Isaiah 26:3 – God Will Keep You In Perfect Peace

Isaiah 26:3

The book of Isaiah was written by the prophet Isaiah, who served as a messenger to the people of the Southern Kingdom of Judah for more than fifty years (around 740 to 686 BC).

His calling was to point out the sin that ran rampant amongst the people of Judah at this time, and he often spoke God’s words directly to the four kings who reigned during his ministry.

He accomplished his calling both by preaching the truth of Judah’s present circumstances and by prophesying about their future.

Covering everything from impending national judgment to the coming of Christ to the hope of a new heaven and a new earth.

Isaiah 26-3

Isaiah 26:3 Meaning

One of the major themes in Isaiah is that as God’s people obey his will by trusting in him, they will find peace and prosperity in their lives.

This didn’t mean the people would never experience hardship or disharmony; in fact, they were experiencing much of both.

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However, a prevalent sin amongst the people of Judah during this time was building up wealth by exploiting the poor and marginalized people.

God saw the people were not trusting him to take care of them and were attempting to find peace and security on their own, even if it meant taking cruel advantage of others who were already at risk in their community.

The original Hebrew does not contain the word for perfect prior to peace but instead actually repeats itself by saying “peace, peace.”

God and his inspired writers always use repetition in the Bible with specific intentions, and here, this repetition is interpreted to mean real, true, constant, and lasting peace.

The people of Judah did not live in a peaceful time, so they were tempted not to remain steadfast in their knowledge of whom God had proven himself to be and what he had promised them.

Isaiah is reminding them that their sinful attempts to find peace through other means will never lead to the perfect peace God can give them.

Isaiah 26:3 Application

Like the people of Judah, we all go through times when peace feels hard to find. Sometimes you may try to control your external or internal, temporary or permanent peace by taking matters into your own hands.

Running away from unpeaceful situations, or getting caught in mental patterns of worry and anxiety.

God wants you to know that, while worldly peace may indeed be hard to find, his perfect peace is always available to you.

When you steadfastly set your mind on him, day to day and moment by moment, and trust in him more than anything else.

He will not only give you the peace you seek; he has the power to keep you in a state of true peace no matter what happens.

“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?”

PSALM 27:1 The Lord Is My Light And My Salvation

Psalm 27:1 Context

The book of Psalms includes many types of poetry: praise psalms, royal psalms, psalms of lament, and psalms of thanksgiving. Psalm 27 is a psalm of both lament and praise.

Psalm 27:1 Meaning

David starts Psalm 27 by declaring God’s power over his enemies. He calls the Lord his light, his salvation, and his refuge against the adversaries who rise against him.

Psalm 27:1 Meaning Explained

In the midst of the ever present danger of his season in the wilderness, David clings to God as his safe place.

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The imagery of God as a safe place continues throughout the psalm, as David trades his fear for the intimacy of God’s holy presence, saying:

“One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.…
For in the day of trouble, he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock” (vv. 4-5).

The Lord Is My Light And My Salvation Bible Verse

The intensity continues as David calls upon God to hear him and not reject him. He passionately asks the Lord to protect him from his enemies and lead him on the right path.

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But David’s pleas are not made out of distrust; they are the cries of his heart, which beckon him to seek God’s face, knowing that “Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me” (v. 10).

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Psalm 27:1 Application

Because of the brokenness of the world, we all face personal “enemies” and “adversaries”— whether they be physical, spiritual, or emotional.

This psalm reminds us of God’s power and sovereignty over the hazards in our path. We can be confident in him no matter what life throws our way.

Biblical Perspective On Psalm 27:1

The Lord is here for us. He is looking after us, and because of that, there is nothing we should fear.

The final verses of Psalm 27 summarize the confidence we can have when we trust God with our lives:

Psalm 27:1 Commentary

“I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord” (vv. 13-14).

“And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”

2 Corinthians 9:8

2 Corinthians 9:8 Context

This letter to the church at Corinth from the apostle Paul is his most autobiographical and personal epistle.

In it, he rejoices over the improved situation at the church, which had struggled with division and false teaching, and defends his apostleship and message.

