Thematic Bible: Should be
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our spirit
For you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
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Now it was for this very purpose that the gospel was preached to those who are now dead, so that though they were judged in the flesh by human standards they may live spiritually by God's standards.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our bodies
For you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
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Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice -- alive, holy, and pleasing to God -- which is your reasonable service.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » In life and death
My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die.
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If we live, we live for the Lord; if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or 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 so that you obey its desires, and do not present your members to sin as instruments to be used for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead and your members to God as instruments to be used for righteousness.
in that he spends the rest of his time on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our substance
"Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.
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Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first fruits of all your crops;
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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 he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
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In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » Persevering
Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."
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that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, may serve him without fear,
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » Abounding
Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received instruction from us about how you must live and please God (as you are in fact living) that you do so more and more.
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Children » Should be » Judiciously trained
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
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Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
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Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.
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Children » Should be » Instructed in the ways of God
Gather the people -- men, women, and children, as well as the resident foreigners in your villages -- so they may hear and thus learn about and fear the Lord your God and carefully obey all the words of this law. Then their children, who have not known this law, will also hear about and learn to fear the Lord your God for as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess."
Children » Should be » Brought early to the house of God
Once she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with three bulls, an ephah of flour, and a container of wine. She brought him to the Lord's house at Shiloh, even though he was young.
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Children » Should be » Brought to Christ
Now people were bringing little children to him for him to touch, but the disciples scolded those who brought them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, "Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it." read more.
After he took the children in his arms, he placed his hands on them and blessed them.
After he took the children in his arms, he placed his hands on them and blessed them.
Enemies » Should be » Assisted
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
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Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head.
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Enemies » Should be » Overcome by kindness
Saul replied, "I have sinned. Come back, my son David. I won't harm you, for you treated my life with value this day. I have behaved foolishly and have made a very terrible mistake!"
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Enemies » Should be » Loved
But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,
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Enemies » Should be » Prayed for
Then he fell to his knees and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them!" When he had said this, he died.
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Godly Fear » Should be » Constantly maintained
Do not let your heart envy sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the Lord all the time.
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In the presence of the Lord your God you must eat from the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your olive oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks in the place he chooses to locate his name, so that you may learn to revere the Lord your God always.
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He has done this so all the nations of the earth might recognize the Lord's power and so you might always obey the Lord your God."
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Godly Fear » Should be » Exhibited in our callings
Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every respect, not only when they are watching -- like those who are strictly people-pleasers -- but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.
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Godly Fear » Should be » Exhibited in giving a reason for our hope
But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess.
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Godly Fear » Should be » Taught to others
Come children! Listen to me! I will teach you what it means to fear the Lord.
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Godly Fear » Should be » Prayed for
O Lord, teach me how you want me to live! Then I will obey your commands. Make me wholeheartedly committed to you!
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The Heart » Should be » Single
Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every respect, not only when they are watching -- like those who are strictly people-pleasers -- but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.
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Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart as to Christ,
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The Heart » Should be » Applied unto wisdom
So teach us to consider our mortality, so that we might live wisely.
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by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding,
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The Heart » Should be » Guided in the right way
Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.
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The Heart » Should be » Given to God
Give me your heart, my son, and let your eyes observe my ways;
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The Heart » Should be » Tender
Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.
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The Heart » Should be » Kept with diligence
Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.
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The Heart » Should be » Prepared unto God
Samuel said to all the people of Israel, "If you are really turning to the Lord with all your hearts, remove from among you the foreign gods and the images of Ashtoreth. Give your hearts to the Lord and serve only him. Then he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines."
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The Heart » Should be » Perfect with God
May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the Lord our God by following his rules and obeying his commandments, as you are presently doing."
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The Heart » Should be » Purified
Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.
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Kings » Should be » Reverenced
The king was told, "Nathan the prophet is here." Nathan entered and bowed before the king with his face to the floor.
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Afterward David got up and went out of the cave. He called out after Saul, "My lord, O king!" When Saul looked behind him, David kneeled down and bowed with his face to the ground.
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If a decision is not made, when my master the king is buried with his ancestors, my son Solomon and I will be considered state criminals."
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Kings » Should be » Obeyed
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God's appointment, and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God.
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Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath of the authorities but also because of your conscience.
