Bible verses about "wholeness" | ACV

¹ The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows his handiwork. ² Day to day utters speech, and night to night shows knowledge. ³ There is no speech nor language in which their voice is not heard. ⁴ Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tabernacle for the sun, ⁵ which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoices as a strong man to run his course. ⁶ His going forth is from the end of the heavens, and his circuit to the ends of it, and there is nothing hid from the heat of it. ⁷ The law of LORD is perfect, restoring the soul. The testimony of LORD is sure, making a simple man wise. ⁸ The precepts of LORD are right, rejoicing the heart. The commandment of LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. ⁹ The fear of LORD is clean, enduring forever. The ordinances of LORD are true, and righteous altogether. ¹⁰ More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold. Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb. ¹¹ Moreover by them thy servant is warned. In keeping them there is great reward. ¹² Who can discern his errors? Clear thou me from hidden faults. ¹³ Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins. Let them not have dominion over me. Then I shall be upright, and I shall be clear from great transgression. ¹⁴ Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my rock, and my redeemer.

¹ And it came to pass that he traveled through, by city and village in succession, announcing and preaching the good news of the kingdom of God, and the twelve men with him, ² and certain women who were healed from evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, ³ and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many other women who served them from the things they possessed. ⁴ And when a large multitude gathered together, and those coming to him from each city, he spoke by a parable. ⁵ The man who sows went forth to sow his seed. And during his sowing, some fell by the way, and it was trampled, and the birds of the sky devoured it. ⁶ And another fell on the rock, and having grown, it withered away because of not having moisture. ⁷ And another fell amidst the thorns, and having grown together, the thorns choked it. ⁸ And another fell on the good ground, and having grown it produced fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things, he called out, He who has ears to hear, let him hear. ⁹ And his disciples questioned him, saying, What is this parable? ¹⁰ And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the others in parables, so that seeing they would not see, and hearing they would not understand. ¹¹ Now the parable is this. The seed is the word of God. ¹² And those by the way are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, lest having believed, they would be saved. ¹³ And those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy. And these have no root, who believe for a time, and withdraw in time of trial. ¹⁴ And that which fell in the thorns, these are those who heard, and as they go they are choked by cares and wealth and pleasures of life, and do not bring to maturity. ¹⁵ But those in the good ground, these are those who in an good and right heart, having heard the word, hold it firm, and bring forth fruit in perseverance. ¹⁶ And no man, having lit a lamp, covers it with a container, or places it under a bed, but places it on a lampstand, so that those who enter in may see the light. ¹⁷ For there is no secret that will not become visible, nor hid, that will not be known and come to be visible. ¹⁸ Notice therefore how ye hear. For whoever has, to him will be given, and whoever has not, even what he seems to have will be taken from him. ¹⁹ And his mother and brothers came to him, and they could not come near him because of the crowd. ²⁰ And it was reported to him, saying, Thy mother and thy brothers stand outside, desiring to see thee. ²¹ But having answered, he said to them, My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it. ²² Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, also his disciples. And he said to them, Let us pass through to the other side of the lake. And they launched forth, ²³ but as they sailed he began to asleep. And a storm of wind came down on the lake, and they were filling up, and were in peril. ²⁴ And having approached, they awoke him, saying, Master, master, we are perishing. And having risen, he rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and it became calm. ²⁵ And he said to them, Where is your faith? And having feared, they wondered, saying to each other, Who then is this man, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him? ²⁶ And they sailed toward the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee. ²⁷ And when he came forth upon the land, a certain man met him out of the city, who had demons of a considerable time. And he wore no clothing, and did not dwell in a house, but in the sepulchers. ²⁸ And when he saw Jesus, having cried out, he fell down before him. And in a great voice he said, What is with me and with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, do not torment me. ²⁹ For he commanded the unclean spirit to come out from the man, for many times it had seized him. And he was bound with chains and shackles, and guarded. And breaking the bonds apart, he was driven by the demon into the desolate regions. ³⁰ And Jesus demanded him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion, because many demons were entered into him. ³¹ And they entreated him that he would not command them to go out into the abyss. ³² Now a herd of considerable swine was there feeding on the mountain, and they implored him that he would allow them to enter into those. And he allowed them. ³³ And the demons having come out from the man, they entered into the swine. And the herd stampeded down the slope into the lake, and were drowned. ³⁴ And when those who tended them saw what happened, they fled and reported it in the city and in the fields. ³⁵ And they came out to see what happened. And they came to Jesus, and found the man, from whom the demons had gone out, sitting near the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. ³⁶ And also those who saw it informed them how the man who was demon-possessed was saved. ³⁷ And the whole multitude of the region around the Gadarenes besought him to depart from them, because they were gripped by great fear. And he, having embarked into the boat, returned. ³⁸ But the man from whom the demons had gone out begged him to be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, ³⁹ Return to thy house, and relate everything God did for thee. And he departed, proclaiming throughout the whole city how many things Jesus did for him. ⁴⁰ And it came to pass during Jesus returning, the multitude welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. ⁴¹ And behold, there came a man whose name was Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And having fallen down near Jesus' feet, he besought him to come into his house, ⁴² because there was with him an only begotten daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. But during his going the multitudes thronged him. ⁴³ And a woman being with an issue of blood for twelve years, who, although she spent her entire living on physicians, was unable to be healed by any, ⁴⁴ having come from behind, she touched the border of his garment. And immediately the issue of her blood stayed. ⁴⁵ And Jesus said, Who is he who touched me? But when they all denied, Peter and those with him, said, Master, the multitudes come together and crowd thee, and thou say, Who is he who touched me? ⁴⁶ But Jesus said, Who touched me? For I perceived power having gone forth from me. ⁴⁷ And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling. And having fallen down before him, she declared to him in the presence of all the people for what reason she touched him, and how she was healed immediately. ⁴⁸ And he said to her, Cheer up, Daughter. Thy faith has healed thee. Go in peace. ⁴⁹ While he still spoke, some man comes from the synagogue ruler, saying to him, Thy daughter has died. Do not trouble the teacher. ⁵⁰ But having heard it, Jesus answered him, saying, Fear not, only believe and she will be saved. ⁵¹ And when he came to the house, he did not allow any man to enter in except Peter and John and James, and the father of the girl and the mother. ⁵² And all were weeping and bewailing her. But he said, Weep not. She did not die, but sleeps. ⁵³ And they ridiculed him, knowing that she died. ⁵⁴ But having sent them all away outside, having taken her by the hand, he called out, saying, Girl, awake. ⁵⁵ And her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately. And he commanded to give her to eat. ⁵⁶ And her parents were amazed, but he ordered them to tell no man that which happened.

¹⁷ And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will cast out demons. They will speak in new tongues. ¹⁸ They will take up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will, no, not harm them. They will lay hands on the feeble, and they will fare well.

³ remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father. ⁴ Knowing, beloved brothers, your selection by God, ⁵ because the good news from us happened to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, as ye know what kind of men we became among you, because of you. ⁶ And ye became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit, ⁷ in order for you to become examples to all those who believe, in Macedonia and in Achaia. ⁸ For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything. ⁹ For they report about us what kind of entrance we had with you, and how ye turned to God from the idols to serve a living and true God,

¹ And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and the sea is no more. ² And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, having been prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. ³ And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people. And God himself will be with them. ⁴ And he will wipe away every tear from their eyes. And there will not be any more death, nor grief, nor crying, nor will there be any more anguish, because the former things are gone. ⁵ And he who sits upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he says to me, Write, because these words are true and faithful. ⁶ And he said to me, I have become, I, the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him who is thirsty of the fountain of the water of life freely. ⁷ He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be God to him, and he will be a son to me. ⁸ But for the cowards, and unbelieving, and sinful, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. ⁹ And there came one of the seven agents who had the seven bowls containing the seven last plagues, and he spoke with me, saying, Come, I will show thee the woman, the bride of the Lamb. ¹⁰ And he carried me away in spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, holy Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, ¹¹ having the glory of God, the light of it similar to a most precious stone, like a jasper stone being crystal clear, ¹² which has a great and high wall having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve agents, and names inscribed, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel: ¹³ from the east, three gates, and from the north, three gates, and from the south, three gates, and from the west, three gates. ¹⁴ And the wall of the city having twelve foundations, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. ¹⁵ And he who spoke with me had a measure, a golden reed, so that he might measure the city, and the gates of it, and the walls of it. ¹⁶ And the city lies foursquare, and the length of it is as great as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs, the length and the breadth and the height of it being equal. ¹⁷ And he measured the wall of it, a hundred and forty-four forearms, a measure of a man, that is, of an agent. ¹⁸ And the structure of its wall was jasper. And the city was pure gold, similar to clear glass. ¹⁹ And the foundations of the wall of the city adorned with every precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second, sapphire, the third, chalcedony, the fourth, emerald, ²⁰ the fifth, sardonyx, the sixth, sardius, the seventh, chrysolite, the eighth, beryl, the ninth, topaz, the tenth, chrysoprase, the eleventh, jacinth, the twelfth, amethyst. ²¹ And the twelve gates were twelve pearls apiece, each one of the gates was of one pearl. And the thoroughfare of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. ²² And I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty is the temple of it, and the Lamb. ²³ And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, so that they might shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it, and the light of it is the Lamb. ²⁴ And the nations will walk by the light of it. And the kings of the earth bring to them the splendor and worth of the nations into it. ²⁵ And the gates of it will, no, not be locked by day, for there will be no night there. ²⁶ And they will bring the splendor and the worth of the nations into it. ²⁷ And there will, no, not enter into it anything profane, and doing an abomination and a lie, since they are not written in the Lamb's book of life.

