Luke 12
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In the meantime, t when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, u "Beware of v the leaven of the Pharisees, w which is hypocrisy.
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x Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
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Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in y private rooms shall be proclaimed on z the housetops.
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"I tell you, my friends, a do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.
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But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him b who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!
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Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And c not one of them is forgotten before God.
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Why, d even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; e you are of more value than many sparrows.
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"And I tell you, f everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge g before the angels of God,
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but h the one who denies me before men i will be denied g before the angels of God.
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And j everyone who speaks a word k against the Son of Man l will be forgiven, but the one who m blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
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n And when they o bring you before the synagogues and p the rulers and p the authorities, q do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say,
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r for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."
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s Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."
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But he said to him, t "Man, u who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?"
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And he said to them, v "Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
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And he told them a parable, saying, w "The land of a rich man produced plentifully,
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and he thought to himself, x 'What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?'
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And he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my y barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
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And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up z for many years; relax, a eat, drink, be merry.'
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But God said to him, b 'Fool! z This night c your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, d whose will they be?'
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So is the one e who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God."
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And he said to his disciples, f "Therefore I tell you, g do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on.
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For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.
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h Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. i Of how much more value are you than the birds!
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And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his j span of life?
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If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest?
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Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, k even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
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But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, l O you of little faith!
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And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor m be worried.
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For n all the nations of the world seek after these things, and n your Father knows that you need them.
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Instead, o seek p his kingdom, q and these things will be added to you.
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r "Fear not, little s flock, for t it is your Father's good pleasure to give you u the kingdom.
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v Sell your possessions, and w give to the needy. x Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with y a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
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z For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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a "Stay dressed for action and b keep your lamps burning,
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and be like men who are c waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and d knocks.
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e Blessed are those servants whom the master finds e awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, f he will dress himself for service and g have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them.
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If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants!
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h But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour i the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.
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You also must be j ready, for k the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."
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Peter said, "Lord, l are you telling this parable for us or for all?"
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And the Lord said, "Who then is m the faithful and m wise n manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
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o Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.
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Truly, I say to you, p he will set him over all his possessions.
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But if that servant says to himself, 'My master q is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and r get drunk,
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the master of that servant will come s on a day when he does not expect him and s at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful.
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t And that servant who u knew his master's will but v did not get ready u or act according to his will, will receive a w severe beating.
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x But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, y will receive a light beating. z Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.
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a "I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled!
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b I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how c great is my distress until it is accomplished!
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d Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? e No, I tell you, but rather division.
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For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three.
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They will be divided, f father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."
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He also said to the crowds, g "When you see h a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, 'A shower is coming.' And so it happens.
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And g when you see the south wind blowing, you say, 'There will be i scorching heat,' and it happens.
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You hypocrites! j You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?
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"And why k do you not judge l for yourselves what is right?
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m As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison.
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I tell you, n you will never get out until you have paid the very last o penny."
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Luke 11:29
When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
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Matthew 16:6
Jesus said to them, "Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Matthew 16:11 - 12
How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Mark 8:15
And he cautioned them, saying, "Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.
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1 Corinthians 5:6 - 8
Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?
Galatians 5:9
A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
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Matthew 23:28
So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Mark 12:15
But, knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why put me to the test? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.
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Luke 8:17
For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.
Mark 4:22
For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light.
1 Timothy 5:25
So also good works are conspicuous, and even those that are not cannot remain hidden.
Luke 12:2 - 9
Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
Matthew 10:26 - 33
So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
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Luke 12:2 - 9
Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
Matthew 10:26 - 33
So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
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Matthew 6:6
But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
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Luke 5:19
But finding no way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus.
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Isaiah 8:12 - 13
Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread.
Isaiah 51:12 - 13
I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass.
Jeremiah 1:8
Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the Lord.
1 Peter 3:14
But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled.
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James 4:12
There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
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Psalms 50:11
I know all the birds of the hills, and all that moves in the field is mine.
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1 Samuel 14:45
Then the people said to Saul, "Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As the Lord lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day." So the people ransomed Jonathan, so that he did not die.
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Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
Matthew 12:12
Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.
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Romans 10:9 - 10
Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Hebrews 10:35
Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
Revelation 3:5
The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.
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Luke 15:10
Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
Matthew 25:31
When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
1 Timothy 5:21
In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge you to keep these rules without prejudging, doing nothing from partiality.
