Matthew 22:5
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5 But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business.
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1 John 2:15-16
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Do Not Love the World
15 (A)Do not love the world or the things in the world. (B)If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, (C)the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.
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Hebrews 2:3
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3 (A)how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, (B)which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was (C)confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
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Luke 14:18-20
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18 But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.’ 19 And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.’ 20 Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’
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2 Timothy 3:4
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4 (A)traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
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1 Timothy 6:9-10
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9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
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Romans 8:6
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6 For (A)to be [a]carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
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- Romans 8:6 fleshly
Romans 2:4
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4 Or do you despise (A)the riches of His goodness, (B)forbearance, and (C)longsuffering, (D)not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
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Acts 24:25
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25 Now as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and answered, “Go away for now; when I have a convenient time I will call for you.”
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Acts 2:13
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13 Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.”
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Luke 17:26-32
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26 (A)And as it (B)was in the (C)days of (D)Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: 27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the (E)day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and (F)destroyed them all. 28 (G)Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; 29 but on (H)the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man (I)is revealed.
31 “In that day, he (J)who is on the housetop, and his [a]goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back. 32 (K)Remember Lot’s wife.
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Matthew 24:38-39
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38 (A)For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
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Matthew 13:22
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22 Now (A)he who received seed (B)among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
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Proverbs 1:24-25
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24 (A)Because I have called and you refused,
I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded,
25 Because you (B)disdained all my counsel,
And would have none of my rebuke,
Proverbs 1:7
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7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Psalm 106:24-25
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24 Then they despised (A)the pleasant land;
They (B)did not believe His word,
25 (C)But complained in their tents,
And did not heed the voice of the Lord.
Genesis 25:34
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34 And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then (A)he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau (B)despised his birthright.
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Genesis 19:14
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14 So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, (A)who had married his daughters, and said, (B)“Get up, get out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city!” (C)But to his sons-in-law he seemed to be joking.
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