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Be subject to every human institution for the Lord's sake, whether to a king as supreme
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Kings » Should be » Honored
Honor all people, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the king.
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Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
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Kings » Should be » Prayed for
First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercessions, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people, even for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
Kings » Should be » Feared
Fear the Lord, my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,
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Love to Christ » Should be » Ardent
Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. The Double Refrain: Embracing and Adjuration
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The Beloved to Her Lover: Set me like a cylinder seal over your heart, like a signet on your arm. For love is as strong as death, passion is as unrelenting as Sheol. Its flames burst forth, it is a blazing flame.
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Love to Christ » Should be » Even unto death
Then Paul replied, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up, but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."
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But they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.
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Love to Christ » Should be » With the soul
The Beloved to Her Lover: Tell me, O you whom my heart loves, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest your sheep during the midday heat? Tell me lest I wander around beside the flocks of your companions!
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Love to Christ » Should be » Unquenchable
Surging waters cannot quench love; floodwaters cannot overflow it. If someone were to offer all his possessions to buy love, the offer would be utterly despised.
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Love to Christ » Should be » Sincere
Grace be with all of those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
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Love to Christ » Should be » Supreme
"Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever 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 tell you, her sins, which were many, are forgiven, thus she loved much; but the one who is forgiven little loves little."
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God's Mercy » Should be » Magnified
Not to us, O Lord, not to us! But to your name bring honor, for the sake of your loyal love and faithfulness.
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Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good and his loyal love endures.
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Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good and his loyal love endures! Let Israel say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!" Let the family of Aaron say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!" read more.
Let the loyal followers of the Lord say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!"
Let the loyal followers of the Lord say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!"
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good and his loyal love endures!
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God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for others
And all who will behave in accordance with this rule, peace and mercy be on them, and on the Israel of God.
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May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.
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to Timothy, my genuine child in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!
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God's Mercy » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
For the music director; a psalm of David, written when Nathan the prophet confronted him after David's affair with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!
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Remember your compassionate and faithful deeds, O Lord, for you have always acted in this manner.
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Relent, Lord, rescue me! Deliver me because of your faithfulness!
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God's Mercy » Should be » Rejoiced in
I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.
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God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for ourselves
Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am frail! Heal me, Lord, for my bones are shaking!
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Ministers » Should be » Ensamples to the flock
Be imitators of me, brothers and sisters, and watch carefully those who are living this way, just as you have us as an example.
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It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
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Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity.
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And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.
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Ministers » Should be » Affectionate to their people
with such affection for you we were happy to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
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For it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God's grace together with me.
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As you know, we treated each one of you as a father treats his own children,
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Ministers » Should be » Disinterested
Look, for the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you, because I do not want your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
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nor to seek glory from people, either from you or from others,
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Ministers » Should be » Holy
"'They must be holy to their God, and they must not profane the name of their God, because they are the ones who present the Lord's gifts, the food of their God. Therefore they must be holy.
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"You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it the way a seal is engraved: "Holiness to the Lord."
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Instead he must be hospitable, devoted to what is good, sensible, upright, devout, and self-controlled.
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Ministers » Should be » Gentle
And the Lord's slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient,
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although we could have imposed our weight as apostles of Christ; instead we became little children among you. Like a nursing mother caring for her own children,
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Ministers » Should be » Patient
But as God's servants, we have commended ourselves in every way, with great endurance, in persecutions, in difficulties, in distresses,
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And the Lord's slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient,
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Ministers » Should be » Devoted
But I do not consider my life worth anything to myself, so that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God's grace.
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My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die. For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
Ministers » Should be » Prayerful
For this reason I kneel before the Father,
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I always pray with joy in my every prayer for all of you
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Ministers » Should be » Studious and meditative
Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.
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Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that everyone will see your progress.
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Ministers » Should be » Strict in ruling their own families
He must manage his own household well and keep his children in control without losing his dignity.
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Deacons must be husbands of one wife and good managers of their children and their own households.
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Ministers » Should be » Apt to teach
The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,
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And the Lord's slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient,
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Ministers » Should be » Pure
Leave! Leave! Get out of there! Don't touch anything unclean! Get out of it! Stay pure, you who carry the Lord's holy items!
