Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
To trust a stranger without investigation invites troubles so endless that even descendants must endure them. To rust a man who has not been tested and to suspect a man who has proven trustworthy lead alike to endless ills.
Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name.
For which of you desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money; nor he who loves wealth, with gain: this also is vanity.
For what can be known about God is plain to all, because God is plain to all, because God has shown it to them. Ever since creation of the world His invisible nature, namely His eternal power has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made.
Train yourself in godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.
