Scripture study
Receive. Examine. Respond.
Attend carefully to what Scripture says, understand it in context, and let what you learn shape what you do.
Greek: γραφή
Transliteration: graphē
Strong’s number: 1124
Writing; in this passage, Scripture. The word names the text, not a particular study method.
Paul connects the sacred writings with salvation through faith in Christ, then names their usefulness for teaching, correction and equipping. Notice the purpose, not only the authority.
The Bereans receive the message eagerly and examine it. Openness and careful checking belong together; neither uncritical acceptance nor reflexive rejection is the model.
James compares hearing without doing to forgetting a face in a mirror. The issue is not whether you have heard, but whether the word is changing your response.
Learning facts is a beginning, not the finish line. This passage moves from hearing to doing. Reading slowly, asking contextual questions and comparing passages are suggested tools; this guide does not present a single study technique as a biblical command.
Meditation
Stay with the words.
Linger over God’s revealed truth with thoughtful attention, allowing it to shape understanding, desire and obedience.
Greek: μελετάω
Transliteration: meletaō
Strong’s number: 3191
Attend to, ponder or practise. Here Paul calls Timothy to sustained attention and diligence; the word is wider than a quiet mental exercise.
The psalm joins delight in God’s instruction with returning to it day and night. The tree picture describes rootedness and seasonal fruit, not instant achievement.
God’s charge to Joshua connects meditation with doing what the law says. Read its promises within Joshua’s commission; do not turn them into a guarantee of personal wealth.
Paul names the qualities of what deserves attention, then links thinking with practice. Notice the movement from what fills the mind to what is lived.
Meditation is more than rereading a sentence until a feeling appears. These texts connect attention to God’s instruction with an obedient life. A repeated phrase can help, but the method is a suggestion—not a spiritual formula.
Prayer
Speak honestly. Trust the Father.
Turn toward God with worship, requests, confession and thanksgiving, trusting his character rather than the impressiveness of your words.
Greek: προσεύχομαι
Transliteration: proseuchomai
Strong’s number: 4336
To pray. The related form in this verse describes prayer addressed to the Father.
Jesus exposes prayer performed for an audience and prayer that trusts word-count. His model begins with the Father’s name and kingdom, then brings daily needs, forgiveness and deliverance.
Requests are welcomed, and thanksgiving accompanies them. The promise names God’s guarding peace; it does not say every requested outcome will happen exactly as imagined.
Jesus uses the picture of a caring parent to encourage asking. The passage ends with the Father giving the Holy Spirit, not with a technique for controlling him.
Secret prayer is not a ban on praying with others. In this teaching the issue is the desire to be seen and admired. Honest, dependent prayer is not made more effective by a performance.
Fasting
Dependence, not display.
Understand biblical fasting as voluntarily abstaining from food for a spiritual purpose, joined with prayer, humility and concern for others—not as a way to pressure God.
Greek: νηστεύω
Transliteration: nēsteuō
Strong’s number: 3522
To fast or abstain from food. Setting aside a screen can be a helpful practice, but is not the literal meaning of this word.
Jesus addresses the motive and appearance of fasting: it is directed toward the Father, not toward people’s applause. This passage does not set a duration or a competitive standard.
The church’s fasting appears alongside worship, prayer and sending people into service. It belongs to shared dependence and mission, not only to private spirituality.
The prophet confronts religious observance that coexists with strife and oppression. Notice the demands of justice, freedom, shelter and bread for the hungry.
Fasting cannot make cruelty acceptable. Isaiah’s challenge prevents this discipline from becoming an isolated badge of holiness while neighbours are neglected.
Solitude & silence
Make room for attention.
Step away from competing demands to give God your attention, while remaining connected to the people and responsibilities he has placed in your life.
Greek: ἔρημος
Transliteration: erēmos
Strong’s number: 2048
Deserted, solitary or wilderness. Here the word describes the place where Jesus prays; it is not a technical name for a silence technique.
Jesus withdraws to pray, then goes on with his work among people. The surrounding verses hold withdrawal and engagement together.
The report places growing crowds beside Jesus’ withdrawal for prayer. Public need does not erase his attention to the Father.
The psalmist waits on God and pours out his heart to him. Quiet confidence need not mean that no words, emotions or questions are allowed.
These passages directly describe withdrawal, prayer and waiting on God. A quiet interval is a suggested way of giving attention; they do not require a particular silence technique or teach that every inner impression is God’s voice.