2 Corinthians 9:8 Commentary

Other themes include Christian giving and God’s strength manifest in human weakness.

“God Is Able To Bless You Abundantly”

2 Corinthians 9-8

2 Corinthians 9:8 Meaning

Found in the passage in which Paul urges generous giving to the Macedonian church, verse 8 is a powerful, blanket assurance that believers need not worry they will be impoverished in any manner by liberal giving.

2 Corinthians 9:8 Meaning

It concisely conveys God’s ability and will to keep blessings flowing to us so they can also flow through us—the will articulated in surrounding verses 6 and 10:

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“Whoever sows generously will also reap generously,” and “Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.”

The absoluteness of the verse marked by alls and every—“all things at all times,” “all that you need,” “every good work”—also should allay any fears about suffering a loss in giving.

2 Corinthians 9:8 Application

It is hard to give generously or cheerfully when you are worried about depleting your resources in doing so.

Such worry, however, reveals a faulty view of yourself as a reservoir for God’s blessing with a finite reserve, rather than as the infinitely supplied conduit depicted in 2 Corinthians 9:8.

What remains, then, is to align your view with God’s promise of provision and to “give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver” (v. 7).

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God has ordained and supplied us with good works (Ephesians 2:10); he will not let us run dry in the doing.

“But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children.”

Paul’s Teachings On Giving

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PSALM 103:17 ESV

Psalm 103:17 ESV Context

Due to references to family and children, it is widely believed that David wrote Psalm 103 in his later years. He had the benefit of the perspective that age brings as he recorded these musings.

What musings they would have been! Adventure! Victory! Fame! Power! Camaraderie! Great love! Many children! Wealth! And privilege! After all, he was a man after God’s own heart.

It might be tempting for us to think that David, with all his bravery and amazing accomplishments, did not ever feel afraid, become worried, or suffer from debilitating anxiety— that he wasn’t like us.

But you and I have the advantage of the perspective of David’s journals, the Psalms.

That’s the whole story, and countless times in them we watch as he cries out to our very same God in fear, frustration, discouragement, pain, anger, guilt, shame, doubt, worry, and anxiety.

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Psalm 103:17 ESV Meaning

Verse 17 is nested in a stanza that describes the temporary nature of the length of a person’s life and the fleeting influence we have when compared with the vast expanse of time.

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We believers are familiar with the comparison of our lives to withering grass. Indeed, between our modern victories, we ourselves have daily struggles just like David did. How did the Lord answer David’s pleas for help?

Psalm 103:17 ESV Application

When we are heavy with the load of care that comes with a conscientious lifestyle; when we feel small and ineffective and beaten down; when we wonder if we will make it through or whether it’s worth it.

He contrasts our temporary lives and current difficulties against his steadfast (resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering) and everlasting (incessant; constantly recurring) love for us.

Not only that, but he promises to love our descendants too! What perspective! What comfort! What a loving Father!

“Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow.

They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.”

Jesus Heals The Centurions Servant

The Life And Teachings Of Jesus Christ The Centurion’s Servant

Matthew 8:5-13

Matthew 8:5 When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him,

Matthew 8:6 and saying, “Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed, grievously tormented.”

Matthew 8:7 Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”

Matthew 8:8 The centurion answered, “Lord, I’m not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Matthew 8:9 For I am also a man under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and tell another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and tell my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

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Matthew 8-5-13

Matthew 8:10 When Jesus heard it, he marveled and said to those who followed, “Most certainly I tell you, I haven’t found so great a faith, not even in Israel.

Matthew 8:11 I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,

Matthew 8:12 but the children of the Kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Matthew 8:13 Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way. Let it be done for you as you have believed.” His servant was healed in that hour

The Life And Teachings Of Jesus Christ The Parable Of The Sower

Luke 8:4-18

Luke 8:4 When a great multitude came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable.

Luke 8:5 “The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

Luke 8:6 Other seed fell on the rock, and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

Luke 8:7 Other fell amid the thorns, and the thorns grew with it, and choked it.

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Luke 8:8 Other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit one hundred times.” As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

Luke 8:9 Then his disciples asked him, “What does this parable mean?”

