The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.

No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had,

he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.

Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you

will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,

since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.