for my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are my ways your ways, declares the Lord. for the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts

truly truly i say to you an hour is coming and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the son of god, and those who hear will live

as i live, declares the Lord, i have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back turn back from your evil ways for why should you die o house of Israel

then they asked him what must we do to do the works god requires? jesus answered, the work of god is this: to believe in the one he has sent

but when the kindness and love of god our savior appeared, he saved us, not becuase of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. he saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the holy spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through jesus christ our savior

for the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few

indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in christ jesus will be persecuted