Thematic Bible: Encouraged
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Brotherly kindness » Encouraged
Be tender loving one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;
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That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perishes, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
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Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
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Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up,
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And be you kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you.
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Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In which you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you are in heaviness through manifold trials:
Charity » Encouraged
And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
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Cleanliness » Encouraged
But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;
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Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
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Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself, and put your best clothes upon you, and get down to the floor: but make not yourself known unto the man, until he shall have finished eating and drinking.
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Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:
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And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the disease is somewhat dark, and the disease spreads not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
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And thus shall you do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.
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Confession of sin » Encouraged
Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the foreign wives.
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And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a suitable man into the wilderness:
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Only acknowledge your iniquity, that you have transgressed against the LORD your God, and have scattered your favors to the strangers under every green tree, and you have not obeyed my voice, says the LORD.
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If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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He that covers his sins shall not prosper: but whosoever confesses and forsakes them shall have mercy.
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If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;
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Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall make restitution for his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he has trespassed.
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He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
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Forbearance » Encouraged
And, you masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
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Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do you.
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Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
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With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
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God » Love to » Encouraged
O love the LORD, all you his saints: for the LORD preserves the faithful, and plentifully repays the proud doer.
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And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.
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But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
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Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
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Jesus said unto him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
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And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
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Therefore you shall love the LORD your God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, always.
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And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
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Good for evil » Examples of returning » Encouraged
If you see the donkey of him who hates you lying under its burden, and would refrain to help him, you shall surely help with him.
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If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink:
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But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
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See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
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Therefore if your enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink: for in so doing you shall heap coals of fire on his head.
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But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who despitefully use you, and persecute you;
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But I say unto you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to them who hate you,
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » In love
And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
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And indeed you do it toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that you increase more and more;
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Select readings
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to explain, seeing you are dull of hearing. For when for the time you ought to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food. For every one that uses milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. read more.
But solid food belongs to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
But solid food belongs to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto maturity; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this will we do, if God permits. read more.
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. For the earth which drinks in the rain that comes often upon it, and brings forth plants fit for them by whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God: But that which bears thorns and briars is worthless, and is near unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire that every one of you do show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: That you be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. For when God made a promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself, Saying, Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. For the earth which drinks in the rain that comes often upon it, and brings forth plants fit for them by whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God: But that which bears thorns and briars is worthless, and is near unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire that every one of you do show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: That you be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. For when God made a promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself, Saying, Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Into Christ
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, who is the head, even Christ:
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That you might walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » In fruitfulness
Now he that ministers seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Formation
And for this reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge self control; and to self control patience; and to patience godliness;
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » In grace and knowledge
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen.
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Through "the word"
As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby:
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Unto perfection
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto maturity; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
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Humiliation and self-affliction » Encouraged
If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
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Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our possessions. For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him. So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he answered our prayer.
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying, Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be a holy convocation unto you; and you shall humble yourselves, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD. And you shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God. read more.
For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be humbled in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people. And whatsoever soul it be that does any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people. You shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and you shall humble yourselves: in the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening unto evening, shall you celebrate your sabbath.
For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be humbled in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people. And whatsoever soul it be that does any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people. You shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and you shall humble yourselves: in the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening unto evening, shall you celebrate your sabbath.
And this shall be a statute forever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall humble yourselves, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourns among you: For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that you may be clean from all your sins before the LORD. It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and you shall humble yourselves, by a statute forever.
Humility » Encouraged
Likewise, you younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resists the proud, and gives grace to the humble.
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Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
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He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
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But when you are bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that bade you come, he may say unto you, Friend, go up higher: then shall you have honor in the presence of them that sit at table with you.
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For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God has dealt to every man the measure of faith.
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Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Be not arrogant, but fear:
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Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
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But you shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that does serve.
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Instruction » Of children encouraged » Encouraged
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
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And you shall teach them diligently unto your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
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And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
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And that you may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD has spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.
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That the generation to come might know them, even the children who should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
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And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
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These things command and teach.
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Justice » Encouraged
Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
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Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
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That which is altogether just shall you follow, that you may live, and inherit the land which the LORD your God gives you.
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Thus says the LORD, Keep justice, and do righteousness: for my salvation is soon to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.
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To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
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Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
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Kindness » Encouraged
Be tender loving one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;
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That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perishes, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
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Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
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Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up,
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And be you kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you.
