“On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father...

"Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by...

For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those...

“For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that...

“If you instruct the brethren in these things, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished in the words of faith and of the...

“For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified by the word of...

“Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me. If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,” Even the night...

“Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in...

“For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether. You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your...

“O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend...

“I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of...

“Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will...

“They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated...

“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up...

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who...

For in Scripture it says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put...

As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— you also, like living stones, are being...

“Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure...

“This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief....

“And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, although I was...