And if we put bits into the mouths of horses to get them to obey us, then we guide their entire bodies.

that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you,

Then when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that never fades away.

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith excellence, to excellence, knowledge;

to knowledge, self-control; to self-control, perseverance; to perseverance, godliness;

And many will follow their debauched lifestyles. Because of these false teachers, the way of truth will be slandered.

The one who says he is in the light but still hates his fellow Christian is still in the darkness.

The one who loves his fellow Christian resides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; indeed, sin is lawlessness.

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

I have many things to write to you, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink.

They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth.

But the dragon was not strong enough to prevail, so there was no longer any place left in heaven for him and his angels.

Then I heard the altar reply, “Yes, Lord God, the All-Powerful, your judgments are true and just!”

Now the spirits gathered the kings and their armies to the place that is called Armageddon in Hebrew.

But as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, Rachel died – to my sorrow – in the land of Canaan. It happened along the way, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there on the way to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).

“The elders will listen to you, and then you and the elders of Israel must go to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So now, let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.’

Also, anything they fall on when they die will become unclean – any wood vessel or garment or article of leather or sackcloth. Any such vessel with which work is done must be immersed in water and will be unclean until the evening. Then it will become clean.

Therefore you must distinguish between the clean animal and the unclean, and between the unclean bird and the clean, and you must not make yourselves detestable by means of an animal or bird or anything that creeps on the ground – creatures I have distinguished for you as unclean.

And the people went about and gathered it, and ground it with mills or pounded it in mortars; they baked it in pans and made cakes of it. It tasted like fresh olive oil.