Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”

We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.