Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in
Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”
For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in m
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.
in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spi
Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the
O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, yet an avenger of their misdeeds.
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wis
They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.
Be stunned by this, O heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled,” declares the LORD.
“Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name
So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.
What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under s
For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their th
They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do no
See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood.