1 Timothy 6:3

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.

You will not need to fight this battle. Set yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed. Go out against them tomorrow, for Yahweh is with you.’ ”

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

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

“ ‘You shall not lie with a man as with a woman. That is detestable.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortionist. Don’t even eat with such a person.

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

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

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

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

For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

Beloved, don’t be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you.

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,

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.”

No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail you nor forsake you.

Whoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his lord.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.”

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.

The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same things to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;

For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains 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.

“Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!

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

Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

“By your endurance you will win your lives.

I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever:

I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you.

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into God’s Kingdom.

As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, “Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.”

For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.

But thanks be to God, that, whereas you were bondservants of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were delivered.

So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.

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

As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine,

The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and, I am persuaded, in you also.

But know this: that in the last days, grievous times will come.

holding a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.

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

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.

Avoid a factious man after a first and second warning,

Let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings.

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.

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.

He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.

These are those who cause divisions and are sensual, not having the Spirit.

If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood lies: “I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink;” he would be the prophet of this people.

Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In tithes and offerings.

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;” which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”

a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babies, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth.

When I came to you, brothers, I didn’t come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.

So then, brothers, stand firm and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word or by letter.

who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.

But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.

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

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,

but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Even as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, having in the same way as these given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are shown as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.

and soundness of speech that can’t be condemned, that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.

Therefore since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,

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

But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or stubble,

Therefore he who rejects this doesn’t reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.

from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned away to vain talking,

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.

Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts,

not stealing, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.

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;

and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control perseverance; and in perseverance godliness;

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.

They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

But say the things which fit sound doctrine,