Bible verses about "legacy" | Thomson

¹⁴ Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him with sincerity and truth, and put away the strange gods which our fathers worshipped in beyond the river, and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. ¹⁵ But if it seemeth not good to you to serve the Lord, chuse for yourselves this day whom you will serve, either the gods of your fathers which were in beyond the river, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord; for he is holy.

¹¹ And all the people who were in the gate said, We are witnesses. Then the elders said, The Lord make this thy wife who is coming to thy house, like Rachel and like Leia, who both built up the house of Israel, and laid the foundation of power in Ephratha, that there may be a name in Bethlehem:

⁵ thou shalt not worship them; nor serve them; for I, the Lord thy God, am a zealous God, retributing to them who hate me the sins of fathers upon children to the third and fourth generation; ⁶ but shewing mercy for thousands [of generations] to them who love me and keep my commandments.

²¹ and said, When your children ask you, saying, What stones are these? ²² Tell your children that Israel crossed that Jordan on dry ground,

²² A good man shall leave an inheritance to his children; but the wealth of the wicked is treasured up for the righteous.

¹⁷ But the mercy of the Lord is from age to age over them who fear him: and his saving goodness over children's children,

¹ An Alleluia. Happy the man who feareth the Lord! in his commandments he will greatly delight. ² His seed shall be mighty in the land: the generation of the upright shall be blessed. ³ Glory and riches are in his house; and his righteousness shall endure forever.

²⁰ Now I do not pray for these only, but for those also who shall by means of their word believe in me, ²¹ that all may be one as thou, Father, art in me and I in thee, that they also may be one in us that the world may believe that thou hast sent me, ²² and that I have given them the glory which thou gavest me, that they may be one as we are one ²³ I in them and thou in me, that they may be taken into union, and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them as thou hast loved me. ²⁴ O Father, with respect to them whom thou hast given me, my desire is that where I am, they may be with me, that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me, because thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. ²⁵ Righteous Father, though the world did not know thee, I knew thee, and these have known that thou didst send me.

¹ I therefore charge thee in the presence of the God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is about to judge living and dead at his glorious appearance and reign, ² proclaim the word; be intent thereon, in season and out of season; convince, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. ³ For a time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine: But when they have an itch of hearing they will, according to their own desires, heap up for themselves teachers, ⁴ who will turn their attention from the truth, and they will be turned aside to fables. ⁵ Be thou therefore watchful on all occasions. Endure hardships: perform the work of a publisher of the glad tidings. Discharge thy ministerial office completely. ⁶ For I am now about to be poured out as a libation; and the time of my departure is at hand. ⁷ I have maintained the good combat. I have finished the course; I have kept the faith. ⁸ As to what remaineth, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me on that day, not only to me, but to all who have loved his glorious appearance. ⁹ Use all diligence to come to me quickly. ¹⁰ For Demas, from a love for this world, hath forsaken me, and is gone to Thessalonica; Crescens, to Galatia; Titus, to Dalmatia. ¹¹ Luke alone is with me. Take Mark and bring him with thee; for he is useful to me for attendance, ¹² as I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus. ¹³ When thou comest, bring the cloak which I left with Carpus at Troas, and the books, especially the parchments. ¹⁴ Alexander the coppersmith hath lodged many false accusations against me. Let the Lord reward him according to his works: ¹⁵ Be thou on thy guard against him, for he greatly withstood our words. ¹⁶ At my first defence no one attended; but all forsook me. May this not be charged to their account! ¹⁷ But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that the proclamation might be made completely by me, and that all the nations might hear it. And I was delivered out of the mouth of a lion. ¹⁸ And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and save me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory, for the ages of the ages. Amen. ¹⁹ Salute Priscas and Aquilas, and the household of Onesiphorus. ²⁰ Erastus staid at Corinth; and I left Trophimus sick at Miletus. ²¹ Endeavour to come to me before winter. Eubulus, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren, salute thee. ²² The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. The favour be with you. Amen.

¹² For this purpose I will not neglect to put you always in mind of these things, though you already know them, and are established in the present truth. ¹³ Indeed I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by admonition; ¹⁴ as I know that I must soon lay aside this tabernacle of mine, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath plainly shewed me; ¹⁵ and I will use all diligence that you may be able, every one of you, to recollect these things after my departure.

⁴ Let generation after generation praise thy works, and proclaim thy mighty power:

²⁰ but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumeth; and where thieves do not break through and steal. ²¹ For where your treasure is, there will your heart also be.

² and what thou hast heard from me, in the presence of many witnesses, commit thou to faithful men, who will be able to teach others.

⁶ For I am now about to be poured out as a libation; and the time of my departure is at hand. ⁷ I have maintained the good combat. I have finished the course; I have kept the faith. ⁸ As to what remaineth, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me on that day, not only to me, but to all who have loved his glorious appearance.

⁵ And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole understanding, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole might. ⁶ And these injunctions, which I this day give thee in charge, shall be in thy heart, and in thy soul; ⁷ and thou shalt impress them on thy children, and speak of them, when thou sittest at home, and when thou art walking abroad, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up;

⁴ They were not hid from their children: one generation told another the praises of the Lord, his acts of power, and the wonders which he hath done.