Be on guard.

Stand firm in the faith.

Be courageous.

Be strong.

And do everything in love.

1 Corinthians 16:13

For every child of God defeats this evil world,

and we achieve this victory through our faith.

And who can win this battle against the world?

Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

1 John 5:4-5

…be strong and immovable.

Always work enthusiastically for the Lord,

for you know that nothing you do for the Lord

is ever useless.

1 Corinthians 15:58

…when our dying bodies have been transformed

into bodies that will never die,

this Scripture will be fulfilled:

“Death is swallowed up in victory.

O death, where is your victory?

O death, where is your sting?”

1 Corinthians 15:54-55

But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret.

We will not all die,

but we will all be transformed!

It will happen in a moment,

in the blink of an eye,

when the last trumpet is blown.

For when the trumpet sounds,

those who have died will be raised to live forever.

And we who are living will also be transformed.

1 Corinthians 15:51-52

And the last enemy to be destroyed is death.

1 Corinthians 15:26

Just as everyone dies because we all belong to Adam,

everyone who belongs to Christ will be given new life.

But there is an order to this resurrection:

Christ was raised as the first of the harvest;

then all who belong to Christ 

will be raised when he comes back.

1 Corinthians 15:22-23

Now we see things imperfectly,

like puzzling reflections in a mirror,

but then we will see everything with perfect clarity.

All that I know now is partial and incomplete,

but then I will know everything completely,

just as God now knows me completely.

1 Corinthians 13:12

Love…keeps no record of being wronged.

1 Corinthians 13:4-5

Don’t worry about anything;

instead, pray about everything.

Tell God what you need,

and thank him for all he has done. 

Then you will experience God’s peace,

which exceeds anything we can understand.

His peace will guard your hearts and minds

as you live in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-7