Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
AUGUST
29
PSALMS:
29, 59, 89, 119, 149
PROVERBS:
29
OLD
TESTAMENT:
EZEKIEL 37:1 - 38:23
NEW
TESTAMENT:
JAMES 1:19 - 2:17
PSALMS:
29
1 Ascribe
to the LORD, you sons of the mighty,
Ascribe
to the LORD glory and strength.
2 Ascribe
to the LORD the glory due to his name.
Worship
the LORD in holy array.
3 The
voice of LORD is on the waters.
The
God of glory thunders, even the LORD on many waters.
4 The
voice of the LORD is powerful.
The
voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
5 The
voice of the LORD breaks the cedars.
Yes,
the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Levanon.
6 He
makes them also to skip like a calf;
Levanon
and Siryon like a young wild ox.
7 The
voice of the LORD strikes with flashes of lightning.
8 The
voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness.
The
LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The
voice of the LORD makes the deer calve,
And
strips the forests bare.
In
his temple everything says, "Glory!"
10 The
LORD sat enthroned at the Flood.
Yes,
the LORD sits as King forever.
11 The
LORD will give strength to his people.
The
LORD will bless his people with shalom.
PSALMS:
59
1 Deliver
me from my enemies, my God.
Set
me on high from those who rise up against me.
The
mighty gather themselves together against me,
Not
for my disobedience, nor for my sin, LORD.
Rouse
yourself to punish the nations.
Show
no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah.
God
will let me look at my enemies in triumph.
Scatter
them by your power, and bring them down,
Lord
our shield.
12 For
the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips,
Let
them be caught in their pride,
For
the curses and lies which they utter.
13 Consume
them in wrath.
Consume
them, and they will be no more.
Let
them know that God rules in Ya`akov,
To
the ends of the eretz.
Selah.
14 At
evening let them return.
Let
them howl like a dog, and go around the city.
15
They
shall wander up and down for food,
And
wait all night if they aren't satisfied.
16 But
I will sing of your strength.
Yes,
I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning.
For
you have been my high tower,
A
refuge in the day of my distress.
17
To you, my strength, I will sing praises.
For
God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
PSALMS:
89
1 I
will sing of the loving kindness of the LORD forever.
With
my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
You
established the heavens.
Your
faithfulness is in them."
Your
faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
Who
among the sons of the heavenly beings is like the LORD,
To
be feared above all those who are around him?
You
have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
The
world and its fullness.
You
have founded them.
Loving
kindness and truth go before your face.
18 For
our shield belongs to the LORD;
Our
king to the Holy One of Yisra'el.
19 Then
you spoke in vision to your holy ones,
And
said, "I have bestowed strength on the warrior.
I
have exalted a young man from the people.
20 I
have found David, my servant.
I
have anointed him with my holy oil,
21 With
whom my hand shall be established.
My
arm will also strengthen him.
22 No
enemy will tax him.
No
wicked man will oppress him.
23 I
will beat down his adversaries before him,
And
strike those who hate him.
24 But
my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him.
In
my name, his horn will be exalted.
25 I
will set his hand also on the sea,
And
his right hand on the rivers.
26 He
will call to me, 'You are my Father,
My
God, and the rock of my salvation!'
27 I
will also appoint him my firstborn,
The
highest of the kings of the eretz.
28 I
will keep my loving kindness for him forevermore.
My
covenant will stand firm with him.
29 I
will also make his seed endure forever,
And
his throne as the days of heaven.
30 If
his children forsake my law,
And
don't walk in my ordinances;
31 If
they break my statutes,
And
don't keep my mitzvot;
32 Then
I will punish their sin with the rod,
And
their iniquity with stripes.
33
But
I will not completely take my loving kindness from him,
Nor
allow my faithfulness to fail.
34 I
will not break my covenant,
Nor
alter what my lips have uttered.
35 Once
have I sworn by my holiness,
I
will not lie to David.
36 His
seed will endure forever,
His
throne like the sun before me.
37 It
will be established forever like the moon,
The
faithful witness in the sky."
Selah.
38 But
you have rejected and spurned.
You
have been angry with your anointed.
39 You
have renounced the covenant of your servant.
You
have defiled his crown in the dust.
40 You
have broken down all his hedges.
You
have brought his strongholds to ruin.
41 All
who pass by the way rob him.
He
has become a reproach to his neighbors.
42 You
have exalted the right hand of his adversaries.
You
have made all of his enemies rejoice.
43 Yes,
you turn back the edge of his sword,
And
haven't supported him in battle.
44 You
have ended his splendor,
And
thrown his throne down to the ground.
45 You
have shortened the days of his youth.
You
have covered him with shame.
Selah.
46How
long, LORD?
Will
you hide yourself forever?
Will
your wrath burn like fire?
47 Remember
how short my time is!
For
what vanity have you created all the children of men!
48 What
man is he who shall live and not see death,
Who
shall deliver his soul from the power of She'ol?
Selah.
49 Lord,
where are your former loving kindnesses,
Which
you swore to David in your faithfulness?
50 Remember,
Lord, the reproach of your servants,
How
I bear in my heart the taunts of all the mighty peoples,
51 With
which your enemies have mocked, LORD,
With
which they have mocked the footsteps of your anointed one.
52 Blessed
be the LORD forevermore.
Amein,
and Amein.
PSALMS:
119
1 Blessed
are those whose ways are blameless,
Who
walk according to the law of the LORD.
53 Indignation
has taken hold on me,
Because
of the wicked who forsake your law.
54 Your
statutes have been my songs,
In
the house where I live.
55 I
have remembered your name, LORD, in the night,
And
I obey your law.
56 This
is my way,
That
I keep your precepts.
57 The
LORD is my portion.
I
promised to obey your words.
58 I
sought your favor with my whole heart.
Be
merciful to me according to your word.
59 I
considered my ways,
And
turned my steps to your statutes.
60 I
will hurry, and not delay,
To
obey your mitzvot.
61 The
ropes of the wicked bind me,
But
I won't forget your law.
62 At
midnight I will rise to give thanks to you,
Because
of your righteous ordinances.
63 I
am a friend of all those who fear you,
Of
those who observe your precepts.
64 The
eretz is full of your loving kindness, LORD.
Teach
me your statutes.
65 Do
good to your servant,
According
to your word, LORD.
66 Teach
me good judgment and knowledge,
For
I believe in your mitzvot.
67 Before
I was afflicted, I went astray;
But
now I observe your word.
68 You
are good, and do good.
Teach
me your statutes.
69 The
proud have smeared a lie upon me.
With
my whole heart,
I
will keep your precepts.
70 Their
heart is as callous as the fat,
But
I delight in your law.
71 It
is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That
I may learn your statutes.
72 The
law of your mouth is better to me
than
thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
73 Your
hands have made me and formed me.
Give
me understanding, that I may learn your mitzvot.
74 Those
who fear you will see me and be glad,
Because
I have put my hope in your word.
75 LORD,
I know that your judgments are righteous,
That
in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76 Please
let your loving kindness be for my comfort,
According
to your word to your servant.
77 Let
your tender mercies come to me, that I may live;
For
your law is my delight.
78 Let
the proud be put to shame,
for
they have overthrown me wrongfully.
I
will meditate on your precepts.
79 Let
those who fear you turn to me.
They
will know your statutes.
80 Let
my heart be blameless toward your decrees,
That
I may not be put to shame.
81 My
soul faints for your salvation.
I
hope in your word.
82 My
eyes fail for your word.
I
say, "When will you comfort me?"
83 For
I have become like a wineskin in the smoke.
I
don't forget your statutes.
84 How
many are the days of your servant?
When
will you execute judgment on those who persecute me?
85 The
proud have dug pits for me,
Contrary
to your law.
86 All
of your mitzvot are faithful.
They
persecute me wrongfully.
Help
me!
87 They
had almost wiped me from the eretz,
But
I didn't forsake your precepts.
88 Preserve
my life according to your loving kindness,
So
I will obey the statutes of your mouth.
89 LORD,
your word is settled in heaven forever.
90
Your
faithfulness is to all generations.
You
have established the eretz, and it remains.
91 Your
laws remain to this day,
For
all things serve you.
92 Unless
your law had been my delight,
I
would have perished in my affliction.
93 I
will never forget your precepts,
For
with them, you have revived me.
94 I
am yours. Save me,
For
I have sought your precepts.
95 The
wicked have waited for me, to destroy me.
I
will consider your statutes.
96 I
have seen a limit to all perfection,
But
your commands are boundless.
97 How
love I your law!
It
is my meditation all day.
98 Your
mitzvot make me wiser than my enemies,
For
your mitzvot are always with me.
99 I
have more understanding than all my teachers,
For
your testimonies are my meditation.
100 I
understand more than the aged,
Because
I have kept your precepts.
101 I
have kept my feet from every evil way,
That
I might observe your word.
102 I
have not turned aside from your ordinances,
For
you have taught me.
103 How
sweet are your promises to my taste,
More
than honey to my mouth!
104 Through
your precepts,
I
get understanding;
Therefore
I hate every false way.
105 Your
word is a lamp to my feet,
And
a light for my path.
