Romans 12 - 16
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z I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, a to present your bodies b as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
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c Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by d the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may e discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
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For f by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you g not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, h each according to i the measure of faith that God has assigned.
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For j as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function,
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so we, k though many, l are one body in Christ, and individually m members one of another.
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n Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if o prophecy, p in proportion to our faith;
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if q service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching;
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the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; r the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with s cheerfulness.
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t Let love be genuine. u Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.
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v Love one another with brotherly affection. w Outdo one another in showing honor.
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Do not be slothful in zeal, x be fervent in spirit, y serve the Lord.
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z Rejoice in hope, a be patient in tribulation, b be constant in prayer.
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c Contribute to the needs of the saints and d seek to show hospitality.
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e Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.
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f Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
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g Live in harmony with one another. h Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. i Never be wise in your own sight.
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j Repay no one evil for evil, but k give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.
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If possible, so far as it depends on you, l live peaceably with all.
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Beloved, m never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, n "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord."
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To the contrary, o "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head."
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Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans 13
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Let every person p be subject to the governing authorities. For q there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
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Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.
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For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you r will receive his approval,
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for s he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, t an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer.
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Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also u for the sake of conscience.
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For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.
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v Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
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w Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for x the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
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For the commandments, y "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: z "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
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Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore a love is the fulfilling of the law.
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Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you b to wake from sleep. c For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
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d The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us e cast off f the works of darkness and g put on the armor of light.
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h Let us walk properly as in the daytime, i not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, j not in quarreling and jealousy.
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But k put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, l to gratify its desires.
Romans 14
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As for m the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.
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n One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables.
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Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and o let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him.
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p Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
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q One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. r Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
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The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since s he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God.
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For t none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself.
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For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, u whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's.
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For to this end Christ v died and lived again, that he might be Lord both w of the dead and of the living.
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Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For w we will all stand before x the judgment seat of God;
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for it is written,
y "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
and every tongue shall confess to God."
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So then z each of us will give an account of himself to God.
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a Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide b never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.
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I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus c that nothing is unclean in itself, d but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean.
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For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, e you are no longer walking in love. f By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died.
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g So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil.
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h For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but i of righteousness and j peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
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Whoever thus serves Christ is k acceptable to God and approved by men.
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So then let us l pursue what makes for peace and for m mutual upbuilding.
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n Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. o Everything is indeed clean, but p it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats.
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q It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble.
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The faith that you have, keep between yourself and God. r Blessed is the one who has no reason to pass judgment on himself for what he approves.
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But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.
Romans 15
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s We who are strong t have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
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u Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
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For v Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, w "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me."
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For x whatever was written in former days was written for our y instruction, that through endurance and through z the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
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May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you a to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,
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that together you may with one voice glorify b the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.
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For I tell you that Christ c became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order d to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs,
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and in order e that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,
f "Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles,
and sing to your name."
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And again it is said,
g "Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people."
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And again,
h "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,
and let all the peoples extol him."
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And again Isaiah says,
i j "The root of Jesse will come,
even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;
k in him will the Gentiles hope."
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May the God of hope fill you with all l joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
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m I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with n all knowledge and able to instruct one another.
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But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, o because of the grace given me by God
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to be p a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles q in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that r the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
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In Christ Jesus, then, I have s reason to be proud of t my work for God.
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For I will not venture to speak of anything except u what Christ has accomplished through me v to bring the Gentiles to obedience - by word and deed,
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w by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God - so that x from Jerusalem and all the way around y to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ;
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and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, z lest I build on someone else's foundation,
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but as it is written,
a "Those who have never been told of him will see,
and those who have never heard will understand."
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This is the reason why b I have so often been hindered from coming to you.
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But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and c since I have longed for many years to come to you,
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I hope to see you in passing as I go d to Spain, and e to be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while.
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At present, however, f I am going to Jerusalem bringing aid to the saints.
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For g Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.
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For they were pleased to do it, and indeed h they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings.
