Finally, brothers, whatever is true,
whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,
whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything
worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received
and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with
you.
And we know that for those who love
God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to
his purpose.
Trust in the Lord with all your
heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge
him, and he will make straight your paths.
For I know the plans I have for you,
declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and
a hope.
Let all bitterness and wrath and
anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be
kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ
forgave you.
Not that I have already obtained
this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ
Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my
own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to
what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of
God in Christ Jesus.
A fool gives full vent to his
spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
“Remember not
the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new
thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the
wilderness and rivers in the desert.
And you will know the truth, and the
truth will set you free.”
Be angry and do not sin; do not let
the sun go down on your anger,
Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the path of your feet; then all
your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your
foot away from evil.
Submit yourselves therefore to God.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Whoever conceals his transgressions
will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
Three times I pleaded with the Lord
about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient
for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all
the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
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