Thematic Bible: Encouraged
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Brotherly kindness » Encouraged
in brotherly love to one another, loving fervently, having led one another in honor.
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so that the trial of your faith (being much more precious than that of gold that perishes, but being proven through fire) might be found to praise and honor and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
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Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender feelings of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering,
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Charity has patience, is kind; charity is not envious, is not vain, is not puffed up;
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And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you.
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by the power of God, having been kept through faith to a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time; in which you greatly rejoice, yet a little while, if need be, grieving in manifold temptations;
Charity » Encouraged
And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.
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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 having been washed with pure water.
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Therefore wash yourself, and anoint yourself, and put your clothing upon you, and go down to the floor. Do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.
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Then Jacob said to his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods among you, and be clean, and change your garments.
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And the priest shall look on him again in the seventh day. And, behold, if the plague is somewhat dark; the plague has not spread in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean. It is a scab. And he shall wash his clothes and be clean.
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And in this way shall you do to them to purify them. Sprinkle water of sin-offering on them, and let them shave all their flesh and wash their clothes, and make themselves clean.
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Confession of sin » Encouraged
And now confess to Jehovah, the God of your fathers, and do His pleasure. And separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange women.
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And Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the sins of the sons of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send away by the hand of a chosen man into the wilderness.
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Only acknowledge your iniquity, that you have sinned against Jehovah your God and have scattered your ways to the strangers under every green tree, and you have not obeyed My voice, says Jehovah.
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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 who covers his sins shall not be blessed; but whoever confesses and leaves them shall have mercy.
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If they shall confess their wilfulness and the wilfulness of their fathers, with their sin which they sinned against Me, and that also they have walked contrary to Me,
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then they shall confess their sin which they have done. And he shall make restitution for his guilt in full, and add to it one fifth of it, and give it to him against whom he has sinned.
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He will observe to men, and say, I have sinned and perverted righteousness; and it was not equally repaid to me,
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Forbearance » Encouraged
And masters, do the same things to them, forbearing threatening, knowing that your Master also is in Heaven. There is no respect of persons with Him.
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forbearing one another and forgiving yourselves, if anyone has a complaint against any. As Christ forgave you, so also you do.
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quietly covers all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
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with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,
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God » Love to » Encouraged
O love Jehovah, all you saints of His; Jehovah preserves the faithful, and plentifully rewards the proud doer.
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And you shall love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
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Only, diligently take heed to do the commands and the Law which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, to love Jehovah your God, and to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments, and to cleave to 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, eagerly awaiting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to everlasting life.
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Jesus said to 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 Jehovah your God ask of you, but to fear Jehovah your God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
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Therefore you shall love Jehovah your God, and keep His charge and His statutes and His judgments and His commandments always.
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And may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.
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Good for evil » Examples of returning » Encouraged
If you see the ass of him who hates you lying under his burden, and would hold back from helping him, you shall surely help 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 sons of the Highest. For He is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.
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See that none gives evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue the good, both towards one another and towards all.
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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 to you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you,
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But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » In love
And may the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all, even as we also toward you,
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And indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we beseech you, brothers, that you abound more and more,
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Select readings
of whom we have much to say, and hard to be explained since you are dull of hearing. For indeed because of the time, you ought to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again what are the first principles of the oracles of God. And you have become in need of milk, and not of solid food. For everyone partaking of milk is unskillful in the Word of Righteousness, for he is an infant. read more.
