Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.

May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.

And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.

The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.

The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.

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