to go around in long robes, and who want greetings in the marketplaces,

Once again He went away and prayed, saying the same thing.

But again he denied it. After a little while those standing there said to Peter again, "You certainly are one of them, since you're also a Galilean!"

And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages;

And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the accompanying signs.]

just as the original eyewitnesses and servants of the word handed them down to us.

since we have been rescued from our enemies' clutches, to serve Him without fear

to give His people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins.

and was a widow for 84 years. She did not leave the temple complex, serving God night and day with fastings and prayers.

He went into all the vicinity of the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim freedom to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed,

"Master," Simon replied, "we've worked hard all night long and caught nothing! But at Your word, I'll let down the nets."

Reaching out His hand, He touched him, saying, "I am willing; be made clean," and immediately the disease left him.

approached from behind and touched the tassel of His robe. Instantly her bleeding stopped. "Who touched Me?" Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the crowds are hemming You in and pressing against You." read more. "Somebody did touch Me," said Jesus. "I know that power has gone out from Me." When the woman saw that she was discovered, she came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she declared the reason she had touched Him and how she was instantly cured.

"When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest, and not finding rest, it then says, 'I'll go back to my house where I came from.'

"Then he became angry and didn't want to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.

The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and scoffing at Him.

Look at My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself! Touch Me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have."

and repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We observed His glory, the glory as the One and Only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

"For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.

For God sent Him, and He speaks God's words, since He gives the Spirit without measure. The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hands.

You Samaritans worship what you do not know. We worship what we do know, because salvation is from the Jews. But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. Yes, the Father wants such people to worship Him.

Many more believed because of what He said. And they told the woman, "We no longer believe because of what you said, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this really is the Savior of the world."

For the Father loves the Son and shows Him everything He is doing, and He will show Him greater works than these so that you will be amazed.

"I assure you: Anyone who hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.

You don't have His word living in you, because you don't believe the One He sent.

So they collected them and filled 12 baskets with the pieces from the five barley loaves that were left over by those who had eaten.

No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.

Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

So Jesus said to them, "I assure you: Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you do not have life in yourselves.

So Jesus said to them, "I assure you: Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you do not have life in yourselves. Anyone who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day,

The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood lives in Me, and I in him. Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me. read more. This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the manna your fathers ate-and they died. The one who eats this bread will live forever."

This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the manna your fathers ate-and they died. The one who eats this bread will live forever."

This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the manna your fathers ate-and they died. The one who eats this bread will live forever."

The Spirit is the One who gives life. The flesh doesn't help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

Therefore Jesus said to the Twelve, "You don't want to go away too, do you?" Simon Peter answered, "Lord, who will we go to? You have the words of eternal life.

Then the Jews were amazed and said, "How does He know the Scriptures, since He hasn't been trained?"

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed Him, "If you continue in My word, you really are My disciples.

I know you are descendants of Abraham, but you are trying to kill Me because My word is not welcome among you.

Why don't you understand what I say? Because you cannot listen to My word.

Why don't you understand what I say? Because you cannot listen to My word.

Why don't you understand what I say? Because you cannot listen to My word.

The one who is from God listens to God's words. This is why you don't listen, because you are not from God."

I assure you: If anyone keeps My word, he will never see death-ever!" Then the Jews said, "Now we know You have a demon. Abraham died and so did the prophets. You say, 'If anyone keeps My word, he will never taste death-ever!'

If He called those whom the word of God came to 'gods'-and the Scripture cannot be broken-

So the sisters sent a message to Him: "Lord, the one You love is sick."

(Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus.)

So the Jews said, "See how He loved him!"

The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

As for Me, if I am lifted up from the earth I will draw all [people] to Myself."

If anyone hears My words and doesn't keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. The one who rejects Me and doesn't accept My sayings has this as his judge: the word I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

Before the Passover Festival, Jesus knew that His hour had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.

Don't you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I speak to you I do not speak on My own. The Father who lives in Me does His works.

Jesus answered, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. The one who doesn't love Me will not keep My words. The word that you hear is not Mine but is from the Father who sent Me.

You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.

Remember the word I spoke to you: 'A slave is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will also keep yours.

They will ban you from the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service to God.

For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.

I have revealed Your name to the men You gave Me from the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.

because the words that You gave Me, I have given them. They have received them and have known for certain that I came from You. They have believed that You sent Me.

