You ought to say instead, “If the Lord is willing, then we will live and do this or that.”

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who predicted the grace that would come to you searched and investigated carefully.

Therefore, I intend to remind you constantly of these things even though you know them and are well established in the truth that you now have.

Indeed, as long as I am in this tabernacle, I consider it right to stir you up by way of a reminder,

Indeed, I will also make every effort that, after my departure, you have a testimony of these things.

Since all these things are to melt away in this manner, what sort of people must we be, conducting our lives in holiness and godliness,

Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Jesus is righteous.

I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not acknowledge us.

Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, without blemish before his glorious presence,

“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don’t they?

Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t he clothe you even more, you people of little faith?

They cried out, “Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?”

“I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should say will be given to you at that time.

For whoever has will be given more, and will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment.

He answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female,

Jesus said to them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hard hearts, but from the beginning it was not this way.