2 Corinthians 5:20
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20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors,(A) as though God were making his appeal through us.(B) We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.(C)
Ephesians 6:20
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20 for which I am an ambassador(A) in chains.(B) Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
Luke 14:23
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23 “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
2 Corinthians 6:1
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2 Corinthians 3:6
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6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant(A)—not of the letter(B) but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.(C)
2 Corinthians 5:11
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The Ministry of Reconciliation
11 Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord,(A) we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience.(B)
Luke 10:16
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16 “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”(A)
Malachi 2:7
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7 “For the lips of a priest(A) ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger(B) of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.(C)
Ezekiel 18:31-32
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1 Thessalonians 4:8
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8 Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.(A)
John 20:21
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Isaiah 55:6-7
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Job 22:21
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Acts 26:17-18
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17 I will rescue you(A) from your own people and from the Gentiles.(B) I am sending you to them 18 to open their eyes(C) and turn them from darkness to light,(D) and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins(E) and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’(F)
Proverbs 1:22-33
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22 “How long will you who are simple(A) love your simple ways?
How long will mockers delight in mockery
and fools hate(B) knowledge?
23 Repent at my rebuke!
Then I will pour out my thoughts to you,
I will make known to you my teachings.
24 But since you refuse(C) to listen when I call(D)
and no one pays attention(E) when I stretch out my hand,
25 since you disregard all my advice
and do not accept my rebuke,
26 I in turn will laugh(F) when disaster(G) strikes you;
I will mock(H) when calamity overtakes you(I)—
27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when disaster(J) sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
28 “Then they will call to me but I will not answer;(K)
they will look for me but will not find me,(L)
29 since they hated knowledge
and did not choose to fear the Lord.(M)
30 Since they would not accept my advice
and spurned my rebuke,(N)
31 they will eat the fruit of their ways
and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.(O)
32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them;(P)
33 but whoever listens to me will live in safety(Q)
and be at ease, without fear of harm.”(R)
1 Corinthians 4:4-5
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4 My conscience(A) is clear, but that does not make me innocent.(B) It is the Lord who judges me.(C) 5 Therefore judge nothing(D) before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes.(E) He will bring to light(F) what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.(G)
Jeremiah 38:20
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20 “They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey(A) the Lord by doing what I tell you. Then it will go well(B) with you, and your life(C) will be spared.
Jeremiah 13:16-17
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16 Give glory(A) to the Lord your God
before he brings the darkness,
before your feet stumble(B)
on the darkening hills.
You hope for light,
but he will turn it to utter darkness
and change it to deep gloom.(C)
17 If you do not listen,(D)
I will weep in secret
because of your pride;
my eyes will weep bitterly,
overflowing with tears,(E)
because the Lord’s flock(F) will be taken captive.(G)
Proverbs 13:17
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Job 33:6
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2 Chronicles 36:15
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The Fall of Jerusalem(A)(B)
15 The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers(C) again and again,(D) because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place.
2 Kings 17:13
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13 The Lord warned(A) Israel and Judah through all his prophets and seers:(B) “Turn from your evil ways.(C) Observe my commands and decrees, in accordance with the entire Law that I commanded your ancestors to obey and that I delivered to you through my servants the prophets.”(D)
Jeremiah 44:4
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4 Again and again(A) I sent my servants the prophets,(B) who said, ‘Do not do this detestable(C) thing that I hate!’
Isaiah 27:5
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Job 33:23
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