Romans 15:3

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

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.

for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,

Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.

You didn’t choose me, but I chose you and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.

for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently,

They will still produce fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green,

His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, think about these things.

Jesus therefore answered them, “Most certainly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.

If you love me, keep my commandments.

Therefore, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you would be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, that we might produce fruit to God.

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered.

For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,

he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked.

I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart.”

even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind; for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,

“Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.

that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God,

whom, not having known, you love. In him, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory,

This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.

“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”

The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.

No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father.”

When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished.” He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,

looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.

“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.

Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.

No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.

But the testimony which I have is greater than that of John, for the works which the Father gave me to accomplish, the very works that I do, testify about me, that the Father has sent me.

Even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.

Jesus therefore said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing of myself, but as my Father taught me, I say these things.

Behold, the time is coming, yes, and has now come, that you will be scattered, everyone to his own place, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do.

For as through the one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous.

For what the law couldn’t do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh;

Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing and say, “Sit here in a good place;” and you tell the poor man, “Stand there,” or “Sit by my footstool”

“I know your works, oppression, and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.

For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,

And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, yes, the death of the cross.

Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness. I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; for comforters, but I found none.

I have also become a reproach to them. When they see me, they shake their head.

He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cup can’t pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done.”

Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.

Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbors, a horror to my acquaintances. Those who saw me on the street fled from me.

Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the mighty peoples,

My enemies reproach me all day. Those who are mad at me use my name as a curse.

It is enough for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household!

But the multitudes, perceiving it, followed him. He welcomed them, spoke to them of God’s Kingdom, and he cured those who needed healing.

He who sent me is with me. The Father hasn’t left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him.”

Then the Jews answered him, “Don’t we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?”

If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and remain in his love.

If I hadn’t done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn’t have had sin. But now they have seen and also hated both me and my Father.

Now the God of perseverance and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,