1   Praise the Lord!           How good it is to sing praises to our God;           for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting. 2   The Lord builds up Jerusalem;           he gathers the outcasts of Israel. 3   He heals the brokenhearted,           and binds up their wounds. 4   He determines the number of the stars;           he gives to all of them their names. 5   Great is our Lord, and…

28Then they took Jesus from Caiaphas to Pilate’s headquarters. It was early in the morning. They themselves did not enter the headquarters, so as to avoid ritual defilement and to be able to eat the Passover. 29So Pilate went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” 30They answered, “If this man…

1If then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, 2make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than…

1See, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble; the day that comes shall burn them up, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. 2But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with…

1   Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth. 2        Worship the LORD with gladness;           come into his presence with singing. 3   Know that the LORD is God.           It is he that made us, and we are his;           we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4   Enter his gates with thanksgiving,           and his courts with praise.           Give thanks to him,…

9When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death as well, 11since it was on account of him that many of the Jews were deserting…

13I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. 14 And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us in…

1My child, if you have given your pledge to your neighbor, if you have bound yourself to another, 2 you are snared by the utterance of your lips, caught by the words of your mouth. 3So do this, my child, and save yourself, for you have come into your neighbor’s power: go, hurry, and plead with your neighbor. 4 Give…

1   To you, O LORD, I call;           my rock, do not refuse to hear me,      for if you are silent to me,           I shall be like those who go down to the Pit. 2   Hear the voice of my supplication,           as I cry to you for help,      as I lift up my hands           toward your most holy sanctuary. 3   Do not drag me away with…

17When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, 19and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. 20When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. 21Martha…