"He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.
For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:
For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,
I am the rose of Sharon, And the lily of the valleys.
The song of songs, which is Solomon's.
For lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone.
The SHULAMITE Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth - For your love is better than wine.
that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you,
Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God.
till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,