"But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown" (Matthew 13:23 NIV)...
"From that time on Jesus began to preach, 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.'" (Matthew 4:17 NIV)...
"If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." (Romans 10:9 NIV)...
"It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy." (Romans 9:16 NIV)...
"In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." (Romans 8:37 NIV)...
"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us" (Romans 8:18 NIV)...
"What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God - through Jesus Christ our Lord!" (Romans 7:24-25a NIV)...
"But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people." " (Luke 2:10)...
