LORD, I have so many enemies! Lead me to do your will; make your way plain for me to follow.

Teach me your ways, O LORD; make them known to me.

Those who have reverence for the LORD will learn from him the path they should follow.

Teach me, LORD, what you want me to do, and lead me along a safe path, because I have many enemies.

Teach me, LORD, the meaning of your laws, and I will obey them at all times.

You created me, and you keep me safe; give me understanding, so that I may learn your laws.

Remind me each morning of your constant love, for I put my trust in you. My prayers go up to you; show me the way I should go.

You are my God; teach me to do your will. Be good to me, and guide me on a safe path.

Have you asked God to show you your faults, and have you agreed to stop doing evil?

The prophets wrote, 'Everyone will be taught by God.' Anyone who hears the Father and learns from him comes to me.

This does not mean that anyone has seen the Father; he who is from God is the only one who has seen the Father.

You certainly heard about him, and as his followers you were taught the truth that is in Jesus.

Your constant love is my guide; your faithfulness always leads me.

I have chosen to be obedient; I have paid attention to your judgments.

They taught what was right, not what was wrong. They lived in harmony with me; they not only did what was right themselves, but they also helped many others to stop doing evil.

How happy I was to find that some of your children live in the truth, just as the Father commanded us.

I was so happy when some Christians arrived and told me how faithful you are to the truth---just as you always live in the truth.

Nothing makes me happier than to hear that my children live in the truth.

Then they will be my people, and I will be their God.

I will give them a single purpose in life: to honor me for all time, for their own good and the good of their descendants.

The people whose hearts are deceitful must now suffer for their sins. God will break down their altars and destroy their sacred pillars.

The people of Israel will have nothing more to do with idols; I will answer their prayers and take care of them. Like an evergreen tree I will shelter them; I am the source of all their blessings."

I will destroy anyone who goes up on the roof and worships the sun, the moon, and the stars. I will also destroy those who worship me and swear loyalty to me, but then take oaths in the name of the god Molech.

"The eyes are like a lamp for the body. If your eyes are sound, your whole body will be full of light;

"You cannot be a slave of two masters; you will hate one and love the other; you will be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

"I pray not only for them, but also for those who believe in me because of their message.

I pray that they may all be one. Father! May they be in us, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they be one, so that the world will believe that you sent me.

Day after day they met as a group in the Temple, and they had their meals together in their homes, eating with glad and humble hearts,

But he who joins himself to the Lord becomes spiritually one with him.

You cannot drink from the Lord's cup and also from the cup of demons; you cannot eat at the Lord's table and also at the table of demons.

I am afraid that your minds will be corrupted and that you will abandon your full and pure devotion to Christ---in the same way that Eve was deceived by the snake's clever lies.

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.

Slaves, obey your human masters in all things, not only when they are watching you because you want to gain their approval; but do it with a sincere heart because of your reverence for the Lord.

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for people.