For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.

Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

“Do not judge, or you will be judged.

you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.

Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. But the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps. When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep. . . .