For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

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

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”

so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.

Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.

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

Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.

I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.

Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

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

But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.

Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.

The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.

He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”

For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.

How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.

Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.

The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.

So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.

As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.

He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.

Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.

If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—

This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.

However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.

In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

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.

There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.

If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens.

Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation. For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life. Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man. Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; . . .

Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.

The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.

“Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?”

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, . . .

Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD. Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart. They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways. You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently. Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes! . . .

Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.

Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?

So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.

The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.

For no word from God will ever fail.”

But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,

For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast.

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.

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.

The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.

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.

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

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.

I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth!

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. . . .

You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.

For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.

You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me. You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. Without speech or language, without a sound to be heard, their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun. Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course, . . .

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.

On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.

He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.

but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.