Thematic Bible: Should be
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our spirit
for you are bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
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For to this end the gospel was preached also to the dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the Spirit.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our bodies
for you are bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
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I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » In life and death
according to my earnest expectation and hope that I shall be ashamed in nothing, but as always now Christ shall be magnified in my body with all boldness, whether it is by life or by death.
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For both if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore both if we live, and if we die, we are the Lord's.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our members
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. Do not yield your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but yield yourselves to God, as one alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
in order no longer to live in the lusts of men, but in the will of God the remaining time in the flesh.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our substance
You shall not delay giving the fullness of your crops and juices of your vintage. You shall give the first-born of your sons to Me.
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Honor Jehovah with your substance, and with the firstfruits of all your increase;
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » Unreserved
No one can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
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So then, everyone of you who does not forsake all his possessions, he cannot be My disciple.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » Persevering
And Jesus said to him, No one, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
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that He would grant to us, that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » Abounding
For the rest, then, my brothers, we beseech you and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as you have received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, so you would abound more and more.
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Children » Should be » Judiciously trained
And fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
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Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
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Correct your son, and he shall give you rest; yea, he shall give delight to your soul.
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Children » Should be » Instructed in the ways of God
Gather the people, men and women and the little ones, and your stranger who is within your gates, so that they may hear and that they may learn and fear Jehovah your God, and be careful to do all the words of this Law, and that their sons who have not known may hear and learn to fear Jehovah your God, as long as you live in the land where you go over Jordan to possess it.
Children » Should be » Brought early to the house of God
And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls and one ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of Jehovah in Shiloh. And the child was young.
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Children » Should be » Brought to Christ
And they brought children to Him, so that He should touch them. And His disciples rebuked those bringing them. But when Jesus saw, He was much displeased and said to them, Allow the little children to come to Me and do not hinder them. For of such is the kingdom of God. Truly I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter into it. read more.
And taking them up in His arms, He put His hands on them and blessed them.
And taking them up in His arms, He put His hands on them and blessed them.
Enemies » Should be » Assisted
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
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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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Enemies » Should be » Overcome by kindness
And Saul said, I have sinned. Return, my son David, for I will never do you harm any more, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Behold, I have acted foolishly, and have greatly erred.
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Enemies » Should be » Loved
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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Enemies » Should be » Prayed for
And kneeling down, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, do not lay this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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Godly Fear » Should be » Constantly maintained
Do not let your heart envy sinners; but be in the fear of Jehovah all the day long.
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And you shall eat before Jehovah your God in the place which He shall choose to place His name there, the tithe of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and the first-born of your herds and of your flocks, so that you may learn to fear Jehovah your God always.
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so that all the people of the earth might know the hand of Jehovah is mighty, and so that you might fear Jehovah your God forever.
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Godly Fear » Should be » Exhibited in our callings
Slaves, obey your masters according to the flesh in all things; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness 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 ready always to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason of the hope in you, with meekness and fear;
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Godly Fear » Should be » Taught to others
Come, listen to me, my sons; I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
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Godly Fear » Should be » Prayed for
Teach me Your way, O Jehovah; I will walk in Your truth; my heart rejoices to fear Your name.
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The Heart » Should be » Single
Slaves, obey your masters according to the flesh in all things; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
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Slaves, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;
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The Heart » Should be » Applied unto wisdom
So teach us to number our days, so that we may bring a heart of wisdom.
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so that you attend to wisdom, you shall extend your heart to understanding;
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The Heart » Should be » Guided in the right way
My son, hear and be wise, and guide your heart in the way.
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The Heart » Should be » Given to God
My son, give Me your heart, and let your eyes watch My ways.
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The Heart » Should be » Tender
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you.
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The Heart » Should be » Kept with diligence
Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
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The Heart » Should be » Prepared unto God
And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel saying, If you return to Jehovah with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts to Jehovah, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
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The Heart » Should be » Perfect with God
And let your heart be perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in His statutes, and to keep His commandments, as at this day.
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The Heart » Should be » Purified
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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Kings » Should be » Reverenced
And they told the king, saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And he came in before the king, and bowed before the king with his face to the ground.
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And David arose afterward and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king! And Saul looked behind him. And David bowed his face to the earth and prostrated himself.
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And it will be, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, my son Solomon and I shall be offenders.
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Kings » Should be » Obeyed
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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Therefore you must be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience' sake.
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Then be in obedience to every ordinance of men, because of the Lord, whether to a king as supreme,
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Kings » Should be » Honored
Honor all. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
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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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Kings » Should be » Prayed for
First of all, then, I exhort that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.
