1 Timothy 4:15

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

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

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

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.”

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.

“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.

I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them.

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Oh that there were such a heart in them that they would fear me and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them and with their children forever!

Only be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe to do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded you. Don’t turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go.

My son, don’t forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments:

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

He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.

But the word is very near to you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.

Unless your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.

The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.

teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

“In this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

when all Israel has come to appear before Yahweh your God in the place which he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

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.

I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly.

Praise Yah! Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, who delights greatly in his commandments.

“As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says Yahweh. “My Spirit who is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your offspring, nor out of the mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says Yahweh, “from now on and forever.”

For I delight in God’s law after the inward man,

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

It shall be with him, and he shall read from it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear Yahweh his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;

seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Good News of Christ and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all,

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without defect to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

having a good conscience. Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart.”

Yahweh will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life.

even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

For you are a holy people to Yahweh your God. Yahweh your God has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who are on the face of the earth.

I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

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

My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart, for I am called by your name, Yahweh, God of Armies.

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

All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.

“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel. After those days,” says the Lord; “I will put my laws into their mind, I will also write them on their heart. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

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

you shall not be afraid of them. You shall remember well what Yahweh your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt:

I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

Yahweh’s works are great, pondered by all those who delight in them.

Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh’s law.

My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.

so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.

Search in the book of Yahweh, and read: not one of these will be missing. None will lack her mate. For my mouth has commanded, and his Spirit has gathered them.

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

My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,

whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

But if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

Greet the assembly that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Achaia to Christ.

(I also baptized the household of Stephanas; besides them, I don’t know whether I baptized any other.)

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

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

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;

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit,

Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.

But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.

but shall assist their brothers in the Tent of Meeting, to perform the duty, and shall perform no service. This is how you shall have the Levites do their duties.”

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.

but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. On his law he meditates day and night.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer.

My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.

when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in the night watches.

I will also meditate on all your work, and consider your doings.

Let my meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh.

Remember his marvelous works that he has done: his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

I will meditate on your precepts, and consider your ways.

Though princes sit and slander me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.

I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes.

How I love your law! It is my meditation all day.

I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.

My eyes stay open through the night watches, that I might meditate on your word.

I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands.

I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”

Now I beg you, brothers—you know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first fruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to serve the saints—

knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will present us with you.

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.

If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which you have followed.

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.

Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and chews the cud among the animals, that you may eat.

He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find. Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.”