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Ephesians 6:16 In addition to all this, take up the  shield of faith , with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.   1 John 5:4-5  …for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

Ephesians 6:16 In addition to all this, take up the  shield of faith , with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Hebrews 11:1-2,29-34 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for…By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they...

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 

Isaiah 26:1-4  In that day, everyone in the land of Judah will sing this song: Our city is strong!    We are surrounded by the walls of God’s salvation. 2  Open the gates to all who are righteous;    allow the faithful to enter. 3  You will keep in perfect peace    all who trust in You, all whose thoughts are fixed on You! 4  Trust in the Lord always,  for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.

John 14:26-27 26  Jesus said, The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.  27  Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid

 James 4: 4-10  4  You unfaithful people! Don’t you know that love for this evil world is hatred toward God? Whoever wants to be a friend of this world is an enemy of God.  5  Do you think this passage means nothing? It says, “The Spirit that lives in us wants us to be his own.” 6  But God shows us even more kindness.[ a ] Scripture says, “God opposes arrogant people, but he is kind to humble peop...

Romans 8:5-10 5  Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.  6  So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.  7  For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and...

Philippians 4:4-7 4  Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!  5  Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.  6  Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  7  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

1 Peter 5:6-9 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.  7  Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 8  Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.  9  Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is unde...

Romans 1:16-17 16  For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.  17  For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last,[ e ] just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”[ f ]

John 8:31-32,43-44 31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” …….43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the begi...

Ephesians 6 10  Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.  11  Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.  12  For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.  13  Therefore put on the...

Luke 4:1-13 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tempted[a] by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.” 4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’[b]” 5 Th...

Ephesians 3:16-19 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this l...

John 3:1-8 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.” 3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.[ a ]” 4 “How ca...

Galatians 3:26-29 26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Matthew 4:1-7 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[ a ] by the devil.  2  After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.  3  The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” 4  Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’[ b ]” 5  The...

Matthew 3:13-17 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. 16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, an...

John 1:9-18 9  The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.  10  He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.  11  He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.  12  Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—  13  children born not...

Matthew 2:19-23 19  After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt  20  and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.” 21  So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel.  22  But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his...

Matthew 2:13-18 13  When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” 14  So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt,  15  where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfille...

Matthew 2:9-12 9  After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.  10  When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.  11  On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with...

Matthew 2:1-8 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi[ a ] from the east came to Jerusalem  2  and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3  When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.  4  When he had called together all the people’s chief priests a...

Luke 2:22-32 22  When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord  23  (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”,  24  and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.” 25  Now there w...

Luke 2:17-19 17  When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,  18  and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.  19  But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.