1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD.2 Lord, hear my voice!Let your ears be attentiveto the voice of my supplications! 3 If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities,Lord, who could stand?4 But there is forgiveness with you,so that you may be revered. 5 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,and…

13Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15He said to them, “But who do you say that I…

16Live by the Spirit, I say, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17For what the flesh desires is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit desires is opposed to the flesh; for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you want. 18But if you are led…

1Send out your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will get it back. 2Divide your means seven ways, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may happen on earth. 3When clouds are full, they empty rain on the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the…

1   O LORD, remember in David’s favor           all the hardships he endured; 2   how he swore to the LORD           and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, 3   “I will not enter my house           or get into my bed; 4   I will not give sleep to my eyes           or slumber to my eyelids, 5   until I find a place for the LORD,           a dwelling-place for the Mighty One of…

1The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test Jesus they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You…

1For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. 2Listen! I, Paul, am telling you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you. 3Once again I testify to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he…

11Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favour to the skilful; but time and chance happen to them all. 12For no one can anticipate the time of disaster. Like fish taken…

1 Transgression speaks to the wickeddeep in their hearts;there is no fear of Godbefore their eyes.2 For they flatter themselves in their own eyesthat their iniquity cannot be found out and hated.3 The words of their mouths are mischief and deceit;they have ceased to act wisely and do good.4 They plot mischief while on their…

29After Jesus had left that place, he passed along the Sea of Galilee, and he went up the mountain, where he sat down. 30Great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the mute, and many others. They put them at his feet, and he cured them, 31so that the…