Luke 8:10 He said, “To you, it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables; that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’

Luke 8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Luke 8:12 Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

Luke 8:13 Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.

Luke 8:14 That which fell among the thorns, these are those who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

Luke 8:15 That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Luke 8:16 “No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a container, or puts it under a bed; but puts it on a stand, that those who enter in may see the light.

Luke 8:17 For nothing is hidden, that will not be revealed; nor anything secret, that will not be known and come to light.

Luke 8:18 Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever doesn’t have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has.”

Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man

The Life And Teachings Of Jesus Christ Calming The Storm

Matthew 8:23-27

Matthew 8:23 When he got into a boat, his disciples followed him.

Matthew 8:24 Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep.

Matthew 8:25 They came to him, and woke him up, saying, “Save us, Lord! We are dying!”

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Matthew 8:26 He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.

Matthew 8:27 The men marveled, saying, “What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

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The Life And Teachings Of Jesus Christ Healing The Lame Man

Mark 2:1-12

Mark 2:1 When he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was in the house.

Mark 2:2 Immediately many were gathered together so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.

Mark 2:3 Four people came, carrying a paralytic to him.

Mark 2:4 When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on.

Mark 2:5 Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”

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Mark 2:6 But there were some of the scribes sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

Mark 2:7 “Why does this man speak blasphemies like that? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

Mark 2:8 Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you reason these things in your hearts?

Mark 2:9 Which is easier, to tell the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven;’ or to say, ‘Arise, and take up your bed, and walk?’

Mark 2:10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic

Mark 2:11 “I tell you, arise, take up your mat, and go to your house.”

Mark 2:12 He arose, and immediately took up the mat, and went out in front of them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”

Water Into Wine: The Hidden Lesson in Jesus’ First Miracle

The Life And Teachings Of Jesus Christ Turning Water Into Wine

John 2:1-11

John 2:1 The third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there.

John 2:2 Jesus also was invited, with his disciples, to the marriage.

John 2:3 When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no wine.”

John 2:4 Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come.”

John 2:5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever he says to you, do it.”

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John 2:6 Now there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jews’ way of purifying, containing two or three meters apiece.

John 2:7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the water pots with water.” They filled them up to the brim.

John 2:8 He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the ruler of the feast.” So they took it.

John 2:9 When the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and didn’t know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the ruler of the feast called the bridegroom,

John 2:10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when the guests have drunk freely, then that which is worse. You have kept the good wine until now!”

John 2:11 This beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory and his disciples believed in him.

The Life And Teachings Of Jesus Christ The Visit From Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

John 3:1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

John 3:2 The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”

John 3:3 Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see the Kingdom of God.”

John 3:4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?”

John 3:5 Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can’t enter into the Kingdom of God!

John 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is Spirit.

John 3:7 Don’t marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born anew.’

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John 3:8 The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound but don’t know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

John 3:9 Nicodemus answered him, “How can these things be?”

John 3:10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and don’t understand these things?

John 3:11 Most certainly I tell you, we speak that which we know, and testify of that which we have seen, and you don’t receive our witness.

John 3:12 If I told you earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

John 3:13 No one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.

John 3:14 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

John 3:15 That whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

John 3:17 For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.

John 3:18 He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.

John 3:19 This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

John 3:20 For Everyone Who Does Evil Hate The Light, And Doesn’t Come To The Light, Lest His works would be exposed.

John 3:21 But He Who Does The Truth Comes To The Light, That His Works May Be Revealed, That They Have Been Done In God.

The Sermon On The Mount

The Life And Teachings Of Jesus Christ The Sermon On The Mount

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Matthew 5:1 Seeing The Multitudes, He Went Up Onto The Mountain. When He Had Sat Down, His Disciples came to him.

Matthew 5:2 He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.

Matthew 5:6 Blessed Are Those Who Hunger And Thirst After Righteousness, For They Shall Be Filled.

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Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

Matthew 5:10 Blessed Are Those Who Have Been Persecuted For Righteousness’ Sake, For Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Matthew 5:11 “Blessed Are You When People Reproach You, Persecute You, And Say All Kinds Of Evil against You falsely, for my sake.

