It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

You are witnesses of these things.

Command and teach these things.

Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth,

He does great and unsearchable things, marvelous things without number;

“Don’t remember these earlier events; don’t recall these former events.

Therefore write what you saw, what is, and what will be after these things.

He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him.

“Everything is lawful,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is lawful,” but not everything builds others up.

“Something horrible and shocking is going on in the land of Judah:

Did my hand not make all these things?’

God chose what is low and despised in the world, what is regarded as nothing, to set aside what is regarded as something,

Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will speak perverse things.

because we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.

“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that all these things are about to take place?”

This is the disciple who testifies about these things and has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.

these are only the shadow of the things to come, but the reality is Christ!

All things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created.

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.

People say wonderful things about you, O city of God. (Selah)