Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine.

Let not the book of this law depart out of thy mouth: but record therein day and night that thou mayest be circumspect to do according to all that is written therein. For then shalt thou make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have understanding.

Study to show thyself laudable unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, dividing the word of truth justly.

But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in his law will he exercise himself, day and night.

For God hath not given to us the spirit of fear: but of power, and of love, and of soberness of mind.

Every man that proveth masteries abstaineth from all things. And they do it to obtain a corruptible crown: but we to obtain an uncorruptible crown. I therefore so run, not as at an uncertain thing. So fight I, not as one that beateth the air: but I tame my body and bring it into subjection, lest after that I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

Set your affection on things that are above, and not on things which are on the earth.

I laboured also in the work upon the wall, and bought no land. And all my servants came thither together unto the work.

Mine eyes are ever looking unto the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

But mine eyes look unto thee, O LORD God; in thee is my trust. O cast not out my soul.

And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me all the days of their life, that they and their children after them may prosper.

Of which salvation have the prophets enquired, and searched, which prophesied of the grace that should come unto you; searching when, or at what time, the spirit of Christ which was in them should signify - which spirit testified before - the passions that should come unto Christ, and the glory that should follow after.

These were the noblest of birth among them of Thessalonica, which received the word with all diligence of mind, and searched the scriptures daily whether those things were even so.