Bible verses about "unbelievers" | Twentieth_Century

¹⁵ If you love me, you will lay my commands to heart,

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that every one who believes in him may not be lost, but have Immortal Life.

³⁰ To which Jesus replied: "A man was once going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him of everything, and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead. ³¹ As it chanced, a priest was going down by that road. He saw the man, but passed by on the opposite side. ³² A Levite, too, did the same; he came up to the spot, but, when he saw the man, passed by on the opposite side. ³³ But a Samaritan, traveling that way, came upon the man, and, when he saw him, he was moved with compassion. ³⁴ He went to him and bound up his wounds, dressing them with oil and wine, and then put him on his own mule, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. ³⁵ The next day he took out four shillings and gave them to the inn-keeper. 'Take care of him,' he said, 'and whatever more you may spend I will myself repay you on my way back.' ³⁶ Now which, do you think, of these three men," asked Jesus, "proved himself a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers' hands?" ³⁷ "The one that took pity on him," was the answer; on which Jesus said: "Go and do the same yourself."

²³ The wages of Sin are Death, but the gift of God is Immortal Life, through union with Christ Jesus, our Lord.

²⁰ For ever since the creation of the universe God's invisible attributes-his everlasting power and divinity-are to be seen and studied in his works, so that men have no excuse;

⁴ For they are God's servants appointed for your good. But, if you do what is wrong, you may well be afraid; for the sword they carry is not without meaning! They are God's servants to inflict his punishments on those who do wrong.

