Thematic Bible: Should be
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our spirit
For ye have been bought with a price: glorify then God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
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For to this end was the gospel preached to those that are dead, that they might be judged indeed in the flesh according to the will of men, but live in spirit according to the will of God.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our bodies
For ye have been bought with a price: glorify then God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
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I BESEECH you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » In life and death
according to my firm expectation and hope, that I shall be confounded by no event, but that with all boldness, as always hitherto, Christ shall now also be magnified in my body, whether by my life or death.
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For whether we live, to the Lord we live, and whether we die, to the Lord we die; whether therefore we live, or whether we die, we are the Lord's.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our members
Let not therefore sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in the passions thereof. Neither present your members as weapons of unrighteousness for sin: but present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead, and your members as weapons of righteousness for God.
that he might not spend the remaining space of life in the flesh after human passions, but the divine will.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our substance
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Unreserved
No man can serve two masters: for he will either hate the one, and love the other; or he will adhere to the one, and disregard the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
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So then, every one of you who will not part with all his possessions, cannot be my disciple.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » Persevering
But Jesus said unto him, No man laying his hand on the plough, and looking to the things left behind, is fit for the kingdom of God.
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to give us, that we, secure from fear, rescued from the hands of our enemies, should serve him,
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » Abounding
FINALLY, brethren, we beseech you therefore, and conjure you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk, and please God, so ye would abound more and more.
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Children » Should be » Judiciously trained
And, ye fathers, exasperate not your children: but educate them in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.
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Children » Should be » Instructed in the ways of God
Children » Should be » Brought early to the house of God
Children » Should be » Brought to Christ
And they brought unto him little children, that he should touch them: but his disciples rebuked those who brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he felt indignation, and said to them, Permit little children to come to me, and hinder them not; for of such is the kingdom of heaven. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in nowise enter into it. read more.
And he took them in his arms, and laying his hand upon them, gave them his benediction.
And he took them in his arms, and laying his hand upon them, gave them his benediction.
Enemies » Should be » Assisted
If therefore thine enemy hunger, give him food; if he thirst, give him drink: for so doing, thou shalt heap up coals of fire on his head.
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Enemies » Should be » Overcome by kindness
Enemies » Should be » Loved
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who treat you insolently, and persecute you;
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Enemies » Should be » Prayed for
Then falling on his knees, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, impute not to them this sin! And thus speaking, fell asleep.
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Godly Fear » Should be » Constantly maintained
Godly Fear » Should be » Exhibited in our callings
Servants, obey in all things your masters after the flesh, not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but, in simplicity of heart, fearing God.
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Godly Fear » Should be » Exhibited in giving a reason for our hope
but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be always ready with your reply to every man who demands a reason respecting the hope which is in you with meekness and fear:
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Godly Fear » Should be » Taught to others
Godly Fear » Should be » Prayed for
The Heart » Should be » Single
Servants, obey in all things your masters after the flesh, not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but, in simplicity of heart, fearing God.
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Servants, be obedient to your masters after the flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as unto Christ;
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The Heart » Should be » Applied unto wisdom
The Heart » Should be » Guided in the right way
The Heart » Should be » Given to God
The Heart » Should be » Tender
but be ye kind one to another, full of sensibility, forgiving mutually, even as God in Christ hath forgiven you.
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The Heart » Should be » Kept with diligence
The Heart » Should be » Prepared unto God
The Heart » Should be » Perfect with God
The Heart » Should be » Purified
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Make clean your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double-minded.
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Kings » Should be » Reverenced
Kings » Should be » Obeyed
LET every soul be subject to the superior powers: for there is no power but from God; the existing powers are appointed by God.
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Wherefore there is a necessity for being in subjection, not only for fear of wrath, but also for conscience sake.
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Be subject therefore to every human constitution for the Lord's sake; whether to a king as the supreme magistrate;
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Kings » Should be » Honored
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
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Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour.