I have given them Your word. The world hated them because they are not of the world, as I am not of the world.

Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.

You have a custom that I release one [prisoner] to you at the Passover. So, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"

"Don't cling to Me," Jesus told her, "for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to My brothers and tell them that I am ascending to My Father and your Father-to My God and your God."

"Cast the net on the right side of the boat," He told them, "and you'll find some." So they did, and they were unable to haul it in because of the large number of fish. Therefore the disciple, the one Jesus loved, said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tied his outer garment around him (for he was stripped) and plunged into the sea. read more. But since they were not far from land (about 100 yards away), the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish. When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish lying on it, and bread. "Bring some of the fish you've just caught," Jesus told them. So Simon Peter got up and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish-153 of them. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn.

Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages, as the Spirit gave them ability for speech.

because You will not leave my soul in Hades, or allow Your Holy One to see decay.

because You will not leave my soul in Hades, or allow Your Holy One to see decay.

"Repent," Peter said to them, "and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus the Messiah for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

When they observed the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and knew that they had been with Jesus.

When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak God's message with boldness.

God exalted this man to His right hand as ruler and Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the preaching ministry."

I will judge the nation that they will serve as slaves, God said. After this, they will come out and worship Me in this place.

Then God turned away and gave them up to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: Did you bring Me offerings and sacrifices for 40 years in the desert, O house of Israel? No, you took up the tent of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship. So I will deport you beyond Babylon!

Saul, however, was ravaging the church, and he would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison.

He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the [Jewish] people and always prayed to God.

When the angel who spoke to him had gone, he called two of his household slaves and a devout soldier, who was one of those who attended him.

When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.

All the prophets testify about Him that through His name everyone who believes in Him will receive forgiveness of sins."

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with a firm resolve of the heart-

Since He raised Him from the dead, never to return to decay, He has spoken in this way, I will grant you the faithful covenant blessings made to David.

Since He raised Him from the dead, never to return to decay, He has spoken in this way, I will grant you the faithful covenant blessings made to David. Therefore He also says in another passage, You will not allow Your Holy One to see decay.

Therefore He also says in another passage, You will not allow Your Holy One to see decay.

Therefore, let it be known to you, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you, and everyone who believes in Him is justified from everything, which you could not be justified from through the law of Moses.

After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them: "Brothers, you are aware that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the gospel message and believe.

For since ancient times, Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, and he is read aloud in the synagogues every Sabbath day."

For as I was passing through and observing the objects of your worship, I even found an altar on which was inscribed: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD Therefore, what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you.

For as I was passing through and observing the objects of your worship, I even found an altar on which was inscribed: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD Therefore, what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you.

For as I was passing through and observing the objects of your worship, I even found an altar on which was inscribed: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD Therefore, what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you.

Neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives everyone life and breath and all things.

so that they might seek God, and perhaps they might reach out and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

Then the Lord said to Paul in a night vision, "Don't be afraid, but keep on speaking and don't be silent.

Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us and brought us to Mnason, a Cypriot and an early disciple, with whom we were to stay.

Someone named Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good reputation with all the Jews residing there,

The next day, since he wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released him and instructed the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to convene. Then he brought Paul down and placed him before them.

Wanting to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down before their Sanhedrin.

But I confess this to you: that according to the Way, which they call a sect, so I worship my fathers' God, believing all the things that are written in the Law and in the Prophets.

He ordered that the centurion keep Paul under guard, though he could have some freedom, and that he should not prevent any of his friends from serving him.

Then Agrippa said to Festus, "I would like to hear the man myself." "Tomorrow," he said, "you will hear him."

[the promise] our 12 tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve Him night and day. Because of this hope I am being accused by the Jews, O king!

to open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.'

As he was making his defense this way, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, "You're out of your mind, Paul! Too much study is driving you mad!"

But the centurion kept them from carrying out their plan because he wanted to save Paul, so he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

who, after examining me, wanted to release me, since I had not committed a capital offense.

and was established as the powerful Son of God by the resurrection from the dead according to the Spirit of holiness.

For God, whom I serve with my spirit in [telling] the good news about His Son, is my witness that I constantly mention you,

Now I want you to know, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (but was prevented until now) in order that I might have a fruitful ministry among you, just as among the rest of the Gentiles.

