1 Corinthians 15:2

But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain. so many: or, so great

For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

Then believed they his words; they sang his praise. They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel: They soon...: Heb. They made haste, they forgat

My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: lamp: or, candle

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)