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Kings » Should be » Prayed for
I EXHORT therefore, first of all, that there be offered supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings for the whole race of mankind: for kings, and all that are in a state of eminence, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and seriousness.
Kings » Should be » Feared
Love to Christ » Should be » Ardent
Love to Christ » Should be » Even unto death
But Paul replied, Why do ye thus??eeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not only to be bound, but to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
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And they have vanquished him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto death.
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Love to Christ » Should be » With the soul
Love to Christ » Should be » Unquenchable
Love to Christ » Should be » Sincere
Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity.
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Love to Christ » Should be » Supreme
He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me.
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Love to Christ » Should be » In proportion to our mercies
For which cause, I tell thee, her many sins are forgiven, for she hath loved much: but to whom a little is forgiven, he loveth little.
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God's Mercy » Should be » Magnified
God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for others
And as many as shall walk after this rule, peace be upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
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The Lord grant that he may find mercy with the Lord in the great day; and how liberally he ministered to me at Ephesus, thou knowest better than any other person.
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to Timothy, my genuine son in faith: grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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God's Mercy » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
God's Mercy » Should be » Rejoiced in
God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for ourselves
Ministers » Should be » Ensamples to the flock
Be ye imitators, brethren, of me, and eye attentively those who walk so as ye have us for an example.
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not that we have not such power, but that we might be ourselves an example for you to imitate.
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Let no man despise thy youth; but be a pattern of the faithful, in discourse; in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
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not as domineering over your allotted congregations, but as being examples of the flock.
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Ministers » Should be » Affectionate to their people
So, tenderly affected towards you, we could with pleasure have imparted to you not the gospel of God only, but our own lives also, because ye were beloved by us.
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as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I bear you on my heart, both in my bonds and in my defence and the confirmation of the gospel, as being all of you sharers in my grace.
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as ye know how [we treated] every one of you, as a father doth his children, exhorting you, and admonishing, and conjuring you,
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Ministers » Should be » Disinterested
Lo! I hold myself ready the third time to come unto you, and I will not burden you; for I seek not yours but you: for the children ought not to lay up treasure for their parents, but the parents for the children.
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not seeking glory from men, neither from you, nor from others, though we might have been burdensome, as apostles of Christ.
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Ministers » Should be » Holy
but the stranger's host, the good man's friend, grave, just, holy, temperate;
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Ministers » Should be » Gentle
And a servant of the Lord ought not to quarrel; but to be gentle to all men, apt to teach, forbearing,
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But we were gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse cherisheth her own infants.
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Ministers » Should be » Patient
but in every thing approving ourselves as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in straits,
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And a servant of the Lord ought not to quarrel; but to be gentle to all men, apt to teach, forbearing,
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Ministers » Should be » Devoted
Yet I make no account of any [suffering], nor regard my life as of any value to myself, farther than as I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord, to testify fully the Gospel of the grace of God.
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according to my firm expectation and hope, that I shall be confounded by no event, but that with all boldness, as always hitherto, Christ shall now also be magnified in my body, whether by my life or death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Ministers » Should be » Prayerful
For this end I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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always in every prayer of mine for you all, making request with joy,
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Ministers » Should be » Studious and meditative
Till I come, apply to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.
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Let these things be thy care; be wholly devoted to them; that thy progress may be evident to all men.
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Ministers » Should be » Strict in ruling their own families
presiding over his own family with propriety, having his children under subjection with all gravity of behaviour:
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Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ordering well their children and their own families.
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Ministers » Should be » Apt to teach
A bishop then must be irreprehensible, the husband of one wife, temperate, sagacious, respectable, hospitable, well qualified for teaching;
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And a servant of the Lord ought not to quarrel; but to be gentle to all men, apt to teach, forbearing,
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Ministers » Should be » Pure
holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.
