1 O LORD, you have searched me and known me. 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up;you discern my thoughts from far away.3 You search out my path and my lying down,and are acquainted with all my ways.4 Even before a word is on my tongue,O LORD, you know it…

21Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” 22Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times. 23″For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished…

27Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. 28And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers; then deeds of power, then gifts of healing, forms of assistance, forms of leadership, various kinds of tongues. 29Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work…

1The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi son of Gedaliah son of Amariah son of Hezekiah, in the days of King Josiah son of Amon of Judah. 2I will utterly sweep away everythingfrom the face of the earth, says the Lord.3I will sweep away humans and animals;I will sweep away…

1 Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion,which cannot be moved, but abides forever.2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,so the LORD surrounds his people,from this time on and forevermore.3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not reston the land allotted to the righteous,so that the righteous might not stretch outtheir hands to…

32″Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 33Sell your possessions, and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34For where your treasure is, there your heart…

11Then I saw another beast that rose out of the earth; it had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. 12It exercises all the authority of the first beast on its behalf, and it makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed. 13It…

8Are you better than Thebesthat sat by the Nile,with water around her,her rampart a sea,water her wall?9Ethiopia was her strength,Egypt too, and that without limit;Put and the Libyans were her helpers. 10Yet she became an exile,she went into captivity;even her infants were dashed in piecesat the head of every street;lots were cast for her nobles,all…

1 I waited patiently for the LORD;he inclined to me and heard my cry.2 He drew me up from the desolate pit,out of the miry bog,and set my feet upon a rock,making my steps secure.3 He put a new song in my mouth,a song of praise to our God.Many will see and fear,and put their…

13Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” 14But he said to him, “Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?” 15And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does…