Isaiah 40:11
40:11 Like a shepherd he tends his flock;
he gathers up the lambs with his arm;
he carries them close to his heart;
he leads the ewes along.
Isaiah 40:1
The Lord Returns to Jerusalem
40:1 “Comfort, comfort my people,”
says your God.
Colossians 1:4-7
1:4 since
we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.
1:5 Your faith and love have arisen
from the hope laid up
for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel
1:6 that has come to you. Just as in the entire world this gospel
is bearing fruit and growing, so it has also been bearing fruit and growing
among you from the first day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.
1:7 You learned the gospel
from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave
– a
faithful minister of Christ on our
behalf –
Colossians 1:2
1:2 to the saints, the faithful
brothers and sisters
in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you
from God our Father!
Colossians 1:1
Salutation
1:1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
Galatians 5:22-23
5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
5:23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Ephesians 5:9
5:9 for the fruit of the light
consists in
all goodness, righteousness, and truth –
Ephesians 5:1
Live in Love
5:1 Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children
Ephesians 2:7
2:7 to demonstrate in the coming ages
the surpassing wealth of his grace in kindness toward
us in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:2
2:2 in which
you formerly lived
according to this world’s present path,
according to the ruler of the kingdom
of the air, the ruler of
the spirit
that is now energizing
the sons of disobedience,
Ephesians 2:1
New Life Individually
2:1 And although you were dead in your transgressions and sins,
Titus 3:2
3:2 They must not slander
anyone, but be peaceable, gentle, showing complete courtesy to all people.