i thessalonians 5:8 esv

But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.

ii corinthians 1:22 csb

He has also put His seal on us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment.

ephesians 1:13-14 niv84

And you also were included in Christ when you heard the Word of Truth, the Gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in Him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, Who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession--to the praise of His glory.

titus 2:13 esv

...waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ...

romans 8:22-25, 28-29 csb nas

For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together with labor pains until now. Not only that, but we ourselves who have the Spirit as the firstfruits — we also groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for adoption, the redemption of our bodies. Now in this hope we were saved, but hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees? Now if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with patience.

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren...

ii corinthians 1:20 esv

For all the promises of God find their Yes in {Jesus}. That is why it is through Him that we utter our Amen {so be it} to God for His glory

colossians 2:23-3:5 nlt

These rules may seem wise because they require strong devotion, pious self-denial, and severe bodily discipline. But they provide no help in conquering a person’s evil desires. Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, Who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all His glory.

So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.

colossians 3:12-14 esv

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.

hebrews 10:36 esv

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.

isaiah 28:28 csb

Bread grain is crushed, but is not threshed endlessly.

philippians 4:4-9 esv

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

romans 12:12 esv

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

romans 5:2-5 esv

Through Him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us.

i john 3:2-3 esv

Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when He appears we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who thus hopes in Him purifies himself as He is pure.

ii timothy 4:6-8 nlt

As for me, my life has already been poured out as an offering to God. The time of my death is near. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of His return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to His appearing.

hebrews 11:1 esv

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

ii timothy 1:12 nas

For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know Whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.

isaiah 26:3 esv

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.

colossians 1:5 esv

...because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the Word of the Truth, the Gospel...

job 19:25-27 niv84

I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end He will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see Him with my own eyes--I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!

ii timothy 3:16-17 niv84

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

ii peter 1:3 niv84

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him Who called us by His own glory and goodness.

psalm 119:9-11 esv

How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your Word. With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from Your commandments! I have stored up Your Word in my heart, that I might not sin against You.

proverbs 4:7 niv84

Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.

james 1:21 nas

Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the Word implanted, which is able to save your souls.

job 11:6 csb

He would show you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides.

ii john 3-6 esv

Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father’s Son, in truth and love. I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father. And now I ask you, dear lady—not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another. And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.

mark 8:15 esv

And He cautioned them, saying, "Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."

hebrews 4:12-13 esv

For the Word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

ii peter 3:16 nas

...some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.

acts 20:30 csb

Men will rise up even from your own number and distort the Truth to lure the disciples into following them.

ii timothy 2:15 nas

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the Word of Truth.

i timothy 1:8 niv84

We know that the law is good if one uses it properly.

james 1:18-25 nlt

He chose to give birth to us by giving us His true Word. And we, out of all creation, became His prized possession...

...So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the Word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls. But don’t just listen to God’s Word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the Word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.

matthew 22:29 csb

Jesus answered them, "You are mistaken, because you don’t know the Scriptures or the power of God."

matthew 4:1-11 csb

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. Then the tempter approached Him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."

He answered, "It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every Word that comes from the mouth of God."

Then the devil took Him to the holy city, had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: He will give His angels orders concerning You, and they will support You with their hands so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone."

Jesus told him, "It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God."

Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. And he said to Him, "I will give You all these things if You will fall down and worship me."

Then Jesus told him, "Go away, Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve only Him." Then the devil left Him, and angels came and began to serve Him.

ii corinthians 13:1 csb

This is the third time I am coming to you. Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

psalm 42:9-11 nas

I will say to God my Rock, "Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?" As a shattering of my bones, my adversaries revile me, While they say to me all day long, "Where is your God?" Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him, the Help of my countenance and my God.

lamentations 3:18-23 niv84

So I say, "My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the LORD." I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me.

Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.

micah 2:7 esv

Do not My Words do good to him who walks uprightly?

john 17:17 esv

Sanctify them in the Truth; Your Word is Truth.

psalm 19:7 esv

The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the Testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;

psalm 19:8 esv

the Precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the Commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;

romans 15:4 csb

For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.

psalm 19:9 esv

the Fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the Rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether.

psalm 19:10 esv

More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.

psalm 19:11 esv

Moreover, by them is Your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.

ezra 7:10 nas

For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the LORD and to practice it, and to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel.

matthew 5:19 niv84

Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

philemon 6 niv84

I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ.

ephesians 4:14 esv

so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.

i timothy 4:1-2 nlt

Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons. These people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead.

john 8:31-32 nlt

Jesus said to the people who believed in Him, "You are truly My disciples if you remain faithful to My teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

Ephesians 6:18 esv

praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints...

james 5:13-18 esv

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.

psalm 50:15 esv

...call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.

psalm 18:6-19 esv

In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I cried for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry to Him reached His ears. Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations also of the mountains trembled and quaked, because He was angry. Smoke went up from His nostrils, and devouring fire from His mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from Him. He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under His feet. He rode on a cherub and flew; He came swiftly on the wings of the wind. He made darkness His covering, His canopy around Him, thick clouds dark with water.

Out of the brightness before Him hailstones and coals of fire broke through His clouds. The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered His voice, hailstones and coals of fire. And He sent out His arrows and scattered them; He flashed forth lightnings and routed them.

Then the channels of the sea were seen, and the foundations of the world were laid bare at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support. He brought me out into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me.

psalm 119:26 csb

I told You about my life, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.

ii chronicles 20:17 esv

You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.’ Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, and the LORD will be with you.

romans 8:15, 26 esv

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by Whom we cry, "Abba! Father!"

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

jude 20-21 esv

But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.

galatians 4:6 esv

And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!"

hebrews 4:13-16 esv/hcsb

And no creature is hidden from His sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of Him to Whom we must give account. Since then we have a great high priest Who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One Who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help {us at the proper time}.

hebrews 4:16 nas

Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

jeremiah 3:12-14 esv

Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, "‘Return, faithless Israel, declares the LORD. I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful, declares the LORD; I will not be angry forever. Only acknowledge your guilt, that you rebelled against the LORD your God and scattered your favors among foreigners under every green tree, and that you have not obeyed my voice, declares the LORD. Return, O faithless children, declares the LORD; for I am your Master; I will take you, one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion."

proverbs 28:13 csb

The one who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

i john 1:9 esv

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

isaiah 1:18-20 esv

Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be eaten by the sword; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

i peter 5:7 esv

...casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you.

philippians 4:6 esv

...do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

i timothy 4:3-5 esv

...who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the Word of God and prayer.

matthew 26:41 esv

Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

romans 7:14-23 nlt

So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin. I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good. So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.

And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.

I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. I love God’s law with all my heart. But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.

i peter 2:11 csb

Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and exiles to abstain from sinful desires that wage war against the soul.

proverbs 4:23 csb

Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.

ezekiel 36:26 nlt

And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.

psalm 62:8 nlt

O my people, trust in Him at all times. Pour out your heart to Him, for God is our refuge. Interlude

zephaniah 3:9 nas

"For then I will give to the peoples purified lips, That all of them may call on the name of the LORD, to serve Him shoulder to shoulder.

romans 15:30 nlt

Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join in my struggle by praying to God for me. Do this because of your love for me, given to you by the Holy Spirit.

colossians 4:12 csb

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling for you in his prayers, so that you can stand mature and fully assured in everything God wills.

proverbs 27:17 niv84

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

romans 12:12 csb

Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer.

i thessalonians 5:16-18 esv

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

luke 18:1 csb

Now He told them a parable on the need for them to pray always and not give up.

i timothy 2:1-4 csb

First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good, and it pleases God our Savior, Who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

colossians 4:2 nlt

Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.

luke 21:36 csb

But be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place and to stand before the Son of Man.