1 Peter 1:8

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

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.

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.

for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,

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.

Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

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

He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.

I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.

You didn’t choose me, but I chose you and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

But God’s love has most certainly been perfected in whoever keeps his word. This is how we know that we are in him:

For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.

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

For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence firm to the end,

let’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed with pure water,

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

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,

“If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.

They will still produce fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green,

testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus.

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, think about these things.

how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation—which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard,

that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.

But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the saving of the soul.

I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.

But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshipers.

Therefore, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you would be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, that we might produce fruit to God.

That which I speak, I don’t speak according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:

This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.

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.

As many as walk by this rule, peace and mercy be on them, and on God’s Israel.

who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.

Yahweh said to him, “Go through the middle of the city, through the middle of Jerusalem, and set a mark on the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry over all the abominations that are done within it.”

“Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.

but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

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,

Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;

The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God;

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.

But far be it from me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

In him you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.

yet I will rejoice in Yahweh. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!

I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full.

Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen, and have believed.”

For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died.

“So let all your enemies perish, Yahweh, but let those who love him be as the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had rest forty years.

I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh! My soul will be joyful in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

for we walk by faith, not by sight.

By faith, he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

You heard how I told you, ‘I go away, and I come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I said ‘I am going to my Father;’ for the Father is greater than I.

for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came from God.

So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”

But if anyone loves God, the same is known by him.

while we don’t look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house. We are his house, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.

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

But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

You shall take on the first day the fruit of majestic trees, branches of palm trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God seven days.

Hannah prayed, and said: “My heart exults in Yahweh! My horn is exalted in Yahweh. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.

You have put gladness in my heart, more than when their grain and their new wine are increased.

Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest them at noon; for why should I be as one who is veiled beside the flocks of your companions?

How is your beloved better than another beloved, you fairest among women? How is your beloved better than another beloved, that you do so adjure us?

His mouth is sweetness; yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn’t worthy of me.

Therefore Jesus said to them, “If God were your father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from God. For I haven’t come of myself, but he sent me.

If you love me, keep my commandments.

One who has my commandments and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.”

He who doesn’t love me doesn’t keep my words. The word which you hear isn’t mine, but the Father’s who sent me.

Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

He brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his household, having believed in God.

Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

If any man doesn’t love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be cursed. Come, Lord!

who also sealed us, and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.

how he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

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

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

Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love. Amen.

Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,

For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;

Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”

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;

You became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved in various trials,

For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,”

When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.

Now thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!