2 Corinthians 12:15
And I will gladly give all I have for your souls. If I have the more love for you, am I to be loved the less?
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2 Corinthians 12:15
And I will gladly give all I have for your souls. If I have the more love for you, am I to be loved the less?
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Genesis 34:19
And without loss of time the young man did as they said, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter, and he was the noblest of his father's house.
Isaiah 63:8
For he said, Truly they are my people, children who will not be false: so he was their saviour out of all their trouble.
Isaiah 63:9
It was no sent one or angel, but he himself who was their saviour: in his love and in his pity he took up their cause, and he took them in his arms, caring for them all through the years.
Isaiah 63:10
But they went against him, causing grief to his holy spirit: so he was turned against them, and made war on them.
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Exodus 18:18
Your strength and that of the people will be completely used up: this work is more than you are able to do by yourself.
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Exodus 23:4
If you come across the ox or the ass of one who is no friend to you wandering from its way, you are to take it back to him.
Exodus 23:5
If you see the ass of one who has no love for you bent down to the earth under the weight which is put on it, you are to come to its help, even against your desire.
Deuteronomy 22:4
If you see your brother's ox or his ass falling down on the road, do not go by without giving him help in lifting it up again.
Matthew 5:43
You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:
Matthew 5:44
But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;
Luke 10:29
But he, desiring to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
Luke 10:30
And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.
Luke 10:31
And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he went by on the other side.
Luke 10:32
And in the same way, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, went by on the other side.
Luke 10:33
But a certain man of Samaria, journeying that way, came where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with pity for him,
Luke 10:34
And came to him and put clean linen round his wounds, with oil and wine; and he put him on his beast and took him to a house and took care of him.
Luke 10:35
And the day after he took two pennies and gave them to the owner of the house and said, Take care of him; and if this money is not enough, when I come again I will give you whatever more is needed.
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Leviticus 26:20
And your strength will be used up without profit; for your land will not give her increase and the trees of the field will not give their fruit.
Isaiah 49:4
And I said, I have undergone weariness for nothing, I have given my strength for no purpose or profit: but still the Lord will take up my cause, and my God will give me my reward.
John 1:11
He came to the things which were his and his people did not take him to their hearts.
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Numbers 16:15
Then Moses was very angry, and said to the Lord, Give no attention to their offering: not one of their asses have I taken, or done wrong to any of them.
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am: give witness against me before the Lord and before the man on whom he has put the holy oil: whose ox or ass have I taken? to whom have I been untrue? who has been crushed down by me? from whose hand have I taken a price for the blinding of my eyes? I will give it all back to you.
1 Samuel 12:4
And they said, You have never been untrue to us or cruel to us; you have taken nothing from any man.
2 Kings 5:16
But he said, By the life of the Lord whose servant I am, I will take nothing from you. And he did his best to make him take it but he would not.
2 Kings 5:20
But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said, Now my master has taken nothing from Naaman, this Aramaean, of what he would have given him: by the living Lord, I will go after him and get something from him.
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2 Samuel 17:1
Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me take out twelve thousand men and this very night I will go after David:
2 Samuel 17:2
And I will come up with him when he is tired and feeble, and make him full of fear: and all the people with him will go in flight; and I will make an attack on the king only:
2 Samuel 17:3
And I will make all the people come back to you as a bride comes back to her husband: it is the life of only one man you are going after; so all the people will be at peace.
2 Samuel 17:4
And the saying was pleasing to Absalom and to the responsible men of Israel.
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2 Samuel 18:33
Then the king was much moved, and went up into the room over the door, weeping, and saying, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! if only my life might have been given for yours, O Absalom, my son, my son!
1 Corinthians 4:8
For even now you are full, even now you have wealth, you have been made kings without us: truly, I would be glad if you were kings, so that we might be kings with you.
1 Corinthians 4:9
For it seems to me that God has put us the Apostles last of all, as men whose fate is death: for we are put on view to the world, and to angels, and to men.
