Bible verses about "availability" | Riverside

¹ THEN Jesus was led by the Spirit up into the wild country to be tempted by the Devil. ² After he had fasted forty days and forty nights he was hungry. ³ Then the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to turn into loaves of bread." ⁴ But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.' " ⁵ Then the Devil took him with him to the holy city and placed him on the top of the temple ⁶ and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, 'To his angels he will give charge of you, and on their hands they will bear you lest you strike your foot against a stone.' " ⁷ Jesus said to him, "It is written, too, 'Thou shalt not try the Lord thy God.' " ⁸ Again the Devil took him with him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, ⁹ and said to him, "All these things I will give you if you will fall down and do homage to me." ¹⁰ Jesus said to him, "Begone, Satan, for it is written, 'To the Lord thy God alone shalt thou do homage, and him alone shalt thou serve.' " ¹¹ Then the Devil left him, and angels came and waited upon him. ¹² When Jesus heard that John had been betrayed, he went away into Galilee. ¹³ Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum on the lake shore on the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali, ¹⁴ so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: ¹⁵ "Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, road to the sea, country beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, ¹⁶ the people that sat in darkness saw a great light and upon those sitting in the land and shadow of death light dawned." ¹⁷ From that time Jesus began to proclaim and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." ¹⁸ As he was walking along the shore of the lake of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen; ¹⁹ and he said to them, "Follow me and I will make you fishers of men." ²⁰ They at once left the nets and followed him. ²¹ Going on from there, he saw two other brothers — James the son of Zebedee and John his brother — in their boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. ²² They at once left the boat and their father and followed him. ²³ Jesus went around through the whole of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people. ²⁴ His fame spread out into all Syria, and they brought to him all who were sick with various diseases and those suffering from acute pain, demoniacs, lunatics, and paralytics, and he healed them. ²⁵ Great crowds followed him from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and from beyond the Jordan.

³⁶ He said to them, "But now whoever has a purse must take it, and so with a bag, and he who has no sword must sell his cloak and buy one.

³⁰ Jesus rejoined, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and went away leaving him half dead. ³¹ By chance a certain priest was going down that road. When he saw him, he went by on the other side. ³² In the same way a Levite came to the place and saw him, and passed by on the other side. ³³ But a certain Samaritan as he traveled came near him, and saw him and pitied him, ³⁴ and went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on them oil and wine. Then placing him on his own beast he took him to the inn and cared for him. ³⁵ The next morning he took out two shillings and gave them to the inn-keeper and said, 'Care for him, and what evermore you spend, I will pay in full when I come back.' ³⁶ Which of these three seems to you to have become neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" ³⁷ He said, "He who did kindness to him." Jesus said to him, "Go and act in the same way yourself."

¹ I BEG you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, pleasing to God — your rational worship.

¹⁵ but exalt Christ as Lord in your hearts and be always ready to defend yourselves to every one who asks you to give account of the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence.

² proclaim the message, be at it in season and out of season, convince, rebuke, encourage, with all patience in teaching.

⁸ Jesus Christ is yesterday and to-day the same — yes, and through the ages.

¹⁷ Jesus said to them, "Follow me and I will make you fishers of men." ¹⁸ They immediately left their nets and followed him.

¹ SEEING the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he had seated himself his disciples came to him. ² He opened his mouth and taught them, saying: ³ "Blessed are the poor in spirit! For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ "Blessed are they that mourn! For they will be comforted. ⁵ "Blessed are the gentle! For they will inherit the land. ⁶ "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness! For they will have abundance. ⁷ "Blessed are the compassionate! For they will receive compassion. ⁸ "Blessed are the pure in heart! For they will see God. ⁹ "Blessed are the peacemakers! For they will be called sons of God. ¹⁰ "Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness! For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ¹¹ "Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and say every evil thing against you falsely for my sake! ¹² Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for your reward is great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. ¹³ "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt becomes flat, with what can it be salted? It is good for nothing but to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men. ¹⁴ You are the light of the world. A city cannot be hidden if set on a hill. ¹⁵ People do not light a lamp and put it under a peck-measure, but on the stand, and it gives light for all in the house. ¹⁶ So let your light shine before men that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. ¹⁷ "Do not think that I have come to do away with the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to do away with them, but to fill them full. ¹⁸ I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or part of a letter will pass away from the Law, until all is done. ¹⁹ Whoever breaks one of these commandments, the least of them, and teaches men to do so, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, and whoever does them and teaches them, he will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. ²⁰ For I say to you that, unless your righteousness far exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the kingdom of heaven. ²¹ "You have heard that it was said to the men of old, 'Thou shalt not commit murder. Whoever commits murder shall answer for it to the court.' ²² But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brother shall answer for it to the court; and whoever says to his brother, 'Raca' [empty-head], shall answer for it to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool' shall answer for it in the Gehenna of fire. ²³ So then if you are bringing your gift to lay on the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you, ²⁴ leave your gift there before the altar and go, first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. ²⁵ Get on good terms with your adversary quickly while you are on the road with him, for fear that he may deliver you to the judge and the judge may deliver you to the officer and you may be cast into prison. ²⁶ Truly I tell you you will not come out until you pay the last penny." ²⁷ "You have heard that it was said, 'Thou shalt not commit adultery.' ²⁸ But I say to you that every one who looks at a woman with lustful thoughts has already committed adultery with her in his heart. ²⁹ If your right eye is a snare to you, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members should be lost and not your whole body be cast into Gehenna. ³⁰ And if your right hand is a snare to you, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you that one of your members should be lost and not your whole body go into Gehenna. ³¹ "It was said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.' ³² But I say to you that every one who divorces his wife, unless for the cause of unchastity, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. ³³ "Again, you have heard that it was said to the men of old, 'Thou shalt not swear falsely, but shalt perform to the Lord thine oaths.' ³⁴ But I tell you not to swear at all; neither by heaven, because it is God's throne; ³⁵ nor by the earth, because it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the Great King; ³⁶ nor must you swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. ³⁷ But let your yes be yes and your no be no. Whatever is more than these is from evil. ³⁸ "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' ³⁹ But I tell you not to resist a wicked man, but if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him also the other; ⁴⁰ and if any one is determined to sue you for your tunic, let him have your cloak too; ⁴¹ and if any one commandeers you for a mile, go with him two. ⁴² To him who begs, give; from him who wishes to borrow of you, do not turn away. ⁴³ "You have heard that it was said, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thine enemy.' ⁴⁴ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, ⁴⁵ that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun to rise upon the bad and the good, and sends rain upon the just and the unjust. ⁴⁶ For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not also the tax collectors do the same thing? ⁴⁷ And if you salute your brothers only, what superiority have you? Do not the Gentiles do the same? ⁴⁸ You must be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.

²⁷ He answered, " 'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy strength and with all thy mind, and thy neighbor as thyself.'

²⁶ The Counselor — the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name — will teach you all things and remind you of all that I have said to you.

¹⁵ "If you love me, you will keep my commands,

¹² So then each one of us shall give account for himself to God.