1 Corinthians 1:5

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.

God said, “Let’s make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

Now all these things happened to them by way of example, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

Yahweh’s Spirit will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh.

For, behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but Yahweh will arise on you, and his glory shall be seen on you.

May the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of God’s mouth.’ ”

that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God,

then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God.

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,

seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue,

We have the more sure word of prophecy; and you do well that you heed it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the morning star arises in your hearts:

For most certainly I tell you, whoever may tell this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and doesn’t doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is happening; he shall have whatever he says.

and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;

The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.

These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;

We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,

God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.

When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

The disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

So then, let’s follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.

Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.

Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

Ananias departed and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

If I give away all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don’t have love, it profits me nothing.

But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.

Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the others discern.

Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don’t forbid speaking with other languages.

in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.

But as you abound in everything, in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that you also abound in this grace.

you being enriched in everything to all generosity, which produces thanksgiving to God through us.

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared,

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God’s likeness.

Yahweh’s glory shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it.”

He said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold me, for I haven’t yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”

For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “You rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,

When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.

Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!

Yet if because of food your brother is grieved, you walk no longer in love. Don’t destroy with your food him for whom Christ died.

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God;

you also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift given to us by means of many, thanks may be given by many persons on your behalf.

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.

He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you and does miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

that the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus.

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently,

I myself am also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

You are already filled. You have already become rich. You have come to reign without us. Yes, and I wish that you did reign, that we also might reign with you.

For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;

This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,

He has filled them with wisdom of heart to work all kinds of workmanship, of the engraver, of the skillful workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of those who do any workmanship, and of those who make skillful works.

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.

Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fullness?

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through perseverance and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died.

and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.

If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.

What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, or has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him,

that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;

To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,

For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.

and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.