Kings » Should be » Feared
My son, fear Jehovah and the king; and do not fellowship with those who are given to change;
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Love to Christ » Should be » Ardent
Feed me with raisin cakes, comfort me with apples, for I am sick with love.
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Set me as a seal on Your heart, as a seal on Your arm; for love is strong as death. Jealousy is cruel as the grave; its flames are flames of fire, a flame of Jehovah.
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Love to Christ » Should be » Even unto death
Then Paul answered, What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
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And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony. And they did not love their soul until death.
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Love to Christ » Should be » With the soul
Tell me, You whom my soul loves, where do You feed, where do You lie down at noon? For why should I be as one who is veiled beside the flocks of Your companions?
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Love to Christ » Should be » Unquenchable
Many waters cannot quench love, nor will the rivers overflow it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be scorned.
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Love to Christ » Should be » Sincere
Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.
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Love to Christ » Should be » Supreme
He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves 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
Therefore I say to you, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, he loves little.
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God's Mercy » Should be » Magnified
Not to us, O Jehovah, not to us, but to Your name give glory, for Your mercy and for Your truth's sake.
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O give thanks to Jehovah, for He is good, for His mercy endures forever.
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O give thanks to Jehovah; for He is good; because His mercy endures forever. Let Israel now say that His mercy endures forever. Let the house of Aaron now say that His mercy endures forever. read more.
Let those who fear Jehovah now say that His mercy endures forever.
Let those who fear Jehovah now say that His mercy endures forever.
Oh give thanks to Jehovah; for He is good; for His mercy endures forever.
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God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for others
And as many as walk according to this rule, peace and mercy be upon them and upon the Israel of God.
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May the Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that Day. And in what things he ministered to me at Ephesus, you know very well.
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to Timothy, my own son in the faith. Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
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God's Mercy » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving-kindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
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Remember, O Jehovah, Your tender mercies and Your loving-kindnesses; for they are from eternity.
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Return, O Jehovah, return; deliver my soul; save me for Your mercy's sake.
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God's Mercy » Should be » Rejoiced in
I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy; for You have looked on my affliction; You have known my soul in troubles;
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God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for ourselves
Have mercy on me, O Jehovah, for I am weak; O Jehovah, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
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Ministers » Should be » Ensamples to the flock
Brothers, be imitators together of me, and mark those who walk this way, for you have us for a pattern.
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(not because we do not have authority, but to make ourselves an example to you, to imitate us).
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Let no one despise your youth, but be an example of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
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nor as lording it over those allotted to you by God, but becoming examples to the flock.
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Ministers » Should be » Affectionate to their people
So affectionately longing for you, we were willing to have imparted to you, not only the gospel of God, but also our own souls, because you have become beloved to us.
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even as it is righteous for me to think this of you all, because you have me in your heart, inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partakers of my grace.
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even as you know how we exhorted and comforted and testified to each one of you, as a father to his children,
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Ministers » Should be » Disinterested
Behold, a third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not burden you, for I do not seek your things, but you. For the children ought not to lay up treasure for the parents, but the parents for the children.
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Nor did we seek glory from men, neither from you nor from others, being able to be so with heaviness, as apostles of Christ.
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Ministers » Should be » Holy
They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they offer the fire offerings of Jehovah, the bread of their God. Therefore they shall be holy.
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And you shall make a plate of pure gold, and carve on it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO JEHOVAH.
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but hospitable, a lover of good, discreet, just, holy, temperate,
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Ministers » Should be » Gentle
But the servant of the Lord must not strive, but to be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient,
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But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse warmly cherishes her children.
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Ministers » Should be » Patient
but in everything commending ourselves as God's servants, in much patience, in troubles, in emergencies, in distresses,
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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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Ministers » Should be » Devoted
But none of these things move me, neither do I count my life dear to myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus Christ, to testify fully the gospel of the grace of God.
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according to my earnest expectation and hope that I shall be ashamed in nothing, but as always now Christ shall be magnified in my body with all boldness, whether it is by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Ministers » Should be » Prayerful
For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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always in every prayer of mine making my request for you all with joy
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Ministers » Should be » Studious and meditative
Until I come, attend to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.
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Meditate on these things; be in these things in order that your improvement may appear to all.
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Ministers » Should be » Strict in ruling their own families
ruling his own house well, having children in subjection with all honor.
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Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and households well.
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Ministers » Should be » Apt to teach
Then it behooves the overseer to be without reproach, husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, well-ordered, hospitable, apt at teaching,
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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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Ministers » Should be » Pure
Turn! Turn! Go out from there! Touch not the unclean. Go out of her midst; purify yourself, bearers of the vessels of Jehovah.
