Thematic Bible: Should be
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our spirit
for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body.
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For to this end the Good News was preached even to the dead, that they might be judged indeed as men in the flesh, but live as to God in the spirit.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our bodies
for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body.
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Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » In life and death
according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.
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For if we live, we live to the Lord. Or if we die, we die to the Lord. If therefore 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, that you should obey it in its lusts. Neither present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our substance
"You shall not delay to offer from your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. "You shall give the firstborn of your sons to me.
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Honor the LORD with your substance, with the first fruits 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 be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Mammon.
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So therefore whoever of you who does not renounce all that he has, he cannot be my disciple.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » Persevering
But 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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to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear,
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » Abounding
Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to live and to please God, even as you are living, that you excel more and more.
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Children » Should be » Judiciously trained
And fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
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Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
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Correct your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will bring delight to your soul.
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Children » Should be » Instructed in the ways of God
Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little ones, and your foreigner who is within your gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law; and that their children, who have not known, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as you live in the land where you go over the 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 a three-year old bull, and one ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of the LORD in Shiloh. And the child was young.
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Children » Should be » Brought to Christ
They were bringing to him little children, that he should touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, "Allow the little children to come to me. Do not forbid them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, whoever will not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it." read more.
And he took them in his arms, laying his hands on them, and blessed them.
And he took them in his arms, laying his hands on them, and blessed them.
Enemies » Should be » Assisted
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink:
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Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head."
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Enemies » Should be » Overcome by kindness
Then Saul said, "I have sinned. Return, my son David; for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly."
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Enemies » Should be » Loved
But I tell you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,
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Enemies » Should be » Prayed for
He kneeled down, and shouted out, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." 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 rather fear the LORD all the day long.
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You shall eat before the LORD your God, in the place which he shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, the tithe of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock; that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always.
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that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty; that you may fear the LORD your God forever.'"
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Godly Fear » Should be » Exhibited in our callings
Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord.
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Godly Fear » Should be » Exhibited in giving a reason for our hope
But sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with humility and fear:
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Godly Fear » Should be » Taught to others
Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
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Godly Fear » Should be » Prayed for
Teach me your way, LORD. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name.
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The Heart » Should be » Single
Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord.
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Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, 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, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
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So as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;
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The Heart » Should be » Guided in the right way
Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path.
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The Heart » Should be » Given to God
My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.
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The Heart » Should be » Tender
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
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The Heart » Should be » Kept with diligence
Guard your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
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The Heart » Should be » Prepared unto God
Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, "If you do return to the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to the LORD, 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
"Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD 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, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
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Kings » Should be » Reverenced
And they told the king, saying, "Behold, Nathan the prophet." And when he came in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
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David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, "My lord the king." When Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth, and showed respect.
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Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered criminals."
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Kings » Should be » Obeyed
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist are appointed by God.
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Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience' sake.
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Subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;
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Kings » Should be » Honored
Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
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Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.
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Kings » Should be » Prayed for
I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings, be made for all men: for kings and all who are in high places; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.
Kings » Should be » Feared
My son, fear the LORD and the king. Do not join those who are rebellious:
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Love to Christ » Should be » Ardent
Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am faint 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 as cruel as Sheol. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a very flame of the LORD.
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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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They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony. They did not love their life, even to death.
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Love to Christ » Should be » With the soul
Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest them 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 can't quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned.
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Love to Christ » Should be » Sincere
Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love.
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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 tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little."
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God's Mercy » Should be » Magnified
Not to us, LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your loving kindness, and for your truth's sake.
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Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
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Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. Let Israel now say that his loving kindness endures forever. Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness endures forever. read more.
Now let those who fear the LORD say that his loving kindness endures forever.
Now let those who fear the LORD say that his loving kindness endures forever.
Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
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God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for others
As many as walk by this rule, peace and mercy be on them, and on God's Israel.
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(the Lord grant to him to find the Lord's mercy in that day); and in how many things he served at Ephesus, you know very well.
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to Timothy, my true child in 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
Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
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LORD, remember your tender mercies and your loving kindness, for they are from old times.
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Return, LORD. Deliver my soul, and save me for your loving kindness' sake.
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God's Mercy » Should be » Rejoiced in
I will be glad and rejoice in your loving kindness, for you have seen my affliction. You have known my soul in adversities.
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God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for ourselves
Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint. LORD, 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 note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.
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not because we do not have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.
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Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in faith, and in purity.
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neither as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.
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Ministers » Should be » Affectionate to their people
Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not the Good News of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.
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It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace.
