1 Corinthians 11:19
For divisions are necessary among you, in order that those who have God's approval may be clearly seen among you.
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1 Corinthians 11:19
For divisions are necessary among you, in order that those who have God's approval may be clearly seen among you.
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Genesis 22:1
Now after these things, God put Abraham to the test, and said to him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.
Exodus 15:25
And in answer to his prayer, the Lord made him see a tree, and when he put it into the water, the water was made sweet. There he gave them a law and an order, testing them;
Deuteronomy 8:16
Who gave you manna for your food in the waste land, a food which your fathers had never seen; so that your pride might be broken and your hearts tested for your good in the end;
Deuteronomy 33:8
And of Levi he said, Give your Thummim to Levi and let the Urim be with your loved one, whom you put to the test at Massah, with whom you were angry at the waters of Meribah;
Judges 2:22
In order to put Israel to the test, and see if they will keep the way of the Lord, walking in it as their fathers did, or not.
Judges 3:4
For the purpose of testing Israel by them, to see if they would give ear to the orders of the Lord, which he had given to their fathers by the hand of Moses.
Psalms 66:10
For you, O God, have put us to the test: testing us by fire like silver.
Psalms 81:7
You gave a cry in your trouble, and I made you free; I gave you an answer in the secret place of the thunder; I put you to the test at the waters of Meribah. (Selah.)
John 2:24
But Jesus did not have faith in them, because he had knowledge of them all.
James 1:2
Let it be all joy to you, my brothers, when you undergo tests of every sort;
James 1:3
Because you have the knowledge that the testing of your faith gives you the power of going on in hope;
James 1:4
But let this power have its full effect, so that you may be made complete, needing nothing.
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Jeremiah 27:15
For I have not sent them, says the Lord, but they are saying what is false in my name, so that I might send you out by force, causing destruction to come on you and on your prophets.
Ezekiel 13:1
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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Ezekiel 13:21
And I will have your veils violently parted in two, and will make my people free from your hands, and they will no longer be in your power for you to go after them; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 13:23
For this cause you will see no more foolish visions or make false use of secret arts: and I will make my people free from your power; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 34:10
This is what the Lord has said: See I am against the keepers of the flock, and I will make search and see what they have done with my sheep, and will let them be keepers of my sheep no longer; and the keepers will no longer get food for themselves; I will take my sheep out of their mouths so that they may not be food for them.
Jude 1:24
Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to give you a place in his glory, free from all evil, with great joy,
Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him through the blood of the Lamb and the word of their witness; and loving not their lives they freely gave themselves up to death.
Revelation 13:5
And there was given to him a mouth to say words of pride against God; and there was given to him authority to go on for forty-two months.
Revelation 13:8
And all who are on the earth will give him worship, everyone whose name has not been from the first in the book of life of the Lamb who was put to death.
Revelation 13:15
And he had power to give breath to the image of the beast, so that words might come from the image of the beast, and that he might have all those who did not give worship to the image of the beast put to death.
Revelation 13:16
And he gives to all, small and great, the poor and those who have wealth, the free and those who are not free, a mark on their right hand or on their brows;
Revelation 13:17
So that no man might be able to do trade but he who has the mark, even the name of the beast or the number of his name.
Revelation 13:18
Here is wisdom. He who has knowledge let him get the number of the beast; because it is the number of a man: and his number is Six hundred and sixty-six.
Revelation 15:2
And I saw a sea which seemed like glass mixed with fire; and those who had overcome the beast and his image and the number of his name, were in their places by the sea of glass, with God's instruments of music in their hands.
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Zechariah 14:13
And it will be on that day that a great fear will be sent among them from the Lord; and everyone will take his neighbour's hand, and every man's hand will be lifted against his neighbour's.
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Matthew 16:23
But he, turning to Peter, said, Get out of my way, Satan: you are a danger to me because your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.
Romans 14:13
Then let us not be judges of one another any longer: but keep this in mind, that no man is to make it hard for his brother, or give him cause for doubting.
Romans 14:20
Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.
Romans 14:21
It is better not to take meat or wine or to do anything which might be a cause of trouble to your brother.
1 Corinthians 8:9
But take care that this power of yours does not give cause for trouble to the feeble.
