Galatians 3:29

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.

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!

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

What agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk in them. I will be their God and they will be my people.”

“In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left to another people; but it will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.

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

but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world that he might put to shame the things that are strong.

that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death,

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.

But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”

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

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

The kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole sky, will be given to the people of the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions will serve and obey him.’

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

But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your Kingdom.

Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.” ’ ”

For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.

“But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says Yahweh: “I will put my law in their inward parts, and I will write it in their heart. I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

“Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.

the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, or free person; but Christ is all, and in all.

Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

But because you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings, rejoice, that at the revelation of his glory you also may rejoice with exceeding joy.

Yahweh’s angel encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.

Praise Yahweh, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, obeying the voice of his word.

The humble also will increase their joy in Yahweh, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,

knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love,

that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus through the Good News,

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

He is the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.

For the promise to Abraham and to his offspring that he should be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.

For we are not commending ourselves to you again, but speak as giving you occasion of boasting on our behalf, that you may have something to answer those who boast in appearance, and not in heart.

By faith, he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.

Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

God said to Abraham, “Don’t let it be grievous in your sight because of the boy, and because of your servant. In all that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice. For your offspring will be named through Isaac.

Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.

There are many plans in a man’s heart, but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.

and I will make that which was lame a remnant, and that which was cast far off a strong nation: and Yahweh will reign over them on Mount Zion from then on, even forever.”

Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.”

Don’t be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.

Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”

Neither, because they are Abraham’s offspring, are they all children. But, “your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac.”

But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.

Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself.) I am more so: in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, and in deaths often.

Now we, brothers, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

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

in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.

who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ship was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.

The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ. He will reign forever and ever!”

I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people, and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.

Yahweh has sworn, and will not change his mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

Yahweh remembers us. He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel. He will bless the house of Aaron.

Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel, and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

My God has sent his angel, and has shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me; because as before him innocence was found in me; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.”

See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

The beggar died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus Christ, our Lord? Aren’t you my work in the Lord?

See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.

For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ’s, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.

Jesus said to him, “Today, salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.

He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they might be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be accounted to them.

and if children, then heirs: heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year.”

Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac,

The princes of the peoples are gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God. He is greatly exalted!

In days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom and bud. They will fill the surface of the world with fruit.

Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who has conceived these for me, since I have been bereaved of my children and am alone, an exile, and wandering back and forth? Who has brought these up? Behold, I was left alone. Where were these?’ ”

But now, Yahweh, you are our Father. We are the clay and you our potter. We all are the work of your hand.

They answered him, “Our father is Abraham.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham.

You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘All the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.’

don’t boast over the branches. But if you boast, it is not you who support the root, but the root supports you.

Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ’s, at his coming.

Do you look at things only as they appear in front of your face? If anyone trusts in himself that he is Christ’s, let him consider this again with himself, that even as he is Christ’s, so we also are Christ’s.

Know therefore that those who are of faith are children of Abraham.

So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his offspring. He doesn’t say, “To descendants”, as of many, but as of one, “To your offspring”, which is Christ.

For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.

But the Scripture imprisoned all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.

that being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

For most certainly, he doesn’t give help to angels, but he gives help to the offspring of Abraham.

In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath,

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.

to whom it was said, “Your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac,”

Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.