¹ Next, Brothers, I would remind you of the Good News which I told you, and which you received-the Good News on which you have taken your stand, ² And by means of which you are being saved. I would remind you of the very words that I used in telling it to you, since you are still holding fast to it, and since it was not in vain that you became believers in Christ. ³ For at the very beginning of my teaching I gave you the account which I had myself received-that Christ died for our sins (as the Scriptures had foretold), ⁴ That he was buried, that on the third day he was raised (as the Scriptures had foretold), ⁵ And that he appeared to Kephas, and then to the Twelve. ⁶ After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of our Brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have gone to their rest. ⁷ After that, he appeared to James, and then to all the Apostles. ⁸ Last of all, he appeared even to me, who am, as it were, the abortion. ⁹ For I am the meanest of the Apostles, I who am unworthy of the name of 'Apostle,' because I persecuted the Church of God. ¹⁰ But it is through the love of God that I am what I am, and the love that he showed me has not been wasted. No, I have toiled harder than any of them, and yet it was not I, but the love of God working with me. ¹¹ Whether, then, it was I or whether it was they, this we proclaim, and this you believed. ¹² Now, if it is proclaimed of Christ that he has been raised from the dead, how is it that some of you say that there is no such thing as a resurrection of the dead? ¹³ But, if there is no such thing as a resurrection of the dead, then even Christ has not been raised; ¹⁴ And, if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation is without meaning, and our faith without meaning also! ¹⁵ Yes, and we are being proved to have borne false testimony about God; for we testified of God that he raised the Christ, whom he did not raise, if, indeed, the dead do not rise! ¹⁶ For, if the dead do not rise, then even Christ himself has not been raised, ¹⁷ And, if Christ has not been raised, your faith is folly-your sins are on you still! ¹⁸ Yes, and they, who have passed to their rest in union with Christ, perished! ¹⁹ If all that we have done has been to place our hope in Christ for this life, then we of all men are the most to be pitied. ²⁰ But, in truth, Christ has been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of those who are at rest. ²¹ For, since through a man there is death, so, too, through a man there is a resurrection of the dead. ²² For, as through union with Adam all men die, so through union with the Christ will all be made to live. ²³ But each in his proper order-Christ the first-fruits; afterwards, at his Coming, those who belong to the Christ. ²⁴ Then will come the end-when he surrenders the Kingdom to his God and Father, having overthrown all other rule and all other authority and power. ²⁵ For he must reign until God 'has put all his enemies under his feet.' ²⁶ The last enemy to be overthrown is death; ²⁷ For God has placed all things under Christ's feet. (But, when it is said that all things have been placed under Christ, it is plain that God is excepted who placed everything under him.) ²⁸ And, when everything has been placed under him, the Son will place himself under God who placed everything under him, that God may be all in all! ²⁹ Again, what good will they be doing who are baptized on behalf of the dead? If it is true that the dead do not rise, why are people baptized on their behalf? ³⁰ Why, too, do we risk our lives every hour? ³¹ Daily I face death-I swear it, Brothers, by the pride in you that I feel through my union with Christ Jesus, our Lord. ³² If with only human hopes I had fought in the arena at Ephesus, what should I have gained by it? If the dead do not rise, then-'Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we shall die'! ³³ Do not be deceived. 'Good character is marred by evil company.' ³⁴ Awake to a righteous life, and cease to sin. There are some who have no true knowledge of God. I speak in this way to shame you. ³⁵ Some one, however, may ask 'How do the dead rise? and in what body will they come?' ³⁶ You foolish man! The seed you yourself sow does not come to life, unless it dies! ³⁷ And when you sow, you sow not the body that will be, but a mere grain-perhaps of wheat, or something else. ³⁸ God gives it the body that he pleases-to each seed its special body. ³⁹ All forms of life are not the same; there is one for men, another for beasts, another for birds, and another for fishes. ⁴⁰ There are heavenly bodies, and earthly bodies; but the beauty of the heavenly bodies is not the beauty of the earthly. ⁴¹ There is a beauty of the sun, and a beauty of the moon, and a beauty of the stars; for even star differs from star in beauty. ⁴² It is the same with the resurrection of the dead. Sown a mortal body, it rises immortal; sown disfigured, it rises beautiful; ⁴³ Sown weak, it rises strong; sown a human body, it rises a spiritual body. ⁴⁴ As surely as there is a human body, there is also a spiritual body. ⁴⁵ That is what is meant by the words-'Adam, the first man, became a human being'; the last Adam became a Life-giving spirit. ⁴⁶ That which comes first is not the spiritual, but the human; afterwards comes the spiritual; ⁴⁷ The first man was from the dust of the earth; the second man from Heaven. ⁴⁸ Those who are of the dust are like him who came from the dust; and those who are of Heaven are like him who came from Heaven. ⁴⁹ And as we have borne the likeness of him who came from the dust, so let us bear the likeness of him who came from Heaven. ⁵⁰ This I say, Brothers-Flesh and blood can have no share in the Kingdom of God, nor can the perishable share the imperishable. ⁵¹ Listen, I will tell you God's hidden purpose! We shall not all have passed to our rest, but we shall all be transformed-in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, ⁵² At the last trumpet-call; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will rise immortal, and we, also, shall be transformed. ⁵³ For this perishable body of ours must put on an imperishable form, and this dying body a deathless form. ⁵⁴ And, when this dying body has put on its deathless form, then indeed will the words of Scripture come true- ⁵⁵ 'Death has been swallowed up in victory! Where, O Death, is thy victory? Where, O Death, is thy sting?' ⁵⁶ It is sin that gives death its sting, and it is the Law that gives sin its power. ⁵⁷ But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. ⁵⁸ Therefore, my dear Brothers, stand firm, unshaken, always diligent in the Lord's work, for you know that, in union with him, your toil is not in vain.