1 Corinthians 8:10
For if a man sees you, who have knowledge, taking food as a guest in the house of an image, will it not give him, if he is feeble, the idea that he may take food offered to images?
1 Corinthians 8:11
And so, through your knowledge, you are the cause of destruction to your brother, for whom Christ underwent death.
1 Corinthians 8:12
And in this way, doing evil to the brothers, and causing trouble to those whose faith is feeble, you are sinning against Christ.
1 Corinthians 8:13
For this reason, if food is a cause of trouble to my brother, I will give up taking meat for ever, so that I may not be a cause of trouble to my brother.
1 Corinthians 10:32
Give no cause of trouble to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God.
Revelation 2:14
But I have some things against you, because you have with you those who keep the teaching of Balaam, by whose suggestion Balak made the children of Israel go out of the right way, taking food which was offered to false gods, and going after the desires of the flesh.
Revelation 2:20
But I have this against you, that you let the woman Jezebel say she is a prophet and give false teaching, making my servants go after the desires of the flesh and take food offered to false gods.
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Deuteronomy 12:32
You are to keep with care all the words I give you, making no addition to them and taking nothing from them.
Song of Solomon 2:15
Take for us the foxes, the little foxes, which do damage to the vines; our vines have young grapes.
Daniel 11:35
And some of those who are wise will have wisdom in testing themselves and making themselves clean, till the time of the end: for it is still for the fixed time.
Micah 2:11
If a man came with a false spirit of deceit, saying, I will be a prophet to you of wine and strong drink: he would be the sort of prophet for this people.
Matthew 7:15
Be on the watch for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside they are cruel wolves.
Matthew 15:9
But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.
Matthew 15:13
But he said in answer, Every plant which my Father in heaven has not put in the earth, will be taken up by the roots.
Luke 8:13
And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.
Ephesians 4:14
So that we may be no longer children, sent this way and that, turned about by every wind of teaching, by the twisting and tricks of men, by the deceits of error;
Colossians 2:18
Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind,
1 Timothy 4:3
Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge.
1 John 4:4
You are of God, my little children, and you have overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
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Luke 22:31
Simon, Simon, Satan has made a request to have you, so that he may put you to the test as grain is tested:
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Luke 22:32
But I have made prayer for you, that your faith may not go from you: and when you are turned again, make your brothers strong.
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John 7:43
So there was a division among the people because of him.
1 Corinthians 12:21
And the eye may not say to the hand, I have no need of you: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
1 Corinthians 12:25
So that there might be no division in the body; but all the parts might have the same care for one another.
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Matthew 26:54
But how then would the Writings come true, which say that so it has to be?
Mark 13:7
And when you have news of wars and talk of wars, do not be troubled; these things have to be, but it is still not the end.
Acts 1:16
My brothers, the word of God had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said before, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus,
Acts 2:22
Men of Israel, give ear to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man who had the approval of God, as was made clear to you by the great works and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves have knowledge,
Acts 5:39
But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God.
Galatians 5:4
You are cut off from Christ, you who would have righteousness by the law; you are turned away from grace.
2 Thessalonians 2:5
Have you no memory of what I said when I was with you, giving you word of these things?
2 Timothy 2:14
Put these things before them, giving them orders in the name of the Lord to keep themselves from fighting about words, which is of no profit, only causing error in their hearers.
2 Timothy 2:18
Men whose ideas are all false, who say that the coming back from the dead has even now taken place, overturning the faith of some.
Hebrews 10:39
But we are not of those who go back to destruction; but of those who have faith even to the salvation of the soul.
James 1:8
For there is a division in his mind, and he is uncertain in all his ways.
2 Peter 3:16
And as he said in all his letters, which had to do with these things; in which are some hard sayings, so that, like the rest of the holy Writings, they are twisted by those who are uncertain and without knowledge, to the destruction of their souls.
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Acts 25:14
And as they were there for some days, Festus gave them Paul's story, saying, There is a certain man here who was put in prison by Felix:
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Romans 2:28
The true Jew is not one who is only so publicly, and circumcision is not that which may be seen in the flesh:
Romans 9:6
But it is not as if the word of God was without effect. For they are not all Israel, who are of Israel:
Romans 11:5
In the same way, there are at this present time some who are marked out by the selection of grace.
Romans 11:6
But if it is of grace, then it is no longer of works: or grace would not be grace.