106 I
have sworn, and have confirmed it,
That
I will obey your righteous ordinances.
107 I
am afflicted very much.
Revive
me, LORD, according to your word.
108 Accept,
I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth.
LORD,
teach me your ordinances.
109 My
soul is continually in my hand,
Yet
I won't forget your law.
110 The
wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet
I haven't gone astray from your precepts.
111 I
have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever,
For
they are the joy of my heart.
112 I
have set my heart to perform your statutes forever,
Even
to the end.
113 I
hate double-minded men,
But
I love your law.
114 You
are my hiding place and my shield.
I
hope in your word.
115 Depart
from me, you evildoers,
That
I may keep the mitzvot of my God.
116 Uphold
me according to your word, that I may live.
Let
me not be ashamed of my hope.
117 Hold
me up, and I will be safe,
And
will have respect for your statutes continually.
118
You
reject all those who stray from your statutes,
For
their deceit is in vain.
119 You
put away all the wicked of the eretz like dross.
Therefore
I love your testimonies.
120 My
flesh trembles for fear of you.
I
am afraid of your judgments.
121 I
have done what is just and righteous.
Don't
leave me to my oppressors.
122 Ensure
your servant's well-being.
Don't
let the proud oppress me.
123 My
eyes fail watching for your yeshu`ah,
For
your righteous word.
124 Deal
with your servant according to your loving kindness.
Teach
me your statutes.
125 I
am your servant.
Give
me understanding,
That
I may know your testimonies.
126 It
is time to act, LORD,
For
they break your law.
127 Therefore
I love your mitzvot more than gold,
Yes,
more than pure gold.
128 Therefore
I consider all of your precepts to be right.
I
hate every false way.
129 Your
testimonies are wonderful,
Therefore
my soul keeps them.
130 The
entrance of your words gives light.
It
gives understanding to the simple.
131 I
opened my mouth wide and panted,
For
I longed for your mitzvot.
132 Turn
to me, and have mercy on me,
As
you always do to those who love your name.
133 Establish
my footsteps in your word.
Don't
let any iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Redeem
me from the oppression of man,
So
I will observe your precepts.
135 Make
your face to shine on your servant.
Teach
me your statutes.
136 Streams
of tears run down my eyes,
Because
they don't observe your law.
137 You
are righteous, LORD.
your
judgments are upright.
138
You
have commanded your statutes in righteousness.
They
are fully trustworthy.
139 My
zeal wears me out,
Because
my enemies ignore your words.
140 Your
promises have been thoroughly tested,
And
your servant loves them.
141 I
am small and despised.
I
don't forget your precepts.
142 Your
righteousness is an everlasting righteousness.
Your
law is truth.
143 Trouble
and anguish have taken hold of me.
Your
mitzvot are my delight.
144 Your
testimonies are righteous forever.
Give
me understanding, that I may live.
145 I
have called with my whole heart.
Answer
me, LORD!
I
will keep your statutes.
146 I
have called to you. Save me!
I
will obey your statutes.
147 I
rise before dawn and cry for help.
I
put my hope in your words.
148 My
eyes stay open through the night watches,
That
I might meditate on your word.
149 Hear
my voice according to your loving kindness.
Revive
me, LORD, according to your ordinances.
150 They
draw near who follow after wickedness.
They
are far from your law.
151 You
are near, LORD.
All
your mitzvot are truth.
152
Of
old I have known from your testimonies,
That
you have founded them forever.
153 Consider
my affliction, and deliver me,
For
I don't forget your law.
154 Plead
my cause, and redeem me!
Revive
me according to your promise.
155 Salvation
is far from the wicked,
For
they don't seek your statutes.
156 Great
are your tender mercies, LORD.
Revive
me according to your ordinances.
157 Many
are my persecutors and my adversaries.
I
haven't swerved from your testimonies.
158 I
look at the faithless with loathing,
Because
they don't observe your word.
159 Consider
how I love your precepts.
Revive
me, LORD, according to your loving kindness.
160 All
of your words are truth.
Every
one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.
161 Princes
have persecuted me without a cause,
But
my heart stands in awe of your words.
162 I
rejoice at your word,
As
one who finds great spoil.
163 I
hate and abhor falsehood.
I
love your law.
164 Seven
times a day, I praise you,
Because
of your righteous ordinances.
165 Those
who love your law have great shalom.
Nothing
causes them to stumble.
166 I
have hoped for your yeshu`ah, LORD.
I
have done your mitzvot.
167 My
soul has observed your testimonies.
I
love them exceedingly.
168 I
have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies,
For
all my ways are before you.
169 Let
my cry come before you, LORD.
