1 Corinthians 13:13

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

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

 The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying:

“I have loved you with an everlasting love;
    I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.

Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.

 The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying:

“I have loved you with an everlasting love;
    I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

In God, whose word I praise—
in God I trust and am not afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,

    my God, in whom I trust.”

Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.

When you pass through the waters,
    I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
    they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
    you will not be burned;
    the flames will not set you ablaze.

And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2   He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,

Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
    but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Righteousness guards the person of integrity,
    but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

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.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

 In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’

Because your love is better than life,
    my lips will glorify you.

Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of fools. This too is meaningless.