A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus1 You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, 2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. 3 Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. 5 A...  Read More

39 He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. 41 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in ...  Read More

The Twelve Apostles13 And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him. 14 And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach 15 and have authority to cast out demons. 16 He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter); 17 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother ...  Read More

11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by ...  Read More

Search Me, O God, and Know My HeartTo the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.1 O Lord, you have searched me and known me!2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up;    you discern my thoughts from afar.3 You search out my path and my lying down    and are acquainted with all my ways.4 Even before a word is on my tongue,    behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.5 You hem me in, behind and before,   ...  Read More

Give Thanks to the LordOf David.1 I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;    before the gods I sing your praise;2 I bow down toward your holy temple    and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,    for you have exalted above all things    your name and your word.3 On the day I called, you answered me;    my strength of soul you increased.4 All the kings of ...  Read More

How Shall We Sing the Lord's Song?1 By the waters of Babylon,    there we sat down and wept,    when we remembered Zion.2 On the willows there    we hung up our lyres.3 For there our captors    required of us songs,and our tormentors, mirth, saying,    “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”4 How shall we sing the Lord's song    in a foreign land?5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem,    let my right hand fo...  Read More

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,    for his steadfast love endures forever.2 Give thanks to the God of gods,    for his steadfast love endures forever.3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords,   for his steadfast love endures forever;4 to him who alone does great wonders,    for his steadfast love endures forever;5 to him who by understanding made the heavens,...  Read More

Your Name, O Lord, Endures Forever1 Praise the Lord!Praise the name of the Lord,    give praise, O servants of the Lord,2 who stand in the house of the Lord,    in the courts of the house of our God!3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;    sing to his name, for it is pleasant!4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,    Israel as his own possession.5 For I know that the Lord is great,    and...  Read More

27 When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land. 28 So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms. A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms. 29 And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come. 30...  Read More

Paul's Defense Before Agrippa26 So Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense:2 “I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am going to make my defense today against all the accusations of the Jews, 3 especially because you are familiar with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore...  Read More

Paul Appeals to Caesar1 Now three days after Festus had arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. 2 And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews laid out their case against Paul, and they urged him, 3 asking as a favor against Paul that he summon him to Jerusalem—because they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way. 4 Festus replied that Paul was being kept ...  Read More