Carmen Parsons

Mark 1:12

Mark 1:12 (NLT)
The Spirit then compelled Jesus to go into the wilderness,

Revelation 18:3

Revelation 18:3 (ESV)
For all nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living."

Revelation 18:12

Revelation 18:12 (ESV)
cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble,

James 1:25

James 1:25 (ESV)
But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.

Revelation 16:9

Revelation 16:9 (NLT)
Everyone was burned by this blast of heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over all these plagues. They did not repent of their sins and turn to God and give him glory.

Revelation 3:5

Revelation 3:5 (NIV)
The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.

1 Corinthians 6:12

1 Corinthians 6:12 (NLT)
You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything.

1 Corinthians 6:13

1 Corinthians 6:13 (NLT)
You say, “Food was made for the stomach, and the stomach for food.” (This is true, though someday God will do away with both of them.) But you can’t say that our bodies were made for sexual immorality. They were made for the Lord, and the Lord cares about our bodies.

Ecclesiastes 3:22

Ecclesiastes 3:22 (NLT)
So I saw that there is nothing better for people than to be happy in their work. That is why we are here! No one will bring us back from death to enjoy life after we die.

Ecclesiastes 11:8

Ecclesiastes 11:8 (NLT)
When people live to be very old, let them rejoice in every day of life. But let them also remember there will be many dark days. Everything still to come is meaningless.

Ecclesiastes 10:13

Ecclesiastes 10:13 (NLT)
Fools base their thoughts on foolish assumptions, so their conclusions will be wicked madness;

Ecclesiastes 9:6

Ecclesiastes 9:6 (NLT)
Whatever they did in their lifetime—loving, hating, envying—is all long gone. They no longer play a part in anything here on earth.

Ecclesiastes 9:1

Ecclesiastes 9:1 (NLT)
This, too, I carefully explored: Even though the actions of godly and wise people are in God’s hands, no one knows whether God will show them favor.

Ecclesiastes 8:15

Ecclesiastes 8:15 (NLT)
So I recommend having fun, because there is nothing better for people in this world than to eat, drink, and enjoy life. That way they will experience some happiness along with all the hard work God gives them under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 8:14

Ecclesiastes 8:14 (NLT)
And this is not all that is meaningless in our world. In this life, good people are often treated as though they were wicked, and wicked people are often treated as though they were good. This is so meaningless!

Ecclesiastes 7:28

Ecclesiastes 7:28 (NLT)
Though I have searched repeatedly, I have not found what I was looking for. Only one out of a thousand men is virtuous, but not one woman!

Ecclesiastes 7:29

Ecclesiastes 7:29 (NLT)
But I did find this: God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path.”

Ecclesiastes 7:26

Ecclesiastes 7:26 (NLT)
I discovered that a seductive woman is a trap more bitter than death. Her passion is a snare, and her soft hands are chains. Those who are pleasing to God will escape her, but sinners will be caught in her snare.

Ecclesiastes 7:20

Ecclesiastes 7:20 (NLT)
Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins.

Ecclesiastes 7:3

Ecclesiastes 7:3 (NLT)
Sorrow is better than laughter, for sadness has a refining influence on us.

Ecclesiastes 4:12

Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NLT)
A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.

1 Corinthians 12:23

1 Corinthians 12:23 (ESV)
and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty,

1 Corinthians 13:6

1 Corinthians 13:6 (ESV)
it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.

Genesis 1:24

Genesis 1:24 (ESV)
And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds." And it was so.

1 Corinthians 5:11

1 Corinthians 5:11 (ESV)
But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.