Romans 11:31
So in the same way these have gone against the orders of God, so that by the mercy given to you they may now get mercy.
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Matthew 24:6
And news will come to you of wars and talk of wars: do not be troubled, for these things have to be; but it is still not the end.
Acts 20:29
I am conscious that after I am gone, evil wolves will come in among you, doing damage to the flock;
Romans 16:18
For such people are not servants of the Lord Christ, but of their stomachs; and by their smooth and well-said words the hearts of those who have no knowledge of evil are tricked.
2 Thessalonians 2:3
Give no belief to false words: because there will first be a falling away from the faith, and the revelation of the man of sin, the son of destruction,
2 Thessalonians 2:6
And now it is clear to you what is keeping back his revelation till the time comes for him to be seen.
2 Thessalonians 2:7
For the secret of evil is even now at work: but there is one who is keeping back the evil till he is taken out of the way.
2 Thessalonians 2:8
And then will come the revelation of that evil one, whom the Lord Jesus will put to death with the breath of his mouth, and give to destruction by the revelation of his coming;
1 Timothy 1:19
Keeping faith, and being conscious of well-doing; for some, by not doing these things, have gone wrong in relation to the faith:
2 Timothy 3:1
But be certain of this, that in the last days times of trouble will come.
2 Timothy 3:2
For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, uplifted in pride, given to bitter words, going against the authority of their fathers, never giving praise, having no religion,
2 Timothy 3:9
But they will go no farther: for their foolish behaviour will be clear to all men, as theirs was in the end.
2 Peter 2:18
For with high-sounding false words, making use of the attraction of unclean desires of the flesh, they get into their power those newly made free from those who are living in error;
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1 Corinthians 1:11
Because it has come to my knowledge, through those of the house of Chloe, that there are divisions among you, my brothers.
1 Corinthians 1:12
That is, that some of you say, I am of Paul; some say, I am of Apollos; some say, I am of Cephas; and some say, I am Christ's.
1 Corinthians 3:1
And the teaching I gave you, my brothers, was such as I was able to give, not to those who have the Spirit, but to those who are still in the flesh, even to children in Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:2
I gave you milk and not meat, because you were, then, unable to take it, and even now you are not able;
1 Corinthians 3:3
Because you are still in the flesh: for when there is envy and division among you, are you not still walking after the way of the flesh, even as natural men?
1 Corinthians 3:4
For when one says, I am of Paul; and another says, I am of Apollos; are you not talking like natural men?
1 Corinthians 5:1
It is said, in fact, that there is among you a sin of the flesh, such as is not seen even among the Gentiles, that one of you has his father's wife.
1 Corinthians 5:2
And in place of feeling sorrow, you are pleased with yourselves, so that he who has done this thing has not been sent away from among you.
1 Corinthians 6:5
I say this to put you to shame. Is there not among you one wise man who may be able to give a decision between his brothers?
1 Corinthians 6:6
But a brother who has a cause at law against another takes it before Gentile judges.
1 Corinthians 6:7
More than this, it is not to your credit to have causes at law with one another at all. Why not put up with wrong? why not undergo loss?
1 Corinthians 6:8
So far from doing this, you yourselves do wrong and take your brothers' property.
2 Corinthians 7:3
It is not with the purpose of judging you that I say this: for I have said before that you are in our hearts for life and death together.
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1 Corinthians 11:1
So take me for your example, even as I take Christ for mine.
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1 Corinthians 11:15
But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given to her for a covering.
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1 Corinthians 11:16
But if any man will not be ruled in this question, this is not our way of doing things, and it is not done in the churches of God.
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Acts 20:7
And on the first day of the week, when we had come together for the holy meal, Paul gave them a talk, for it was his purpose to go away on the day after; and he went on talking till after the middle of the night.
1 Corinthians 11:23
For it was handed down to me from the Lord, as I gave it to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night when Judas was false to him, took bread,
1 Corinthians 11:28
But let no man take of the bread and the cup without testing himself.
1 Corinthians 11:29
For a man puts himself in danger, if he takes part in the holy meal without being conscious that it is the Lord's body.
1 Corinthians 11:32
But if punishment does come, it is sent by the Lord, so that we may be safe when the world is judged.
1 Corinthians 11:33
So then, my brothers, when you come together to the holy meal of the Lord, let there be waiting for one another.