But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, even those who because of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, even those who because of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
Therefore, having left the discourse of the beginning of Christ, let us go on to full growth, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of the baptisms, of doctrine, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this we will 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 world to come, and who have fallen away; it is impossible, I say, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify the Son of God afresh to themselves 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 those by whom it is dressed, receives blessing from God. But that which bears thorns and briers is rejected and is a curse, whose end is to be burned.) But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you and things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this way. For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire that each one of you show the same eagerness to the full assurance of hope to the end, that you be not slothful, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. For when God made promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no greater, He swore by Himself, saying, "Surely in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply you." And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. For men truly 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 world to come, and who have fallen away; it is impossible, I say, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify the Son of God afresh to themselves 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 those by whom it is dressed, receives blessing from God. But that which bears thorns and briers is rejected and is a curse, whose end is to be burned.) But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you and things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this way. For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire that each one of you show the same eagerness to the full assurance of hope to the end, that you be not slothful, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. For when God made promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no greater, He swore by Himself, saying, "Surely in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply you." And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. For men truly swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Into Christ
But that you, speaking the truth in love, may in all things grow up to Him who is the Head, even Christ;
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that you might walk worthy of the Lord to all pleasing, being fruitful in every work and increasing in the knowledge of God,
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » In fruitfulness
Now He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for eating, may He supply and multiply your seed, and increase the fruits of your righteousness
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Formation
But also in this very thing, bringing in all diligence, filling out your faith with virtue, and with virtue, knowledge; and with knowledge self-control, and with self-control, patience, and with patience, godliness,
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » In grace and knowledge
But grow in grace and in knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Through "the word"
desire the sincere milk of the Word, as newborn babes, so that you may grow by it;
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Unto perfection
Therefore, having left the discourse of the beginning of Christ, let us go on to full growth, 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 I will hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
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Then I called a fast there at the river Ahava, so that we might humble ourselves before our God, in order to seek from Him a right way for us and for our little ones, and for all our goods. For I was ashamed to ask of the king troops and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is on all those who seek Him for good, but His power and His wrath are against all those who forsake Him. So we fasted and prayed to our God for good. And He was pleased to hear us.
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, Also, on the tenth of this seventh month, this is a day of atonement. It shall be a holy convocation to you. And you shall afflict your souls and offer a fire offering to Jehovah. And you shall do no work in that same day, for it is a day of atonement, in order to make an atonement for you before Jehovah your God. read more.
For any soul who is not humbled in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people. And any soul who does any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people. You shall do no kind of work. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. It shall be to you a sabbath of rest, and you shall humble your souls. In the ninth of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall keep your sabbath.
For any soul who is not humbled in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people. And any soul who does any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people. You shall do no kind of work. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. It shall be to you a sabbath of rest, and you shall humble your souls. In the ninth of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall keep your sabbath.
And it shall be a statute forever to you: in the seventh month, on the tenth of the month, you shall afflict your souls and do no work at all, the native and the alien who is staying among you. For on that day an atonement shall be made for you, to cleanse you, so that you may be clean from all your sins before Jehovah. It shall be a sabbath of rest to you, and you shall afflict your souls, by a statute forever.
Humility » Encouraged
Likewise, younger ones, be subject to older ones, and all being subject to one another. Put on humility. For God resists proud ones, but He gives grace to the humble.
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For let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
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He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does Jehovah require of you but to do justice and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God?
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But when you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher. Then glory shall be to you before those reclining with you.
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For I say, through the grace given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think. But set your mind to be right-minded, even 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. Do not be high-minded, but fear.
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Be humbled before the Lord, and He will lift you up.
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But you shall not be so: but the greater among you, let him be as the lesser, and he who governs, as one who serves.
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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 carefully teach them to your sons, 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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But the servant of the Lord must not strive, but to be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient,
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and so that you may teach the sons of Israel all the statutes which Jehovah has spoken to them by the hand of Moses.
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so that the generation to come might know; sons shall be born, and they shall arise and tell their sons,
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And they shall teach My people to discern between the holy and common, and between the unclean and the clean.
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Command and teach these things.
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Justice » Encouraged
Masters, give to your slaves what 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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You shall follow that which is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land which Jehovah your God gives you.
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So says Jehovah, Keep judgment and do justice; for My salvation is near to come, and My righteousness to be revealed.
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To do justice and judgment is more pleasing to Jehovah than sacrifice.
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Therefore give to all their dues; to the one due tax, the tax; tribute to whom tribute is due, fear to whom fear is due, and honor to whom honor is due.
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Kindness » Encouraged
in brotherly love to one another, loving fervently, having led one another in honor.
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so that the trial of your faith (being much more precious than that of gold that perishes, but being proven through fire) might be found to praise and honor and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
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Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender feelings of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering,
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Charity has patience, is kind; charity is not envious, is not vain, is not puffed up;
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And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you.
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by the power of God, having been kept through faith to a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time; in which you greatly rejoice, yet a little while, if need be, grieving in manifold temptations;
Leaders » Preaching » Encouraged
And He said to them, Go into all the world, proclaim the gospel to all the creation.
