Matthew 19:17

John answered, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?

This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

For Yahweh is good. His loving kindness endures forever, his faithfulness to all generations.

I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.

I gave them my statutes, and showed them my ordinances, which if a man does, he will live in them.

For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.

This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.

He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.

When he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to Yahweh, and give praise in holy array, as they go out before the army, and say, “Give thanks to Yahweh; for his loving kindness endures forever.”

They sang to one another in praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel.” All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Yahweh, because the foundation of Yahweh’s house had been laid.

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

Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.

To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to him?

“ ‘ “But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They didn’t walk in my statutes, and they rejected my ordinances, which if a man keeps, he shall live in them. They greatly profaned my Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out my wrath on them in the wilderness, to consume them.

“For I, Yahweh, don’t change; therefore you, sons of Jacob, are not consumed.

These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch;

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.

Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am Yahweh.

Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and to the ordinances which I teach you, to do them; that you may live, and go in and possess the land which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, gives you.

It was shown to you so that you might know that Yahweh is God. There is no one else besides him.

Therefore you are great, Yahweh God. For there is no one like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

For who is God, besides Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God?

“But they and our fathers behaved proudly, hardened their neck, didn’t listen to your commandments,

They pour out arrogant words. All the evildoers boast.

Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good; for his loving kindness endures forever.

Praise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.

He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.

Don’t fear, neither be afraid. Haven’t I declared it to you long ago, and shown it? You are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? Indeed, there is not. I don’t know any other Rock.”

Even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear. Yes, I will carry, and will deliver.

the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, ‘Give thanks to Yahweh of Armies, for Yahweh is good, for his loving kindness endures forever;’ who bring thanksgiving into Yahweh’s house. For I will cause the captivity of the land to be reversed as at the first,” says Yahweh.

Now I will shortly pour out my wrath on you, and accomplish my anger against you, and will judge you according to your ways. I will bring on you all your abominations.

He reveals the deep and secret things. He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.

But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.

‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

He said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.”

praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.

More believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women.

The commandment which was for life, this I found to be for death;

not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God,

If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Yahweh; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the best of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul.

Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

and showed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, and against all his servants, and against all the people of his land; for you knew that they dealt proudly against them, and made a name for yourself, as it is today.

“Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against you, cast your law behind their back, killed your prophets that testified against them to turn them again to you, and they committed awful blasphemies.

Yahweh, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? Yah, your faithfulness is around you.

Blessed are you, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes.

You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes.

For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides you, who works for him who waits for him.

“ ‘ “But they rebelled against me, and would not listen to me. They didn’t all throw away the abominations of their eyes. They also didn’t forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said I would pour out my wrath on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the middle of the land of Egypt.

Jesus asked him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one: God.

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

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.

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.

We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except one—God.

For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, “The one who does them will live by them.”

There is no one as holy as Yahweh, for there is no one besides you, nor is there any rock like our God.

and testified against them, that you might bring them again to your law. Yet they were arrogant, and didn’t listen to your commandments, but sinned against your ordinances (which if a man does, he shall live in them), turned their backs, stiffened their neck, and would not hear.

Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually.

Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Praise Yah, for Yahweh is good. Sing praises to his name, for that is pleasant.

“ ‘ “But the children rebelled against me. They didn’t walk in my statutes, and didn’t keep my ordinances to do them, which if a man does, he shall live in them. They profaned my Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out my wrath on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

The law is not of faith, but, “The man who does them will live by them.”

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

For, “He who would love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.