¹ With reference to the Collection for Christ's People, I want you to follow the instructions that I gave to the Churches in Galatia. ² On the first day of every week each of you should put by what he can afford, so that no collections need be made after I have come. ³ On my arrival, I will send any persons, whom you may authorize by letter, to carry your gift to Jerusalem; ⁴ And, if it appears to be worth while for me to go also, they shall go with me. ⁵ I will come to you as soon as I have been through Macedonia- -for I am going through Macedonia- ⁶ And I shall probably make some stay with you or, perhaps, remain for the winter, so that you may yourselves send me on my way, wherever I may be going. ⁷ I do not propose to pay you a visit in passing now, for I hope to stay with you for some time, if the Lord permits. ⁸ I intend, however, staying at Ephesus till the Festival at the close of the Harvest; ⁹ For a great opening for active work has presented itself, and there are many opponents. ¹⁰ If Timothy comes, take care that he has no cause for feeling anxious while he is with you. He is doing the Master's work no less than I am. ¹¹ No one, therefore, should slight him. See him safely on his way to me, for I am expecting him with some of our Brothers. ¹² As for our Brother Apollos, I have often urged him to go to you with the others. He has, however, been very unwilling to do so as yet; but he will go as soon as he finds a good opportunity. ¹³ Be watchful; stand firm in your faith; show yourselves men; be strong. ¹⁴ Let everything you do be done in a loving spirit. ¹⁵ I have another request to make of you, Brothers. You remember Stephanas and his household, and that they were the first-fruits gathered in from Greece, and set themselves to serve Christ's People. ¹⁶ I want you, on your part, to show deference to such men as these, as well as to every fellow laborer and earnest worker. ¹⁷ I am glad Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus have come, for they have made up for your absence; ¹⁸ They have cheered my heart, and your hearts also. Recognize the worth of such men as these. ¹⁹ The Churches in Roman Asia send you their greetings. Aquila and Prisca and the Church that meets at their house send you many Christian greetings. ²⁰ All our brothers send you greetings. Greet one another with a sacred kiss. ²¹ I, Paul, add this greeting in my own handwriting. ²² Accursed be any one who has no love for the Lord. THE LORD IS COMING. ²³ May the blessing of the Lord Jesus be with you. ²⁴ My love to all of you who are in union with Christ Jesus.

¹² Be careful, Brothers, that there is never found in any one of you a wicked and faithless heart, shown by his separating himself from the Living God.

⁸ But as for cowards, unbelievers, the degraded, murderers, the impure, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars--their place will be in the burning lake of fire and sulphur. That is the Second Death.'

⁴ Men whose minds have been blinded by the God of this Age, unbelievers as they are, so that the light from the Good News of the glory of the Christ, who is the very incarnation of God, should not shine for them.

⁸ Any one who fails to provide for his own relations, and especially for those under his own roof, has disowned the Faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

¹⁴ Do not enter into inconsistent relations with those who reject the Faith. For what partnership can there be between righteousness and lawlessness? or what has light to do with darkness?

⁹ I told you, in my letter, not to associate with immoral people- - ¹⁰ Not, of course, meaning men of the world who are in immoral, or who are covetous and grasping, or who worship idols; for then you would have to leave the world altogether. ¹¹ But, as things are, I say that you are not to associate with any one who, although a Brother in name, is immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or abusive, or a drunkard, or grasping-no, not even to sit at table with such people. ¹² What have I to do with judging those outside the Church? Is it not for you to judge those who are within the Church, ¹³ While God judges those who are outside? 'Put away the wicked man from among you.'

¹⁸ With their powers of discernment darkened, cut off from the Life of God, owing to the ignorance that prevails among them and to the hardness of their hearts.

¹⁴ Do not enter into inconsistent relations with those who reject the Faith. For what partnership can there be between righteousness and lawlessness? or what has light to do with darkness? ¹⁵ What harmony can there be between Christ and Belial? or what can those who accept the Faith have in common with those who reject it? ¹⁶ What agreement can thee be between a temple of God and idols? And we are a temple of the Living God. That is what God meant when he said--'I will dwell among them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. ¹⁷ Therefore "Come out from among the nations, and separate yourselves from them," says the Lord, "and touch nothing impure; And I will welcome you; ¹⁸ And I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters," says the Lord, the Ruler of all.'