A palavra
A Palavra de Deus é viva, eficaz e mais cortante que espada de dois gumes. Ela é lâmpada, alimento e purificação — tudo o que o cristão precisa para viver e crescer em fé.
For the word of God is quick, and speedy in working, and more able to pierce than any twain-edged sword, and stretcheth forth [till] to the parting of the soul and of the spirit, and of the jointures and marrows, and [it is the] deemer of thoughts, and of intents of hearts.
In mine heart I hid thy speeches; that I do not sin against thee.
Declaring of thy words lighteneth; and it giveth understanding to meek men.
In the beginning was the word, [that is, God’s son], and the word was at God, and God was the word.
And the word, [that is, God’s son], was made man [or flesh], and dwelled among us, and we have seen the glory of him, as the glory of the one begotten Son of the Father, full of grace and of truth.
It is the spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing; the words that I have spoken to you, be spirit and life.
Now ye be clean, for the word that I have spoken to you.
Which answered, and said to him, It is written, Not only in bread liveth man, but in each word that cometh forth of God’s mouth, [or A man liveth not in bread alone, but in every word that cometh forth from the mouth of God].
heaven and earth shall pass, but my words shall not pass.
Busily keep [or Take care] to give thyself a proved, praiseable workman to God, without shame, rightly treating the word of truth.
as now born young children, reasonable, without guile, covet ye milk [of full teaching], that in it ye wax into health;