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As you know, as a father with his own children,
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Ministers » Should be » Disinterested
Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not what is yours, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
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nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority 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 offerings of the LORD made by fire, the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy.
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"You shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, 'HOLY TO THE LORD.'
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but given to hospitality, as a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled;
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Ministers » Should be » Gentle
The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,
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But we were like children among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
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Ministers » Should be » Patient
but in everything commending ourselves, as servants of God, in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,
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The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,
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Ministers » Should be » Devoted
But I make my life an account of nothing precious to myself, so that I may finish my race, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.
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according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether 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 before the Father,
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always in every request of mine on behalf of you all making my requests with joy,
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Ministers » Should be » Studious and meditative
Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.
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Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.
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Ministers » Should be » Strict in ruling their own families
one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;
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Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
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Ministers » Should be » Apt to teach
The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;
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The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,
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Ministers » Should be » Pure
Depart, depart, go out from there, touch no unclean thing. Go out of the midst of her. Cleanse yourselves, you who bear the vessels of the LORD.
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holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
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Ministers » Should be » Sober, just, and temperate
"Drink no wine nor strong drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the Tent of Meeting, that you do not die: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations:
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but given to hospitality, as a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled;
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Ministers » Should be » Blameless
For the overseer must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
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The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;
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Ministers » Should be » Hospitable
The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;
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but given to hospitality, as a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled;
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Ministers » Should be » Willing
Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, as God wants; not for dishonest gain, but willingly;
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I heard the Lord's voice, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here I am. Send me."
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Ministers » Should be » Self-denying
but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
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Ministers » Should be » Impartial
I command you in the sight of God, and Christ Jesus, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.
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Ministers » Should be » Strong in grace
You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
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Ministers » Should be » Watchful
But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.
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Ministers » Should be » Humble
serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;
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Obedience to God » Should be » From the heart
It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
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But thanks be to God, that, whereas you were bondservants of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching whereunto 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 foreigners shall submit themselves to me.
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Obedience to God » Should be » Undeviating
and shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
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Obedience to God » Should be » Constant
So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
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Obedience to God » Should be » Unreserved
and said to them, "You have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have listened to my voice in all that I commanded you. You have not left your brothers these many days to this day, but have performed the duty of the commandment of the LORD your God.
God, Power of » Should be » Acknowledged
Yours, LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. For all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, LORD, and you are exalted as head above all.
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Hear, you who are far off, what I have done; and, you who are near, acknowledge my might."
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God, Power of » Should be » Feared
And do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
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Do you not fear me?' says the LORD 'Won't you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it can't pass it? And though its waves toss themselves, yet they can't prevail; though they roar, yet they can't pass over it.'
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God, Power of » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
Let us not come into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'
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Let the sighing of the prisoner come before you. According to the greatness of your power, preserve those who are sentenced to death.
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God, Power of » Should be » Magnified
to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.
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Be exalted, LORD, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.
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The scriptures » Should be » Read publicly to all
He read therein before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.
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therefore you go, and read from the scroll, which you have written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD's house on the fast day; and also you shall read them in the ears of all Judah who come out of their cities.
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After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak."
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when all Israel has come to appear before the LORD your God in the place which he shall choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing. Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little ones, and your foreigner who is within your gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law; and that their children, who have not known, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as you live in the land where you go over the Jordan to possess it."
The scriptures » Should be » Taught to children
and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
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You shall teach them your children, talking 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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From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is 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 away, Satan. For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"
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Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test the Lord, your God.'"
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The scriptures » Should be » Not only heard, but obeyed
But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."
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"Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, will be compared to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.
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But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
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The scriptures » Should be » Taught to all
Also in the third year of his reign he sent his officials, even Ben Hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah; and with them the Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests. They taught in Judah, having the book of the law of the LORD with them; and they went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught among the people.
Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stayed in their place. They read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.
The scriptures » Should be » Laid up in the heart
These words, which I command you this day, shall be on your heart;
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Therefore you shall lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul; and you shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for symbols between your eyes.
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The scriptures » Should be » Appealed to
so that, as it is written, "Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord."
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because it is written, "You shall 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 therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;
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Search in the book of the LORD, and read: not one of these will be missing. None will lack her 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
For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.
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The scriptures » Should be » Searched
You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.
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They answered him, "Are you also from Galilee? Search, and see that no prophet has arisen 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 handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation 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 teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
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The scriptures » Should be » Known
From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.
