Bible verses about "vulnerability" | Bishops

²¹ Then came Peter to hym, and sayde: Lorde howe oft shall my brother sinne agaynst me, and I forgeue hym? tyll seuen tymes ²² Iesus sayth vnto hym, I say not vnto thee vntyll seuen tymes: but, vntyll seuentie tymes seuen

³³ Be not deceaued. Euyll wordes, corrupt good maners

¹ And the serpent was suttiller then euery beast of the fielde which ye lord God hadde made, and he sayde vnto the woman: yea, hath God saide, ye shall not eate of euery tree of the garden ² And the woman sayde vnto the serpent: We eate of ye fruite of the trees of the garden ³ But as for the fruite of the tree which is in the myddes of the garden, God hath sayde, ye shall not eate of it, neither shal ye touche of it, lest peraduenture ye dye ⁴ And the serpent sayde vnto the woman: ye shall not dye the death ⁵ For God doth knowe, that the same day that ye eate therof, your eyes shall be opened, and ye shalbe eue as gods, knowyng good and euyll ⁶ And so the woman, seing that the same tree was good to eate of, and pleasaunt to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, toke of the fruite therof, and dyd eate, and gaue also vnto her husbande beyng with her, and he dyd eate ⁷ Then the eyes of them both were opened, and they knewe that they were naked, and they sowed fygge leaues together, & made them selues apernes ⁸ And they heard the voyce of the Lord God, walkyng in the garden in ye coole of the day: and Adam and his wyfe hyd themselues from the presence of the lord God amongst ye trees of the garden ⁹ And the Lorde called Adam, & sayde vnto hym: where art thou ¹⁰ Which sayde: I hearde thy voyce in the garden, and was afrayde because I was naked, and hyd my selfe ¹¹ And he sayde: Who tolde thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou not eaten of the same tree, concernyng the which I commaunded thee that thou shouldest not eate of it ¹² And Adam said: The woman whom thou gauest [to be] with me, she gaue me of the tree, and I dyd eate ¹³ And the Lord God sayd vnto the woman: Why hast thou done this? And the woman sayde: the serpent begyled me, and I dyd eate ¹⁴ And the lord god said vnto ye serpent: Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed aboue all cattel, and aboue euery beast of the fielde: vpon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy lyfe ¹⁵ I wyll also put enmitie betweene thee & the woman, betweene thy seede and her seede: and it shall treade downe thy head, and thou shalt treade vpon his heele ¹⁶ But vnto the woman he sayde: I wyll very much multiplie thy sorowe, and thy griefes of chylde bearyng, In sorowe shalt thou bring foorth children: thy desire [shalbe] to thy husbande, and he shall haue the rule of thee ¹⁷ Unto Adam he sayde: Because thou hast hearkened vnto the voyce of thy wyfe, and hast eaten of the tree concernyng the whiche I commaunded thee, saying, thou shalt not eate of it, cursed is the grounde for thy sake, in sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy lyfe ¹⁸ Thorne also and thistle shall it bryng foorth to thee, and thou shalt eate the hearbe of the fielde ¹⁹ In the sweatte of thy face shalt thou eate thy breade, tyll thou be turned agayne into the ground, for out of it wast thou taken: For dust thou art, and into dust shalt thou be turned agayne ²⁰ And Adam called his wyfes name Heua, because she was the mother of all lyuyng ²¹ Unto Adam also and to his wyfe dyd the Lorde God make garments of skynnes, and he put them on ²² And the Lorde God sayde: Beholde, the man is become as one of vs, in knowing good and euyll: And now lest peraduenture he put foorth his hande, and take also of the tree of lyfe and eate, and lyue for euer ²³ Therefore the Lorde God sent hym foorth fro the garden of Eden, to worke the grounde whence he was taken ²⁴ And so he droue out man, and at the east side of the garde of Eden he set Cherubins, and a fierie two edged sworde, to kepe the way of the tree of lyfe

³⁰ A mery heart is the lyfe of the body: but enuie consumeth away the bones

⁷ But we haue this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellencie of the power be Gods, and not ours

⁵ Let ye same mynde be in you, which was in Christe Iesus ⁶ Who beyng in the fourme of God, thought it not robbery to be equall with God ⁷ But made hym selfe of no reputation, takyng on him the fourme of a seruaut, and made in the lykenesse of men, and founde in figure as a man ⁸ He humbled hym selfe, made obedient vnto death, euen the death of the crosse ⁹ Wherfore God also hath highly exalted hym, and geuen hym a name which is aboue euery name ¹⁰ That in the name of Iesus euery knee should bowe, [of thynges] in heauen, and [thynges] in earth, and [thinges] vnder the earth

² Beare ye one anothers burthen, and so fulfyll the lawe of Christe

³⁴ A newe commaundement geue I vnto you, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you, that euen so ye loue one another ³⁵ By this shall all men knowe that ye are my disciples, yf ye haue loue one to another

