¹¹ For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

¹³ For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

²⁸ We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.

⁵ Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”Deuteronomy 31:6 ⁶ So that with good courage we say,