1 In the beginning  * was the Word,  * and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  *

1 In the beginning  * was the Word,  * and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  *

14 The Word  * became flesh  * and dwelt  * among us. We observed his glory,  * the glory as the one and only  * Son  * from the Father, full of grace and truth.

14 The Word  * became flesh  * and dwelt  * among us. We observed his glory,  * the glory as the one and only  * Son  * from the Father, full of grace and truth.

3 Then God said, "Let there be light,"  * and there was light.

3 The Son is the radiance  * of God’s glory and the exact expression  * of his nature,  * sustaining all things by his powerful word.  * After making purification for sins,  * he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.  *,*

3 By faith we understand that the universe was  * created by the word of God,  * so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.  *

6 The heavens were made by the word of the  Lord,  *

and all the stars, by the breath of his mouth.  *

12 For the word of God is living and effective  * and sharper than any double-edged sword,  * penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.  *

12 For the word of God is living and effective  * and sharper than any double-edged sword,  * penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.  *

29 "Is not my word like fire" — this is the Lord’s declaration — "and like a hammer that pulverizes rock?

17 Take the helmet  * of salvation and the sword  * of the Spirit  *  — which is the word of God.

16 All Scripture is inspired by God  *,* and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness,

16 All Scripture is inspired by God  *,* and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.  *

16 All Scripture is inspired by God  *,* and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.  *

105 Your word is a lamp for my feet  *

and a light on my path.

105 Your word is a lamp for my feet  *

and a light on my path.

130 The revelation of your words  * brings light

and gives understanding to the inexperienced.  *

89 Lord, your word is forever;  *

it is firmly fixed in heaven.

9 How can a young man keep his way pure?

By keeping your  *  word.  *

11 I have treasured your word in my heart  *

so that I may not sin against you.

160 The entirety of your word is truth,

each of your righteous judgments endures forever.  *

22 But  * be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

22 But  * be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

22 But  * be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like someone looking at his own face  * in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of person he was.

21 Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent,  * humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.  *

24 "Therefore,*everyone who hears these words*of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

4 He answered, "It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God."*,*

4 He answered, "It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God."*,*

28 He said, "Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God*and keep it."*

4 But Jesus answered him, "It is written: Man must not live on bread alone."*,*,*

36 Amazement came over them all, and they were saying to one another, "What is this message? For he commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out! "

35 Heaven and earth will pass away,*but my words will never pass away.*

31 Heaven and earth*will pass away,*but my words will never pass away.*

8 The grass withers, the flowers fade,  *

but the word of our God remains forever."  *

4 For the word of the  Lord is right,

and all his work is trustworthy.  *

4 For the word of the  Lord is right,

and all his work is trustworthy.  *

5 Every word of God is pure;  *,*

he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.  *

6 For the Lord gives wisdom;

from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.  *

6 For the Lord gives wisdom;

from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.  *

31 Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, "If you continue in my word,*,*you really are my disciples.

31 Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, "If you continue in my word,*,*you really are my disciples.32 You will know the truth,*and the truth will set you free."

51 Truly I tell you, if anyone keeps my word,*he will never see death."

24 "Truly I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life*and will not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.

23 Jesus answered, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.*

3 You are already clean*because of the word I have spoken to you.

17 Sanctify*them by the truth;*your word is truth.

22 So when he was raised from the dead,  * his disciples remembered that he had said this,  * and they believed the Scripture  * and the statement Jesus had made.

41 Many more believed because of what he said.  *

38 The one who believes in me,*as the Scripture*has said, will have streams of living water*flow*from deep within him."

8 This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth;  * you are to meditate on  * it day and night so that you may carefully observe everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in whatever you do.  *

16 Your words were found, and I ate them.  *

Your words became a delight to me

and the joy of my heart,

for I bear your name,  *

Lord God of Armies.

9 If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord,"  * and believe in your heart  * that God raised him from the dead,  * you will be saved. 10 One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation.

4 In God, whose word I praise,

in God I trust; I will not be afraid.

What can mere mortals do to me?  *

30 God — his way is perfect;  *

the word of the Lord is pure.  *

He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.  *

35 You have given me the shield of your salvation;

your right hand upholds me,  *

and your humility exalts me.

