God's word is alive and working. It is sharper than the sharpest sword and cuts all the way into us. It cuts deep to the place where the soul and the spirit are joined. God's word cuts to the center of our joints and our bones. It judges the thoughts and feelings in our hearts.

All Scripture is given by God. And all Scripture is useful for teaching and for showing people what is wrong in their lives. It is useful for correcting faults and teaching the right way to live.
Using the Scriptures, those who serve God will be prepared and will have everything they need to do every good work.

Nun Your word is like a lamp that guides my steps, a light that shows the path I should take.

Do what God's teaching says; don't just listen and do nothing. When you only sit and listen, you are fooling yourselves.

Beth How can a young person live a pure life? By obeying your word.

Grass dies and flowers fall, but the word of our God lasts forever."

But Jesus said, "The people who hear the teaching of God and obey it they are the ones who have God's blessing."

God's way is perfect. The Lord's promise always proves to be true. He protects those who trust in him.

"Whoever hears these teachings of mine and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.

The whole world, earth and sky, will be destroyed, but my words will last forever.

Do everything without complaining or arguing
so that you will be blameless and pure, children of God without any fault. But you are living with evil people all around you, who have lost their sense of what is right. Among those people you shine like lights in a dark world,
and you offer them the teaching that gives life. So I can be proud of you when Christ comes again. You will show that my work was not wasted that I ran in the race and won.

As people understand your word, it brings light to their lives. Your word makes even simple people wise.

Jesus answered him, "The Scriptures say, 'It is not just bread that keeps people alive. Their lives depend on what God says.'"

Before the world began, the Word was there. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The Lord's word is true. You can depend on his teachings.

If anyone believes in me, rivers of living water will flow out from their heart. That is what the Scriptures say."

I trust in God, so I am not afraid of what people can do to me! I praise God for his promise to me.

Like newborn babies hungry for milk, you should want the pure teaching that feeds your spirit. With it you can grow up and be saved.

The Lord is the source of wisdom; knowledge and understanding come from his mouth.

So Jesus said to the Jews who believed in him, "If you continue to accept and obey my teaching, you are really my followers.
You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."

So get rid of everything evil in your lives every kind of wrong you do. Be humble and accept God's teaching that is planted in your hearts. This teaching can save you.

He humbled you and let you be hungry. Then he fed you with manna something you did not know about before. It was something your ancestors had never seen. Why did the Lord do this? Because he wanted you to know that it is not just bread that keeps people alive. People's lives depend on what the Lord says.

Lord, you have given me your shield to protect me. You support me with your right hand. It is your help that has made me great.
You cleared a path for my feet so that I could walk without stumbling.

The Son shows the glory of God. He is a perfect copy of God's nature, and he holds everything together by his powerful command. The Son made people clean from their sins. Then he sat down at the right side of God, the Great One in heaven.

The Word became a man and lived among us. We saw his divine greatness the greatness that belongs to the only Son of the Father. The Word was full of grace and truth.