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having the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
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Ministers » Should be » Sober, just, and temperate
Do not drink wine nor strong drink, neither you nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest you die, a statute forever throughout your generations.
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but hospitable, a lover of good, discreet, just, holy, temperate,
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Ministers » Should be » Blameless
For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not full of passion, not given to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy for ill gain;
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Then it behooves the overseer to be without reproach, husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, well-ordered, hospitable, apt at teaching,
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Ministers » Should be » Hospitable
Then it behooves the overseer to be without reproach, husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, well-ordered, hospitable, apt at teaching,
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but hospitable, a lover of good, discreet, just, holy, temperate,
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Ministers » Should be » Willing
Feed the flock of God among you, taking the oversight, not by compulsion, but willingly; nor for base gain, but readily;
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And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I; send me!
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Ministers » Should be » Self-denying
But I buffet my body, and lead it captive, lest proclaiming to others I myself might be rejected.
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Ministers » Should be » Impartial
I charge you before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that you guard these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.
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Ministers » Should be » Strong in grace
Therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
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Ministers » Should be » Watchful
But you watch in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fully carry out your ministry.
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Ministers » Should be » Humble
serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and many tears and temptations happening to me through the plots of the Jews;
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Obedience to God » Should be » From the heart
And it will be, if you will listen carefully to My commandments which I command you today, to love Jehovah your God and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul,
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But thanks be to our God that you were the slaves of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.
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Obedience to God » Should be » With willingness
If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;
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As soon as they hear of Me, they shall obey Me; the sons of strangers shall bow down to Me.
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Obedience to God » Should be » Undeviating
And you shall not go aside from any of the words which I command you today, to the right hand or the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
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Obedience to God » Should be » Constant
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, cultivate your own salvation with fear and trembling.
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Obedience to God » Should be » Unreserved
and said to them, You have done all that which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you. And you have listened to my voice, to all that I have commanded you. You have not left your brothers these many days until today, and have kept the observance of the command of Jehovah your God.
God, Power of » Should be » Acknowledged
O Jehovah, Yours is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty. For all in the heavens and in the earth is Yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Jehovah, and You lift up Yourself to all as Head.
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You who are far off, hear what I have done; and you near ones, know My might.
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God, Power of » Should be » Feared
And do not fear those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
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Do you not fear Me? says Jehovah. Will you not tremble at My presence, I who have placed the sand for the boundary of the sea by a never-ending decree, so that it cannot pass it? And though they toss themselves, yet they cannot prevail; though its waves roar, yet they cannot pass over it?
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God, Power of » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil. For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
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Let the groaning of the prisoner come before You; according to the greatness of Your power, leave a remnant of those who are to die,
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God, Power of » Should be » Magnified
to the only wise God, our Savior, be glory and majesty and might and authority, even now and forever. Amen.
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Be exalted, O Jehovah, in Your strength; we will sing, and praise Your power.
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The scriptures » Should be » Read publicly to all
And he read in it before the street in front of the Water Gate from the morning until noon, in front of the men and the women, and those who could understand. And the ears of all the people listened to the Book of the Law.
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Therefore you go, and read in the roll which you have written from my mouth, the Words of Jehovah in the ears of the people in Jehovah's house on the fasting day. And also you shall read them in the ears of all Judah who come out of their cities.
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And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Men, brothers, if you have any word of comfort for the people, speak.
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when all Israel has come to appear before Jehovah your God in the place which He shall choose, you shall read this Law before all Israel in their hearing. Gather the people, men and women and the little ones, and your stranger who is within your gates, so that they may hear and that they may learn and fear Jehovah your God, and be careful to do all the words of this Law, and that their sons who have not known may hear and learn to fear Jehovah your God, as long as you live in the land where you go over Jordan to possess it.
The scriptures » Should be » Taught to children
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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And you shall teach them to your sons, speaking of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
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and that from a babe you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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The scriptures » Should be » Used against our spiritual enemies
But He answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God."
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Then Jesus said to him, Go, Satan! For it is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve."
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Jesus said to him, It is written again, "You shall not tempt the Lord your God."
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The scriptures » Should be » Not only heard, but obeyed
But He said, No; rather, blessed are they who hear the Word of God and keep it.
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Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock.
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But become doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
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The scriptures » Should be » Taught to all
And in the third year of his reign he sent to his rulers, to Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah. And with them he sent Levites, Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Levites. And with them he sent Elishama and Jehoram the priests. And they taught in Judah and had the book of the Law of Jehovah with them, and went around throughout all the cities of Judah and taught the people.
And Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the Law. And the people were in their place. And they read in the Book of the Law of God, clearly. And they gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
The scriptures » Should be » Laid up in the heart
And these words which I command you this day shall be in your heart.
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Therefore you shall lay up these my words in your hearts and in your souls, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, so that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
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The scriptures » Should be » Appealed to
so that, according as it is written, "He who glories, let him glory in the Lord."
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because it is written, "Be holy, for I am holy."
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The scriptures » Should be » Read
And it shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this Law, and these statutes, to do them,
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Seek out of the book of Jehovah, and read; not one of these shall fail, none shall lack its mate; for My mouth has commanded, and His Spirit has gathered them.
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The scriptures » Should be » Received, not as the word of men, but as the word of God
And for this cause we thank God without ceasing, that when you received the Word of hearing, of God, you welcomed it as the Word of God, not as a word of men, but as it is, truly the Word of God, which also effectually works in you who believe.
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The scriptures » Should be » Searched
You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life. And they are the ones witnessing of Me,
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They answered and said to him, Are you also from Galilee? Search the scriptures and see that a prophet has not been raised out of Galilee.
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The scriptures » Should be » Not handled deceitfully
But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the Word of God, but by the revelation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
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The scriptures » Should be » Talked of continually
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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The scriptures » Should be » Known
and that from a babe you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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The scriptures » Should be » The standard of teaching
If anyone speaks, let it be as the words of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as of the ability which God gives, so that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory, and the might forever and ever. Amen.
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The scriptures » Should be » Received with meekness
Therefore putting aside all filthiness and overflowing of evil, receive in meekness the implanted Word, which is able to save your souls.
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The scriptures » Should be » Searched daily
And these were more noble than those of Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with all readiness of mind and searched the Scriptures daily to see if those things were so.
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The scriptures » Should be » Believed
Therefore when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them, and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.
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Seeking God » Should be » With the heart
Now set your heart and your soul to seek Jehovah your God. Arise therefore and build the sanctuary of Jehovah God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Jehovah.
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But if you shall seek Jehovah your God from there, you shall find Him, if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
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Seeking God » Should be » With diligence
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
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Seeking God » Should be » While he may be found
Seek Jehovah while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
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Seeking God » Should be » Immediate
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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Seeking God » Should be » Evermore
Seek Jehovah and His strength; seek His face evermore.
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Seeking God » Should be » In the day of trouble
In the day of my trouble I sought Jehovah; my hand was poured in the night, and ceased not; my soul refused to be comforted.
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Sin » Should be » Hated
The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; I hate pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the wicked mouth.
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Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate. It may be that the Lord Jehovah of Hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
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You who love Jehovah, hate evil; He keeps the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
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Sin » Should be » Departed from
Nevertheless the foundation of God stands sure, having this seal: "The Lord knew those who are His." And, "Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity!"
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Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
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Sin » Should be » Mortified
For if you live according to the flesh, you shall die. But if you through the Spirit mortify the deeds of the body, you shall live.
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Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness (which is idolatry),
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Sin » Should be » Mourned over
For I will declare my iniquity; I am anxious from my sin.
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A voice was heard on the high places weeping, cryings of the sons of Israel; for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten Jehovah their God.
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Sin » Should be » Confessed
He who covers his sins shall not be blessed; but whoever confesses and leaves them shall have mercy.
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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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Sin » Should be » Guarded against
Tremble, and sin not; speak within your own heart on your bed and be still. Selah.
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To the Chief Musician, to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways so that I do not sin with my tongue; I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked are before me.
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Sin » Should be » Avoided even in appearance
Abstain from every appearance of evil.
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Sin » Should be » Striven against
You have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
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Sin » Should be » Abhorred
Let love be without hypocrisy, shrinking from evil, cleaving to good;
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Sin » Should be » Wholly destroyed
knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him in order that the body of sin might be destroyed, that from now on we should not serve sin.
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Sin » Should be » Put away
if iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;
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national Sins » Should be » Confessed
and shall return to Jehovah your God and shall obey His voice according to all that I command you today, you and your sons, with all your heart, and with all your soul,
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And the sons of Israel cried to Jehovah, saying, We have sinned against You, both because we have forsaken our God and also have served the Baals.