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holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
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Ministers » Should be » Sober, just, and temperate
"Do not drink wine or strong drink, you and your sons with you, when you enter into the Meeting Tent, so that you do not die, which is a perpetual statute throughout your generations,
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Instead he must be hospitable, devoted to what is good, sensible, upright, devout, and self-controlled.
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Ministers » Should be » Blameless
For the overseer must be blameless as one entrusted with God's work, not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain.
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The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,
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Ministers » Should be » Hospitable
The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,
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Instead he must be hospitable, devoted to what is good, sensible, upright, devout, and self-controlled.
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Ministers » Should be » Willing
Give a shepherd's care to God's flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God's direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.
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I heard the voice of the sovereign master say, "Whom will I send? Who will go on our behalf?" I answered, "Here I am, send me!"
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Ministers » Should be » Self-denying
Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified.
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Ministers » Should be » Impartial
Before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, I solemnly charge you to carry out these commands without prejudice or favoritism of any kind.
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Ministers » Should be » Strong in grace
So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
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Ministers » Should be » Watchful
You, however, be self-controlled in all things, endure hardship, do an evangelist's work, fulfill your ministry.
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Ministers » Should be » Humble
serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me because of the plots of the Jews.
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Obedience to God » Should be » From the heart
Now, if you pay close attention to my commandments that I am giving you today and love the Lord your God and serve him with all your mind and being,
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But thanks be to God that though you were slaves to sin, you obeyed from the heart that pattern of teaching you were entrusted to,
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Obedience to God » Should be » With willingness
If you have a willing attitude and obey, then you will again eat the good crops of the land.
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When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. Foreigners are powerless before me;
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Obedience to God » Should be » Undeviating
But you must not turn away from all the commandments I am giving you today, to either the right or left, nor pursue other gods and worship them.
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Obedience to God » Should be » Constant
So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence,
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Obedience to God » Should be » Unreserved
and told them: "You have carried out all the instructions of Moses the Lord's servant, and you have obeyed all I have told you. You have not abandoned your fellow Israelites this entire time, right up to this very day. You have completed the task given you by the Lord your God.
God, Power of » Should be » Acknowledged
O Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler of all.
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You who are far away, listen to what I have done! You who are close by, recognize my strength!"
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God, Power of » Should be » Feared
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
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"You should fear me!" says the Lord. "You should tremble in awe before me! I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary."
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God, Power of » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
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Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die!
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God, Power of » Should be » Magnified
to the only God our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
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Rise up, O Lord, in strength! We will sing and praise your power!
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The scriptures » Should be » Read publicly to all
So he read it before the plaza in front of the Water Gate from dawn till noon before the men and women and those children who could understand. All the people were eager to hear the book of the law.
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So you go there the next time all the people of Judah come in from their towns to fast in the Lord's temple. Read out loud where all of them can hear you what I told you the Lord said, which you wrote in the scroll.
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After the reading from the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message, saying, "Brothers, if you have any message of exhortation for the people, speak it."
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when all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God in the place he chooses, you must read this law before them within their hearing. Gather the people -- men, women, and children, as well as the resident foreigners in your villages -- so they may hear and thus learn about and fear the Lord your God and carefully obey all the words of this law. Then their children, who have not known this law, will also hear about and learn to fear the Lord your God for as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess."
The scriptures » Should be » Taught to children
and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.
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Teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.
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and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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The scriptures » Should be » Used against our spiritual enemies
But he answered, "It is written, 'Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
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Then Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan! For it is written: 'You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"
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Jesus said to him, "Once again it is written: 'You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.'"
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The scriptures » Should be » Not only heard, but obeyed
But he replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!"
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"Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.
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But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.
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The scriptures » Should be » Taught to all
In the third year of his reign he sent his officials Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah. They were accompanied by the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah, and by the priests Elishama and Jehoram. They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the scroll of the law of the Lord. They traveled to all the cities of Judah and taught the people.
Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah -- all of whom were Levites -- were teaching the people the law, as the people remained standing. They read from the book of God's law, explaining it and imparting insight. Thus the people gained understanding from what was read.
The scriptures » Should be » Laid up in the heart
These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind,
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Fix these words of mine into your mind and being, and tie them as a reminder on your hands and let them be symbols on your forehead.
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The scriptures » Should be » Appealed to
so that, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."
