Testyourselves[to see] ifyou are in the faith;examineyourselves!Ordo you not recognizethis about yourselves,that JesusChristis in you-- unlessindeed you fail the test?
I consideredmy waysAnd turnedmy feetto Your testimonies.
You have triedmy heart;You have visited[me] by night;You have testedme and You findnothing;I have purposedthat my mouthwill not transgress.
Examineme, O LORD,and tryme; Testmy mindand my heart.
They callthem rejectedsilver,Becausethe LORDhas rejectedthem.
Let us examineand probeour ways,And let us returnto the LORD.
"Because he consideredand turnedawayfrom allhis transgressionswhichhe had committed,he shall surelylive;he shall not die.
Nowtherefore, thussaysthe LORDof hosts,"Consideryour ways!
Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,"Consideryour ways!
Jesusansweredand saidto him, "IfanyonelovesMe, he will keepMy word;and My Fatherwill lovehim, and We will cometo him and makeOur abodewith him.
"Abidein Me, and I in you. As the branchcannotbearfruitof itselfunlessit abidesin the vine,soneither[can] you unlessyou abidein Me.
I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfectedin unity,sothat the worldmay knowthat You sentMe, and lovedthem, evenas You have lovedMe.
and I have madeYour nameknown to them, and will make it known,sothat the lovewith whichYou lovedMe may be in them, and I in them."
"He who eatsMy fleshand drinksMy bloodabidesin Me, and I in him.
ThisHe was sayingto testhim, for He HimselfknewwhatHe was intendingto do.
And justas they did not see fitto acknowledgeGodany longer, Godgave them overto a depravedmind,to dothosethings which are not proper,
IfChristis in you, thoughthe bodyis deadbecauseof sin,yetthe spiritis alivebecauseof righteousness.
But a manmust examinehimself,and in sodoing he is to eatof the breadand drinkof the cup.
But ifwe judgedourselvesrightly, we would not be judged.
Do you not knowthat you are a templeof Godand [that] the Spiritof Goddwellsin you?
Do you not knowthat your bodiesare membersof Christ?Shall I thentake awaythe membersof Christand makethem membersof a prostitute?May it neverbe!
Ordo you not knowthat your bodyis a templeof the HolySpiritwho is in you, whomyou havefrom God,and that you are not your own?
Ordo you not knowthat the saintswill judgethe world?Ifthe worldis judgedby you, are you not competent[to] [constitute] the smallestlaw courts?
Do you not knowthat thosewho runin a raceallrun,but [only] onereceivesthe prize?Runin such a waythat you may win.
but I disciplinemy bodyand make it my slave,so that, after I have preachedto others,I myselfwill not be disqualified.
Orwhatagreementhas the templeof Godwith idols?For we are the templeof the livingGod;justas Godsaid,"I WILL DWELLIN THEM AND WALK AMONGTHEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD,AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE.
"I have been crucifiedwith Christ;and it is no longerI who live,but Christlivesin me; and the [life] whichI nowlivein the fleshI liveby faithin the Sonof God,who lovedme and gaveHimselfup for me.
My children,with whomI amagainin laboruntilChristis formedin you--
But each onemust examinehis ownwork,and thenhe will have[reason for] boastingin regardto himselfalone,and not in regardto another.
so that Christmay dwellin your heartsthroughfaith;[and] that you, being rootedand groundedin love,
ifindeedyou continuein the faithfirmly establishedand steadfast,and not moved awayfrom the hopeof the gospelthat you have heard,which was proclaimedin allcreationunderheaven,and of whichI, Paul,was madea minister.
to whomGodwilledto make knownwhatis the richesof the gloryof thismysteryamongthe Gentiles,whichis Christin you, the hopeof glory.
and not holding fastto the head,from whomthe entirebody,being suppliedand held togetherby the jointsand ligaments,growswith a growthwhich is from God.
having been firmly rooted[and now] being builtup in Him and establishedin your faith,justas you were instructed,[and] overflowingwith gratitude.
But [women] will be preservedthroughthe bearing of childrenifthey continuein faithand loveand sanctitywith self-restraint.
Justas Jannesand JambresopposedMoses,sothese[men] alsoopposethe truth,menof depravedmind,rejectedin regardto the faith.
Thistestimonyis true.For thisreasonreprovethem severelysothat they may be soundin the faith,
They professto knowGod,but by [their] deedsthey deny[Him], beingdetestableand disobedientand worthlessfor anygooddeed.
Older menare to be temperate,dignified,sensible,soundin faith,in love,in perseverance.
Seeto it that noonecomes shortof the graceof God;that norootof bitternessspringingup causes trouble,and by it manybe defiled;
Therefore,let us fearif,while a promiseremainsof enteringHis rest,any oneof you may seemto have come shortof it.
but if it yieldsthornsand thistles,it is worthlessand closeto being cursed,and it endsup being burned.
You adulteresses,do you not knowthat friendshipwith the worldis hostilitytoward God?Thereforewhoeverwishesto be a friendof the worldmakeshimself an enemyof God.
But resisthim, firmin [your] faith,knowingthat the sameexperiencesof sufferingare being accomplishedby your brethrenwho are in the world.
Thereforerememberfrom whereyou have fallen,and repentand dothe deedsyou did at first;orelseI am comingto you and will removeyour lampstandout of its place--unlessyou repent.