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Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In which you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you are in heaviness through manifold trials:
Leaders » Preaching » Encouraged
And he said unto them, Go you into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
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What I tell you in darkness, that speak in light: and what you hear in the ear, that preach upon the housetops.
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And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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Preach the word; be diligent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
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Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but you go and preach the kingdom of God.
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And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
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Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
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Longsuffering » Encouraged
Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up,
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Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
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Preach the word; be diligent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
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By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by love unfeigned,
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Love » Good for evil examples of returning » Encouraged
If you see the donkey of him who hates you lying under its burden, and would refrain to help him, you shall surely help with him.
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If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink:
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But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
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See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
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Therefore if your enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink: for in so doing you shall heap coals of fire on his head.
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But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who despitefully use you, and persecute you;
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But I say unto you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to them who hate you,
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Loyalty » Encouraged
If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, leave not your post; for yielding pacifies great offences.
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And whosoever will not do the law of your God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
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My son, fear the LORD and the king: and associate not with them that are given to change:
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Is it fit to say to a king, You are wicked? and to princes, You are ungodly?
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I counsel you to keep the king's commandment, and that for the sake of your oath to God.
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Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
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Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
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You shall not revile God, nor curse the ruler of your people.
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That they may offer sacrifices of sweet aroma unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
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And you shall put some of your honor upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.
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Mercy » Encouraged
Therefore turn you to your God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on your God continually.
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And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I slay them? shall I slay them? And he answered, You shall not slay them: would you slay 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. And he prepared a great feast for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
Therefore if your enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink: for in so doing you shall heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Ministers » Work of preaching » Encouraged
And he said unto them, Go you into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
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What I tell you in darkness, that speak in light: and what you hear in the ear, that preach upon the housetops.
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And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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Preach the word; be diligent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
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Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but you go and preach the kingdom of God.
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And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
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Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
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Patience » Encouraged
Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are idle, encourage the faint-hearted, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
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In your patience you will gain your souls.
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Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; constant in prayer;
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But let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.
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Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and latter rain.
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And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
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And to knowledge self control; and to self control patience; and to patience godliness;
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Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
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That the aged men be sensible, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience.
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For you have need of patience, that, after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise.
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Praise » Encouraged » Heavenly
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Praise him, all his angels: praise him, all his hosts.
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And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty-four thousand, who were redeemed from the earth.
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Saying, We give you thanks, O Lord God Almighty, who is, and was, and is to come; because you have taken to you your great power, and have reigned.
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And the four living creatures had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.
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And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.
And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four living creatures, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshiped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God forever and ever. Amen.
And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all you his servants, and you that fear him, both small and great.
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Praise » Encouraged » Nature's
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD has comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
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The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with grain; they shout for joy, they also sing.
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Sing, O you heavens; for the LORD has done it: shout, you lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree in it: for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
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For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
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Praise him, sun and moon: praise him, all you stars of light.
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Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moves therein.
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Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together
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Praise » Encouraged » Universal
Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the coastlands.
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Let the people praise you, O God; let all the people praise you.
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Praise » Encouraged » Perpetually
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
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Praise » Encouraged » Four-fold reason for
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own; that you should show forth the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
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Praise » Encouraged » With musical instruments
Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
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Praise » Encouraged » In song
Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
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Prayer » Boldness in » Encouraged
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
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Purification of heart » Cleansing, spiritual » Encouraged
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
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Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
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And now why do you tarry? arise, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
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If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and fit for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
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And every man that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
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Wash you, make yourself clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil;
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O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long shall your vain thoughts lodge within you?
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Purge out therefore the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, as you are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
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Quietness » Encouraged
But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
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Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full with toil and grasping for the wind.
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And that you study to be quiet, and to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
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For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
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Better is a dry morsel, with quietness, than a house full of sacrifices with strife.
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Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
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Religious » Support of unfaithful » Encouraged
And he said unto them, Go you into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
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What I tell you in darkness, that speak in light: and what you hear in the ear, that preach upon the housetops.
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And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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Preach the word; be diligent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
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Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but you go and preach the kingdom of God.
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And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
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Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
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Restitution » Encouraged
If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
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Then it shall be, because he has sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he has deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,
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But if he is found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give up all the goods of his house.
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If the wicked restores the pledge, gives back that which he has stolen, walks in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.
