And unless the Lord had cut short the days, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the elect, whom He chose, He cut short the days.

It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it was all leavened."

Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole batch?

Purge out the old leaven, in order that you may be a new batch of dough, since you are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.

A little leaven leavens the whole lump.

But let the faithful hold on his own way, and let him that is pure of hands take courage.

But the ways of the righteous shine like light; they go forth and shine, until the day has fully come.

Let us follow on to know the Lord: we shall find Him ready as the morning, and He will come to us as the early and latter rain to the earth.

Every branch in Me which does not bear fruit He takes away; and every [branch] which bears fruit He prunes, so that it may bear more fruit.

I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.

However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own [authority], but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will announce to you things to come.

having been persuaded of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus;

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all perception,

for it is God who is working in you, both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

in order that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine as light bearers in the world,

Now [may] the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

He who calls you is faithful, who also will do [this].

but grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.