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Ministers » Should be » Sober, just, and temperate
but the stranger's host, the good man's friend, grave, just, holy, temperate;
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Ministers » Should be » Blameless
For a bishop ought to be irreproachable, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not irritable, not addicted to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy of filthy lucre;
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A bishop then must be irreprehensible, the husband of one wife, temperate, sagacious, respectable, hospitable, well qualified for teaching;
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Ministers » Should be » Hospitable
A bishop then must be irreprehensible, the husband of one wife, temperate, sagacious, respectable, hospitable, well qualified for teaching;
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but the stranger's host, the good man's friend, grave, just, holy, temperate;
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Ministers » Should be » Willing
feed the flock of God which is among you, exercising your pastoral office not of necessity, but of choice, not for base gain, but with alacrity of mind;
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Ministers » Should be » Self-denying
but I beat down my body, and bring it into subjection, that I may not by any means, after having preached to others, myself become reprobate.
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Ministers » Should be » Impartial
I adjure thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.
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Ministers » Should be » Strong in grace
THOU therefore, my son, be mighty in the grace which is in Jesus Christ.
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Ministers » Should be » Watchful
But watch thou in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fully discharge thy ministry.
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Ministers » Should be » Humble
serving the Lord with all humility, and with many tears and trials, which have befallen me through the lying in wait of the Jews:
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Obedience to God » Should be » From the heart
But thanks be to God, that though ye were the servants of sin, ye have obeyed from the heart the model of doctrine into which ye were delivered.
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Obedience to God » Should be » With willingness
Obedience to God » Should be » Undeviating
Obedience to God » Should be » Constant
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always been obedient, not only during my presence with you, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling work out your own salvation.
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Obedience to God » Should be » Unreserved
God, Power of » Should be » Acknowledged
God, Power of » Should be » Feared
And be not afraid of those who kill the body, and cannot kill the soul: but fear him rather who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
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God, Power of » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen!
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God, Power of » Should be » Magnified
to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, might and dominion, both now and unto all eternity. Amen.
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The scriptures » Should be » Read publicly to all
Then after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogues sent to them, saying, Men and brethren, if ye are disposed to give a word of exhortation to the people, speak.
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The scriptures » Should be » Taught to children
and that from a child thou hast known the sacred writings, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Jesus Christ.
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The scriptures » Should be » Used against our spiritual enemies
But he answering said, It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."
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Then saith Jesus unto him, Avaunt Satan! for it is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and to him only thou pay divine adoration."
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Jesus said unto him, It is written again, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."
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The scriptures » Should be » Not only heard, but obeyed
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and observe it.
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Every man therefore who is hearing from me these words, and puts them in practice, I will compare him to the intelligent man, who erected his house upon a rock:
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But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves by false reasoning.
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The scriptures » Should be » Taught to all
The scriptures » Should be » Laid up in the heart
The scriptures » Should be » Appealed to
that, as it is written, "He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord."
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because it is written, "Be ye holy; for I am holy."
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The scriptures » Should be » Read
The scriptures » Should be » Received, not as the word of men, but as the word of God
For this cause do we also give thanks to God unceasingly, because when ye received the word reported by us from God, ye received it not as the word of man, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which worketh also effectually in you that believe.
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The scriptures » Should be » Searched
Search the scriptures; for ye suppose in them ye have eternal life: and these are they which testify of me.
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They answered and said to him, Art thou not from Galilee too? Search and see: for a prophet, out of Galilee, never was raised up.
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The scriptures » Should be » Not handled deceitfully
but have renounced all shameful secret practices, not conducting ourselves with artifice, nor deceitfully disguising the word of God, but by clear manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience as in the presence of God.
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The scriptures » Should be » Talked of continually
The scriptures » Should be » Known
and that from a child thou hast known the sacred writings, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Jesus Christ.
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The scriptures » Should be » The standard of teaching
If any man speak, let it be agreeably to the oracles of God; if any man act as a deacon, let it be from the strength which God supplieth: that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory and might for ever and ever. Amen.
