1 Corinthians 3:10

This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.

Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.

But to each one of us, the grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.

If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.

But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”

If you love me, keep my commandments.

For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”

Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

Because it is contained in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen and precious: He who believes in him will not be disappointed.”

This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.

and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

“Those who are wise among the people will instruct many; yet they will fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder, many days.

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and remain in his love.

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

“Be careful to do all things that I have said to you; and don’t invoke the name of other gods or even let them be heard out of your mouth.

He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs numbered one thousand five.

Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.

But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light that shines more and more until the perfect day.

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.

You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.

This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received living revelations to give to us,

Much in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the revelations of God.

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.

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

yes, making it my aim to preach the Good News, not where Christ was already named, that I might not build on another’s foundation.

For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ.

But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was given to me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown perishable; it is raised imperishable.

and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:

For he looked for the city which has the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.

To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

and some save, snatching them out of the fire with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.

Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;

To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth.

The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

Don’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same things to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.

In all things be showing yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, be showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken,

For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the revelations of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.

Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober, and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ—

If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.

“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn’t darkness.

Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but servants through whom you believed, and each as the Lord gave to him?

For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, you don’t have many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News.

not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God,

The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

Moses said to the children of Israel, “Behold, Yahweh has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

All the wise men, who performed all the work of the sanctuary, each came from his work which he did.

Huram continued, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, who would build a house for Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.

I hated all my labor in which I labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

Those who are wise will shine as the brightness of the expanse. Those who turn many to righteousness will shine as the stars forever and ever.

“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands shall also finish it; and you will know that Yahweh of Armies has sent me to you.

“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.

Therefore behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;

He said, “Watch out that you don’t get led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is at hand.’ Therefore don’t follow them.

When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;

through whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations for his name’s sake;

But I write the more boldly to you in part, as reminding you, because of the grace that was given to me by God,

If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as do some, letters of commendation to you or from you?

You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men,

who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

For we don’t stretch ourselves too much, as though we didn’t reach to you. For we came even as far as to you with the Good News of Christ,

not boasting beyond proper limits in other men’s labors, but having hope that as your faith grows, we will be abundantly enlarged by you in our sphere of influence,

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.

Tell Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.”

Pay attention to yourself and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.

Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you,

The foundations of the city’s wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;