What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?

Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.”

He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.

When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future.

Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.

I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.

See, the enemy is puffed up; his desires are not upright— but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness.

This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.

In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.

Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me.

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.

You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

For we live by faith, not by sight.

The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.

For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end.

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

The Lord will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!

His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.

You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.

Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.

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

Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life.

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.

For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.

For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.

If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot.

What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?