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for it is written, "You shall be holy, because I am holy."
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The scriptures » Should be » Read
It must be with him constantly and he must read it as long as he lives, so that he may learn to revere the Lord his God and observe all the words of this law and these statutes and carry them out.
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Carefully read the scroll of the Lord! Not one of these creatures will be missing, none will lack a mate. For the Lord has issued the decree, and his own spirit gathers them.
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The scriptures » Should be » Received, not as the word of men, but as the word of God
And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God's message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God's message, which is at work among you who believe.
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The scriptures » Should be » Searched
You study the scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me,
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They replied, "You aren't from Galilee too, are you? Investigate carefully and you will see that no prophet comes from Galilee!"
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The scriptures » Should be » Not handled deceitfully
But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience before God.
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The scriptures » Should be » Talked of continually
and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.
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The scriptures » Should be » Known
and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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The scriptures » Should be » The standard of teaching
Whoever speaks, let it be with God's words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
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The scriptures » Should be » Received with meekness
So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.
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The scriptures » Should be » Searched daily
These Jews were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they eagerly received the message, examining the scriptures carefully every day to see if these things were so.
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The scriptures » Should be » Believed
So after he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and the saying that Jesus had spoken.
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Seeking God » Should be » With the heart
Now seek the Lord your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being! Get up and build the sanctuary of the Lord God! Then you can bring the ark of the Lord's covenant and the holy items dedicated to God's service into the temple that is built to honor the Lord."
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But if you seek the Lord your God from there, you will find him, if, indeed, you seek him with all your heart and soul.
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Seeking God » Should be » With diligence
Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
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Seeking God » Should be » While he may be found
Seek the Lord while he makes himself available; call to him while he is nearby!
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Seeking God » Should be » Immediate
Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap unfailing love. Break up the unplowed ground for yourselves, for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers deliverance on you.
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Seeking God » Should be » Evermore
Seek the Lord and the strength he gives! Seek his presence continually!
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Seeking God » Should be » In the day of trouble
In my time of trouble I sought the Lord. I kept my hand raised in prayer throughout the night. I refused to be comforted.
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Sin » Should be » Hated
The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.
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Hate what is wrong, love what is right! Promote justice at the city gate! Maybe the Lord, the God who commands armies, will have mercy on those who are left from Joseph.
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You who love the Lord, hate evil! He protects the lives of his faithful followers; he delivers them from the power of the wicked.
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Sin » Should be » Departed from
However, God's solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil."
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Turn away from evil and do what is right! Strive for peace and promote it!
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Sin » Should be » Mortified
(for if you live according to the flesh, you will die), but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you will live.
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So put to death whatever in your nature belongs to the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, shameful passion, evil desire, and greed which is idolatry.
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Sin » Should be » Mourned over
Yes, I confess my wrongdoing, and I am concerned about my sins.
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"A noise is heard on the hilltops. It is the sound of the people of Israel crying and pleading to their gods. Indeed they have followed sinful ways; they have forgotten to be true to the Lord their God.
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Sin » Should be » Confessed
The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.
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That person sings to others, saying: 'I have sinned and falsified what is right, but I was not punished according to what I deserved.
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Sin » Should be » Guarded against
Tremble with fear and do not sin! Meditate as you lie in bed, and repent of your ways! (Selah)
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For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. I decided, "I will watch what I say and make sure I do not sin with my tongue. I will put a muzzle over my mouth while in the presence of an evil man."
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Sin » Should be » Avoided even in appearance
Stay away from every form of evil.
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Sin » Should be » Striven against
You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed in your struggle against sin.
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Sin » Should be » Abhorred
Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil, cling to what is good.
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Sin » Should be » Wholly destroyed
We know that our old man was crucified with him so that the body of sin would no longer dominate us, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.
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Sin » Should be » Put away
if iniquity is in your hand -- put it far away, and do not let evil reside in your tents.
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national Sins » Should be » Confessed
Then if you and your descendants turn to the Lord your God and obey him with your whole mind and being just as I am commanding you today,
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The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord: "We have sinned against you. We abandoned our God and worshiped the Baals."
