1 Corinthians 14:1

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Flee sexual immorality! “Every sin that a man does is outside the body,” but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.

“Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law. Don’t fear the reproach of men, and don’t be dismayed at their insults.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him.

For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.”

Isaiah is very bold and says, “I was found by those who didn’t seek me. I was revealed to those who didn’t ask for me.”

Yet I wish that all men were like me. However each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.

Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant.

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.

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

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring, because you have obeyed my voice.’ ”

For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen.

Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

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.

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

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.

But since we belong to the day, let’s be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith,

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to share;

that each person who belongs to God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men;

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil;

Let him turn away from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.

We are of God. He who knows God listens to us. He who is not of God doesn’t listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.

For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.

How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.

A highway will be there, a road, and it will be called “The Holy Way”. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it will be for those who walk in the Way. Wicked fools shall not go there.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.

Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head.

whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

But now, being made free from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification and the result of eternal life.

For I say through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up.

For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

Yet if the unbeliever departs, let there be separation. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace.

But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.

Let all that you do be done in love.

For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ that each one may receive the things in the body according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

Do you look at things only as they appear in front of your face? If anyone trusts in himself that he is Christ’s, let him consider this again with himself, that even as he is Christ’s, so we also are Christ’s.

and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

to the intent that now through the assembly the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places,

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith,

I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to think the same way in the Lord.

For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.

I commit this instruction to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which were given to you before, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

But you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,

By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

Let brotherly love continue.

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

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,

The way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, but he loves him who follows after righteousness.

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

If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

Don’t despise prophecies.

Don’t neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the elders.

being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.

But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Now who will harm you if you become imitators of that which is good?

“After that you will come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is; and it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a lute, a tambourine, a pipe, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying.

He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor.

“Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek Yahweh. Look to the rock you were cut from, and to the quarry you were dug from.

Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but rather that you would prophesy. For he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the assembly may be built up.

But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?

So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.

Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.

See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good for one another and for all.

and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.

Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God.

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn’t follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;

having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

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