Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle.

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.”

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.

But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.

Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.

And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.

Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence.

Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.

The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!

As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.

He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug.

But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.

But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.

Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?

And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another.

I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.”

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.

Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.

Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”

I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.

As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

Thus says the Lord of hosts, render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another.