Do not envy a violent man
or choose any of his ways,
for the LORD detests a perverse man
but takes the upright into his confidence.

A new commandment I give to you,
that you love one another:
just as I have loved you,
you also are to love one another.
By this all people will know that you are my disciples,
if you have love for one another.

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,
where moth and rust destroy,
and where thieves break in and steal.
But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where moth and rust do not destroy,
and where thieves do not break in and steal.
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God,
that you believe in him whom he has sent."

Jesus replied: "Love the Lord your God
with all your heart and with all your soul
and with all your mind."

But when they saw him walking on the lake,
they thought he was a ghost.
They cried out, because they all saw him and
were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them
and said, "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid."

I have told you these things,
so that in me you may have peace.
In this world you will have trouble.
But take heart! I have overcome the world.

Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong,
but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.

Therefore keep watch, because you do not know
on what day your Lord will come. But understand this:
If the owner of the house had known at what time
of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch
and would not have let his house be broken into.
So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man
will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens,
but fellow citizens with God's people
and members of God's household,
but on the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.

The LORD is my light and my salvation
whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life
of whom shall I be afraid?

I consider that our present sufferings
are not worth comparing with the glory
that will be revealed in us.

Yet he did not waver through unbelief
regarding the promise of God,
but was strengthened in his faith
and gave glory to God,
being fully persuaded that God
had power to do what he had promised.

Humble yourselves, therefore,
under God's mighty hand,
that he may lift you up in due time.

Live a life of love,
just as Christ loved us
and gave himself up for us
as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.
Wash away all my iniquity and
cleanse me from my sin.

And we,
who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory,
are being transformed into his likeness with ever
increasing glory, which  comes from the Lord,
who is the Spirit

When they saw the courage of Peter and John
and realized that they were unschooled,
ordinary men, they were astonished and
they took note that these men had been with Jesus.

I enjoy living by your rules as people enjoy great riches.

What is impossible with men is possible with God.

Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong,
but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.

If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture,
"Love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing right.

You intended to harm me,
but God intended it for good
to accomplish what is now being done

Jesus answered, "I am the way
and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father
except through me."

'Not by might nor by power,
but by my Spirit,'
says the Lord Almighty

Blessed are those who are persecuted
because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Therefore, as God's chosen people,
holy and dearly loved,
clothe yourselves with compassion,
kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.