Monthly Archives: August 2016

2 Corinthians 3:4-17 4 Such is the confidence that we have through Christ towards God. 5Not that we are competent of ourselves to claim anything as coming from us; our competence is from God, 6who has made us competent to be … Continue reading →

Ezekiel 18:30-32 30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, all of you according to your ways, says the Lord God. Repent and turn from all your transgressions; otherwise iniquity will be your ruin.* 31Cast away from you all the … Continue reading →

Proverbs 10:1-7 Wise Sayings of Solomon 10The proverbs of Solomon. A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother’s grief. 2Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death. 3The Lord does not let the … Continue reading →

Isaiah 9:8-19 Judgement on Arrogance and Oppression 8The Lord sent a word against Jacob, and it fell on Israel; 9and all the people knew it—Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria—but in pride and arrogance of heart they said: 10‘The bricks have fallen, but … Continue reading →

Wisdom 9:13-10:3 13For who can learn the counsel of God? Or who can discern what the Lord wills? 14For the reasoning of mortals is worthless, and our designs are likely to fail; 15for a perishable body weighs down the soul, … Continue reading →

1 Corinthians 16:12-24 12 Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to visit you with the other brothers, but he was not at all willing* to come now. He will come when he has the opportunity. Final Messages and … Continue reading →

Jeremiah 1:1-10 1The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, 2to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of King Josiah son of Amon of Judah, … Continue reading →