Ayub 22:2

22:2 “Is it to God that a strong man is of benefit?

Is it to him that even a wise man is profitable?¹

Ayub 35:7-8

35:7 If you are righteous, what do you give to God,

or what does he receive from your hand?

35:8 Your wickedness affects only² a person like yourself,

and your righteousness only other people.³

Mazmur 16:2-3

16:2 I say to the Lord, “You are the Lord,

my only source of well-being.”⁴

16:3 As for God’s chosen people who are in the land,

and the leading officials I admired so much⁵ –

Mazmur 16:2

16:2 I say to the Lord, “You are the Lord,

my only source of well-being.”⁶

Kolose 1:12-15

1:12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share⁷ in the saints’⁸ inheritance in the light. 1:13 He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,⁹ 1:14 in whom we have redemption,¹⁰ the forgiveness of sins.

The Supremacy of Christ

1:15 ¹¹He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn¹² over all creation,¹³

Filemon 1:11

1:11 who was formerly useless to you, but is now useful to you¹⁴ and me.