They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served something created instead of the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served something created instead of the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

They are filled with all unrighteousness, evil, greed, and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, disputes, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,

God presented Him as a propitiation through faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His restraint God passed over the sins previously committed.

God presented Him as a propitiation through faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His restraint God passed over the sins previously committed.

For we know that our old self was crucified with Him in order that sin's dominion over the body may be abolished, so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin,

I am using a human analogy because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you offered the parts of yourselves as slaves to moral impurity, and to greater and greater lawlessness, so now offer them as slaves to righteousness, which results in sanctification.

But now, since you have been liberated from sin and become enslaved to God, you have your fruit, which results in sanctification-and the end is eternal life!

For I do not understand what I am doing, because I do not practice what I want to do, but I do what I hate. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree with the law that it is good.

For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For the desire to do what is good is with me, but there is no ability to do it. For I do not do the good that I want to do, but I practice the evil that I do not want to do. read more. Now if I do what I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but it is the sin that lives in me. So I discover this principle: when I want to do good, evil is with me.

We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose.

We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose.

They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple service, and the promises.

But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.

(for though they had not been born yet or done anything good or bad, so that God's purpose according to election might stand,

So then it does not depend on human will or effort, but on God who shows mercy.

You will say to me, therefore, "Why then does He still find fault? For who can resist His will?"

On the contrary, what does it say? The message is near you, in your mouth and in your heart. This is the message of faith that we proclaim:

So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the message about Christ.

Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship.

Now God has revealed them to us by the Spirit, for the Spirit searches everything, even the deep things of God.

Therefore don't judge anything prematurely, before the Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.

Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch, since you are unleavened. For Christ our Passover has been sacrificed. Therefore, let us observe the feast, not with old yeast, or with the yeast of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

I wish that all people were just like me. But each has his own gift from God, one this and another that.

If one of the unbelievers invites you over and you want to go, eat everything that is set before you, without raising questions of conscience.

But now God has placed the parts, each one of them, in the body just as He wanted.

Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will the uninformed person say "Amen" at your giving of thanks, since he does not know what you are saying?

Therefore if the whole church assembles together, and all are speaking in [other] languages, and people who are uninformed or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds? But if all are prophesying, and some unbeliever or uninformed person comes in, he is convicted by all and is judged by all.

But God gives it a body as He wants, and to each of the seeds its own body.

If anyone does not love the Lord, a curse be on him. Maranatha!

For our boast is this: the testimony of our conscience that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with God-given sincerity and purity, not by fleshly wisdom but by God's grace.

I had no rest in my spirit because I did not find my brother Titus, but I said good-bye to them and left for Macedonia.

He has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit produces life.

But their minds were closed. For to this day, at the reading of the old covenant, the same veil remains; it is not lifted, because it is set aside [only] in Christ.

Therefore dear friends, since we have such promises, we should wash ourselves clean from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, making our sanctification complete in the fear of God.

In fact, when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest. Instead, we were afflicted in every way: struggles on the outside, fears inside.

It is not that there may be relief for others and hardship for you, but it is a question of equality-

Though untrained in public speaking, I am certainly not [untrained] in knowledge. Indeed, we have always made that clear to you in everything.

and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure that He planned in Him

In Him we were also made His inheritance, predestined according to the purpose of the One who works out everything in agreement with the decision of His will,

In Him we were also made His inheritance, predestined according to the purpose of the One who works out everything in agreement with the decision of His will,

We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our flesh and thoughts, and by nature we were children under wrath, as the others were also.

They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity with a desire for more and more.

you took off your former way of life, the old man that is corrupted by deceitful desires;

And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

But sexual immorality and any impurity or greed should not even be heard of among you, as is proper for saints.

Husbands, love your wives, just as also Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her,

Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is God's word.

For we are the circumcision, the ones who serve by the Spirit of God, boast in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh-

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

For in Him the entire fullness of God's nature dwells bodily,

And when you were dead in trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive with Him and forgave us all our trespasses.

"Don't handle, don't taste, don't touch"?

Therefore, put to death whatever in you is worldly: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.

Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his practices

accepting one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a complaint against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so also you must [forgive].