1 Corinthians 4:11
Even to this hour we are without food, drink, and clothing, we are given blows and have no certain resting-place;
1 Corinthians 4:13
When evil things are said about us we give gentle answers: we are made as the unclean things of the world, as that for which no one has any use, even till now.
1 Corinthians 4:16
So my desire is that you take me as your example.
1 Corinthians 4:17
For this cause I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and true child in the Lord; he will make clear to you my ways in Christ, even as I am teaching everywhere in every church.
1 Corinthians 4:18
Now some are full of pride, as if I was not coming to you.
2 Corinthians 11:23
Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking foolishly) I am more so; I have had more experience of hard work, of prisons, of blows more than measure, of death.
2 Corinthians 11:25
Three times I was whipped with rods, once I was stoned, three times the ship I was in came to destruction at sea, a night and a day I have been in the water;
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 Corinthians 11:27
In hard work and weariness, in frequent watchings, going without food and drink, cold and in need of clothing.
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Job 19:26
And...without my flesh I will see God;
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Job 19:27
Whom I will see on my side, and not as one strange to me. My heart is broken with desire.
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Psalms 73:26
My flesh and my heart are wasting away: but God is the Rock of my heart and my eternal heritage.
Isaiah 57:1
The upright man goes to his death, and no one gives a thought to it; and god-fearing men are taken away, and no one is troubled by it; for the upright man is taken away because of evil-doing, and goes into peace.
Isaiah 57:2
They are at rest in their last resting-places, every one going straight before him.
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Psalms 35:7
For without cause they have put a net ready for me secretly, in which to take my soul.
Psalms 35:12
They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.
Psalms 38:20
They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.
Psalms 109:4
For my love they give me back hate; but I have given myself to prayer.
John 10:32
Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?
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Song of Solomon 4:1
See, you are fair, my love, you are fair; you have the eyes of a dove; your hair is as a flock of goats, which take their rest on the side of Gilead.
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Isaiah 56:11
Yes, the dogs are for ever looking for food; while these, the keepers of the sheep, are without wisdom: they have all gone after their pleasure, every one looking for profit; they are all the same.
Jeremiah 6:13
For from the least of them even to the greatest, everyone is given up to getting money; from the prophet even to the priest, everyone is working deceit.
Jeremiah 8:10
So I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who will take them for themselves: for everyone, from the least to the greatest, is given up to getting money; from the priest even to the prophet, everyone is false.
Ezekiel 33:31
And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.
Micah 3:11
Its heads take rewards for judging, and the priests take payment for teaching, and the prophets get silver for reading the future: but still, supporting themselves on the Lord, they say, Is not the Lord among us? no evil will overtake us.
Malachi 1:10
If only there was one among you who would see that the doors were shut, so that you might not put a light to the fire on my altar for nothing! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of armies, and I will not take an offering from your hands.
1 Timothy 3:3
Not quickly moved to wrath or blows, but gentle; no fighter, no lover of money;
1 Timothy 3:8
Deacons, in the same way, are to be serious in their behaviour, not false in word, not given to taking much wine or greatly desiring the wealth of this world;
Titus 1:7
For it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself;
Titus 1:11
By whom some families have been completely overturned; who take money for teaching things which are not right; these will have to be stopped.
1 Peter 5:2
Keep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind;
2 Peter 2:3
And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.
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Matthew 5:11
Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.
Matthew 5:12
Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.
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Matthew 5:29
And if your right eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell.
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Matthew 5:30
And if your right hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell.
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Matthew 18:4
Whoever, then, will make himself as low as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 20:27
And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him take the lowest place:
Mark 9:33
And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house, he put the question to them, What were you talking about on the way?
Mark 9:34
But they said nothing: because they had had an argument between themselves on the way, about who was the greatest.
Mark 9:35
And seating himself, he made the twelve come to him; and he said to them, If any man has the desire to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.
Mark 10:45
For truly the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.
Luke 22:26
But let it not be so with you; but he who is greater, let him become like the younger; and he who is chief, like a servant.
Romans 1:14
I have a debt to Greeks and to the nations outside; to the wise and to those who have no learning.
