1 Timothy 4:8

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.

Don’t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”

For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

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

But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.

and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.

Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.

Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.

But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you wouldn’t have condemned the guiltless.

“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.

Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ

He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.

For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

Guard your steps when you go to God’s house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don’t know that they do evil.

For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.”

What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

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.

Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey Yahweh your God’s voice; then Yahweh will relent from the evil that he has pronounced against you.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.

Yes, Yahweh will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.

“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith,

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor.

You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.

Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.

The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go and do as you have said; but make me a little cake from it first, and bring it out to me, and afterward make some for you and for your son.

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

“What are the multitude of your sacrifices to me?”, says Yahweh. “I have had enough of the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed animals. I don’t delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of male goats.

For I earnestly protested to your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early and protesting, saying, “Obey my voice.”

Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.

leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

For thus you will be richly supplied with the entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a number, one hundred forty-four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads.

I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.

Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you, until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.”

Yahweh is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

But seek God’s Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you.

These things indeed appear like wisdom in self-imposed worship, humility, and severity to the body; but aren’t of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.

For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.

For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.

for they will add to you length of days, years of life, and peace.

Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.

He will give the rain for your seed, with which you will sow the ground; and bread of the increase of the ground will be rich and plentiful. In that day, your livestock will feed in large pastures.

but he will receive one hundred times more now in this time: houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and land, with persecutions; and in the age to come eternal life.

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.

He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.

You shall walk in all the way which Yahweh your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.

All these blessings will come upon you, and overtake you, if you listen to Yahweh your God’s voice.

You shall be blessed in the fruit of your body, the fruit of your ground, the fruit of your animals, the increase of your livestock, and the young of your flock.

Samuel said, “Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying Yahweh’s voice? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.

Azariah the chief priest, of the house of Zadok, answered him and said, “Since people began to bring the offerings into Yahweh’s house, we have eaten and had enough, and have plenty left over, for Yahweh has blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.”

Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

“Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.

But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.

Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.

The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.

Though a sinner commits crimes a hundred times, and lives long, yet surely I know that it will be better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.

Tell the righteous “Good!” For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

There will be stability in your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of Yahweh is your treasure.

he will dwell on high. His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks. His bread will be supplied. His waters will be sure.

To what purpose does frankincense from Sheba come to me, and the sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, and your sacrifices are not pleasing to me.”

“ ‘Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “Because you have spoken falsehood and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you,” says the Lord Yahweh.

Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.

Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.

But new wine must be put into fresh wine skins, and both are preserved.

I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.’

who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.”

It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. All are yours,

But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we don’t eat, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.

If I give away all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don’t have love, it profits me nothing.

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

Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they don’t argue about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.

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;

Don’t be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good that the heart be established by grace, not by food, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue,

This is the promise which he promised us, the eternal life.

He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will go out from there no more. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my own new name.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.