Matthew 5:12 Rejoice, And Be Exceedingly Glad, For Great Is Your Reward In Heaven. For That is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Matthew 5:13 “You Are The Salt Of The Earth, But If The Salt Has Lost Its Flavor, With What Will It Be Salted? It Is Then Good For Nothing, But To Be Cast Out And Trodden under the feet of men.

Matthew 5:14 You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden.

Matthew 5:15 Neither Do You Light A Lamp, And Put It Under A Measuring Basket, But On A Stand, and it shines to all who are in the house.

Matthew 5:16 Even So, Let Your Light Shine Before Men; That They May See Your Good Works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 5:17 “Don’t Think That I Came To Destroy The Law Or The Prophets. I Didn’t Come To Destroy but to fulfill.

Matthew 5:18 For Most Certainly, I Tell You, Until Heaven And Earth Pass Away, Not Even One Smallest Letter Or One Tiny Pen Stroke Shall In Any Way Pass Away From The Law, Until all things are accomplished.

Matthew 5:19 Whoever, Therefore, Shall Break One Of These Least Commandments, And Teach Others To Do So, Shall Be Called Least In The Kingdom Of Heaven; But Whoever Shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Matthew 5:20 For I Tell You That Unless Your Righteousness Exceeds That Of The Scribes And Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Matthew 5:21 “You Have Heard That It Was Said To The Ancient Ones, ‘You Shall Not Murder;’ and ‘Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.’

Matthew 5:22 But I tell you, that everyone angry with his brother without a cause Shall Be In Danger Of The Judgment; And Whoever Shall Say To His Brother, ‘Raca!’ Shall Be In Danger Of The Council; And Whoever Shall Say, ‘You Fool!’ Shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

Matthew 5:23 “If Therefore You Are Offering Your Gift At The Altar, And There Remember That Your Brother Has Anything Against You,

Matthew 5:24 Leave Your Gift There Before The altar, and go your way. First Be Reconciled To Your Brother, And Then Come And Offer Your Gift.

Matthew 5:25 Agree With Your Adversary Quickly, While You Are With Him In The Way; Lest Perhaps The Prosecutor Deliver You To The Judge, And The Judge Deliver You To The officer, and you be cast into prison.

Matthew 5:26 Most certainly I tell you, you shall by no means get out of there until you have paid the last penny.

Matthew 5:27 “You Have Heard That It Was Said, ‘You Shall Not Commit Adultery;’

Matthew 5:28 But I Tell You That Everyone Who Gazes At A Woman To Lust After Her Has Committed Adultery with her already in his heart.

Matthew 5:29 If Your Right Eye Causes You To Stumble, Pluck It Out And Throw It Away From You. For It Is More Profitable For You That One Of Your Members Should Perish than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.

Matthew 5:30 If Your Right-Hand Causes You To Stumble, Cut It Off, And Throw It Away From You. For It Is More Profitable For You That One Of Your Members Should Perish than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.

Matthew 5:31 “It was also said, ‘Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,’

Matthew 5:32 but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.

Matthew 5:33 “Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,’

Matthew 5:34 But I tell you, don’t swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;

Matthew 5:35 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

Matthew 5:36 Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or black.

Matthew 5:37 But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.

Matthew 5:38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’

Matthew 5:39 But I tell you, don’t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Matthew 5:40 If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.

Matthew 5:41 Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. 5:42 Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you.

Matthew 5:43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.’

Matthew 5:44 But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

Matthew 5:45 that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven.

For he makes his sun rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the just and the unjust.

Matthew 5:46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?

Matthew 5:47 If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?

Matthew 5:48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Matthew 6:1 “Be Careful That You Don’T Do Your Charitable Giving Before Men, To Be Seen By Them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 6:2 Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, As The Hypocrites Do In The Synagogues And In The Streets, That They May Get Glory from men. Most Certainly I Tell You, They Have Received Their Reward.

Matthew 6:3 But When You Do Merciful Deeds, Don’t Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Does,

Matthew 6:4 So That Your Merciful Deeds May Be In Secret, Then Your Father Who Sees In Secret Will reward you openly.

Matthew 6:5 “When You Pray, You Shall Not Be As The Hypocrites, For They Love To Stand And Pray In The Synagogues And In The Corners Of The Streets, That They May Be Seen by Men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.