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When therefore I have completed this and have delivered to them what has been collected, I will leave i for Spain by way of you.
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I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
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I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by j the love of the Spirit, k to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf,
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l that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that m my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,
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so that by God's will I may come to you with joy and n be refreshed in your company.
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May o the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
Romans 16
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I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at p Cenchreae,
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that you q may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well.
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Greet r Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
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who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well.
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Greet also s the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was t the first convert to Christ in Asia.
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Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.
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Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my u fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me.
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Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
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Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys.
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Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those v who belong to the family of Aristobulus.
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Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissus.
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Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord.
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Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; also his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.
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Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.
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Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.
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w Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
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I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles x contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; y avoid them.
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For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but z their own appetites, and a by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
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For b your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you c to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil.
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d The God of peace e will soon crush Satan under your feet. f The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
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g Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.
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I Tertius, h who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord.
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i Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you.
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j Now to him who is able to strengthen you k according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, l according to the revelation of the mystery m that was kept secret for n long ages
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but o has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, p to bring about the obedience of faith -
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to q the only wise God r be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.
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1 Corinthians 1:10
I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.
2 Corinthians 10:1
I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ - I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away! -
Ephesians 4:1
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called.
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Romans 6:13
Do not present your members to sin as instrumen...
Romans 6:16
Do you not know that if you present yourselves ...
Romans 6:19
I am speaking in human terms, because of your n...
Psalms 50:13 - 14
Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood ...
1 Corinthians 6:20
For you were bought with a price. So glorify Go...
1 Peter 2:5
You yourselves like living stones are being bui...
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Hebrews 10:20
By the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh.
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1 Peter 1:14
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance.
1 John 2:15
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
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Titus 3:5
He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.
Psalms 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
2 Corinthians 4:16
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
Ephesians 4:23
And to be renewed in the spirit of your minds.
Colossians 3:10
And have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
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Ephesians 5:10
And try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 4:3
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality.
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Romans 1:5
Through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations.
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Romans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.
Romans 11:20
That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear.
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1 Corinthians 7:17
Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches.
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Ephesians 4:7
But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.
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1 Corinthians 12:12 - 14
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.
Ephesians 4:4
There is one body and one Spirit - just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call -
Ephesians 4:16
From whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
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1 Corinthians 10:17
Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.
1 Corinthians 10:33
Just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.
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1 Corinthians 12:20
As it is, there are many parts, yet one body.
Ephesians 4:13
Until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.
John 17:11
And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.
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Ephesians 4:25
Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
1 Corinthians 6:15
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never!
1 Corinthians 12:27
Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.
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1 Corinthians 12:4
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.
1 Peter 4:10 - 11
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace:
1 Corinthians 7:7
I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.
1 Corinthians 12:7 - 11
To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
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1 Corinthians 12:10
To another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
Acts 13:1
Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a member of the court of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
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2 Timothy 2:15
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
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Acts 6:1
Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution.
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1 Timothy 5:17
Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.
1 Corinthians 12:28
And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
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2 Corinthians 9:7
Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
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2 Corinthians 6:6
By purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love.
1 Timothy 1:5
The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
1 Peter 1:22
Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart.
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Psalms 97:10
O you who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
Psalms 101:3
I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.
Amos 5:15
Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
1 Thessalonians 5:21 - 22
But test everything; hold fast what is good.
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Hebrews 13:1
Let brotherly love continue.
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Romans 13:7
Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
Philippians 2:3
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
1 Peter 2:17
Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.
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Acts 18:25
He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.
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Acts 20:19
Serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews.
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Romans 5:2
Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
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Hebrews 10:36
For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
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Acts 1:14
All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
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Romans 15:25
At present, however, I am going to Jerusalem br...
1 Corinthians 16:1
Now concerning the collection for the saints: a...
1 Corinthians 16:15
Now I urge you, brothers - you know that the ho...
2 Corinthians 9:1
Now it is superfluous for me to write to you ab...
2 Corinthians 9:12
For the ministry of this service is not only su...
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust so as to overlook your wo...
Hebrews 13:16
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you...
1 Timothy 6:18
They are to do good, to be rich in good works, ...
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Matthew 25:35
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.
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Matthew 5:44
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
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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1 Corinthians 12:26
If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.
Job 30:25
Did not I weep for him whose day was hard? Was not my soul grieved for the needy?
Hebrews 13:3
Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.
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Romans 15:5
May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus.
2 Corinthians 13:11
Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Philippians 2:2
Complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.
Philippians 4:2
I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord.
1 Peter 3:8
Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
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Romans 12:3
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
Psalms 131:1
O Lord, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.
Jeremiah 45:5
And do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not, for behold, I am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares the Lord. But I will give you your life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go.
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Romans 11:25
Lest you be wise in your own sight, I want you to understand this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
Proverbs 3:7
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
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Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, "I will repay evil"; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.
Matthew 5:39
But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Romans 14:19
So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.
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2 Corinthians 8:21
For we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord's sight but also in the sight of man.
Romans 14:16
So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil.
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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.
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Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, "I will repay evil"; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.
Matthew 5:39
But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Romans 14:19
So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.
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Hebrews 10:30
For we know him who said, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay." And again, "The Lord will judge his people.
Deuteronomy 32:35
Vengeance is mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and their doom comes swiftly.
Psalms 94:1
O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth!
1 Thessalonians 4:6
That no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.
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Deuteronomy 32:35
Vengeance is mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and their doom comes swiftly.
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Proverbs 25:21 - 22
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
Exodus 23:4 - 5
If you meet your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you shall bring it back to him.
2 Kings 6:22
He answered, "You shall not strike them down. Would you strike down those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master.
Luke 6:27
But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.
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Proverbs 25:21 - 22
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
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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.
1 Peter 2:13
Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme.
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John 19:11
Jesus answered him, "You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin.
Daniel 2:21
He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.
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1 Peter 2:14
Or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good.
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2 Chronicles 19:6
And said to the judges, "Consider what you do, for you judge not for man but for the Lord. He is with you in giving judgment.
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1 Thessalonians 4:6
That no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.
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1 Peter 2:19
For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.
Ecclesiastes 8:2
I say: Keep the king's command, because of God's oath to him.
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Matthew 17:25
He said, "Yes." And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tax? From their sons or from others?
Matthew 22:21
They said, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.
Mark 12:17
Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they marveled at him.
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Leviticus 19:13
You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
Proverbs 3:27 - 28
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.
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Romans 13:10
Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Matthew 22:40
On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.
Colossians 3:14
And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
John 13:34
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
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Matthew 19:18
He said to him, "Which ones?" And Jesus said, "You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness.
Exodus 20:13 - 17
You shall not murder.
Deuteronomy 5:17 - 21
'You shall not murder.
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Leviticus 19:18
You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
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Exodus 20:13 - 17
You shall not murder.
Deuteronomy 5:17 - 21
You shall not murder.
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Leviticus 19:18
You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
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John 14:15
If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
Romans 13:8
Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
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1 Corinthians 15:34
Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
Ephesians 5:14
For anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
1 Thessalonians 5:6
So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.
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Isaiah 56:1
Thus says the Lord : "Keep justice, and do righteousness, for soon my salvation will come, and my deliverance be revealed.
Luke 21:28
Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.
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John 9:4
We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.
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Colossians 3:8
But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
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Ephesians 5:11
Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.
John 3:20
For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.
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2 Corinthians 6:7
By truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left.
Ephesians 6:11
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
Ephesians 6:13
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
1 Thessalonians 5:8
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.
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1 Thessalonians 4:12
So that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one.
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Luke 21:34
But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap.
Galatians 5:21
Envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Peter 4:3
For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.
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James 3:14
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.
James 3:16
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.
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Galatians 3:27
For as many of you as were baptized into Christ...
Job 29:14
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my j...
Psalms 132:9
Let your priests be clothed with righteousness,...
Luke 24:49
And behold, I am sending the promise of my Fath...
Ephesians 4:24
And to put on the new self, created after the l...
Colossians 3:10
And have put on the new self, which is being re...
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Galatians 5:16
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
1 Peter 2:11
Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.
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Romans 15:1
We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
1 Corinthians 8:9 - 11
But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.
1 Corinthians 9:22
To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
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Romans 14:14
I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean.
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Colossians 2:16
Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath.
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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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Galatians 4:10
You observe days and months and seasons and years!
Zechariah 7:5 - 6
Say to all the people of the land and the priests, When you fasted and mourned in the fifth month and in the seventh, for these seventy years, was it for me that you fasted?
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Romans 14:23
But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.
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1 Corinthians 10:30 - 31
If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
1 Timothy 4:3 - 4
Who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
Matthew 15:36
He took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
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2 Corinthians 5:15
And he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
1 Peter 4:2
So as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God.
1 Corinthians 6:19
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own.
1 Thessalonians 5:10
Who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him.
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Philippians 1:20
As it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.
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Revelation 1:18
And the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.
Revelation 2:8
And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: 'The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life.
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Acts 10:42
And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.
Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.
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Romans 14:9
For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
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2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
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Philippians 2:10 - 11
So that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth.
Isaiah 45:23
By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: 'To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.
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Isaiah 45:23
By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: 'To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.
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Matthew 12:36
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak.
Matthew 16:27
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.
1 Peter 4:5
But they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
Galatians 6:5
For each will have to bear his own load.
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Matthew 7:1
Judge not, that you be not judged.
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1 Corinthians 8:13
Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.
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Romans 14:2
One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables.
Romans 14:20
Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats.
Acts 10:15
And the voice came to him again a second time, "What God has made clean, do not call common.
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1 Corinthians 8:7
However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through former association with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
1 Corinthians 8:10
For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol's temple, will he not be encouraged, if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols?
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Ephesians 5:2
And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
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1 Corinthians 8:11
And so by your knowledge this weak person is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died.
Romans 14:20
Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats.
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Romans 12:17
Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.
1 Corinthians 10:29 - 30
I do not mean your conscience, but his. For why should my liberty be determined by someone else's conscience?
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1 Corinthians 8:8
Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.
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1 Corinthians 6:9
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality.
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Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
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2 Corinthians 8:21
For we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord's sight but also in the sight of man.
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Psalms 34:14
Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
1 Corinthians 7:15
But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace.
2 Timothy 2:22
So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
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Romans 15:2
Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
1 Corinthians 14:12
So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.
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Romans 14:15
For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died.
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Titus 1:15
To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
Romans 14:14
I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean.
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1 Corinthians 8:9 - 12
But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.
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1 Corinthians 8:13
Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.
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1 John 3:21
Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God.
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Galatians 6:1
Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.
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1 Thessalonians 5:14
And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.
Romans 14:1
As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.
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1 Corinthians 10:33
Just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.
1 Corinthians 9:19
For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.
1 Corinthians 9:22
To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
1 Corinthians 10:24
Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.
Philippians 2:4
Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
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Philippians 2:5
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 2:8
And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
John 5:30
I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.
John 6:38
For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.
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Psalms 69:9
For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
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Psalms 69:9
For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
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Romans 4:23
But the words "it was counted to him" were not written for his sake alone.
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2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.
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Psalms 119:50
This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.
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Romans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.
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2 Corinthians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus...
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus...
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus...
John 20:17
Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to me, for I h...
Ephesians 1:17
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Fath...
Revelation 1:6
And made us a kingdom, priests to his God and F...
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Matthew 15:24
He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
John 1:11
He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.
Hebrews 3:1
Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession.
Acts 3:26
God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.
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Romans 4:16
That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring - not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.
2 Corinthians 1:20
For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.
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Romans 3:29
Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also.
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2 Samuel 22:50
For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations, and sing praises to your name.
Psalms 18:49
For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations, and sing to your name.
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2 Samuel 22:50
For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations, and sing praises to your name.
Psalms 18:49
For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations, and sing to your name.
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Deuteronomy 32:43
"Rejoice with him, O heavens; bow down to him, all gods, for he avenges the blood of his children and takes vengeance on his adversaries. He repays those who hate him and cleanses his people's land."
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Deuteronomy 32:43
"Rejoice with him, O heavens; bow down to him, all gods, for he avenges the blood of his children and takes vengeance on his adversaries. He repays those who hate him and cleanses his people's land."
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Psalms 117:1
Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples!
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Psalms 117:1
Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples!
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Isaiah 11:10
In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples - of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.
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Isaiah 11:1
There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
Revelation 5:5
And one of the elders said to me, "Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.
Revelation 22:16
"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star."
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Matthew 12:21
And in his name the Gentiles will hope.
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Isaiah 11:10
In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples - of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.
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Romans 5:1 - 2
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
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2 Peter 1:12
Therefore I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have.
2 Peter 3:1
This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder.
1 John 2:21
I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.
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1 Corinthians 1:5
That in every way you were enriched in him in a...
1 Corinthians 13:2
And if I have prophetic powers, and understand ...
1 Corinthians 8:1
Now concerning food offered to idols: we know t...
1 Corinthians 8:7
However, not all possess this knowledge. But so...
1 Corinthians 8:10
For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eatin...
1 Corinthians 12:8
For to one is given through the Spirit the utte...
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Romans 1:5
Through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations.
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Romans 11:13
Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry
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Malachi 1:11
For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.
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Isaiah 66:20
And they shall bring all your brothers from all the nations as an offering to the Lord, on horses and in chariots and in litters and on mules and on dromedaries, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the Lord, just as the Israelites bring their grain offering in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord.
Philippians 2:17
Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.
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Philippians 3:3
For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh -
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Hebrews 2:17
Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
Hebrews 5:1
For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
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Acts 15:12
And all the assembly fell silent, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they related what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles.
Acts 21:19
After greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
Galatians 2:8
(for he who worked through Peter for his apostolic ministry to the circumcised worked also through me for mine to the Gentiles).
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Romans 1:5
Through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations.
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2 Corinthians 12:12
The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with utmost patience, with signs and wonders and mighty works.
Acts 19:11
And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul.
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Acts 22:17 - 21
When I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance
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Acts 20:1 - 2
After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed for Macedonia.
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2 Corinthians 10:13
But we will not boast beyond limits, but will boast only with regard to the area of influence God assigned to us, to reach even to you.
2 Corinthians 10:15 - 16
We do not boast beyond limit in the labors of others. But our hope is that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you may be greatly enlarged.
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Isaiah 52:15
So shall he sprinkle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths because of him; for that which has not been told them they see, and that which they have not heard they understand.
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Isaiah 52:15
So shall he sprinkle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths because of him; for that which has not been told them they see, and that which they have not heard they understand.
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Romans 1:13
I want you to know, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles.
1 Thessalonians 2:18
Because we wanted to come to you - I, Paul, again and again - but Satan hindered us.
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Romans 15:29
I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
Romans 15:32
So that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.
Romans 1:10 - 11
Always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you.
Acts 19:21
Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
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Romans 15:28
When therefore I have completed this and have delivered to them what has been collected, I will leave for Spain by way of you.
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Acts 15:3
So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers.
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Acts 19:21
Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
Acts 20:22
And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there.
Acts 21:15
After these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.
Acts 24:17
Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and to present offerings.
Romans 15:31
That I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints.
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1 Corinthians 16:1 - 4
Now concerning the collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do.
2 Corinthians 8:1
We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia.
2 Corinthians 9:2
For I know your readiness, of which I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year. And your zeal has stirred up most of them.
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.
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1 Corinthians 9:11
If we have sown spiritual things among you, is it too much if we reap material things from you?
Galatians 6:6
One who is taught the word must share all good things with the one who teaches.
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Romans 15:24
I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain, and to be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while.
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Philippians 2:1
So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy.
Colossians 1:8
And has made known to us your love in the Spirit.
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Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
2 Corinthians 1:11
You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.
Colossians 2:1 - 2
For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face.
Hebrews 13:18
Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things.
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2 Thessalonians 3:2
And that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith.
2 Timothy 3:11
My persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra - which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me.
2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth.
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2 Corinthians 8:4
Begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints -
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1 Corinthians 16:18
For they refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give recognition to such men.
2 Corinthians 7:13
Therefore we are comforted. And besides our own comfort, we rejoiced still more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.
Philemon 1:7
For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you.
Philemon 1:20
Yes, brother, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
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Romans 16:20
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under yo...
2 Corinthians 13:11
Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration...
Philippians 4:9
What you have learned and received and heard an...
1 Thessalonians 5:23
Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you c...
Hebrews 13:20
Now may the God of peace who brought again from...
1 Corinthians 14:33
For God is not a God of confusion but of peace....
2 Thessalonians 3:16
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peac...
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Acts 18:18
After this, Paul stayed many days longer and then took leave of the brothers and set sail for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had cut his hair, for he was under a vow.
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Philippians 2:29
So receive him in the Lord with all joy, and honor such men.
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Acts 18:2
And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them.
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1 Corinthians 16:19
The churches of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca, together with the church in their house, send you hearty greetings in the Lord.
Colossians 4:15
Give my greetings to the brothers at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house.
Philemon 1:2
And Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house:
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1 Corinthians 16:15
Now I urge you, brothers - you know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints -
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Colossians 4:10
Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions - if he comes to you, welcome him).
Philemon 1:23
Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you.
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1 Corinthians 1:11
For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers.
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1 Corinthians 16:20
All the brothers send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
2 Corinthians 13:12
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
1 Thessalonians 5:26
Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
1 Peter 5:14
Greet one another with the kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.
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1 Timothy 1:3
As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine.
1 Timothy 6:3
If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness.
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2 John 1:10
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting.
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Philippians 3:19
Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things.
2 Timothy 3:4
Treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.
Titus 1:12
One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.
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Colossians 2:4
I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments.
2 Peter 2:3
And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
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Romans 1:8
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.
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Jeremiah 4:22
"For my people are foolish; they know me not; they are stupid children; they have no understanding. They are 'wise' - in doing evil! But how to do good they know not."
Matthew 10:16
Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
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Romans 15:33
May the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
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Genesis 3:15
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
Luke 10:17 - 19
The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!
Revelation 12:11
And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.
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1 Corinthians 16:23
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.
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Acts 16:1
Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek.
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1 Corinthians 16:21
I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand.
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1 Corinthians 1:14
I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius.
Acts 19:29
So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's companions in travel.
Acts 20:4
Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus.
3 John 1:1
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
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Ephesians 3:20
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us.
Jude 1:24
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy.
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Romans 2:16
On that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.
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1 Corinthians 2:1
And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not co...
1 Corinthians 4:1
This is how one should regard us, as servants o...
Ephesians 1:9
Making known to us the mystery of his will, acc...
Ephesians 3:3 - 5
How the mystery was made known to me by revelat...
Ephesians 5:32
This mystery is profound, and I am saying that ...
Ephesians 6:19
And also for me, that words may be given to me ...
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1 Corinthians 2:7
But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory.
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2 Timothy 1:9
Who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began.
Titus 1:2
In hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began
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Colossians 1:26
The mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints.
2 Timothy 1:10
And which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
Titus 1:3
And at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior.
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Colossians 1:6
Which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing - as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.
Romans 1:5
Through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations.
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1 Timothy 1:17
To the King of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
1 Timothy 6:16
Who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.
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Romans 11:36
For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.
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