But the tax collector stood at a distance and would not even raise his face to heaven, but beat on his breast and said, 'God, have pity on me, a sinner!'

Remember me, LORD, when you help your people; include me when you save them.

Let me see the prosperity of your people and share in the happiness of your nation, in the glad pride of those who belong to you.

Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!"

They answered, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved---you and your family."

To Jews and Gentiles alike I gave solemn warning that they should turn from their sins to God and believe in our Lord Jesus.

If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from death, you will be saved.

The scripture says, "Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed."

As the scripture says, "Everyone who calls out to the Lord for help will be saved."

or who steal or are greedy or are drunkards or who slander others or are thieves---none of these will possess God's Kingdom.

Some of you were like that. But you have been purified from sin; you have been dedicated to God; you have been put right with God by the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

For the scripture says, "I chose a valuable stone, which I am placing as the cornerstone in Zion; and whoever believes in him will never be disappointed."

This stone is of great value for you that believe; but for those who do not believe: "The stone which the builders rejected as worthless turned out to be the most important of all."

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Messiah is a child of God; and whoever loves a father loves his child also.

The testimony is this: God has given us eternal life, and this life has its source in his Son.

I am writing this to you so that you may know that you have eternal life---you that believe in the Son of God.

"I assure you that those who declare publicly that they belong to me, the Son of Man will do the same for them before the angels of God.

"Teacher," answered Nathanael, "you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"

If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from death, you will be saved.

For it is by our faith that we are put right with God; it is by our confession that we are saved.

Was it not necessary for the Messiah to suffer these things and then to enter his glory?"

"On Zion, my sacred hill," he says, "I have installed my king."

A child is born to us! A son is given to us! And he will be our ruler. He will be called, "Wonderful Counselor," "Mighty God," "Eternal Father," "Prince of Peace."

His royal power will continue to grow; his kingdom will always be at peace. He will rule as King David's successor, basing his power on right and justice, from now until the end of time. The LORD Almighty is determined to do all this.

The LORD says, "It was my will that he should suffer; his death was a sacrifice to bring forgiveness. And so he will see his descendants; he will live a long life, and through him my purpose will succeed.

And so I will give him a place of honor, a place among the great and powerful. He willingly gave his life and shared the fate of evil men. He took the place of many sinners and prayed that they might be forgiven."

During this vision in the night, I saw what looked like a human being. He was approaching me, surrounded by clouds, and he went to the one who had been living forever and was presented to him.

He was given authority, honor, and royal power, so that the people of all nations, races, and languages would serve him. His authority would last forever, and his kingdom would never end.

They tried to find out when the time would be and how it would come. This was the time to which Christ's Spirit in them was pointing, in predicting the sufferings that Christ would have to endure and the glory that would follow.