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Matthew 25:36
I had no clothing, and you gave it to me: when I was ill, or in prison, you came to me.
Matthew 25:37
Then will the upright make answer to him, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food, and give it to you? or in need of drink, and give it to you?
Matthew 25:38
And when did we see you wandering, and take you in? or without clothing, and give it to you?
Matthew 25:39
And when did we see you ill, or in prison, and come to you?
Matthew 25:40
And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.
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Exodus 28:30
And in the bag you are to put the Urim and Thummim, so that they may be on Aaron's heart whenever he goes in before the Lord; and Aaron may have the power of making decisions for the children of Israel before the Lord at all times.
Numbers 16:48
And he took his place between the dead and the living: and the disease was stopped.
Mark 10:21
And Jesus, looking on him and loving him, said, There is one thing needed: go, get money for your goods, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come with me.
Luke 19:41
And when he got near and saw the town, he was overcome with weeping for it,
Hebrews 2:17
Because of this it was necessary for him to be made like his brothers in every way, so that he might be a high priest full of mercy and keeping faith in everything to do with God, making offerings for the sins of the people.
Hebrews 4:15
For we have not a high priest who is not able to be touched by the feelings of our feeble flesh; but we have one who has been tested in all points as we ourselves are tested, but without sin.
Hebrews 9:12
And has gone once and for ever into the holy place, having got eternal salvation, not through the blood of goats and young oxen, but through his blood.
Hebrews 9:24
For Christ did not go into a holy place which had been made by men's hands as the copy of the true one; but he went into heaven itself, and now takes his place before the face of God for us.
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Matthew 19:19
Give honour to your father and your mother: and, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
Mark 12:31
The second is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. There is no other law greater than these.
Luke 10:36
Which of these three men, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who came into the hands of thieves?
Luke 10:37
And he said, The one who had mercy on him. And Jesus said, Go and do the same.
Romans 13:8
Be in debt for nothing, but to have love for one another: for he who has love for his neighbour has kept all the law.
Galatians 5:14
For all the law is made complete in one word, even in this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
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Luke 15:14
And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need.
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Acts 20:23
Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me.
1 Corinthians 8:1
Now about things offered to images: we all seem to ourselves to have knowledge. Knowledge gives pride, but love gives true strength.
1 Corinthians 16:6
But I may be with you for a time, or even for the winter, so that you may see me on my way, wherever I go.
1 Corinthians 16:14
Let all you do be done in love.
1 Corinthians 16:24
My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. So be it.
2 Corinthians 4:12
So then, death is working in us, but life in you.
2 Corinthians 11:19
For you put up with the foolish gladly, being wise yourselves.
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John 10:11
I am the good keeper of sheep: the good keeper gives his life for the sheep.
Romans 1:1
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, an Apostle by the selection of God, given authority as a preacher of the good news,
Romans 15:15
But I have, in some measure, less fear in writing to you to put these things before you again, because of the grace which was given to me by God,
1 Corinthians 13:3
And if I give all my goods to the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it is of no profit to me.
2 Corinthians 1:6
But if we are troubled, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which takes effect through your quiet undergoing of the same troubles which we undergo:
2 Corinthians 1:14
Even as you have been ready, in part, to say that we are your glory, in the same way that you are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.
2 Corinthians 2:3
And I said this very thing in my letter, for fear that when I came I might have sorrow from those from whom it was right for me to have joy; being certain of this, that my joy is the joy of you all.
Galatians 4:10
You keep days, and months, and fixed times, and years.
Ephesians 4:3
Taking care to keep the harmony of the Spirit in the yoke of peace.
Colossians 4:18
I, Paul, give you this word of love in my handwriting. Keep in memory that I am a prisoner. Grace be with you.
Philemon 1:1
Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear helper in the faith,
Hebrews 13:17
Give ear to those who are rulers over you, and do as they say: for they keep watch over your souls, ready to give an account of them; let them be able to do this with joy and not with grief, because that would be of no profit to you.