Give
me understanding according to your word.
170 Let
my supplication come before you.
Deliver
me according to your word.
171 Let
my lips utter praise,
For
you teach me your statutes.
172 Let
my tongue sing of your word,
For
all your mitzvot are righteousness.
173 Let
your hand be ready to help me,
For
I have chosen your precepts.
174 I
have longed for your yeshu`ah, LORD.
Your
law is my delight.
175 Let
my soul live, that I may praise you.
Let
your ordinances help me.
176 I
have gone astray like a lost sheep.
Seek
your servant, for I don't forget your mitzvot.
PROVERBS:
29
1 He
who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck
Will
be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.
But
a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
But
one who keeps the law is blessed.
He
takes an oath, but dares not testify.
OLD
TESTAMENT:
EZEKIEL 37:1 - 38:23
37:1 The
hand of the LORD was on me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of
the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full
of bones. 2
He
caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very
many in the open valley; and, behold, they were very dry. 3 He
said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? I answered, Lord GOD,
you know. 4 Again
he said to me, Prophesy over these bones, and tell them, you dry
bones, hear the word of the LORD. 5 Thus
says the Lord GOD to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to
enter into you, and you shall live. 6 I
will lay sinews on you, and will bring up flesh on you, and cover you
with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall
know that I am the LORD. 7 So
I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a
noise, and, behold, an earthquake; and the bones came together, bone
to its bone. 8 I
saw, and, behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh came up, and
skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them. 9 Then
said he to me, Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of man, and tell
the wind, Thus says the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, breath,
and breathe on these slain, that they may live. 10 So
I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and
they lived, and stood up on their feet, an exceeding great
army. 11 Then
he said to me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of
Yisra'el: behold, they say, Our bones are dried up, and our hope is
lost; we are clean cut off. 12 Therefore
prophesy, and tell them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will open
your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, my people;
and I will bring you into Eretz-Yisra'el. 13 You
shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, and
caused you to come up out of your graves, my people. 14 I
will put my Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you
in your own land: and you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it
and performed it, says the LORD. 15 The
word of the LORD came again to me, saying, 16 You,
son of man, take one stick, and write on it, For Yehudah, and for the
children of Yisra'el his companions: then take another stick, and
write on it, For Yosef, the stick of Efrayim, and [for] all the house
of Yisra'el his companions: 17 and
join them for you one to another into one stick, that they may become
one in your hand. 18 When
the children of your people shall speak to you, saying, Will you not
show us what you mean by these? 19 tell
them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will take the stick of Yosef,
which is in the hand of Efrayim, and the tribes of Yisra'el his
companions; and I will put them with it, [even] with the stick of
Yehudah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my
hand. 20 The
sticks whereon you write shall be in your hand before their
eyes. 21 Say
to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will take the children of
Yisra'el from among the nations, where they are gone, and will gather
them on every side, and bring them into their own land: 22 and
I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of
Yisra'el; and one king shall be king to them all; and they shall be
no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms
any more at all; 23 neither
shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with
their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but I
will save them out of all their dwelling-places, in which they have
sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will
be their God. 24 My
servant David shall be king over them; and they all shall have one
shepherd: they shall also walk in my ordinances, and observe my
statutes, and do them. 25 They
shall dwell in the land that I have given to Ya`akov my servant, in
which your fathers lived; and they shall dwell therein, they, and
their children, and their children's children, forever: and David my
servant shall be their prince for ever. 26 Moreover
I will make a covenant of shalom with them; it shall be an
everlasting covenant with them; and I will place them, and multiply
them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them forevermore. 27
My tent also shall be with them; and I will be their God, and they
shall be my people. 28 The
nations shall know that I am the LORD who sanctifies Yisra'el, when
my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them forevermore.
38:1 The
word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 Son
of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of
Rosh, Meshekh, and Tuval, and prophesy against him, 3 and
say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against you, Gog, prince of
Rosh, Meshekh, and Tuval: 4 and
I will turn you about, and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring
you forth, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them
clothed in full armor, a great company with buckler and shield, all
of them handling swords; 5 Paras,
Kush, and Put with them, all of them with shield and helmet; 6 Gomer,
and all his hordes; the house of Togarmah in the uttermost parts of
the north, and all his hordes; even many peoples with you. 7 Be
prepared, yes, prepare yourself, you, and all your companies who are
assembled to you, and be a guard to them. 8 After
many days you shall be visited: in the latter years you shall come
into the land that is brought back from the sword, that is gathered
out of many peoples, on the mountains of Yisra'el, which have been a
continual waste; but it is brought forth out of the peoples, and they
shall dwell securely, all of them. 9 You
shall ascend, you shall come like a storm, you shall be like a cloud
to cover the land, you, and all your hordes, and many peoples with
you. 10 Thus
says the Lord GOD: It shall happen in that day, that things shall
come into your mind, and you shall devise an evil device: 11 and
you shall say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will
go to those who are at rest, who dwell securely, all of them dwelling
without walls, and having neither bars nor gates; 12 to
take the spoil and to take the prey; to turn your hand against the
waste places that are [now] inhabited, and against the people who are
gathered out of the nations, who have gotten cattle and goods, who
dwell in the middle of the eretz. 13 Sheva,
and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions of
it, shall tell you, Are you come to take the spoil? have you
assembled your company to take the prey? to carry away silver and
gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take great
spoil? 14 Therefore,
son of man, prophesy, and tell Gog, Thus says the Lord GOD: In that
day when my people Yisra'el dwells securely, shall you not know
it? 15 You
shall come from your place out of the uttermost parts of the north,
you, and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great
company and a mighty army; 16 and
you shall come up against my people Yisra'el, as a cloud to cover the
land: it shall happen in the latter days, that I will bring you
against my land, that the nations may know me, when I shall be
sanctified in you, Gog, before their eyes. 17
Thus says the Lord GOD: Are you he of whom I spoke in old time by my
servants the prophets of Yisra'el, who prophesied in those days for
[many] years that I would bring you against them? 18 It
shall happen in that day, when Gog shall come against Eretz-Yisra'el,
says the Lord GOD, that my wrath shall come up into my
nostrils. 19 For
in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in
that day there shall be a great shaking in Eretz-Yisra'el; 20 so
that the fish of the sea, and the birds of the sky, and the animals
of the field, and all creeping things who creep on the eretz, and all
the men who are on the surface of the eretz, shall shake at my
presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep
places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. 21 I
will call for a sword against him to all my mountains, says the Lord
GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother. 22 With
pestilence and with blood will I enter into judgment with him; and I
will rain on him, and on his hordes, and on the many peoples who are
with him, an overflowing shower, and great hailstones, fire, and
sulfur. 23 I
will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will make myself
known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I am the
LORD.
NEW
TESTAMENT:
JAMES 1:19 - 2:17
1:1 My
brothers, don't hold the faith of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, [the
Lord] of glory, with respect of persons. 2 For
if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your
assembly, and there come in also a poor man in filthy clothing; 3 and
you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing, and
say, "Sit here in a good place;" and you tell the poor man,
"Stand there," or "Sit by my footstool;" 4
haven't
you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil
thoughts? 5 Listen,
my beloved brothers. Didn't God choose those who are poor in this
world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised
to those who love him?6 But
you have dishonored the poor man. Don't the rich oppress you, and
personally drag you before the courts? 7 Don't
they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called? 8 However,
if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, "You
shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well. 9 But
if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as
transgressors. 10 For
whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he
has become guilty of all. 11 For
he who said, "Do not commit adultery," said also, "Do
not commit murder." Now if you do not commit adultery, but
murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 So
speak, and so do, as men who are to be judged by a law of
freedom. 13 For
judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy
triumphs over judgment. 14 What
good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no
works? Can that faith save him? 15 And
if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food, 16 and
one of you tells them, "Go in shalom, be warmed and filled;"
and yet you didn't give them the things the body needs, what good is
it? 17
Even
so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
2:1 My
brothers, don't hold the faith of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, [the
Lord] of glory, with respect of persons. 2 For
if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your
assembly, and there come in also a poor man in filthy clothing; 3 and
you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing, and
say, "Sit here in a good place;" and you tell the poor man,
"Stand there," or "Sit by my footstool;" 4
haven't
you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil
thoughts? 5 Listen,
my beloved brothers. Didn't God choose those who are poor in this
world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised
to those who love him? 6 But
you have dishonored the poor man. Don't the rich oppress you, and
personally drag you before the courts? 7
Don't they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are
called? 8 However,
if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, "You
shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well. 9 But
if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as
transgressors. 10 For
whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he
has become guilty of all. 11 For
he who said, "Do not commit adultery," said also, "Do
not commit murder." Now if you do not commit adultery, but
murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 So
speak, and so do, as men who are to be judged by a law of
freedom. 13 For
judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy
triumphs over judgment. 14 What
good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no
works? Can that faith save him? 15 And
if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food, 16 and
one of you tells them, "Go in shalom, be warmed and filled;"
and yet you didn't give them the things the body needs, what good is
it? 17
Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
John 3:16-21 16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, F that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.G 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God." H
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