Matthew 5:13-18
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"You are the salt of the earth, k but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.
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l "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
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m Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
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In the same way, let your light shine before others, so n that they may see your good works and o give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
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p "Do not think that I have come to abolish q the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but r to fulfill them.
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For truly, I say to you, s until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
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Cross References
Mark 9:50
Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.
Luke 14:34
Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?
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Cross References
Ephesians 5:8
For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
Philippians 2:15
That you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.
John 8:12
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.
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Cross References
Mark 4:21
And he said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand?
Luke 8:16
No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.
Luke 11:33
No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.
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Cross References
Philemon 1:6
And I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.
1 Peter 2:12
Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
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Cross References
John 15:8
By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.
2 Corinthians 9:13
By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission flowing from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others.
Philippians 1:11
Filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Matthew 9:8
When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
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Cross References
Romans 3:31
Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
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Cross References
Matthew 7:12
So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
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Cross References
Romans 10:4
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
Romans 13:8
Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
Galatians 3:24
So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith.
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Cross References
Luke 16:17
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to become void.
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
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