May He make your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.

and [to reward] with rest you who are afflicted, along with us. [This will take place] at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with His powerful angels,

He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits in God's sanctuary, publicizing that he himself is God.

who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.

But refuse to enroll younger widows; for when they are drawn away from Christ by desire, they want to marry,

Therefore, I want younger women to marry, have children, manage their households, and give the adversary no opportunity to accuse us.

Therefore, I want younger women to marry, have children, manage their households, and give the adversary no opportunity to accuse us.

But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.

who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.

For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

But you have followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance,

and has in His own time revealed His message in the proclamation that I was entrusted with by the command of God our Savior:

but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,

Your message is to be sound beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for Himself a special people, eager to do good works. Say these things, and encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.

All those who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.

I wanted to keep him with me, so that in my imprisonment for the gospel he might serve me in your place.

He is the radiance of His glory, the exact expression of His nature, and He sustains all things by His powerful word. After making purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

For if the message spoken through angels was legally binding, and every transgression and disobedience received a just punishment,

For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as to divide soul, spirit, joints, and marrow; it is a judge of the ideas and thoughts of the heart.

Therefore, leaving the elementary message about the Messiah, let us go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, faith in God,

tasted God's good word and the powers of the coming age,

Because God wanted to show His unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath,

For this is the kind of high priest we need: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

These serve as a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was warned when he was about to complete the tabernacle. For He said, Be careful that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain.

Now the first [covenant] also had regulations for ministry and an earthly sanctuary. For a tabernacle was set up; and in the first room, which is called "the holy place," were the lampstand, the table, and the presentation loaves.

These things having been set up this way, the priests enter the first room repeatedly, performing their ministry.

how much more will the blood of the Messiah, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to serve the living God?

According to the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

Otherwise, wouldn't they have stopped being offered, since the worshipers, once purified, would no longer have any consciousness of sins?

Otherwise, wouldn't they have stopped being offered, since the worshipers, once purified, would no longer have any consciousness of sins?

This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws on their hearts, and I will write them on their minds, [He adds]: I will never again remember their sins and their lawless acts. read more. Now where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.

By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen has been made from things that are not visible.

By faith he instituted the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

For they disciplined us for a short time based on what seemed good to them, but He does it for our benefit, so that we can share His holiness.

Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness-without it no one will see the Lord.

For you have not come to what could be touched, to a blazing fire, to darkness, gloom, and storm,

for they could not bear what was commanded: And if even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned!

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us hold on to grace. By it, we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe;

We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle do not have a right to eat.

Every generous act and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights; with Him there is no variation or shadow cast by turning. By His own choice, He gave us a new birth by the message of truth so that we would be the firstfruits of His creatures.

By His own choice, He gave us a new birth by the message of truth so that we would be the firstfruits of His creatures.

Adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? So whoever wants to be the world's friend becomes God's enemy.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

They willfully ignore this: long ago the heavens and the earth existed out of water and through water by the word of God.

The Lord does not delay His promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance.

Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command, but an old command that you have had from the beginning. The old command is the message you have heard.

Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command, but an old command that you have had from the beginning. The old command is the message you have heard.

Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Dear friends, if God loved us in this way, we also must love one another.

Take note! I will make those from the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying-note this-I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I have loved you.

Each of the four living creatures had six wings; they were covered with eyes around and inside. Day and night they never stop, saying: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Almighty, who was, who is, and who is coming.

For this reason they are before the throne of God, and they serve Him day and night in His sanctuary. The One seated on the throne will shelter them:

So the great dragon was thrown out-the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the one who deceives the whole world. He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him.

He exercises all the authority of the first beast on his behalf and compels the earth and those who live on it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.

He was permitted to give a spirit to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast could both speak and cause whoever would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

and the smoke of their torment will go up forever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or anyone who receives the mark of his name.

Lord, who will not fear and glorify Your name? Because You alone are holy, because all the nations will come and worship before You, because Your righteous acts have been revealed.

The first went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and severely painful sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.

I heard the angel of the waters say: You are righteous, who is and who was, the Holy One, for You have decided these things.

Then I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "Don't do that! I am a fellow slave with you and your brothers who have the testimony about Jesus. Worship God, because the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."

He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for 1,000 years.

and there will no longer be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and His servants will serve Him.