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Romans 12:1-2 New International Version A Living Sacrifice 12 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his g...

Zechariah 9:12 New International Version 12 Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope;     even now, I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.

Nahum 1:7 New International Version 7 The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him, 7 - கர்த்தர் நல்லவர், இக்கட்டு நாளிலே அரணான கோட்டை; தம்மை நம்புகிறவர்களை அறிந்திருக்கிறார்.

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. — Psalm 143:10 NIV

1 Corinthians 1:18-21 New International Version Christ Crucified Is God’s Power and Wisdom 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;     the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”[a] 20 Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the...

John 3:16-17 New International Version 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

1 Corinthians 3:21-23 New International Version 21 So then, no more boasting about human leaders! All things are yours, 22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas[a] or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours, 23 and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 New International Version Praise to the God of All Comfort 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

John 15:1-5 New International Version The Vine and the Branches 15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by...

Ephesians 2:4-8 New International Version 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, e...

2 Kings 20:1-6 New International Version Hezekiah’s Illness 20 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, “This is what the Lord says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover.” 2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, 3 “Remember, Lord, how I have walked before you f...

Luke 15:19-24 New International Version 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. 21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and aga...

Psalm 43:4 New International Version 4 Then I will go to the altar of God,     to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the lyre,     O God, my God. New International Version Romans 5:5  And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

Colossians 1:15-18 New International Version The Supremacy of the Son of God 15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all th...

Deuteronomy 32:9-10 New International Version 9 For the Lord’s portion is his people,     Jacob his allotted inheritance. 10 In a desert land he found him,     in a barren and howling waste. He shielded him and cared for him;     he guarded him as the apple of his eye,

Isaiah 54:17 New International Version 17     no weapon forged against you will prevail,     and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,     and this is their vindication from me,” declares the Lord.

Genesis 19:15-16 New International Version 15 With the coming of dawn, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away when the city is punished.” 16 When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters and led them safely out of the city, for the Lord was merciful to them.

Isaiah 46:3-4 New International Version 3 “Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob,     all the remnant of the people of Israel, you whom I have upheld since your birth,     and have carried since you were born. 4 Even to your old age and grey hairs     I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you;     I will sustain you, and I will rescue

1 John 5:4-5 New International Version 4 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.

1 corinthians 1: 28-31 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one may boast before him. 30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 31 Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in...

Psalms 37:33 but the Lord will not leave them in the power of the wicked or let them be condemned when brought to trial.

12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy[a] met him. They stood at a distance 13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” 14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. 15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanke...

8. Then your light will break forth like the dawn,     and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness[a] will go before you,     and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. 14. Then your light will break forth like the dawn,     and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness[a] will go before you,     and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.

Jonah 2:2 NIV He said: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry.

Psalms 119:9 NIV How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word.