Nor is it fitting for you to use language which is obscene, profane, or vulgar. Rather you should give thanks to God.

He said, "I was born with nothing, and I will die with nothing. The LORD gave, and now he has taken away. May his name be praised!"

I will always thank the LORD; I will never stop praising him.

I will tell of the LORD's unfailing love; I praise him for all he has done for us. He has richly blessed the people of Israel because of his mercy and constant love.

As the apostles left the Council, they were happy, because God had considered them worthy to suffer disgrace for the sake of Jesus.

I always give thanks to my God for you because of the grace he has given you through Christ Jesus.

I thank my God for you every time I think of you;

Don't worry about anything, but in all your prayers ask God for what you need, always asking him with a thankful heart.

May you be made strong with all the strength which comes from his glorious power, so that you may be able to endure everything with patience. And with joy give thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to have your share of what God has reserved for his people in the kingdom of light.

(SEE 1:11)

Everything you do or say, then, should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, as you give thanks through him to God the Father.

Now we can give thanks to our God for you. We thank him for the joy we have in his presence because of you.

be thankful in all circumstances. This is what God wants from you in your life in union with Christ Jesus.

Our friends, we must thank God at all times for you. It is right for us to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love each of you has for the others is becoming greater.

We must thank God at all times for you, friends, you whom the Lord loves. For God chose you as the first to be saved by the Spirit's power to make you his holy people and by your faith in the truth.

And I will do whatever you ask for in my name, so that the Father's glory will be shown through the Son.

If you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it.

You did not choose me; I chose you and appointed you to go and bear much fruit, the kind of fruit that endures. And so the Father will give you whatever you ask of him in my name.

"When that day comes, you will not ask me for anything. I am telling you the truth: the Father will give you whatever you ask of him in my name.

"I have used figures of speech to tell you these things. But the time will come when I will not use figures of speech, but will speak to you plainly about the Father.

Everything you do or say, then, should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, as you give thanks through him to God the Father.

Let us, then, always offer praise to God as our sacrifice through Jesus, which is the offering presented by lips that confess him as Lord.

Come as living stones, and let yourselves be used in building the spiritual temple, where you will serve as holy priests to offer spiritual and acceptable sacrifices to God through Jesus Christ.

Those who preach must preach God's messages; those who serve must serve with the strength that God gives them, so that in all things praise may be given to God through Jesus Christ, to whom belong glory and power forever and ever. Amen.