rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer,
Paul's practical teaching joins patient hope with empathy and peace toward others.
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Deuteronomy1 verses →
Anonymous. Largely a farewell address placed in Moses' mouth by a narrator who goes on to describe his death.
Joshua1 verses →
Anonymous. Tells Joshua's story in the third person.
Psalms6 verses →
Many hands over centuries. Superscriptions assign a number to David; those are ancient editorial notes, not signatures.
Proverbs3 verses →
A collection headed as Solomon's, which elsewhere names other compilers.
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Written in the voice of 'the Preacher, the son of David' — a role rather than a name.
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Spans centuries of material and has long been read as the work of more than one hand.
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Anonymous. Tradition assigns it to Jeremiah; the text does not.
New Testament
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Anonymous. The name is a second-century attribution.
John3 verses →
Anonymous. Names its own source only as 'the disciple whom Jesus loved'.
Paul's letters13 verses →
Named by the text and widely accepted — the clearest authorship in the Bible. Several letters bearing his name are disputed and are marked as such.
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Names its author only as James, a very common name. Which James is disputed.
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Names Peter. Its polished Greek has made that contested since antiquity.
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Names its author as John. Which John has been disputed since the third century.
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View all filters →If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.
Paul's practical teaching joins patient hope with empathy and peace toward others.
Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Paul's practical teaching joins patient hope with empathy and peace toward others.
Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.
Paul describes love of neighbor as the fulfillment of the law.
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Paul describes love of neighbor as the fulfillment of the law.
So then, let’s follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.
Teaching about disagreements within the church emphasizes belonging and building one another up.
For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself.
Teaching about disagreements within the church emphasizes belonging and building one another up.
For if we live, we live to the Lord. Or if we die, we die to the Lord. If therefore we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
Teaching about disagreements within the church emphasizes belonging and building one another up.
Don’t oppress the widow, the fatherless, the foreigner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.’
The prophet recalls the call to fair judgment, compassion, and protection of vulnerable neighbors.
“Thus has Yahweh of Armies spoken, saying, ‘Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.
The prophet recalls the call to fair judgment, compassion, and protection of vulnerable neighbors.
Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope! Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.
A restoration oracle addresses its listeners as prisoners of hope.
And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
Moses speaking to Israel before his death, as narrated by the book.