38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and

sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of

them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.

30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were

afraid to come near him.

9 The true light that gives light to everyone was

coming into the world.

We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son,

who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

3 As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed

around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why

do you persecute me?” 5 “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.

“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied.

12 I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw

seven golden lampstands, 13 and among the lampstands was someone like a son of

man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his

chest. 14 The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like

blazing fire.

15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. 16 In his right hand he held

seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like

the sun shining in all its brilliance.

3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his

being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for

sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. 4 So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has

inherited is superior to theirs.

17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to

abolish them but to fulfill them.”

19 Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people

from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God. 20 For no one

can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply

shows us how sinful we are.

21 But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago. 22 We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And

this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.

23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. 24 Yet God, with

undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our

sins. 25 For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed

his life, shedding his blood.

In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has

spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he

made the universe.

3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his

being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for

sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. 4 So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has

inherited is superior to theirs.

16 But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17 For the Lord is the

Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 So all of us who have had

that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are

changed into his glorious image.

14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do

people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives

light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify

your Father in heaven.”

6 For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our

hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.

7 We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars

containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not

from ourselves.