For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners,
so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the LORD and shun evil.

This will bring health to your body
and nourishment to your bones.

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD,
"plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future.

Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong,
but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.

For where you have envy and selfish ambition,
there you find disorder and every evil practice.

Let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead,
make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother's way.

But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
whose confidence is in him.

Here I am! I stand at the door and knock.
If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,
I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.

Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering,
as though something strange were happening to you.
But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ,
so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.

Jesus replied, "What is impossible with men is possible with God."