27 Bible Verses about Sincereity
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He was saying, therefore, unto the multitudes who were going forth to be immersed by him - Broods of vipers! who suggested to you, to flee from the coming wrath? Bring forth, therefore, fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to be saying within yourselves, As our father, we have, Abraham; for, I say unto you - God is able, out of these stones, to raise up children unto Abraham.
So then, let us be keeping the feast, not with old leaven, nor with leaven of baseness and wickedness, - but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
For, our boasting, is, this, - the witness of our conscience, that, in sanctity and sincerity of God, and not in fleshly wisdom, but in God's favour, have we behaved ourselves in the world, - and more abundantly towards you.
For we are not, as the many, driving a petty trade with the word of God; but, as of sincerity, but, as of God, before God, in Christ, we speak.
Whatsoever ye may be doing, from the soul, be working at it, as unto the Lord, and not unto men,- Knowing that, from the Lord, ye shall duly receive the recompense of the inheritance, - unto the Lord Christ, are ye in service;
Having purified, your souls, by the obedience of the truth, unto unfeigned brotherly affection, from the heart, love, one another, earnestly;
Before all things, keeping, fervent, your love, among yourselves, because, love, covereth a multitude of sins;
Dear children! Let us not be loving in word, nor yet with the tongue, but in deed and truth.
Thus, my heavenly Father also, will do unto you, if ye forgive not each one his brother, from your hearts.
Ye servants, be obedient unto them who, after the flesh, are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto the Christ; Not by way of eye-service as man-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God, from the soul, with good will, rendering service - as unto the Lord, and not unto men;
Whether, therefore, ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do, all things to the glory of God.
Who did not, a sin, commit, neither was deceit found in his mouth, -
In all things, shewing, thyself, an ensample of noble works, - in thine instruction, uncorruptness, gravity,
Not by way of injunction, do I speak, but through, others', earnestness, and, the genuineness of your own love, putting to the test.
Now, therefore, revere ye Yahweh, and serve him, in sincerity and in truth, - and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt, and serve ye Yahweh.
Now, the end of the charge, is love - out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned, -
Your love, be without hypocrisy, - loathing that which is wicked, cleaving to that which is good;
For, our exhortation, is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile, But, even as we have been approved by God, to be entrusted with the glad-message, so, we speak, - not as, unto men, giving pleasure, but unto God - who proveth our hearts. For neither at any time were we found, using words of flattery, - even as ye know, nor a pretext for greed - God, is witness!
As new-born babes, for the pure milk that is for the mind, eagerly crave, that, thereby, ye may grow unto salvation: -
These, indeed, out of love, knowing that, for the defence of the glad-message, I am set;
For in his mouth is nothing worthy of trust, Their inward purpose, is engulphing ruin, - An opened sepulchre, is their throat, With their tongue, speak they smooth things.
Smoother than curds, were the words of his mouth, But, war, was in his heart, - Softer his words than oil, Yet, they, were drawn swords!
Putting away, therefore, all vice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envyings and all detractions,
To the end ye may be putting to the test the things that differ, in order that ye may be incorrupt and may give no occasion of stumbling, unto the day of Christ,
How happy the son of earth, to whom Yahweh will not reckon iniquity! and in whose spirit is no guile!