1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;for his steadfast love endures forever.2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so,those he redeemed from trouble3 and gathered in from the lands,from the east and from the west,from the north and from the south. 4 Some wandered in desert wastes,finding no way to…

41Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven” 42They were saying, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” 43Jesus answered them, “Do not complain among…

12 I am writing to you, little children,because your sins are forgiven on account of his name.13 I am writing to you, fathers,because you know him who is from the beginning.I am writing to you, young people,because you have conquered the evil one.14 I write to you, children,because you know the Father.I write to you,…

1This is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the Israelites before his death. 2He said:The LORD came from Sinai,and dawned from Seir upon us;he shone forth from Mount Paran.With him were myriads of holy ones;at his right, a host of his own.3 Indeed, O favorite among peoples,all his holy ones were…

1 Great is the LORD and greatly to be praisedin the city of our God.His holy mountain, 2beautiful in elevation,is the joy of all the earth,Mount Zion, in the far north,the city of the great King.3 Within its citadels Godhas shown himself a sure defense. 4 Then the kings assembled,they came on together.5 As soon…

35Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 36But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. 37Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who…

1Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. 3By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible. 4By faith Abel offered to God…

1Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3I will bless those who…

1 O LORD, our Sovereign,how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouths of babes and infantsyou have founded a bulwark because of your foes,to silence the enemy and the avenger. 3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your…

23“Very truly, I tell you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. 24Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.” 25“I have said these things to you in figures of speech….