Worship
Give God his worth.
Respond to God with reverence, praise and a life offered to him, in truth rather than mere appearance.
Greek: προσκυνέω
Transliteration: proskyneō
Strong’s number: 4352
To bow down or worship. In this passage the Father is the object of worship.
Jesus directs attention to worship of the Father in spirit and truth. Read this as more than a preference for a setting, style or emotional atmosphere.
Paul appeals to God’s mercies and calls for the offering of the body and renewal of the mind. Worship reaches beyond a gathering into embodied life.
Singing, teaching, the word of Christ and thanksgiving appear together. The passage then widens to whatever is done in word or deed.
A moving song may be part of worship, but intensity of feeling is not the only measure. Paul’s language includes how the body is offered and how the mind is renewed.
Fellowship
Belong. Encourage. Share.
Participate in shared life in Christ through learning, prayer, encouragement and practical care—not simply being in the same room.
Greek: κοινωνία
Transliteration: koinōnia
Strong’s number: 2842
Fellowship, participation or sharing. In Acts it belongs to the church’s shared life.
Teaching, fellowship, meals, prayers and material care form a connected picture. Luke’s narrative describes a community, not just a meeting programme.
The reason to gather includes considering others and encouraging love and good works. Notice the mutual responsibility, not only the attendance.
Different members belong to one body in Christ. Difference of function does not remove their belonging to one another.
This study does not turn every detail of Acts into a required programme or demand unquestioning submission to a group. The selected texts direct attention to Christ-centred belonging and mutual care.
Confession & repentance
Tell the truth. Turn toward mercy.
Acknowledge sin honestly before God, turn from it, and seek restoration with humility rather than hiding or excusing it.
Greek: ὁμολογέω
Transliteration: homologeō
Strong’s number: 3670
To acknowledge or confess. Here the object is sins; the wider study also considers turning from them.
John places denial of sin beside God’s faithfulness to forgive and cleanse. Confession rests on his character, not on achieving a sufficiently dramatic feeling.
The proverb joins confessing with forsaking. Acknowledgement is not a strategy for protecting the same behaviour from change.
Mutual confession is paired with prayer for one another. Notice the relational purpose rather than treating disclosure as entertainment or a contest.
Honesty is not the same as unlimited disclosure. This guide does not ask for intimate details, require public confession or equate being harmed with being guilty. Choose safe, trustworthy support; do not share another person’s private story.
Service
Love takes a practical form.
Use what you have received to meet real needs with humility, following Jesus’ example rather than seeking status.
Greek: διακονέω
Transliteration: diakoneō
Strong’s number: 1247
To serve or minister. Peter uses the word for gifts put to work for others.
Jesus interprets his foot-washing as an example for his followers. His authority does not prevent humble service; it gives the example its force.
Jesus contrasts dominating others with becoming a servant. He points to his own giving of himself, not to a better way of winning admiration.
Gifts are received and stewarded for others. Strength comes from God, and the purpose is his glory rather than the servant’s spotlight.
Service is not a claim that you have no limits or must accept exploitation. The passages challenge status-seeking and direct gifts toward others; they do not make neglecting every responsibility a badge of faithfulness.
Generosity & stewardship
Hold possessions with open hands.
Use money, possessions and other resources with willing care for others and with your heart directed toward God.
Greek: ἱλαρός
Transliteration: hilaros
Strong’s number: 2431
Cheerful. This word describes the manner of giving in the passage, not the entire meaning of stewardship.
Paul describes purposeful, willing generosity rather than reluctant or coerced giving. Notice that God’s provision is connected with good works.
Jesus connects treasure with the heart. The question concerns what is valued and trusted, not merely how impressive a gift appears.
Doing good and sharing are placed among sacrifices pleasing to God. In this older English, “communicate” means sharing, not just speaking.
Generosity is not a purchase of divine favour or a promise of personal financial return. Paul’s emphasis here is willing giving and having sufficiency for good work—not a technique for becoming wealthy.
Thanksgiving & celebration
Remember grace. Answer with thanks.
Recognise God’s goodness and respond with gratitude and shared joy, without pretending that grief or hardship is unreal.
Greek: εὐχαριστέω
Transliteration: eucharisteō
Strong’s number: 2168
To give thanks. Here the instruction appears alongside rejoicing and prayer.