1 Corinthians 11:34
If any man is in need of food, let him take his meal in his house; so that you may not come together to your damage. And the rest I will put in order when I come.
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2 Corinthians 2:9
And for the same reason I sent you a letter so that I might be certain of your desire to do my orders in all things.
2 Corinthians 8:22
And we have sent with them our brother, whose ready spirit has been made clear to us at times and in ways without number, but it is now all the more so because of the certain faith which he has in you.
Philippians 2:22
But his quality is clear to you; how, as a child is to its father, so he was a help to me in the work of the good news.
1 Timothy 3:10
And let these first be put to the test; then let them become Deacons if there is nothing against them.
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Acts 15:1
Now certain men came down from Judaea, teaching the brothers and saying that without circumcision, after the rule of Moses, there is no salvation.
Acts 15:24
Because we have knowledge that some who went from us have been troubling you with their words, putting your souls in doubt; to whom we gave no such order;
1 Corinthians 12:4
Now there are different qualities given to men, but the same Spirit.
Galatians 1:6
I am surprised that you are being so quickly turned away from him whose word came to you in the grace of Christ, to good news of a different sort;
Galatians 1:7
Which is not another sort: only there are some who give you trouble, desiring to make changes in the good news of Christ.
Galatians 1:8
But even if we, or an angel from heaven, were to be a preacher to you of good news other than that which we have given you, let there be a curse on him.
Hebrews 6:4
As for those who at one time saw the light, tasting the good things from heaven, and having their part in the Holy Spirit,
Hebrews 6:5
With knowledge of the good word of God, and of the powers of the coming time,
Hebrews 6:6
And then let themselves be turned away, it is not possible for their hearts to be made new a second time; because they themselves put the Son of God on the cross again, openly shaming him.
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Ephesians 5:22
Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as of the Lord.
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Matthew 13:49
So will it be in the end of the world: the angels will come and take out the bad from the good,
1 Corinthians 9:27
But I give blows to my body, and keep it under control, for fear that, after having given the good news to others, I myself might not have God's approval.
2 Corinthians 13:5
Make a test of yourselves, if you are in the faith; make certain of yourselves. Or are you not conscious in yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you, if you are truly Christ's?
2 Corinthians 13:6
But it is my hope that you will have no doubt that we are truly Christ's.
2 Timothy 2:20
Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but others of wood and earth, and some which are honoured and some without honour.
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Zechariah 3:2
And the Lord said to the Satan, May the Lord's word be sharp against you, O Satan, the word of the Lord who has taken Jerusalem for himself: is this not a burning branch pulled out of the fire?
2 Corinthians 11:26
In frequent travels, in dangers on rivers, in dangers from outlaws, in dangers from my countrymen, in dangers from the Gentiles, in dangers in the town, in dangers in the waste land, in dangers at sea, in dangers among false brothers;
2 Thessalonians 2:4
Who puts himself against all authority, lifting himself up over all which is named God or is given worship; so that he takes his seat in the Temple of God, putting himself forward as God.
2 Timothy 3:3
Without natural love, bitter haters, saying evil of others, violent and uncontrolled, hating all good,
2 Timothy 3:4
False to their friends, acting without thought, lifted up in mind, loving pleasure more than God;
2 Timothy 3:5
Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.
2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when they will not take the true teaching; but, moved by their desires, they will get for themselves a great number of teachers for the pleasure of hearing them;
1 Peter 4:17
For the time has come for the judging, starting with the church of God; but if it makes a start with us, what will be the end of those who are not under the rule of God?
2 Peter 2:14
Having eyes full of evil desire, never having enough of sin; turning feeble souls out of the true way; they are children of cursing, whose hearts are well used to bitter envy;
2 Peter 3:17
For this reason, my loved ones, having knowledge of these things before they take place, take care that you are not turned away by the error of the uncontrolled, so falling from your true faith.
Jude 1:4
For certain men have come among you secretly, marked out before in the holy Writings for this evil fate, men without the fear of God, turning his grace into an unclean thing, and false to our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
Jude 1:19
These are the men who make divisions, natural men, not having the Spirit.
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James 1:12
There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God's approval, he will be given the crown of life, which the Lord has said he will give to those who have love for him.
1 Peter 1:7
So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
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