Is not my word like fire, declares the LORD, and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.
'I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.'
In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.
He answered: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'