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The scriptures » Should be » Received with meekness
Wherefore laying aside all vicious pollution, and the abundance of iniquity, receive with meekness the ingrafted word, which hath power to save your souls.
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The scriptures » Should be » Searched daily
Now these were more liberally minded men than those of Thessalonica, for they received the word with all readiness of mind, daily, examining the Scriptures if these things were really so.
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The scriptures » Should be » Believed
When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had spoken thus unto them; and they believed the scriptures, and the word which Jesus had spoken.
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Seeking God » Should be » With the heart
Seeking God » Should be » With diligence
But without faith it is impossible to be acceptable; for he must believe, who cometh unto God, that he exists, and is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him.
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Seeking God » Should be » While he may be found
Seeking God » Should be » Immediate
Seeking God » Should be » Evermore
Seeking God » Should be » In the day of trouble
Sin » Should be » Hated
Sin » Should be » Departed from
Nevertheless the stable foundation of God standeth firm, having this seal, the Lord knoweth those who belong to him. And, let every man who mentions the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.
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Sin » Should be » Mortified
For if ye live after the flesh, ye are ready to die: but if by the Spirit ye mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
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Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, impurity, the vile passion, evil concupiscence, and insatiable desire, which is idolatry:
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Sin » Should be » Mourned over
Sin » Should be » Confessed
Sin » Should be » Guarded against
Sin » Should be » Avoided even in appearance
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
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Sin » Should be » Striven against
As yet ye have not resisted unto blood, struggling against sin.
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Sin » Should be » Abhorred
Let love be undissembled. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
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Sin » Should be » Wholly destroyed
knowing this, that our old man hath been crucified with him, that the body of sin might be abolished, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
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Sin » Should be » Put away
national Sins » Should be » Confessed
national Sins » Should be » Turned from
national Sins » Should be » Repented of
national Sins » Should be » Mourned over
Waiting upon God » Should be » Specially in adversity
Waiting upon God » Should be » With patience
Waiting upon God » Should be » With the soul
Waiting upon God » Should be » With resignation
Waiting upon God » Should be » In the way of his judgments
Waiting upon God » Should be » With hope in his word
Waiting upon God » Should be » With earnest desire
Waiting upon God » Should be » Continually
Waiting upon God » Should be » All day
Waiting upon God » Should be » With full confidence
Watchfulness » Should be » With sobriety
But the end of all things is near: be ye therefore sober-minded, and vigilant in prayers.
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Let us not then sleep as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With prayer
praying at every opportunity with all prayer and supplication in Spirit, and watching for this very purpose with perseverance and intercession for all the saints;
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Watch therefore, praying at every proper opportunity, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are ready to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With steadfastness in the faith
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, be manful, be strong.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With thanksgiving
Persevere in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;
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Watchfulness » Should be » At all times
Watchfulness » Should be » In all things
But watch thou in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fully discharge thy ministry.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With heedfulness
Take ye heed, watch, and pray; for ye know not when the time is.
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Widow's » Should be » Allowed to share in our blessings
Widow's » Should be » Relieved by their friends
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn as their first duty to shew their piety towards their own family, and make a grateful return to their progenitors: for this is becoming and acceptable before God.
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But if any man or woman who believes hath widows their relations, let him provide for them, and let not the church be burdened; that there may be a sufficiency for the real widows.
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Widow's » Should be » Relieved by the church
NOW in those days, when the disciples were multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian proselytes against the Hebrews, because their widows were overlooked in the daily distribution.
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Let no widow be put on the list under sixty years of age, who hath been the wife of one husband,
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Widow's » Should be » Honored, if widows indeed
Honour the widows, that are widows indeed.
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Widow's » Should be » Pleaded for
Widow's » Should be » Visited in affliction
Pure religion and undefiled with God even the Father is this, To pay diligent attention to the orphans and widows in their affliction, and to preserve himself spotless from the world.
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