Rejoicing, prayer and thanksgiving are set side by side. “In every thing” invites thanksgiving amid circumstances; it need not rename cruelty or loss as good.
The invitation to joyful praise is grounded in who God is: creator, shepherd, good, merciful and faithful. The reasons for gratitude matter.
Thanksgiving is described as a sacrifice of praise offered through Jesus. Gratitude can be a sincere response even when it is costly rather than effortless.
Gratitude does not cancel lament or require cheerful performance. The call to rejoice with those who rejoice sits beside the call to weep with those who weep.
Rest & Sabbath
Receive limits as a gift.
Consider the biblical calls to rest, set apart time for God and receive human limits with trust, while reading Sabbath texts in their contexts.
Greek: ἀναπαύω
Transliteration: anapauō
Strong’s number: 373
To rest or refresh. Jesus uses this verb in his invitation to the apostles; it is not the Greek word for Sabbath.
Jesus invites the returning apostles to rest when the demands around them leave no leisure even to eat. Notice his recognition of their bodily limits.
The Sabbath command to Israel includes households, servants, animals and the stranger. Its concern reaches beyond one person’s convenience and is connected to creation.
Paul addresses differences about days and food with attention to conviction and honouring the Lord. Read this passage beside Sabbath texts rather than assuming all Christians interpret the relationship identically.
Christians differ on the continuing application of the Sabbath command and on Sunday observance. This guide presents rest and devotion without making one weekly arrangement a test of belonging; compare Paul’s warning against judgment over sacred days.
King James Version
Traditional English · 1611 / standard later spelling
But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
World English Bible
Contemporary English · Classic edition
But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.
For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now and of that which is to come.
American Standard Version
Formal English · 1901
but refuse profane and old wives fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:
for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.
Darby Bible Translation
Close translation · 1890
But profane and old wives’ fables avoid, but exercise thyself unto piety;
for bodily exercise is profitable for a little, but piety is profitable for everything, having promise of life, of the present one, and of that to come.
Young’s Literal Translation
Literal style · 1898
and the profane and old women’s fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety,
for the bodily exercise is unto little profit, and the piety is to all things profitable, a promise having of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;
1 Timothy 4:7–8
7 But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
1 Timothy 4:15–16
15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
Ephesians 2:8–10
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Philippians 2:12–13
12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
John 15:4–5
4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
2 Timothy 3:14–17
14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Acts 17:10–12
10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
James 1:22–25
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Psalm 1:1–3
1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Joshua 1:8
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Philippians 4:8–9
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
Matthew 6:5–13
5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Philippians 4:6–7
6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Luke 11:9–13
9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Matthew 6:16–18
16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
Acts 13:2–3
2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
Isaiah 58:3–7
3 Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
4 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
5 Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Mark 1:35–39
35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
36 And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.
37 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.
38 And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
39 And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.
Luke 5:15–16
15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
16 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
Psalm 62:5–8
5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
6 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
John 4:23–24
23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Romans 12:1–2
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Colossians 3:16–17
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 And what soever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Acts 2:42–47
42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
Hebrews 10:24–25
24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Romans 12:4–5
4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
1 John 1:8–10
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
James 5:16
16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Proverbs 28:13
13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
John 13:12–17
12 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?
13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
14 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.
15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
Mark 10:42–45
42 But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.
43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:
44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
1 Peter 4:10–11
10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
2 Corinthians 9:6–8
6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
Matthew 6:19–21
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Hebrews 13:15–16
15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
1 Thessalonians 5:16–18
16 Rejoice evermore.
17 Pray without ceasing.
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Psalm 100:1–5
1 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
2 Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
Romans 12:15
15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
Mark 6:30–32
30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.
Exodus 20:8–11
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Romans 14:5–6
5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
Colossians 2:16–17
16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
2 Timothy 3:16–17
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Acts 17:11
11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
James 1:22
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Psalm 1:2
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Philippians 4:8
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
1 Timothy 4:15
15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
Matthew 6:6
6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Matthew 6:9–13
9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Matthew 6:17–18
17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
Isaiah 58:6–7
6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Mark 1:35
35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
Luke 5:16
16 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
John 4:24
24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Romans 12:1
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Acts 2:42
42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
John 13:14–15
14 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.
15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
1 Peter 4:10
10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
2 Corinthians 9:7
7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Hebrews 13:16
16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Psalm 100:4–5
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
Hebrews 13:15
15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
Mark 6:31
31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
Exodus 20:8–10
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: