1 Thessalonians 1:6

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.

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

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.

I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness.

While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

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.

He who doesn’t take his cross and follow after me, isn’t worthy of me.

In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

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.

You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden.

Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Whoever doesn’t bear his own cross, and come after me, can’t be my disciple.

Jesus therefore said to them, “Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, that darkness doesn’t overtake you. He who walks in the darkness doesn’t know where he is going.

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,

You will also decree a thing, and it will be established to you. Light will shine on your ways.

Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men!

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

This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

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

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.

This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

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.

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.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,

When a man’s ways please Yahweh, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

“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.

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

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

For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

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,

Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.

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

Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?

Indeed, he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel. I will also give you as a light to the nations, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.”

“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you.

If you love me, keep my commandments.

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

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

through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

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

For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.

Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways.

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

to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified.

Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.”

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

But they will do all these things to you for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me.

So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

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

But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter.

not as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked.

He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit. My life will see the light.’

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. The light has shined on those who lived in the land of the shadow of death.

But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the stall.

If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself.

Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

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

Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.

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

I beg you therefore, be imitators of me.

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.

For you, brothers, became imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus; for you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews

not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.

They shall eat the meat in that night, roasted with fire, and unleavened bread. They shall eat it with bitter herbs.

You shall eat no leavened bread with it. You shall eat unleavened bread with it seven days, even the bread of affliction (for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste) that you may remember the day when you came out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life.

“Therefore behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, “Blessed are you who are poor, God’s Kingdom is yours.

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Most certainly I tell you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.

They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for Jesus’ name.

So the assemblies throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace, and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

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.

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.

Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand,

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

how in much proof of affliction, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their generosity.

This was not as we had expected, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.

The things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me: do these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your perseverance and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure.

For you both had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and an enduring one in the heavens.

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

whom, not having known, you love. In him, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory,

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

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.

Yes, he loves the people. All his saints are in your hand. They sat down at your feet. Each receives your words.