John 18:14

nor do you consider that it is advantageous for us that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.”

Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.

for I know your readiness, of which I boast on your behalf to those of Macedonia, that Achaia has been prepared for the past year. Your zeal has stirred up very many of them.

He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.

But she is happier if she stays as she is, in my judgment, and I think that I also have God’s Spirit.

For I didn’t receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.

I went up by revelation, and I laid before them the Good News which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him,

But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

I will come on him while he is weary and exhausted, and will make him afraid. All the people who are with him will flee. I will strike the king only,

He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,

On the first day of every week, let each one of you save, as he may prosper, that no collections are made when I come.

I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

If I must boast, I will boast of the things that concern my weakness.

By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, a thorn in the flesh was given to me: a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively.

Not that I seek for the gift, but I seek for the fruit that increases to your account.

He said, “Now hear my words. If there is a prophet among you, I, Yahweh, will make myself known to him in a vision. I will speak with him in a dream.

You shall keep the feast of weeks to Yahweh your God with a tribute of a free will offering of your hand, which you shall give according to how Yahweh your God blesses you.

Then he said, “God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat stays on him today.”

It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.

Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, “Please let me go, and I will kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man will know it. Why should he take your life, that all the Jews who are gathered to you should be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?”

Now in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

The Spirit lifted me up, and brought me in the vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to the captives. So the vision that I had seen went up from me.

In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head on his bed. Then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters.

I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables.

He said to them, “Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great storm is on you.”

They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.

Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, most certainly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward.”

If we leave him alone like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”

Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don’t go away, the Counselor won’t come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

At this, Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you release this man, you aren’t Caesar’s friend! Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar!”

The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Don’t be afraid, but speak and don’t be silent;

The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”

Why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), “Let’s do evil, that good may come?” Those who say so are justly condemned.

I have therefore my boasting in Christ Jesus in things pertaining to God.

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are expedient. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be brought under the power of anything.

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are profitable. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things build up.

But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?

For he indeed accepted our exhortation, but being himself very earnest, he went out to you of his own accord.

It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. For I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

I have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for I am in no way inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.

how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words,

We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.

I give a judgment in this: for this is expedient for you who were the first to start a year ago, not only to do, but also to be willing.