You search the Scriptures, because you think [that] in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about Me.

But you are unwilling to come to Me, so that you may have life.

and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

For the word of God is living and effectual, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

And there is no creature hidden before Him, but all things are naked and open to His eyes, to whom we must give an account.

searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ in them was revealing when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories which were to follow:

To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to you they were ministering these things, which things were now announced to you by those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven--things which angels desire to look into.

And I fell before his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "See [that you do] not! I am your fellow servant, and of your brothers who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."

And these words, all that I command you this day, shall be in your heart and in your soul.

And you shall fasten them for a sign upon your hand, and it shall be immovable before your eyes.

And you shall store these words in your heart and in your soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and it shall be fixed before your eyes.

And you shall write them on the doorposts of your houses, and on your gates;

neither shall I transgress; but I have hid His words in my bosom.

I have hidden Your oracles in my heart, that I might not sin against You.

Consume them, and Your word shall be to me for the joy and gladness of my heart. For Your name has been called upon me, O Lord Almighty.

Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. And His mother kept all these things in her heart.

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what ever you may desire, and it shall be done for you.

I wrote to you, fathers, because you have come to know Him [who is] from the beginning. I wrote to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil [one].

Therefore let that which you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father.

And [as for] you, the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.

on account of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever:

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to put their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who provides all things richly for us to enjoy,

whom He poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

On account of this we also, since the day we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that you may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

Give therefore to Your servant a heart to hear and to judge Your people justly, and to discern between good and evil: for who will be able to judge this Your great people?

And the Lord said to him, Because you have asked this thing of Me, and have not asked for yourself long life, and have not asked wealth, nor have asked for the lives of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to hear judgment;

For the Lord gives wisdom, and from His presence come knowledge and understanding,

and He treasures up salvation for them that walk uprightly: He will protect their way;

The wisdom of the prudent will understand their ways, but the folly of fools leads astray.

A man who wishes to separate from friends seeks excuses, but at all times he will be liable to reproach.

perverting the cause of the poor, violently seizing the judgment of the needy ones of My people, that the widow may be a prey to them, and the orphan a spoil.

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,

Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord [is].

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it shall be given to him.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.

whom we proclaim, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;

Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, having been filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

So then comfort one another with these words.

Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.

And we request of you, brothers, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and instruct you,

Yet do not consider him as an enemy, but admonish [him] as a brother.

Therefore strengthen the hands which are weakened, and the feeble knees,

Pursue peace and holiness with all [people], without which no one shall see the Lord:

And having sung hymns, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

What is it then, brothers? Whenever you come together, each of you has a song, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.

speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,

Does anyone among you suffer misfortune? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praises.

And the number of them after their brethren, those instructed to sing to God, everyone that understood [singing] was two hundred and eighty-eight.

For in the days of David, Asaph was originally first of the singers, and [they sang] hymns and praises to God.

You are my refuge from the affliction that encompasses me; my joy, to deliver me from them that have compassed me. Pause.

Your statutes were my sons in the place of my sojourning.

The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.

Now I will sing to [my] Beloved a song of my Beloved concerning His vineyard. [My] Beloved had a vineyard on a high hill in a fertile place.

In that day they shall sing this song in the land of Judah; Behold a strong city; and He shall make salvation [its] wall and bulwark.

Must you always rejoice, and go into My holy places continually, as they that keep a feast? And must you go with a flute, as those that rejoice, into the mountain of the Lord, to the God of Israel?

And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; because You were slain, and You redeemed us to God by Your blood, out of every tribe and language and people and nation;

And they sang a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one was able to learn that song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth.

And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: "Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Righteous and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!

Let your word always be with grace, having been seasoned with salt, to know how you ought to answer each [one].

The Lord is my helper and my defender; my heart has hoped in Him, and I am helped; my flesh has revived, and willingly will I give praise to Him.

You have turned my mourning into joy for me; You have removed my sackcloth, and have clothed me with gladness;

that my glory may sing praise to You, and I may not be pierced [with sorrow]. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Sing praises to our God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises.

For God is King of all the earth; sing praises with understanding.

Thus will I bless You during my life: I will lift up my hands in Your name.

For I have remembered You on my bed; in the early seasons I have meditated on You.

My lips shall rejoice when I sing to You; and my soul, which You have redeemed.

[A Psalm] of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all [that is] within me, [bless] His holy name.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His praises;

A Psalm for David, of Aggaeus and Zacharias. I will give You thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; and I will sing psalms to You before the angels; for You have heard all the words of my mouth.

What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the mind. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the mind.