For where two or three come together in my name,
there am I with them.

Blessed are you when people insult you,
persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven,
for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

As you come to Him, the living Stone—rejected by men but chosen by God and
precious to Him— you also, like living stones, are being built into a
spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices
acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature,
God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins.

Every good and perfect gift is from above,
coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,
who does not change like shifting shadows.

Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong;
for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.

Without faith it is impossible to please God,
because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He
exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

When you have eaten and are satisfied,
praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.

Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good.
Anyone who does what is good is from God.
Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.

A wicked man listens to evil lips;
a liar pays attention to a malicious tongue.