1 Kings 17:24

For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.”

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

(as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),

So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Therefore, even as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you will hear his voice,

searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ, which was in them, pointed to, when he predicted the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that would follow them.

“Yahweh’s Spirit spoke by me. His word was on my tongue.

“Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus.

“The house which I am building will be great; for our God is greater than all gods.

They sang to one another in praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel.” All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Yahweh, because the foundation of Yahweh’s house had been laid.

For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.

But the things which God announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.

That which was a temptation to you in my flesh, you didn’t despise nor reject; but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

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

Therefore I will not be negligent to remind you of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present truth.

Israel saw the great work which Yahweh did to the Egyptians, and the people feared Yahweh; and they believed in Yahweh and in his servant Moses.

Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

For Yahweh is a great God, a great King above all gods.

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

so is my word that goes out of my mouth: it will not return to me void, but it will accomplish that which I please, and it will prosper in the thing I sent it to do.

He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”

Jesus answered, “This voice hasn’t come for my sake, but for your sakes.

“Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him among you, even as you yourselves know,

even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

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

But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them.

For indeed we have had good news preached to us, even as they also did, but the word they heard didn’t profit them, because it wasn’t mixed with faith by those who heard.

having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.

but the Lord’s word endures forever.” This is the word of Good News which was preached to you.

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

But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one comes into Yahweh’s house; and the priests who kept the threshold put all the money that was brought into Yahweh’s house into it.

For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised. He also is to be feared above all gods.

He appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required; the doorkeepers also by their divisions at every gate, for David the man of God had so commanded.

and his brothers, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them.

May he grant you your heart’s desire, and fulfill all your counsel.

In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from the plotting of man. You will keep them secretly in a dwelling away from the strife of tongues.

For you, Yahweh, are most high above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.

For I know that Yahweh is great, that our Lord is above all gods.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.

For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

But they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.”

The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), “where are you staying?”

But the testimony which I have is greater than that of John, for the works which the Father gave me to accomplish, the very works that I do, testify about me, that the Father has sent me.

But of the multitude, many believed in him. They said, “When the Christ comes, he won’t do more signs than those which this man has done, will he?”

Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.

If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”

If I don’t do the works of my Father, don’t believe me.

Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, ‘Show us the Father?’

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.

Now we know that you know all things, and don’t need for anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came from God.”

that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that you sent me.

He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?” Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, “Do you have affection for me?” He said to him, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.

As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

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.

in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,

She said to her husband, “See now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God who passes by us continually.

and showed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, and against all his servants, and against all the people of his land; for you knew that they dealt proudly against them, and made a name for yourself, as it is today.

You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.

When the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. The multitudes marveled, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”

They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach, for you aren’t partial to anyone.

Or do you think that I couldn’t ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

He answered them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

This beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, he baptizes, and everyone is coming to him.”

Some therefore of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, because he doesn’t keep the Sabbath.” Others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” There was division among them.

My Father who has given them to me is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father’s hand.

Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?”

But if I do them, though you don’t believe me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”

Even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.”

He who sees me sees him who sent me.

for the words which you have given me I have given to them, and they received them, and knew for sure that I came from you. They have believed that you sent me.

Therefore I endure all things for the chosen ones’ sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

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

Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all gods because of the way that they treated people arrogantly.”

Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A man of God came to me, and his face was like the face of the angel of God, very awesome. I didn’t ask him where he was from, neither did he tell me his name;

But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

Then she went in, fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; then she picked up her son, and went out.

It was so, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, “Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.”

The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers close to them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch.

The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.

and I brought them into Yahweh’s house, into the room of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the room of the princes, which was above the room of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.

I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. Nevertheless, let’s go to him.”

I know that you always listen to me, but because of the multitude standing around I said this, that they may believe that you sent me.”

If I hadn’t done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn’t have had sin. But now they have seen and also hated both me and my Father.

For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.

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

I have not written to you because you don’t know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.