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Righteousness » Encouraged
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he comes and rains righteousness upon you.
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Stand therefore, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
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But you, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
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And as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go your way for this time; when I have a convenient time, I will call for you.
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Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto you, and break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of your tranquility.
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For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
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Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
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Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
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Sanctification » Encouraged
For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that you should abstain from fornication:
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And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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And said unto them, Hear me, you Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filth out of the holy place.
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And you shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have separated you from other people, that you should be mine.
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And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.
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And let the priests also, who come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.
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And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
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And say unto the people, Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat flesh: for you have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and you shall eat.
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Self-examination » Encouraged
Examine yourselves, whether you are in the faith; prove your own selves. Know you not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, unless you are counterfeits?
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Sin » Confession of » Encouraged
Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the foreign wives.
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And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a suitable man into the wilderness:
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Only acknowledge your iniquity, that you have transgressed against the LORD your God, and have scattered your favors to the strangers under every green tree, and you have not obeyed my voice, says the LORD.
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If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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He that covers his sins shall not prosper: but whosoever confesses and forsakes them shall have mercy.
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If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;
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Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall make restitution for his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he has trespassed.
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He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
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Social duties » Fidelity in business » Justice » The poor » Encouraged
The king that faithfully judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.
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Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
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Whosoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
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He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? says the LORD.
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Spiritual » Encouraged » In love
And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
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And indeed you do it toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that you increase more and more;
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Spiritual » Encouraged » Into Christ
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, who is the head, even Christ:
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That you might walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
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Spiritual » Encouraged » In fruitfulness
Now he that ministers seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
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Spiritual » Encouraged » Formation
And for this reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge self control; and to self control patience; and to patience godliness;
Spiritual » Encouraged » In grace and knowledge
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen.
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Spiritual » Encouraged » Through "the word"
As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby:
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Spiritual » Encouraged » Unto perfection
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto maturity; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
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teaching » Spirit as » Encouraged
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
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And you shall teach them diligently unto your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
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And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
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And that you may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD has spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.
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That the generation to come might know them, even the children who should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
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And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
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These things command and teach.
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Thanksgiving » Encouraged
Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
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Giving thanks always for all things unto God, even the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
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And whatsoever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him.
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For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
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Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay your vows unto the most High:
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Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
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In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
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[A Psalm or Song for the Sabbath day.] It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto your name, O most High:
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Witnessing to the truth » Encouraged
And you also shall bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.
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But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
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You are my witnesses, says the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
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These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise you.
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Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
Then spoke the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not your peace: For I am with you, and no man shall set on you to hurt you: for I have many people in this city.
And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen you, that you should know his will, and see that Just One, and should hear the voice of his mouth. For you shall be his witness unto all men of what you have seen and heard.
Works, good » Encouraged » Insufficient to secure salvation
For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
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Why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone;
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Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
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Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? and in your name have cast out demons? and in your name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
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And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
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But after the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit;
Works, good » Encouraged » Examples of
I know your works, and your labor, and your patience, and how you can not bear them who are evil: and you have tried them who say they are apostles, and are not, and have found them liars:
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Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
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For I was hungry, and you gave me food: I was thirsty, and you gave me drink: I was a stranger, and you took me in: Naked, and you clothed me: I was sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and you came unto me.
Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
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Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for its service.
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There came unto him a woman having an alabaster flask of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat to eat. But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
When Jesus knew it, he said unto them, Why trouble you the woman? for she has worked a good work unto me.
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Works, good » Encouraged » Furnish a pattern for imitation
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own, zealous of good works.
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This is a faithful saying, and these things I desire that you affirm constantly, that they who have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
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In all things showing yourself a pattern of good works: in doctrine showing incorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
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Works, good » Encouraged » Glorify God
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
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That you might walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
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Works, good » Encouraged » Demonstrate the reality of faith
Having your conduct honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
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Even so faith, if it has not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, You have faith, and I have works: show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
Works, good » Encouraged » Enriched life
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to share;
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Works, good » Encouraged » Tend to summons others to their tasks
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
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Zeal » The Call of Duty » Encouraged
But it is good to be zealous always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
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As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
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Even so you, since you are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that you may excel to the edifying of the church.
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Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
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Whatsoever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, where you go.
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Therefore I remind you that you stir up the gift of God, which is in you by the laying on of my hands.
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Yea, I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
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