10 Bible Verses about Failure

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Matthew 26:33-35

Peter answered and said to him: Though all shall be offended at thee, yet will I never be offended. Jesus said to him: Verily I say to you, This night, before the cock crows, you will deny me three times. Peter said to him: Though it should be necessary for me to die with thee, I will not deny thee. In like manner said all the disciples.

Matthew 7:26

And every one that hears these words of mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.

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Hebrews 1:10-12

And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning, didst lay the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of thy hands. They shall perish; but thou remainest: and they all shall grow old as a garment; and as a mantle thou shalt fold them up, and they shall be changed; but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

More verses: Zephaniah 3:5

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Luke 16:16-17

The law and the prophets were till John. Since that time, the kingdom of God is preached, and every one enters it by force. But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one point of the law to fail.

Luke 12:31-34

But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be given you in addition. Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell what you have, and be charitable. Make for yourselves purses that do not become old, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where no thief comes near, and no moth corrupts. read more.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

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Hebrews 4:6

Since, then, it remains that some must enter into it, and they, to whom the good news was first preached, did not enter in on account of unbelief,

1 Corinthians 3:15

if any man's work be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved, yet so, as through fire.

Matthew 7:27

And the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell: and great was its fall.

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