The Fall

'You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.'
(Genesis 2:16-17 NIV)

'Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.'
(Matthew 5:4 NIV)

Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.'
(Matthew 19:14 NIV)

'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
(Matthew 25:40 NIV)

'Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.'
(Matthew 7:15 NIV)

Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
(Matthew 7:1-2 NIV)

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
(Psalm 139:14 NIV)

For I know the plans I have for you ... plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
(Jeremiah 29:11-12 NIV)

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
(Romans 12:2 NIV)

See to it that no-one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on ... the basic principles of this world, rather than on Christ.
(Colossians 2:8 NIV)

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
(Matthew 7:7 NIV)

Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body also is full of darkness.
(Luke 11:34-35 NIV)

... Jesus said, 'If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.'
(John 8:31-32 NIV)

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers ... can separate us from the love of God ...
(Romans 8:38-39 NIV)

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
(Psalm 23:4 NIV)

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
(1 Corinthians 13:4-5 NIV)

'He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.'
(Isaiah 53:3 NIV)

'This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.'
(Mark 14:24 NIV)