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The scriptures » Should be » The standard of teaching
If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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The scriptures » Should be » Received with meekness
Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
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The scriptures » Should be » Searched daily
Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
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The scriptures » Should be » Believed
When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he said this, 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 after the LORD your God. Arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD."
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But from there you shall seek the LORD your God, and you shall find him, when you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.
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Seeking God » Should be » With diligence
Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
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Seeking God » Should be » While he may be found
Seek the LORD while he may be found; call you on him while he is near:
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Seeking God » Should be » Immediate
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
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Seeking God » Should be » Evermore
Seek the LORD and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
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Seeking God » Should be » In the day of trouble
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord. My hand was stretched out in the night, and did not get tired. My soul refused to be comforted.
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Sin » Should be » Hated
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.
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Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph."
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You who love the LORD, hate evil. He preserves the souls of his holy ones. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
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Sin » Should be » Departed from
However God's firm foundation stands, having this seal, "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness."
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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 after the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
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Put to death, therefore, whatever is worldly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
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Sin » Should be » Mourned over
For I will declare my iniquity. I will be sorry for my sin.
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A voice is heard on the bare heights, the weeping and the petitions of the children of Israel; because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten the LORD their God.
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Sin » Should be » Confessed
He who conceals his sins doesn't prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
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He sings before men, and says, 'I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it did not profit me.
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Sin » Should be » Guarded against
When agitated, do not sin. Search your own heart on your bed, and be still. Selah.
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I said, "I will watch my ways, so that I do not sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me."
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Sin » Should be » Avoided even in appearance
Abstain from every form of evil.
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Sin » Should be » Striven against
You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your struggle against sin;
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Sin » Should be » Abhorred
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.
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Sin » Should be » Wholly destroyed
knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.
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Sin » Should be » Put away
If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away. Do not let unrighteousness dwell in your tents.
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national Sins » Should be » Confessed
and shall return to the LORD your God, and shall obey his voice according to all that I command you this day, you and your children, with all your heart, and with all your soul;
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The children of Israel cried to the LORD, saying, "We have sinned against you, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baals."
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"'If they confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, in their trespass which they trespassed against me, and also that, because they walked contrary to me,
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yet if they shall repent in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of those who carried them captive, saying, 'We have sinned, and have done perversely; we have dealt wickedly;' if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, 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 yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil.
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Israel, return to the LORD your God; for you have fallen because of your sin. Take words with you, and return to the LORD. Tell him, "Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good, and we will offer the fruit of our lips
national Sins » Should be » Repented of
The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
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if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, 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 the LORD, "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
I will wait for the LORD, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
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Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me. Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men. For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, LORD. read more.
I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me. You, LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah. They return at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl around the city. Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, "For," they say, "who hears us?" But you, LORD, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations. Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.
I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me. You, LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah. They return at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl around the city. Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, "For," they say, "who hears us?" But you, LORD, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations. Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.
Waiting upon God » Should be » With patience
I waited patiently for the LORD. He turned to me, and heard my cry.
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Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him. Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » With the soul
My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.
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My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » With resignation
It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » In the way of his judgments
Yes, in the path of your judgments, O LORD, have we waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » With hope in his word
I wait for the LORD. My soul waits. I hope in his word.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » With earnest desire
My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning; more than watchmen for the morning.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » Continually
Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » All day
Guide me in your truth, and teach me, For you are the God of my salvation, I wait for you all day long.
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Waiting upon God » Should be » With full confidence
But as for me, I will look to the LORD. 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 is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.
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so then let us not sleep, as the rest do, but let us watch and be sober.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With prayer
with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:
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Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be able to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."
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Watchfulness » Should be » With steadfastness in the faith
Watch. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With thanksgiving
Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein 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 my door posts.
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Watchfulness » Should be » In all things
But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With heedfulness
Watch, keep alert; 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 portion nor inheritance with you, and the foreigner living among you, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.
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and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you, and your son, and your daughter, and your male servant, and your female servant, and the Levite who is within your gates, and the foreigner, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are in the midst of you, in the place which the LORD your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there.
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When you reap your harvest in your field, and have forgot a sheaf in the field, you shall not go again to get it: it shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. When you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow. When you harvest your vineyard, you shall not glean it after yourselves: it shall be for the foreigner, 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 learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
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If any woman who believes has widows, let her assist them, and do not let the church be burdened; that it might help those widows who are truly in need.
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Widow's » Should be » Relieved by the church
Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.
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Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been 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 well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Judge the fatherless. Plead for the widow."
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Widow's » Should be » Visited in affliction
Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
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