36 You make a spacious place beneath me for my steps,  *

and my ankles do not give way.  *

12 Who is someone who desires life,

loving a long life to enjoy what is good?  *

13 Keep your tongue from evil

and your lips from deceitful speech.  *

3 He humbled you by letting you go hungry; then he gave you manna to eat, which you and your ancestors had not known, so that you might learn that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.  *

2 Like newborn infants, desire the pure milk of the word,  *,* so that by it you may grow up into your salvation,

1 If, then, there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love,  * if any fellowship with the Spirit,  * if any affection and mercy,  *2 make my joy complete by thinking the same way,  * having the same love,  * united in spirit, intent on one  * purpose. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition  * or conceit,  * but in humility  * consider others as more important  * than yourselves. 4 Everyone should look not to his own interests,  * but rather to the interests of others.  *

5 Adopt the same attitude as that of Christ Jesus,

6 who, existing in the form of God,

did not consider equality with God  *

as something to be exploited.  *

7 Instead he emptied himself  *

by assuming the form of a servant,  *

taking on the likeness of humanity.  *

And when he had come as a man,

8 he humbled himself by becoming obedient

to the point of death —

even to death on a cross.  *

9 For this reason God highly exalted him  *

and gave him the name

that is above every name,

10 so that at the name of Jesus

every knee will bow  *  —

in heaven  * and on earth

and under the earth  *  —

11 and every tongue  * will confess

that Jesus Christ is Lord,

to the glory  * of God the Father.

12 Therefore, my dear friends,  * just as you have always obeyed,  * so now, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13 For it is God who is working in you both to will and to work according to his good purpose. 14 Do everything without grumbling  * and arguing,  *15 so that you may be blameless  * and pure,  * children of God who are faultless  * in a crooked  * and perverted  * generation,  * among whom you shine like stars in the world, 16 by holding firm to the word  * of life. Then I can boast  * in the day of Christ  * that I didn’t run or labor for nothing. 17 But even if I am poured out  * as a drink offering  * on the sacrificial service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you. 18 In the same way you should also be glad and rejoice with me.

19 Now I hope in the Lord Jesus  * to send Timothy  * to you soon so that I too may be encouraged by news about you. 20 For I have no one else like-minded who will genuinely care about your interests; 21 all seek their own interests,  * not those of Jesus Christ.  *22 But you know his proven character, because he has served with me in the gospel ministry like a son with a father. 23 Therefore, I hope to send him as soon as I see how things go with me. 24 I am confident in the Lord that I myself will also come soon.  *

25 But I considered it necessary to send you Epaphroditus  *  — my brother, coworker, and fellow soldier, as well as your messenger and minister to my need  *  —  26 since he has been longing for all of you and was distressed because you heard that he was sick. 27 Indeed, he was so sick that he nearly died. However, God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 For this reason, I am very eager to send him so that you may rejoice again when you see him and I may be less anxious. 29 Therefore, welcome him in the Lord with great joy and hold people like him in honor, 30 because he came close to death for the work  * of Christ, risking his life to make up what was lacking in your ministry to me.

18 There is one who speaks rashly,

like a piercing sword;  *

but the tongue of the wise brings healing.  *

25 Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down,

but a good word cheers it up.  *

11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,  *

but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.  *

1 A gentle answer turns away anger,  *

but a harsh word stirs up wrath.  *

20 From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach is satisfied;

he is filled with the product of his lips.  *

21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,

and those who love it will eat its fruit.  *

18 But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a person.*19 For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies,*slander.*

36 I tell you that on the day of judgment*people will have to account*for every careless*word they speak.*37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."

34 Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow*of the heart.

2 For we all stumble in many ways.  * If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is mature, able also to control the whole body.  *

3 Now if we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us,  * we direct their whole bodies. 4 And consider ships: Though very large and driven by fierce winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. 5 So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things.  * Consider how a small fire sets ablaze a large forest. 6 And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed  * among our members. It stains the whole body,  * sets the course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. 7 Every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and fish is tamed and has been tamed by humankind, 8 but no one can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.  *

17 So faith comes from what is heard,  * and what is heard comes through the message about Christ.  *,*18 But I ask, "Did they not hear? " Yes, they did:

Their voice has gone out to the whole earth,

and their words to the ends of the world.*,*