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What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear, proclaim on the housetops.
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And as you go, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
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preach the Word, be instant in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.
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Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.
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And He sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
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Go! Stand and speak all the words of this Life to the people in the temple.
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Longsuffering » Encouraged
Charity has patience, is kind; charity is not envious, is not vain, is not puffed up;
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being empowered with all power, according to the might of His glory, to all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness,
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preach the Word, be instant in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.
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But the fruit of the Spirit is: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,
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in pureness, in knowledge, in long-suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,
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Love » Good for evil examples of returning » Encouraged
If you see the ass of him who hates you lying under his burden, and would hold back from helping him, you shall surely help 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 sons of the Highest. For He is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.
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See that none gives evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue the good, both towards one another and towards all.
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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 to you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you,
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But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
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Loyalty » Encouraged
If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place; for yielding quiets great sinners.
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And whoever will not do the Law of your God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily on him, whether it is to death, or to exile, or to confiscation of goods, or imprisonment.
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My son, fear Jehovah and the king; and do not fellowship with those who are given to change;
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Who says to a king, O worthless one; and to nobles, O evil one?
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I say, Keep the king's word, and that, because of the oath of God.
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Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority but of God; the authorities that exist are ordained by God.
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Put them in mind to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, 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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so that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savors to the God of Heaven, and pray for the life of the king and of his sons.
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And you shall put of your honor on him, so that all the congregation of the sons of Israel may be obedient.
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Mercy » Encouraged
Therefore turn to your God; keep mercy and judgment, and wait on your God forever.
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And when he saw them, the king of Israel said to Elisha, My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them? And he answered, You shall not strike them. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them so 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. And 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. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Ministers » Work of preaching » Encouraged
And He said to them, Go into all the world, proclaim the gospel to all the creation.
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What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear, proclaim on the housetops.
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And as you go, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
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preach the Word, be instant in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.
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Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.
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And He sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
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Go! Stand and speak all the words of this Life to the people in the temple.
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Patience » Encouraged
Now we exhort you, brothers, warn those who are unruly, comfort the faint-hearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.
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By your patience you will gain your souls.
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rejoicing in hope, patient in affliction, steadfastly continuing in prayer,
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But let patience have its perfect work, so that you may be perfect and entire, lacking nothing.
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Therefore be patient, brothers, until 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 the latter rain.
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But the servant of the Lord must not strive, but to be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient,
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and with knowledge self-control, and with self-control, patience, and with patience, godliness,
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Better is the end of a thing than the beginning of it; the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
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aged men to be temperate, sensible, discreet, sound in faith, in love, in patience.
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For you have need of patience, so 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 sang as it were a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn that song except the hundred and forty-four thousands who were redeemed from the earth.
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saying, We thank You, O Lord God Almighty, who are, and who was, and who is coming, because You took Your great power and reigned.
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And each one of the four living creatures had six wings about him, and within being full of eyes. And they had no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Almighty, who was and is and is to come.
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And I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And the number of them was myriads and myriads, and thousands of thousands, saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.
And all the angels stood around the throne, and the elders, and the four living creatures, and they 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 to our God forever and ever. Amen.
And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all His servants, and the ones fearing Him, the small and great.
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Praise » Encouraged » Nature's
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break out into singing, O mountains; for the Lord has comforted His people, and will have mercy on His afflicted.
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The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with grain; they shout for joy and sing.
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Sing, O heavens; for Jehovah has done it. Shout, lower parts of the earth. Break out into singing, O mountains, O forest, and every tree in it. For Jehovah has redeemed Jacob, and glorified Himself in Israel.
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For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break out 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 stars of light.
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Let the heavens and earth praise Him, the seas, and everything that moves in them.
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Let the floods clap their hands; let the hills be joyful together
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Praise » Encouraged » Universal
Give glory to Jehovah and declare His praise in the coastlands.
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Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples thank You.
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Praise » Encouraged » Perpetually
By Him, then, let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips, confessing 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 possession, so that you might speak of 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 Jehovah with lyre; sing to Him with a harp of ten strings.
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Praise » Encouraged » In song
Sing praises to Jehovah, who dwells in Zion; declare among the nations His deeds.
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Prayer » Boldness in » Encouraged
Therefore let us come boldly to 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, sinners; and purify your hearts, double-minded ones.
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Then having these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilements of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
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And now what do you intend? Arise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
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Therefore if anyone purges himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honor, sanctified and useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.
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And everyone who has this hope on him purifies himself, even as that One is pure.
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Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes; cease to do evil;
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O Jerusalem, cleanse your heart from evil so that you may be saved. How long shall your vain thoughts lodge within you?
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Therefore purge out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, as you are unleavened. For also 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, the meek and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the sight of God.
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Better is a hand filled with rest than two fists with travail and vexation of spirit.
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and that you try earnestly to be quiet and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,
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for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.
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Better is a dry piece of bread, and quietness with it, than a house full of sacrifices with fighting.
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Now we command and exhort those who are such, by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own bread.
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Religious » Support of unfaithful » Encouraged
And He said to them, Go into all the world, proclaim the gospel to all the creation.
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What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear, proclaim on the housetops.
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And as you go, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
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preach the Word, be instant in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.
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Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.
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And He sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
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Go! Stand and speak all the words of this Life to the people in the temple.
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Restitution » Encouraged
If the sun is risen upon him, blood is due for him. He should repay in full. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
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then, it shall be, because he sinned and is guilty, he shall pay back that which he got by robbery, if he robbed; or the thing extorted which he extorted; or the deposit which had been deposited with him; or the lost thing which he had found;
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but if he is found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the goods of his house.
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if the wicked gives back the pledge, gives again what he had robbed, walks in the statutes of life without committing iniquity, then 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 Jehovah, until He comes and rains righteousness on you.
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Therefore stand, 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, and meekness.
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And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and the Judgment to come, Felix trembled and answered, Go for this time, but taking time later, I will call for you.
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Therefore, O king, let my advice be pleasing to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, whether there will be duration to your prosperity.
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For I say to you that unless your righteousness shall exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no case enter into the kingdom of Heaven.
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Be righteously awake, and sin not; for some have ignorance of God. I speak this to your shame.
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being filled with the fruits of righteousness through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
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Sanctification » Encouraged
For this is the will of God, your sanctification, for you to abstain from fornication,
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And may the God of peace Himself sanctify you, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blamelessly at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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And he said to them, Hear me, Levites, now sanctify yourselves and sanctify the house of Jehovah, the God of your fathers, and carry out the filthiness out of the holy place.
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And you shall be holy to Me. For I, Jehovah, am holy, and have severed you from the nations, so that you should be Mine.
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And Joshua said to the people, Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow Jehovah will do wonders among you.
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And let the priests also, who come near to Jehovah, sanctify themselves, lest Jehovah break forth upon them.
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And he said, Peaceably. I have come to sacrifice to Jehovah. 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 to 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 Jehovah 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. Do you not know your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you, unless you are reprobates?
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Sin » Confession of » Encouraged
And now confess to Jehovah, the God of your fathers, and do His pleasure. And separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange women.
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And Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the sins of the sons of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send away by the hand of a chosen man into the wilderness.
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Only acknowledge your iniquity, that you have sinned against Jehovah your God and have scattered your ways to the strangers under every green tree, and you have not obeyed My voice, says Jehovah.
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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 who covers his sins shall not be blessed; but whoever confesses and leaves them shall have mercy.
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If they shall confess their wilfulness and the wilfulness of their fathers, with their sin which they sinned against Me, and that also they have walked contrary to Me,
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then they shall confess their sin which they have done. And he shall make restitution for his guilt in full, and add to it one fifth of it, and give it to him against whom he has sinned.
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He will observe to men, and say, I have sinned and perverted righteousness; and it was not equally repaid to me,
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Social duties » Fidelity in business » Justice » The poor » Encouraged
A king who truly judges the weak, 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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Whoever 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 this not to know Me? says Jehovah.
