Matthew 14:22-36 22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there...

Psalm 79 A psalm of Asaph. 1  O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance;    they have defiled your holy temple,    they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.2 They have left the dead bodies of your...

Proverbs 23 Saying 7 1          When you sit to dine with a ruler,                   note well what is before you,2           and put a knife to your throat     ...

Zephaniah 3:14-20 14    Sing, Daughter Zion;            shout aloud, Israel!        Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,            Daughter Jerusalem!15    The Lord has...

Colossians 1:3-14 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people— 5 the faith and love that spring from the...

John 5:16-30 16 So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him. 17 In his defense Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.”18 For this reason...

Jeremiah 17:9-14 9    The heart is deceitful above all things       and beyond cure.       Who can understand it? 10  “I the Lord search the heart       and examine the mind,   ...

John 5:1-9 5 Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. 3 Here a great number...

Psalm 78 A maskil of Asaph. 1 My people, hear my teaching;    listen to the words of my mouth.2 I will open my mouth with a parable;    I will utter hidden things, things from of old—3 things we have heard and...

Proverbs 22 1  A good name is more desirable than great riches;    to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. 2  Rich and poor have this in common:    The Lord is the Maker of them all. 3  The prudent...