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Genesis 8:20-9:17

Genesis 8:20-9:17

Genesis 8:1-19

Genesis 8:1-19

God remembers Noah, his family, and the creatures he preserved. He causes the floodwaters to recede, patiently dries the earth, and finally commands t...

Genesis 7

Genesis 7

God brings the judgment he had announced against humanity's pervasive wickedness, yet graciously preserves Noah, his household, and the animals in the...

Genesis 6:13-22

Genesis 6:13-22

God reveals his coming judgment, covenants with Noah, and gives detailed instructions for the ark through which he will preserve Noah's family and liv...

Genesis 6:9-12

Genesis 6:9-12

Genesis narrows its focus from humanity's widespread corruption to Noah, a man of faith who found grace, walked reverently with God, and preached righ...

Genesis 6:1-8

Genesis 6:1-8

Human corruption becomes universal and inward: every intention of the heart is continually evil, grieving the Lord and bringing deserved judgment on h...

Genesis 5

Genesis 5

Adam's genealogy continues God's image-bearing human family and covenant promise through generations repeatedly ending in death. Against that pattern,...

Genesis 4:25–26

Genesis 4:25–26

After Abel's murder and the corruption of Cain's line, God's grace endures amid profound sorrow: he appoints Seth as another seed, gives Seth a son, a...

Genesis 4:16-24

Genesis 4:16-24

Cain's family receives God's common mercy and develops cities, livestock, music, and metalworking, yet its spiritual descent deepens: Cain leaves God'...

Genesis 4:1-15

Genesis 4:1-15

Cain and Abel both offer worship, but Abel comes by faith while Cain does not. Cain's jealousy and anger mature into the murder of his brother, follow...

Genesis 3

Genesis 3

The serpent attacks God's Word, goodness, and love; Eve and Adam distrust their Maker, eat, and bring shame, fear, blame, fractured marriage, painful ...

Genesis 2:8-25

Genesis 2:8-25

God places Adam in the abundant garden to tend it under the covenant command not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Seeing that m...

Genesis 1:1-2:7

Genesis 1:1-2:7

The eternal triune God created everything from nothing by his Word, forming and filling the world in six ordered days and declaring it very good. He m...

1 Thessalonians 5:23-28

1 Thessalonians 5:23-28

Paul closes the letter by blessing the Thessalonians in the name of the God of peace, who sanctifies and preserves their whole person for Christ's ret...

1 Thessalonians 5:12-22

1 Thessalonians 5:12-22

Paul's closing exhortations describe Spirit-shaped church life: honor faithful leaders, pursue peace, warn the unruly, comfort the fainthearted, suppo...

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

No one knows when Christ will return, and attempts to calculate the day from current events contradict his teaching. Because his return will be sudden...

1 Thessalonians 4:9-18

1 Thessalonians 4:9-18

Paul joins two commands: believers should increase in brotherly love while living quiet, industrious, orderly lives, and they should face death with r...

1 Thessalonians 4:1-8

1 Thessalonians 4:1-8

God's will for believers is sanctification, including abstaining from sexual immorality and exercising Spirit-given self-control. Sexual purity is not...

1 Thessalonians 3:11-13

1 Thessalonians 3:11-13

Paul prays that God will direct him back to the Thessalonians, make their love for one another and all people increase and abound, and establish them ...

1 Thessalonians 3:6-10

1 Thessalonians 3:6-10

Timothy's report of the Thessalonians' continuing faith and love comforts Paul amid affliction. Paul rejoices, thanks God for them, and longs to retur...

1 Thessalonians 3:1-5

1 Thessalonians 3:1-5

Unable to bear uncertainty about the persecuted Thessalonian church, Paul remained alone in Athens and sent Timothy to establish and encourage their f...

1 Thessalonians 2:13-20

Thank God for other's Faith

Paul continually thanks God that the Thessalonians received the preached message as God's effective Word and imitated faithful churches despite persec...

1 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Entrusted with the Gospel

Paul, Silas, and Timothy boldly preached the gospel entrusted to them by God without deceit, flattery, greed, or a desire for human praise. They share...

Colossians 4:7-18

Final Greetings

Paul closes Colossians by commending faithful messengers and coworkers, recounting reconciled and disappointing relationships, describing Epaphras's f...