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Judges 16:15
And she said to him, Why do you say you are my lover when your heart is not mine? Three times you have made sport of me, and have not made clear to me the secret of your great strength.
Acts 20:35
In all things I was an example to you of how, in your lives, you are to give help to the feeble, and keep in memory the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, There is a greater blessing in giving than in getting.
Romans 12:9
Let love be without deceit. Be haters of what is evil; keep your minds fixed on what is good.
Romans 15:1
We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.
1 Corinthians 9:22
To the feeble, I was as one who is feeble, so that they might have salvation: I have been all things to all men, so that some at least might have salvation.
2 Corinthians 6:6
In a clean heart, in knowledge, in long waiting, in being kind, in the Holy Spirit, in true love,
Galatians 6:1
Brothers, if a man is taken in any wrongdoing, you who are of the Spirit will put such a one right in a spirit of love; keeping watch on yourself, for fear that you yourself may be tested.
Galatians 6:2
Take on yourselves one another's troubles, and so keep the law of Christ.
1 Thessalonians 2:11
Even as you saw how, like a father with his children, we were teaching and comforting you all, and giving witness,
1 Thessalonians 5:14
And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.
Hebrews 12:12
For this cause let the hands which are hanging down be lifted up, and let the feeble knees be made strong,
Hebrews 12:13
And make straight roads for your feet, so that the feeble may not be turned out of the way, but may be made strong.
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1 Corinthians 11:17
But in giving you this order, there is one thing about which I am not pleased: it is that when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse.
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1 Corinthians 2:4
And in my preaching there were no honeyed words of wisdom, but I was dependent on the power of the Spirit to make it clear to you:
1 Corinthians 2:5
So that your faith might be based not on man's wisdom but on the power of God.
1 Corinthians 2:13
And these are the things which we say, not in the language of man's wisdom, but in words given to us by the Spirit, judging the things of the spirit by the help of the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 1:17
If then I had such a purpose, did I seem to be changing suddenly? or am I guided in my purposes by the flesh, saying, Yes, today, and, No, tomorrow?
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not like the great number who make use of the word of God for profit: but our words are true, as from God, being said as before God in Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:2
And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.
2 Corinthians 10:2
Yes, I make my request to you, so that when I am with you I may not have to make use of the authority which may be needed against some to whom we seem to be walking after the flesh.
2 Corinthians 10:3
For though we may be living in the flesh, we are not fighting after the way of the flesh
James 3:17
But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.
James 3:18
And the fruit of righteousness is planted in peace for those who make peace.
James 4:6
But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.
1 Peter 2:11
My loved ones, I make this request with all my heart, that, as those for whom this world is a strange country, you will keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh which make war against the soul;
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2 Corinthians 7:8
For though my letter gave you pain, I have no regret for it now, though I had before; for I see that the letter gave you pain, but only for a time.
2 Corinthians 7:9
Now I am glad, not that you had sorrow, but that your sorrow was the cause of a change of heart; for yours was a holy sorrow so that you might undergo no loss by us in anything.
2 Corinthians 7:12
So though I sent you a letter, it was not only because of the man who did the wrong, or because of him to whom the wrong was done, but so that your true care for us might be made clear in the eyes of God.
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2 Corinthians 8:19
And not only so, but he was marked out by the churches to go with us in the grace of this giving which we have undertaken to the glory of the Lord and to make clear that our mind was ready:
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2 Corinthians 8:20
And so that no man might be able to say anything against us in the business of this giving which has been put into our hands:
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2 Corinthians 10:4
(For the arms with which we are fighting are not those of the flesh, but are strong before God for the destruction of high places);
2 Corinthians 11:6
But though I am rough in my way of talking, I am not so in knowledge, as we have made clear to all by our acts among you.
James 3:13
Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.
James 3:14
But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.
James 3:15
This wisdom is not from heaven, but is of the earth and the flesh and the Evil One.
James 3:16
For where envy is, and the desire to get the better of others, there is no order, but every sort of evil-doing.
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2 Corinthians 13:9
For we are glad when we are feeble and you are strong: and this is our prayer, even that you may be made complete.