Revelation 3:5
The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.
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2 Timothy 2:12
If we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us.
2 Peter 2:1
But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
1 John 2:23
No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also.
Mark 8:38
For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
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Luke 13:25
When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open to us,' then he will answer you, 'I do not know where you come from.
Matthew 7:23
And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.
Matthew 25:12
But he answered, 'Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.
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Luke 12:8
And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God.
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Matthew 12:31 - 32
Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
Mark 3:28 - 30
Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter.
Hebrews 6:4 - 6
For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit.
Hebrews 10:26
For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins.
1 John 5:16
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life - to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that.
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Matthew 11:19
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.
John 7:12
And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, "He is a good man," others said, "No, he is leading the people astray.
John 9:24
So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, "Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.
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1 Timothy 1:12 - 13
I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service.
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Acts 7:51
You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.
Hebrews 10:29
How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has spurned the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace?
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Matthew 10:17
Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues.
Matthew 10:19
When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour.
Luke 21:12
But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.
Luke 21:14
Settle it therefore in your minds not to meditate beforehand how to answer.
Mark 13:11
And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.
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Matthew 23:34
Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
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Titus 3:1
Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work.
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Titus 3:1
Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work.
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Luke 12:22
And he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on.
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Matthew 10:19 - 20
When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour.
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Luke 11:27
As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!
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Micah 6:8
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
Romans 2:1
Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.
Romans 2:3
Do you suppose, O man - you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself - that you will escape the judgment of God?
Romans 9:20
But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, "Why have you made me like this?
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Exodus 2:14
He answered, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid, and thought, "Surely the thing is known.
Acts 7:27
But the man who was wronging his neighbor thrust him aside, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
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1 Timothy 6:6 - 11
Now there is great gain in godliness with contentment.
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you.
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Psalms 49:16 - 20
Be not afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases.
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Ecclesiastes 5:10
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.
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Luke 12:24
Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!
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Proverbs 27:1
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
James 4:13 - 15
Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit" -
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Ecclesiastes 2:24
There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God.
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
1 Corinthians 15:32
What do I gain if, humanly speaking, I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
Luke 15:23
And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate.
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Jeremiah 17:11
Like the partridge that gathers a brood that she did not hatch, so is he who gets riches but not by justice; in the midst of his days they will leave him, and at his end he will be a fool.
Matthew 16:26
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
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Luke 12:19
And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.
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Job 27:8
For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life?
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Psalms 39:6
Surely a man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nothing they are in turmoil; man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!
Job 27:17 - 22
He may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it, and the innocent will divide the silver.
Ecclesiastes 2:18
I hated all my toil in which I toil under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who will come after me.
Ecclesiastes 2:21
Because sometimes a person who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave everything to be enjoyed by someone who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.
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Matthew 6:19 - 20
Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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Luke 12:22 - 31
And he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on.
Matthew 6:25 - 33
Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
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Luke 12:11
And when they bring you before the synagogues a...
Luke 10:41
But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you...
Matthew 10:19
When they deliver you over, do not be anxious h...
Matthew 13:22
As for what was sown among thorns, this is the ...
1 Corinthians 7:32
I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmar...
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everyt...
1 Peter 5:7
Casting all your anxieties on him, because he c...
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Luke 12:22 - 31
And he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on.
Matthew 6:25 - 33
Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
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Job 38:41
Who provides for the raven its prey, when its young ones cry to God for help, and wander about for lack of food?
Psalms 147:9
He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry.
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Luke 12:7
Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
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Luke 2:52
And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.
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1 Kings 10:4 - 7
And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built.
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Matthew 8:26
And he said to them, "Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
Matthew 14:31
Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?
Matthew 16:8
But Jesus, aware of this, said, "O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread?
Luke 17:6
And the Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
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James 1:6
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
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Matthew 6:8
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
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Matthew 6:8
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
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Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Matthew 5:20
For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Luke 11:2
And he said to them, "When you pray, say: "Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.
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1 Kings 3:11 - 14
And God said to him, "Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right.
Mark 10:29 - 30
Jesus said, "Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel.
1 Timothy 4:8
For while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.
1 Peter 3:9
Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
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Isaiah 41:14
Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord ; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 44:2
Thus says the Lord who made you, who formed you from the womb and will help you: Fear not, O Jacob my servant, Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
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Isaiah 40:11
He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will...
