Matthew 7:24
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Hearers and Doers
24 “Everyone, then, who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.(A)
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Luke 6:47-49
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47 I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them.(A) 48 That one is like a man building a house who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when a flood arose, the river burst against that house but could not shake it because it had been well built.[a] 49 But the one who hears and does not act is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against it, it quickly collapsed, and great was the ruin of that house.”
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- 6.48 Other ancient authorities read founded upon the rock
John 13:17
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17 If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.
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1 Corinthians 3:10-11
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10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Let each builder choose with care how to build on it.(A) 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ.(B)
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Luke 11:28
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28 But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”(A)
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1 John 2:3
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3 Now by this we know that we have come to know him, if we obey his commandments.
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James 2:17-26
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17 So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from works, and I by my works will show you faith.(A) 19 You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder.(B) 20 Do you want to be shown, you senseless person, that faith apart from works is worthless?[a] 21 Was not our ancestor Abraham justified by works when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?(C) 22 You see that faith was active along with his works, and by works faith was brought to completion.(D) 23 Thus the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,”[b] and he was called the friend of God.(E) 24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25 Likewise, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers[c] and sent them out by another road?(F) 26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is also dead.
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Psalm 111:10
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10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all those who practice it[a] have a good understanding.
His praise endures forever.(A)
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- 111.10 Gk Syr: Heb them
1 John 3:22-24
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22 and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.(A)
23 And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.(B) 24 All who obey his commandments abide in him, and he abides in them. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit that he has given us.(C)
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James 1:21-27
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21 Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls.(A)
22 But be doers of the word and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.(B) 23 For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves[a] in a mirror;(C) 24 for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. 25 But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing.(D)
26 If any think they are religious and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless.(E) 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.(F)
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- 1.23 Gk at the face of his birth
Proverbs 10:8
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8 The wise of heart will heed commandments,
but one with foolish lips will come to ruin.(A)
John 14:15
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The Promise of the Holy Spirit
15 “If you love me, you will keep[a] my commandments.(A)
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- 14.15 Other ancient authorities read me, keep
Galatians 6:7-8
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7 Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow.(A) 8 If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh, but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit.(B)
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John 15:14
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14 You are my friends if you do what I command you.(A)
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John 14:22-24
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22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will reveal yourself to us and not to the world?” 23 Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.(A) 24 Whoever does not love me does not keep my words, and the word that you hear is not mine but is from the Father who sent me.(B)
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Job 28:28
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28 And he said to humankind,
‘Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”(A)
Matthew 12:50
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50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”(A)
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Matthew 7:7-8
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Ask, Search, Knock
7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.(A) 8 For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.(B)
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Matthew 6:19-21
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Concerning Treasures
19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust[a] consume and where thieves break in and steal,(A) 20 but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust[b] consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal.(B) 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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John 15:10
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10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love.(A)
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Psalm 119:99
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99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
for your decrees are my meditation.
1 John 5:3-5
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3 For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome,(A) 4 for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith.(B) 5 Who is it who conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?(C)
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Matthew 5:3-12
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3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.(A)
4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.(B)
5 “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.(C)
7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.(D)
9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.(E)
10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.(F)
11 “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely[a] on my account.(G) 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.(H)
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Psalm 119:130
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130 The unfolding of your words gives light;
it imparts understanding to the simple.(A)
Revelation 22:14-15
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14 Blessed are those who wash their robes,[a] so that they will have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates. 15 Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral[b] and murderers and idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.(A)
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