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Spiritual » Encouraged » In love
And may the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all, even as we also toward you,
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And indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we beseech you, brothers, that you abound more and more,
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Spiritual » Encouraged » Into Christ
But that you, speaking the truth in love, may in all things grow up to Him who is the Head, even Christ;
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that you might walk worthy of the Lord to all pleasing, being fruitful in every work and increasing in the knowledge of God,
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Spiritual » Encouraged » In fruitfulness
Now He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for eating, may He supply and multiply your seed, and increase the fruits of your righteousness
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Spiritual » Encouraged » Formation
But also in this very thing, bringing in all diligence, filling out your faith with virtue, and with virtue, knowledge; and with knowledge self-control, and with self-control, patience, and with patience, godliness,
Spiritual » Encouraged » In grace and knowledge
But grow in grace and in knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
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Spiritual » Encouraged » Through "the word"
desire the sincere milk of the Word, as newborn babes, so that you may grow by it;
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Spiritual » Encouraged » Unto perfection
Therefore, having left the discourse of the beginning of Christ, let us go on to full growth, 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 carefully teach them to your sons, 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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But the servant of the Lord must not strive, but to be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient,
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and so that you may teach the sons of Israel all the statutes which Jehovah has spoken to them by the hand of Moses.
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so that the generation to come might know; sons shall be born, and they shall arise and tell their sons,
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And they shall teach My people to discern between the holy and common, and between the unclean and the clean.
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Command and teach these things.
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Thanksgiving » Encouraged
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
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always giving thanks for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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And everything, whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.
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For every creation of God is good, and nothing to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving.
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Offer to God thanksgiving; and pay your vows to the Most High;
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Give thanks to Jehovah, call on 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 good to give thanks to Jehovah, and to sing praises to 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, the Holy Spirit coming upon you. And you shall be witnesses to Me both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
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You are My witnesses, says Jehovah, and My servant whom I have chosen; that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me no God was formed, nor shall there be after Me.
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Speak these things, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.
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Go! Stand and speak all the words of this Life to the people in the temple. And hearing, they went into the temple about dawn, and taught. But the high priest came, and those with him. And they called the sanhedrin together, and all the elderhood of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
And the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, Do not be afraid, but speak, and be not silent. For I am with you, and no one 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 to know His will and to see the Just One, and to hear a voice out of His mouth. For you shall be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.
Works, good » Encouraged » Insufficient to secure salvation
For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone 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 eternal times.
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Why? Because it was not of 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 works of the Law, but through faith in Jesus Christ; even we believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith in Christ, and not by works of the Law. For all flesh will not be justified by works of law.
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Many will say to Me in that day, Lord! Lord! Did we not prophesy in Your name, and through Your name throw out demons, and through Your name do many wonderful works? And then I will say to them I never knew you! Depart from Me, those working lawlessness!
because by the works of the Law none of all flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law is the knowledge of sin.
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But if by grace, then it is no more of works; otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it is of works, then it is no more of grace; otherwise work is no more work.
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But when 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, through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
Works, good » Encouraged » Examples of
I know your works and your labor and your patience, and how you cannot bear those who are evil. And you tried those pretending to be apostles, and are not, and have found them liars.
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And in Joppa was a certain disciple named Tabitha (which translated is called Dorcas). She was full of good works and kind deeds 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; I was naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to 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 do not wipe out my good deeds which I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices of it.
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a woman came to Him, having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on His head as He reclined. But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
When Jesus understood it, He said to them, Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work on 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 to Himself a special people, zealous of good works.
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Faithful is the Word, and as to these things, I desire that you strongly affirm that those believing God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.
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In all things having shown yourself a pattern of good works: in the doctrine, purity, sensibleness, without corruption,
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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 to all pleasing, being fruitful in every 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 nations, in that which they speak against you as evildoers, they may glorify God in a day of His visitation, seeing your good works.
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Even so, if it does not have works, faith is dead, being by itself. But someone will say, You have faith, and I have works. Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith from my works.
Works, good » Encouraged » Enriched life
that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to share, to be generous,
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Works, good » Encouraged » Tend to summons others to their tasks
and let us consider one another to provoke to 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 in my being present with you.
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As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten; therefore be zealous and repent.
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Even so you, since you are zealots of spiritual things, seek to build up the church, in order that you may abound
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As to diligence, not slothful, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
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Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave where you go.
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Therefore I remind you to inflame anew the gift of God, which is in you by the putting on of my hands.
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But I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by a reminder,
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