²⁷ But I say vnto you which heare: Loue your enemies, Do good to them which hate you ²⁸ Blesse them that curse you: And pray for the which wrongfully trouble you ²⁹ And vnto hym that smyteth thee on the one cheeke, offer also the other. And hym that taketh away thy cloke, forbyd not to take thy coate also ³⁰ Geue to euery man that asketh of thee: And of hym that taketh away thy goodes, aske them not agayne ³¹ And as ye woulde that men shoulde do to you, do ye also to them lykewyse ³² For yf ye loue them which loue you, what thanke haue ye? For sinners also loue their louers ³³ And yf ye do good for them which do good for you, what thanke haue ye? For sinners also do euen the same ³⁴ And yf ye lende to them, of whom ye hope to receaue, what thanke haue ye? For synners also lende to sinners, to receaue such lyke agayne ³⁵ But loue ye your enemies, & do good, and lende, lokyng for nothyng agayne: and your rewarde shalbe great, and ye shalbe the chyldren of the hyest: for he is kynde vnto the vnkynde, & to the euyll ³⁶ Be ye therfore mercifull, as your father also is mercifull

¹⁶ Knowledge your faultes one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed: For ye feruent prayer of a ryghteous man auayleth much

¹¹ O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open vnto you, our heart is made large ¹² Ye are in no strayte in vs, but are in a straite in your owne bowels ¹³ I promise you lyke rewarde as vnto children: Set your selues at large

⁹ And he sayde vnto me: My grace is sufficient for thee. For my strength is made perfect in weakenesse. Most gladly therfore, I wyll rather glorie in my infirmities, that the power of Christ myght dwell in me ¹⁰ Therfore haue I delectation in infirmities, in rebukes, in necessities, in persecutions, in anguishes for Christes sake: For when I am weake, then am I strong

¹ Iames a seruaunt of God, and of the lorde Iesus Christ, to ye twelue tribes which are scattred abroade, greetyng ² My brethren, count it all ioy whe ye fall into diuers temptations ³ Knowyng (this) that the trying of your fayth worketh patience ⁴ And let patience haue [her] perfect worke, that ye may be perfect & sounde, lackyng nothyng ⁵ If any of you lacke wisdome, let him aske of God, that geueth to all men indifferentlie, and casteth no man in the teeth: and it shalbe geuen hym ⁶ But let hym aske in fayth, nothyng waueryng: For he that wauereth, is like a waue of the sea, tost of the wynde, and caryed with violence ⁷ Neither let that man thynke that he shall receaue any thyng of the Lorde ⁸ A double mynded man, [is] vnstable in all his wayes ⁹ Let the brother of lowe degree, reioyce in that he is exalted ¹⁰ Agayne, the riche, in that he is made lowe: Because as the flowre of the grasse he shall passe away ¹¹ For the sunne hath rysen with heate, and the grasse hath withered, and his flowre hath fallen away, & the beautie of the fashion of it hath perished: So also shall the ryche man fade away in his wayes ¹² Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: For when he is tryed, he shall receaue the crowne of lyfe, which the Lorde hath promised to them that loue hym ¹³ Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God, for God can not be tempted with euyl, neither tempteth he any man ¹⁴ But euery man is tempted, when he is drawen away, & entised of his owne concupiscence ¹⁵ Then, when lust hath conceaued, it bryngeth foorth sinne: and sinne when it is finished, bryngeth foorth death ¹⁶ Do not erre my deare brethren ¹⁷ Euery good geuyng, and euery perfect gyft is from aboue, and cometh downe from the father of lyghtes, with who is no variablenes, neither shadow of turnyng ¹⁸ Of his owne wyll begat he vs with the worde of trueth, that we shoulde be the first fruites of his creatures ¹⁹ Wherfore my deare brethre, let euery man be swyft to heare, slowe to speake, slowe to wrath ²⁰ For the wrath of man, worketh not that which is ryghteous before God ²¹ Wherfore, lay apart all filthinesse, and superfluitie of maliciousnes, and receaue with mekenesse, the worde that is graffed in you, which is able to saue your soules ²² And be ye doers of the worde, and not hearers only, deceauyng your owne selues ²³ For yf any be a hearer of the worde, and not a doer, he is lyke vnto a man beholdyng his bodyly face in a glasse ²⁴ For he hath considered hym selfe, and is gone his wayes, & hath forgotten immediatly what his fashion was ²⁵ But who so loketh in the perfect lawe of libertie, and continueth [therin] he being not a forgetfull hearer, but a doer of the worke, shalbe blessed in his deede ²⁶ If any man among you seeme to be deuout, and refrayneth not his tongue, but deceaueth his owne heart, this mans deuotion is vayne ²⁷ Pure deuotion and vndefyled before God and the father, is this: To visite the fatherlesse and widdowes in their aduersitie, and to kepe hymselfe vnspotted of the worlde