Study Desk

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.

But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin.

In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him.

I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.

We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true—even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

We ought therefore to show hospitality to such men so that we may work together for the truth.

I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.

The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.

These men have power to shut up the sky so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.

His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child the moment it was born.

The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the desert, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent's reach.

He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed.

so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.

"Behold, I come like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed."

Then I heard another voice from heaven say: "Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues;

so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and mighty men, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, small and great."