Matthew 19:17
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17 And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is one who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
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Leviticus 18:5
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5 You shall keep my statutes and my ordinances; by doing so one shall live: I am the Lord.(A)
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Galatians 3:11-13
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11 Now it is evident that no one is reckoned as righteous before God by the law, for “the one who is righteous will live by faith.”[a](A) 12 But the law does not rest on faith; on the contrary, “Whoever does the works of the law[b] will live by them.”(B) 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”(C)—
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Luke 10:26-28
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26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” 27 He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and your neighbor as yourself.”(A) 28 And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.”(B)
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Romans 10:5
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Salvation Is for All
5 Moses writes concerning the righteousness that comes from the law, that “the person who does these things will live by them.”(A)
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1 Samuel 2:2
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2 There is no Holy One like the Lord,
no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God.(A)
1 John 4:16
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16 So we have known and believe the love that God has for us.
God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.
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Ezekiel 20:21
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21 But the children rebelled against me; they did not follow my statutes and were not careful to observe my ordinances, by whose observance everyone shall live; they profaned my Sabbaths.
Then I thought I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness.(A)
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Ezekiel 20:11-12
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11 I gave them my statutes and showed them my ordinances, by whose observance everyone shall live.(A) 12 Moreover, I gave them my Sabbaths, as a sign between me and them, so that they might know that I the Lord sanctify them.(B)
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Nehemiah 9:29
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29 And you warned them in order to turn them back to your law, yet they acted presumptuously and did not obey your commandments but sinned against your ordinances, by the observance of which a person shall live. They turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck and would not obey.
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1 John 4:8-10
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8 Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.(A) 10 In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.(B)
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James 1:17
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17 Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.[a](A)
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- 1.17 Other ancient authorities read variation due to a shadow of turning
Psalm 145:7-9
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7 They shall celebrate the fame of your abundant goodness
and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.(A)
8 The Lord is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.(B)
9 The Lord is good to all,
and his compassion is over all that he has made.(C)
Psalm 52:1
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Psalm 52
Judgment on the Deceitful
To the leader. A Maskil of David, when Doeg the Edomite came to Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”
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- 52.1 Cn Compare Syr: Heb the kindness of God
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