Concordia Self-Study Bible (1984)

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth."

"Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect."(Matthew 5:48)

"for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,"(Romans 3:23)

" For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."(Romans 6:23)

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."(John 3:16)

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith -- and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God -- not by works, so that no one can boast."(Ephesians 2:8-9)

"Jesus said, It is finished."(John 19:30)

"The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen."