1 Corinthians 4:4

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1 Corinthians 4:4

For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

I know

1 John 3:20

Yet

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I know

I hold fast to my righteousness and will not let it go; my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

O LORD my God, if I have done this: if there is iniquity in my hands,

He said unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus said unto him, Feed my sheep.

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world and more abundantly towards you.

And if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things.

Yet

I know it is so of a truth, but how shall a man be justified with God?

What is man that he should be clean and that he that is born of a woman should be justified?

How then can man be justified with God? Or how can he that is born of a woman be clean?

Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand over my mouth.

Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

If thou, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall endure?

And enter not into judgment with thy slave; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD weighs the hearts.

Now we know that all that the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may submit themselves unto God.

For if Abraham were justified by works, he has reason to glory in himself, but not before God.

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Who shall be able to say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

And for this reason do I exercise myself to have always a conscience void of offense toward God and toward men.

Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, then we have confidence in God;