¹ And he showed me a pure river of water of life, bright as crystal, coming out from the throne of God and of the Lamb, ² in the middle of its thoroughfare. And on this side of the river and on that was a tree of life, bearing twelve fruits, yielding its fruit according to each month. And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. ³ And there will be no curse there. And the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his bondmen will serve him. ⁴ And they will see his face, and his name is on their foreheads. ⁵ And there will be no night there, and they have no need of a lamp and the light of sun, because the Lord God will illuminate them. And they will reign into the ages of the ages. ⁶ And he says to me, These words are faithful and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his agent to show to his bondmen the things that must quickly come to pass. ⁷ And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book. ⁸ And I am John, the man hearing and seeing these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the agent showing me these things. ⁹ And he says to me, See thou not. I am thy fellow bondman, and of thy brothers the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God! ¹⁰ And he says to me, Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. ¹¹ Let the man doing wrong still do wrong, and let the filthy man still be filthy. And let the righteous man still do righteousness, and let the holy man still be holy. ¹² Behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me to render to each man as his work will be ¹³ -I, the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. ¹⁴ Blessed are those doing his commandments, so that their right will be to the tree of life, and they may enter in the gates into the city. ¹⁵ Outside are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every man who loves and makes a lie. ¹⁶ I, Jesus, have sent my agent to testify these things to you for the congregations. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, the morning star. ¹⁷ And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he who hears, let him say, Come. And he who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely. ¹⁸ I testify to every man who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man should add to them, God will add to him the seven plagues that are written in this book. ¹⁹ And if any man takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life, and from the holy city, the things written in this book. ²⁰ He who testifies these things says, Yea, I come quickly. Truly. Yea, come, Lord Jesus! ²¹ The grace of the Lord Jesus is with all the sanctified. Truly.

¹¹ LORD will give strength to his people. LORD will bless his people with peace.

¹⁷ For I will restore health to thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, says LORD, because they have called thee an outcast, saying, It is Zion, whom no man seeks after.

¹ And having called in his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every sickness and every disease.

¹² Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, that man will also do. And he will do greater than these, because I go to the Father.

¹⁷ And he is before all, and in him all things hold together.

¹⁰ And may the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus (after suffering a little while) himself thoroughly prepare you. He will establish, strengthen, and provide a foundation.

²⁰ He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their destructions.

²⁵ He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

¹ I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, your reasonable service.

¹³ I can do all things in the Christ who strengthens me.

⁹ Because in him all the fullness of the divinity dwells bodily. ¹⁰ And ye are men who have been made full in him, who is the head of every principal office and position of authority.

¹³ However when that, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. For he will not speak from himself, but as many things as he may hear, he will speak. And he will report to you the things that are coming.

¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect endowment is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation nor shadow of turning.

¹⁰ The thief comes not, except that he might steal and kill and destroy. I came so that they might have life, and have it more abundantly.

¹ James, a bondman of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion, greeting. ² Consider it all joy, my brothers, when ye encounter various trials, ³ knowing that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. ⁴ And let perseverance have a perfect work, so that ye may be perfect and complete, falling short in nothing. ⁵ And if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask from God who gives to all generously and not reproaching, and it will be given to him. ⁶ But let him ask in faith, doubting nothing, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven by wind and tossed about. ⁷ For that man should not think that he will receive anything from the Lord, ⁸ a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. ⁹ Now let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, ¹⁰ but the rich in his lowliness, because as a flower of grass he will pass away. ¹¹ For the sun rose up with the burning heat, and withered the grass. And the flower of it fell, and the beauty of its appearance perished. So also the rich man will fade away among his pursuits. ¹² Blessed is a man who endures temptation, because, having become approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him. ¹³ Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God, for God is without temptation of evils, and he himself tempts no man. ¹⁴ But each man is tempted by his own lust, being drawn away and enticed. ¹⁵ Then the lust having conceived, it gives birth to sin, and after being complete the sin brings forth death. ¹⁶ Be not led astray, my beloved brothers. ¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect endowment is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation nor shadow of turning. ¹⁸ Having deliberated, he begot us by the word of truth for us to be a certain first fruit of his creatures. ¹⁹ Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. ²⁰ For the wrath of man does not accomplish the righteousness of God. ²¹ Therefore having put off all filthiness and profusion of evil, receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. ²² But become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. ²³ Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this resembles a man observing his natural face in a mirror. ²⁴ For he observes himself, and goes away, and straightaway forgets what kind of man he was. ²⁵ But he who stooped to look into the perfect law, the one of liberty, and who remained, this man, who did not become a forgetful hearer but a doer of work, this man will be blessed in his doing. ²⁶ If any man among you seems to be religious, not bridling his tongue but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is futile. ²⁷ Pure religion and undefiled from God and the Father is this, to go help the orphaned and the widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.