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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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yet if they shall think within themselves in the land where they are carried captives, and repent, and pray to You in the land of their captors saying, We have sinned and have done perversely, we have done wickedly, and so return to You with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies who led them away captive, and if they pray to You toward their land which You gave to their fathers, to the city which You have chosen, and the house which I have built for Your name,
national Sins » Should be » Turned from
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 Israel, return to Jehovah your God, for you have fallen by your iniquity. Take with you words, and turn to Jehovah. Say to Him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously, that we may repay with the calves of our lips.
national Sins » Should be » Repented of
And the people of Nineveh believed God. And they called a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
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if that nation, against whom I have spoken, will turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.
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national Sins » Should be » Mourned over
Yet even now, says Jehovah, turn to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » Specially in adversity
And I will wait on Jehovah, who hides His face from the house of Jacob; and I will look for Him.
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To the Chief Musician. Do not destroy. A secret treasure of David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; defend me from those who rise up against me. Deliver me from the workers of evil and save me from bloody men. For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah. read more.
Without my fault they run and prepare themselves; awaken to help me, and look on me. And You, O Jehovah, the God of Hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the nations; do not be merciful to any plotting evil. Selah. They return at evening; they make a noise like a dog, and go around the city. Behold, they bellow out with their mouth; swords are in their lips; for they say, Who hears? But You, O Jehovah, shall laugh at them; You will mock at all the nations. O my Strength, let me look to You, for God is my strong tower.
Without my fault they run and prepare themselves; awaken to help me, and look on me. And You, O Jehovah, the God of Hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the nations; do not be merciful to any plotting evil. Selah. They return at evening; they make a noise like a dog, and go around the city. Behold, they bellow out with their mouth; swords are in their lips; for they say, Who hears? But You, O Jehovah, shall laugh at them; You will mock at all the nations. O my Strength, let me look to You, for God is my strong tower.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With patience
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for Jehovah; and He bowed down to me, and heard my cry.
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Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for Him; do not fret yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of him who practices wickedness.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » With the soul
My soul, be silent only to God; for my hope is from Him.
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To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. Only to God is my soul in silence; from Him comes my salvation.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » With resignation
It is good that one should hope for the salvation of Jehovah, even in silence.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » In the way of his judgments
Yea, in the way of Your judgments, O Jehovah, we awaited You; for Your name and for Your memory is the desire of our soul.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » With hope in his word
I wait for Jehovah, my soul waits, and in His Word I hope.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » With earnest desire
My soul waits for Jehovah more than morning-watchers who are watching for the morning.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » Continually
Therefore turn to your God; keep mercy and judgment, and wait on your God forever.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » All day
Lead me in Your truth, and teach me; for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day long.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » With full confidence
Therefore I will look to Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me!
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Watchfulness » Should be » With sobriety
But the end of all things has drawn near. Therefore be of sound mind, and be sensible to prayers.
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Therefore let us not sleep as the rest do, but let us watch and be calm.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With prayer
praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching to this very thing with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.
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Watch therefore, praying in every season that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things which shall occur, and to stand before the Son of Man.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With steadfastness in the faith
Watch! Stand fast in the faith! Be men! Be strong!
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Watchfulness » Should be » With thanksgiving
Continue in prayer and watch in it with thanksgiving,
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Watchfulness » Should be » At all times
Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
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Watchfulness » Should be » In all things
But you watch in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fully carry out your ministry.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With heedfulness
Take heed, watch and pray, for you do not know when the time is.
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Widow's » Should be » Allowed to share in our blessings
And the Levite, because he has no part nor inheritance with you, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are inside your gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied, so that Jehovah your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.
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And you shall rejoice before Jehovah your God, you, and your son, and your daughter, and your male servant, and your slave girl, and the Levite inside your gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, those among you, in the place which Jehovah your God has chosen to place His name there.
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When you cut down your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go again to bring it. It shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow; so that Jehovah your God may bless you in all the work of your hand. When you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs again. It shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. When you gather the grapes from your vineyard, you shall not glean afterward. It shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
Widow's » Should be » Relieved by their friends
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to be godly to their own house, and give back to their forebears what is due them; for that is good and pleasing before God.
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If any believing man or believing woman has widows, let them relieve them, and do not let the church be charged, so that it may relieve those who are widows indeed.
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Widow's » Should be » Relieved by the church
And in those days, the disciples having multiplied, a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews occurred, because their widows were overlooked in the daily serving.
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Do not let a widow be enrolled having become less than sixty years old, the wife of one man,
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Widow's » Should be » Honored, if widows indeed
Honor widows who are widows indeed.
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Widow's » Should be » Pleaded for
learn to do good; seek judgment, reprove the oppressor. Judge the orphan, plead for the widow.
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Widow's » Should be » Visited in affliction
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit orphans and widows in their afflictions, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
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