Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.

Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!

Who is wise? Let them realize these things. Who is discerning? Let them understand. The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.

Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame.

Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely.

My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ.

But test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil.

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”

For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.

Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)