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14  And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and, kneeling before him, 15  said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he has seizures and he suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. 16  And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him.” 17  And Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long a...

Nicene Creed - We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.‌ And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; Who, for us men and for our salvat...

And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2  And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. 3  And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4  And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make...

1  Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!  2  Serve the Lord with gladness!  Come into his presence with singing!  3  Know that the Lord, he is God!  It is he who made us, and we are his;  we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.  4  Enter his gates with thanksgiving,  and his courts with praise!  Give thanks to him; bless his name!  5  For the Lord is good;  his steadfast love en...

Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25  For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26  For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? 27  For the Son of Man is going to come wi...

1  The heavens declare the glory of God,  and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.  2  Day to day pours out speech,  and night to night reveals knowledge. 

21  From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. 22  And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you.” 23  But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance...

1  In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2  The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.  3  And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4  And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. 5  God called the light Day, and the darknes...

19  Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20  for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 21  Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.  22  But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23  For if anyo...

13  Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14  And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15  He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16  Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17  And Jesus answered him, “B...

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.  Romans 12:21

5  When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. 6  Jesus said to them, “Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 7  And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.” 8  But Jesus, aware of this, said, “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? 9  Do you not...

CHAPTER 7 Of God’s Covenant with Man 1. The distance between God and the creature is so great, that although reasonable creatures do owe obedience unto Him as their Creator, yet they could never have any fruition of Him, as their blessedness and reward, but by some voluntary condescension on God’s part, which He hath been pleased to express by way of covenant. 2. The first covenant made with man w...

And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2  He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3  And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. 4  An evil a...

Jesus Heals Many 29  Jesus went on from there and walked beside the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain and sat down there. 30  And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them, 31  so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame wal...

1. Our first parents, being seduced by the subtlety and temptations of Satan, sinned in eating the forbidden fruit. This their sin God was pleased, according to His wise and holy counsel, to permit, having purposed to order it to His own glory. 2. By this sin they fell from their original righteousness and communion with God, and so became dead in sin, and wholly defiled in all the faculties and p...

21  And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22  And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.” 23  But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away, for she is crying out after us.” 24  He answered, “I...

And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28  So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.” 

CHAPTER 5 Of Providence 1. God, the great Creator of all things, doth uphold, direct dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge, and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy. 2. Althoug...

34  And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. 35  And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and brought to him all who were sick 36  and implored him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well.  15  Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, 2  “Why do your dis...

CHAPTER 4 Of Creation 1. It pleased God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, for the manifestation of the glory of His eternal power, wisdom, and goodness, in the beginning, to create or make of nothing the world, and all things therein, whether visible or invisible, in the space of six days, and all very good. 2. After God had made all other creatures, He created man, male and female, with reasonable...

22  Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23  And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, 24  but the boat by this time was a long way from the land, beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them. 25  And in the fourth watch of the...

CHAPTER 3 Of God’s Eternal Decree 1. God from all eternity did by the most wise and holy counsel of His own will, freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass; yet so as thereby neither is God the author of sin; nor is violence offered to the will of the creatures, nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established. 2. Although God knows whatsoever may...

13  Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14  When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15  Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds...

34  A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35  By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”  John 13:34-35