Matthew 26:31
Then Jesus said to them, "You will all fall awa...
John 10:16
And I have other sheep that are not of this fol...
John 21:15 - 17
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to...
Acts 20:28 - 29
Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all ...
1 Peter 5:2 - 3
Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, ex...
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Luke 10:21
In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
Matthew 11:26
Yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
Ephesians 1:5
He predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will.
Ephesians 1:9
Making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ
Philippians 2:13
For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
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Luke 22:29
And I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom.
Matthew 13:19
When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.
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Matthew 19:21
Jesus said to him, "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.
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Luke 11:41
But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.
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Luke 16:9
And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.
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Matthew 6:20
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
Luke 12:21
So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.
1 Peter 1:4
To an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.
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Matthew 6:21
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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Ephesians 6:14
Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness.
1 Peter 1:13
Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Matthew 25:7
Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.
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2 Peter 3:12
Waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn!
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Revelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
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Matthew 24:42
Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
Matthew 24:46
Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.
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Matthew 24:42
Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
Matthew 24:46
Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.
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John 13:4
Rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist.
Luke 12:35
Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning.
Luke 17:8
Will he not rather say to him, 'Prepare supper for me, and dress properly, and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink'?
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Luke 22:27
For who is the greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I am among you as the one who serves.
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Luke 12:39 - 46
But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.
Matthew 24:43 - 51
But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.
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1 Thessalonians 5:2
For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
2 Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.
Revelation 3:3
Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you.
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Luke 12:47
And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating.
Matthew 25:10
And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.
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Luke 21:27
And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
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Mark 13:37
And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake.
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Matthew 24:45
Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?
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Matthew 24:45
Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?
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Luke 16:1
He also said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions.
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John 13:17
If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
Revelation 16:15
("Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!")
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Matthew 25:21
His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.
Matthew 25:23
His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.
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Matthew 25:5
As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.
Hebrews 10:37
For, "Yet a little while, and the coming one will come and will not delay.
2 Peter 3:4
They will say, "Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
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1 Thessalonians 5:7
For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night.
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2 Peter 3:12
Waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn!
Luke 12:40
You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
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2 Peter 3:12
Waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn!
Luke 12:40
You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
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Matthew 11:24
But I tell you that it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you.
John 15:22
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
John 15:24
If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.
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James 4:17
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
2 Peter 2:21
For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.
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James 4:17
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
2 Peter 2:21
For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.
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Luke 12:40
You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
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Deuteronomy 25:2 - 3
Then if the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall cause him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with a number of stripes in proportion to his offense.
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Leviticus 5:17
If anyone sins, doing any of the things that by the Lord 's commandments ought not to be done, though he did not know it, then realizes his guilt, he shall bear his iniquity.
Numbers 15:29 - 30
You shall have one law for him who does anything unintentionally, for him who is native among the people of Israel and for the stranger who sojourns among them.
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Romans 1:19 - 20
For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
Romans 2:14 - 15
For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law.
1 Timothy 1:13
Though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief.
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Matthew 25:29
For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
Matthew 13:12
For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
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Matthew 3:11
I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
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Mark 10:38
Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?
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2 Corinthians 5:14
For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died.
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Luke 12:51 - 53
Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.
Matthew 10:34 - 35
Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
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Revelation 6:4
And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
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Luke 12:51 - 53
Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.
Matthew 10:34 - 35
Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
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Matthew 10:21
Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death.
Micah 7:6
For the son treats the father with contempt, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
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Matthew 16:2 - 3
He answered them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.
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1 Kings 18:43 - 44
And he said to his servant, "Go up now, look toward the sea." And he went up and looked and said, "There is nothing." And he said, "Go again," seven times.
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Luke 12:54
He also said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, 'A shower is coming.' And so it happens.
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Matthew 20:12
Saying, 'These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.
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Matthew 16:3
And in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.
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Luke 21:30
As soon as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near.
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John 7:24
Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.
1 Corinthians 11:13
Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a wife to pray to God with her head uncovered?
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Matthew 5:25 - 26
Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison.
Proverbs 25:8
Do not hastily bring into court, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?
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Matthew 18:34 - 35
And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt.
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Luke 21:2
And he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
Mark 12:42
And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny.
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