Matthew 6:6 But You, When You Pray, Enter Into Your Inner Room, And Having Shut Your Door, Pray To Your Father Who Is In Secret, And Your Father Who Sees In Secret Will reward you openly.

Matthew 6:7 In Praying, Don’t Use Vain Repetitions, As The Gentiles Do; For They Think That they will be heard for their much speaking.

Matthew 6:8 Therefore Don’t Be Like Them, For Your Father Knows What Things You Need Before You Ask Him.

Matthew 6:9 Pray Like This: ‘Our Father In Heaven, May Your Name Be Kept holy.

Matthew 6:10 Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

Matthew 6:11 Give Us Today Our Daily Bread.

Matthew 6:12 Forgive Us Our Debts, As We Also Forgive Our Debtors.

Matthew 6:13 Bring Us Not Into Temptation, But Deliver Us From The Evil One. For Yours Is The Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’

Matthew 6:14 “For If You Forgive Men Their Trespasses, Your Heavenly Father Will Also Forgive you.

Matthew 6:15 But If You Don’t Forgive Men Their Trespasses, Neither Will Your Father Forgive your trespasses.

Matthew 6:16 “Moreover When You Fast, Don’t Be Like The Hypocrites, With Sad Faces. For They Disfigure Their Faces, That They May Be Seen By Men To Be Fasting. Most Certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.

Matthew 6:17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face;

Matthew 6:18 So that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

Matthew 6:19 “Don’t Lay Up Treasures For Yourselves On The Earth, Where Moth And Rust Consume, And Where Thieves Break Through And Steal;

Matthew 6:20 But Lay Up For Yourselves Treasures In Heaven, Where Neither Moth Nor Rust Consume, And Where Thieves Don’T Break Through And Steal;

Matthew 6:21 For Where Your Treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Matthew 6:22 “The Lamp Of The Body Is The Eye. If Therefore Your Eye Is Sound, Your Whole body will be full of light.

Matthew 6:23 But If Your Eye Is Evil, Your Whole Body Will Be Full Of Darkness. If Therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

Matthew 6:25 Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Matthew 6:26 See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?

Matthew 6:27 “Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan? 6:28 Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, and how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin.

Matthew 6:29 yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.

Matthew 6:30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won’t he much more clothe you, you of little faith?

Matthew 6:31 “Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’

Matthew 6:32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

Matthew 6:33 But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 6:34 Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.

Matthew 7:1 “Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.

Matthew 7:2 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.

Matthew 7:3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?

Matthew 7:4 Or how will you tell your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye;’ and behold, the beam is in your own eye?

Matthew 7:5 You hypocrite! First, remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye.

Matthew 7:6 “Don’t give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

Matthew 7:8 For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.

Matthew 7:9 Or who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?

Matthew 7:10 Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent?

Matthew 7:11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

Matthew 7:12 Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

Matthew 7:13 “Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.

Matthew 7:14 How narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.

Matthew 7:15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

Matthew 7:16 By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

Matthew 7:17 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.

Matthew 7:18 A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.

Matthew 7:19 Every tree that doesn’t grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.

Matthew 7:20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

Matthew 7:21 Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 7:22 Many will tell me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’

Matthew 7:23 Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’

Matthew 7:24 “Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.

Matthew 7:25 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn’t fall, for it was founded on the rock.

Matthew 7:26 Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.

Matthew 7:27 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house, and it fell— and great was its fall.”

Matthew 7:28 It happened, when Jesus had finished saying these things, that the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,

Matthew 7:29 for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.

The Baptism Of Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17)

The Life And Teachings Of Jesus Christ John The Baptist

Matthew 3:1-12

Matthew 3:1 In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

Matthew 3:2 “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”

Matthew 3:3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.”

Matthew 3:4 Now John Himself Wore Clothing Made Of Camel’s Hair, With A Leather Belt Around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

Matthew 3:5 Then People From Jerusalem, All Of Judea, And All The Region Around The Jordan Went Out To Him.

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Matthew 3:6 They Were Baptized By Him In The Jordan, Confessing Their sins.

Matthew 3:7 But When He Saw Many Of The Pharisees And Sadducees Coming For His Baptism, He Said To Them, “You Offspring Of Vipers, Who Warned You To Flee From The Wrath To Come?

Matthew 3:8 Therefore Bring Forth Fruit Worthy Of Repentance!

Matthew 3:9 Do think To Yourselves, ‘We Have Abraham For Our Father,’ For I Tell You That God Is Able To Raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

Matthew 3:10 “Even Now The Axe Lies At The Root Of The Trees. Therefore Every Tree That Doesn’t bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

Matthew 3:11 I Indeed Baptize You In Water For Repentance, But He Who Comes After Me Is Mightier Than I, Whose Shoes I Am Not Worthy To Carry. He Will Baptize You In The Holy Spirit.

Matthew 3:12 His Winnowing Fork Is In His Hand, And He Will Thoroughly Cleanse His Threshing Floor. He Will Gather His Wheat Into The Barn, But The Chaff He Will Burn Up With Unquenchable Fire.”

The Life And Teachings Of Jesus Christ The Baptism Of Jesus

Matthew 3:13-17

Matthew 3:13 Then Jesus Came From Galilee To The Jordan To John, To Be Baptized By Him.

Matthew 3:14 But John Would Have Hindered Him, Saying, “I Need To Be Baptized By You, And you come to me?”

Matthew 3:15 But Jesus, Answering, Said To Him, “Allow It Now, For This Is The Fitting Way For us to fulfill all righteousness.”

Then He Allowed Him.

Matthew 3-13-17

Matthew 3:16 Jesus, When He Was Baptized, Went Up Directly From The Water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He Saw The Spirit Of God Descending As A Dove, And Coming On Him.

Matthew 3:17 Behold, A Voice Out Of The Heavens Said, “This Is My Beloved Son, With Whom I Am Well Pleased.”

The Birth of Jesus – Nativity Story Bible Verses

The Life And Teachings Of Jesus Christ The Birth Of Jesus

Luke 2:1-20

Luke 2:1 Now It Happened In Those Days, That A Decree Went Out From Caesar Augustus That All The World Should Be Enrolled.

Luke 2:2 This Was The First Enrollment Made When Quirinius was governor of Syria.

Luke 2:3 All Went To Enroll Themselves, Everyone To His Own City.

Luke 2:4 Joseph Also Went Up From Galilee, Out Of The City Of Nazareth, Into Judea, To The City Of David, Which Is Called Bethlehem, Because He Was Of The House And Family Of David;

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Luke 2:5 To Enroll Himself With Mary, Who Was Pledged To Be Married To Him As Wife, being pregnant.

Luke 2:6 It Happened, While They Were There, That The Day Had Come That She Should Give Birth.

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Luke 2:7 She Brought Forth Her Firstborn Son, And She Wrapped Him In Bands Of Cloth And Laid Him In A Feeding Trough Because There Was No Room For Them in the inn.

Luke 2:8 There Were Shepherds In The Same Country Staying In The Field And Keeping Watch By Night Over Their Flock.

Luke 2:9 Behold, An Angel Of The Lord Stood By Them, And the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

Luke 2:10 The Angel Said To Them, “Don’t Be Afraid, For Behold, I Bring You Good News Of Great Joy Which Will Be To All The People.

Luke 2:11 For There Is Born To You, This day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

Luke 2:12 This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough.”

Luke 2:13 Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God, and saying,

Luke 2:14 “Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, goodwill toward men.”

Luke 2:15 It Happened, When The Angels Went Away From Them Into The Sky, That The Shepherds Said One To Another, “Let’s Go To Bethlehem, Now, And See This Thing That has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

Luke 2:16 They Came With Haste And Found Both Mary And Joseph And The Baby Was Lying In The Feeding Trough.

Luke 2:17 When They Saw It, They Publicized Widely The Saying that was spoken to them about this child.

Luke 2:18 All Who Heard It Wondered At The Things Which Were Spoken To Them By The Shepherds.

Luke 2:19 But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.

Luke 2:20 The Shepherds Returned, Glorifying And Praising God For All The Things That They had heard and seen, just as it was told them.