Since an overseer is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless -- not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.

God is not a human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?

God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood; to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished;

Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up

Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.

Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God."

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.

They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them.

No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven; the Son of Man.

The eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love.

And you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

"My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge."

What good will it be for you to gain the whole world, yet forfeit your soul? Or what can you give in exchange for your soul?

That has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world; just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood Gods grace.

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.

If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother. Rather be openhanded and freely lend him whatever he needs.

Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

The wicked man earns deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.