Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious...

You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my...

Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. ...

The old system under the law of Moses was only a shadow, a dim preview of the good things to come, not the good things themselves. The...

If we are “out of our mind,” as some say, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. For Christ’s love compels us,...

Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of...

Keep on loving each other as brothers and sisters. Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have...

Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly...

“You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is...

Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared. Then he told...

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel,...

And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared...

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered. This first registration took place while...

A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town where Zechariah lived. She entered the house and greeted...

The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Mary was greatly troubled at his words and...

Look down from heaven and see, from your holy and beautiful habitation. Where are your zeal and your might? The stirring of your inner...

I heard a loud shout from the throne saying, “Look, the home of God is now among men, and he will live with them and they will be his...

At sunset he stopped for the night and went to sleep, resting his head on a large rock. In a dream he saw a ladder that reached from...

Abraham introduced his wife, Sarah, by saying, “She is my sister.” “And she really is my sister, for we both have the same father, but...

But if I say I’ll never mention the Lord or speak in his name, his word burns in my heart like a fire. It’s like a fire in my bones! I am...