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However, when they confess their iniquity and their ancestors' iniquity which they committed by trespassing against me, by which they also walked in hostility against me
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When your people come to their senses in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting, 'We have sinned and gone astray; we have done evil.' When they return to you with all their heart and being in the land where they are held prisoner, and direct their prayers to you toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor,
national Sins » Should be » Turned from
Wash! Cleanse yourselves! Remove your sinful deeds from my sight. Stop sinning!
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Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sin has been your downfall! Return to the Lord and repent! Say to him: "Completely forgive our iniquity; accept our penitential prayer, that we may offer the praise of our lips as sacrificial bulls.
national Sins » Should be » Repented of
The people of Nineveh believed in God, and they declared a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.
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But if that nation I threatened stops doing wrong, I will cancel the destruction I intended to do to it.
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national Sins » Should be » Mourned over
"Yet even now," the Lord says, "return to me with all your heart -- with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Tear your hearts, not just your garments!"
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Waiting upon God » Should be » Specially in adversity
I will wait patiently for the Lord, who has rejected the family of Jacob; I will wait for him.
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For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him. Deliver me from my enemies, my God! Protect me from those who attack me! Deliver me from evildoers! Rescue me from violent men! For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O Lord. read more.
Though I have done nothing wrong, they are anxious to attack. Spring into action and help me! Take notice of me! You, O Lord God, the invincible warrior, the God of Israel, rouse yourself and punish all the nations! Have no mercy on any treacherous evildoers! (Selah) They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city. Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say, "Who hears?" But you, O Lord, laugh in disgust at them; you taunt all the nations. You are my source of strength! I will wait for you! For God is my refuge.
Though I have done nothing wrong, they are anxious to attack. Spring into action and help me! Take notice of me! You, O Lord God, the invincible warrior, the God of Israel, rouse yourself and punish all the nations! Have no mercy on any treacherous evildoers! (Selah) They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city. Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say, "Who hears?" But you, O Lord, laugh in disgust at them; you taunt all the nations. You are my source of strength! I will wait for you! For God is my refuge.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With patience
For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.
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Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!
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Waiting upon God » Should be » With the soul
Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me confidence.
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For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » With resignation
It is good to wait patiently for deliverance from the Lord.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » In the way of his judgments
Yes, as your judgments unfold, O Lord, we wait for you. We desire your fame and reputation to grow.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » With hope in his word
I rely on the Lord, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » With earnest desire
I yearn for the Lord, more than watchmen do for the morning, yes, more than watchmen do for the morning.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » Continually
But you must return to your God, by maintaining love and justice, and by waiting for your God to return to you.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » All day
Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » With full confidence
But I will keep watching for the Lord; I will wait for the God who delivers me. My God will hear my lament.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With sobriety
For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.
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So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With prayer
With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and requests for all the saints.
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But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."
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Watchfulness » Should be » With steadfastness in the faith
Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With thanksgiving
Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.
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Watchfulness » Should be » At all times
Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching at my doors day by day, waiting beside my doorway.
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Watchfulness » Should be » In all things
You, however, be self-controlled in all things, endure hardship, do an evangelist's work, fulfill your ministry.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With heedfulness
Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not know when the time will come.
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Widow's » Should be » Allowed to share in our blessings
Then the Levites (because they have no allotment or inheritance with you), the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows of your villages may come and eat their fill so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work you do.
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You shall rejoice before him -- you, your son, your daughter, your male and female slaves, the Levites in your villages, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows among you -- in the place where the Lord chooses to locate his name.
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Whenever you reap your harvest in your field and leave some unraked grain there, you must not return to get it; it should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow so that the Lord your God may bless all the work you do. When you beat your olive tree you must not repeat the procedure; the remaining olives belong to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow. When you gather the grapes of your vineyard you must not do so a second time; they should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow.
Widow's » Should be » Relieved by their friends
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn to fulfill their duty toward their own household and so repay their parents what is owed them. For this is what pleases God.
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If a believing woman has widows in her family, let her help them. The church should not be burdened, so that it may help the widows who are truly in need.
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Widow's » Should be » Relieved by the church
Now in those days, when the disciples were growing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews against the native Hebraic Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
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No widow should be put on the list unless she is at least sixty years old, was the wife of one husband,
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Widow's » Should be » Honored, if widows indeed
Honor widows who are truly in need.
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Widow's » Should be » Pleaded for
Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!
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Widow's » Should be » Visited in affliction
Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
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