John 4:13

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

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

Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which doesn’t satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in richness.

Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;

“He said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’

He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

“Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?

“They will go out, and look at the dead bodies of the men who have transgressed against me; for their worm will not die, nor will their fire be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind.”

This will be the plague with which Yahweh will strike all the peoples who have fought against Jerusalem: their flesh will consume away while they stand on their feet, and their eyes will consume away in their sockets, and their tongue will consume away in their mouth.

Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance, and don’t begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father;’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!

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

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

For he received from God the Father honor and glory when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave its engraving,’ says Yahweh of Armies, ‘and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me.”

Yet you will not come to me, that you may have life.

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.”

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness. As it is written, ‘He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.’ ”

This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”

I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

This is the bread which came down out of heaven—not as our fathers ate the manna, and died. He who eats this bread will live forever.”

I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

do you say of him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You blaspheme,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God?’

even as you gave him authority over all flesh, so he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him.

even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

who also sealed us, and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;

My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.

I saw another angel ascend from the sunrise, having the seal of the living God. He cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was given to harm the earth and the sea,

If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

When the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they didn’t know what it was. Moses said to them, “It is the bread which Yahweh has given you to eat.

I will tell of the decree: Yahweh said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father.

Then I said, “Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll.

Salvation is far from the wicked, for they don’t seek your statutes.

Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.

This also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit does he have who labors for the wind?

The poor and needy seek water, and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I, Yahweh, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

“Keep your feet from being bare, and your throat from thirst. But you said, ‘It is in vain. No, for I have loved strangers, and I will go after them.’

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.

I signed the deed, sealed it, called witnesses, and weighed the money in the balances to him.

Behold, isn’t it of Yahweh of Armies that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?

In that day, says Yahweh of Armies, I will take you, Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel,’ says Yahweh, ‘and will make you as a signet, for I have chosen you,’ says Yahweh of Armies.”

Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever?

As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I have set free your prisoners from the pit in which is no water.

Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”

The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

A voice came out of the sky, “You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

They ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”

and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”

A voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!”

“Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.

He cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.’

for I tell you, I will no longer by any means eat of it until it is fulfilled in God’s Kingdom.”

He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.

The Father himself, who sent me, has testified about me. You have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form.

Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness and they died.

Then what if you would see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?

Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

I am one who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me testifies about me.”

I know that you always listen to me, but because of the multitude standing around I said this, that they may believe that you sent me.”

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

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.

“Foods for the belly, and the belly for foods,” but God will bring to nothing both it and them. But the body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

while we don’t look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

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

For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

In him you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.

(all of which perish with use), according to the precepts and doctrines of men?

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

Let’s therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience.

lest there be any sexually immoral person, or profane person, like Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal.

For the sun arises with the scorching wind and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So the rich man will also fade away in his pursuits.

For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

For, “All flesh is like grass, and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;