Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

“Here is my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the gentiles.

He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

Then he said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and stay awake with me.”

you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’

And he said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and keep awake.”

Mary’s Song of Praise

And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord,

so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your own soul, too.”

He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and your neighbor as yourself.”

And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’

By your endurance you will gain your souls.

Jesus Speaks about His Death

“Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say: ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour.

For you will not abandon my soul to Hades or let your Holy One experience corruption.

The Believers Share Their Possessions

Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common.

There they strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.”

not with a slavery performed merely for looks, to please people, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul.

Whatever task you must do, work as if your soul depends on it, as for the Lord and not for humans,

May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely, and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Indeed, the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain,

but my righteous one will live by faith. My soul takes no pleasure in anyone who shrinks back.”

But we are not among those who shrink back and so are lost but among those who have faith and so preserve our souls.

Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls or lose heart.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with sighing, for that would be harmful to you.