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Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, have love for your wives, even as Christ had love for the church, and gave himself for it;
Ephesians 5:28
Even so it is right for husbands to have love for their wives as for their bodies. He who has love for his wife has love for himself:
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Acts 18:3
And because he was of the same trade, he was living with them, and they did their work together; for by trade they were tent-makers.
Acts 18:5
And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was completely given up to the word, preaching to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus.
Acts 18:11
And he was there for a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
1 Corinthians 9:4
Have we no right to take food and drink?
1 Corinthians 9:6
Or I only and Barnabas, have we no right to take a rest from work?
1 Corinthians 9:7
Who ever goes to war without looking to someone to be responsible for his payment? who puts in vines and does not take the fruit of them? or who takes care of sheep without drinking of their milk?
Philippians 4:15
And you have knowledge, Philippians, that when the good news first came to you, when I went away from Macedonia, no church took part with me in the business of giving to the saints, but you only;
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Luke 7:5
It is right for you to do this for him, because he is a friend to our nation, and himself has put up a Synagogue for us.
John 11:5
Now Jesus had love in his heart for Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
1 Corinthians 9:20
And to the Jews I was as a Jew, so that I might give the good news to them; to those under the law I was the same, not as being myself under the law, but so that I might give the good news to those under the law.
1 Corinthians 9:21
To those without the law I was as one without the law, not as being without law to God, but as under law to Christ, so that I might give the good news to those without the law.
2 Corinthians 11:5
For in my opinion, I am in no way less than the most important of the Apostles.
Galatians 4:19
My children, of whom I am again in birth-pains till Christ is formed in you,
Galatians 6:7
Be not tricked; God is not made sport of: for whatever seed a man puts in, that will he get back as grain.
Philippians 1:19
For I am conscious that this will be for my salvation, through your prayer and the giving out of the stored wealth of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
Philippians 3:15
Then let us all, who have come to full growth, be of this mind: and if in anything you are of a different mind, even this will God make clear to you:
Hebrews 13:7
Keep in mind those who were over you, and who gave you the word of God; seeing the outcome of their way of life, let your faith be like theirs.
Revelation 3:19
To all those who are dear to me, I give sharp words and punishment: then with all your heart have sorrow for your evil ways.
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.
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Matthew 5:7
Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.
John 10:10
The thief comes only to take the sheep and to put them to death: he comes for their destruction: I have come so that they may have life and have it in greater measure.
Acts 20:31
So keep watch, having in mind that for three years without resting I was teaching every one of you, day and night, with weeping.
Romans 10:1
Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is, that they may get salvation.
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me has not been for nothing; for I did more work than all of them; though not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
2 Corinthians 4:16
For which cause we do not give way to weariness; but though our outer man is getting feebler, our inner man is made new day by day.
2 Corinthians 12:10
So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.
Philippians 1:9
And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience;
Philippians 2:27
For in fact he was ill almost to death: but God had mercy on him; and not only on him but on me, so that I might not have grief on grief.
1 Thessalonians 5:13
And have a high opinion of them in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
2 Timothy 4:6
For I am even now being offered, and my end is near.
1 John 3:18
My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.
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Revelation 18:12
Gold, and silver, and stones of great price, and jewels, and delicate linen, and robes of purple and silk and red; and perfumed wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel made of fair wood, and of brass, and iron, and stone;
Revelation 18:13
And sweet-smelling plants, and perfumes, and wine, and oil, and well crushed grain, and cattle and sheep; and horses and carriages and servants; and souls of men.
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Psalms 119:32
I will go quickly in the way of your teaching, because you have given me a free heart.
Habakkuk 2:5
A curse on the cruel and false one! the man full of pride, who never has enough; who makes his desires wide as the underworld! he is like death; he is never full, but he makes all nations come to him, getting all peoples together to himself.
Ephesians 6:8
In the knowledge that for every good thing anyone does, he will have his reward from the Lord, If he is a servant or if he is free.
Revelation 22:12
See, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man the outcome of his works.
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