Titus 3:8
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8 The saying is sure.
I desire that you insist on these things, so that those who have come to believe in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works; these things are excellent and profitable to everyone.(A)
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Titus 3:14
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14 And let people learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet urgent needs, so that they may not be unproductive.
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Titus 2:14
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14 He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.(A)
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Psalm 16:2-3
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2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.”[a]
3 As for the holy ones in the land, they are the noble ones
in whom is all my delight.(A)
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- 16.2 Jerome Tg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Titus 3:1
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Maintain Good Deeds
3 Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,(A)
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Titus 1:9
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9 holding tightly to the trustworthy word of the teaching, so that he may be able both to exhort with sound instruction and to refute those who contradict it.
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1 Peter 1:21
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21 Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your trust and hope are in God.
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1 Timothy 1:15
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15 The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the foremost.(A)
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Romans 4:5
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5 But to one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness.
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John 12:44
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Summary of Jesus’s Teaching
44 Then Jesus cried aloud: “Whoever believes in me believes not in me but in him who sent me.(A)
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John 5:24
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24 Very truly, I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and does not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.(A)
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Job 22:2
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2 “Can a mortal be of use to God?
Can even the wisest be of service to him?(A)
1 John 5:10-13
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10 Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe in God[a] have made him a liar by not believing in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son.(A) 11 And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.(B)
Epilogue
13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.[b](C)
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Philemon 11
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11 Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful[a] to[b] you and to me.
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Psalm 78:22
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22 because they had no faith in God
and did not trust his saving power.(A)
2 Corinthians 4:13
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13 But just as we have the same spirit of faith that is in accordance with scripture—“I believed, and so I spoke”—we also believe, and therefore we also speak,(A)
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Proverbs 21:28
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28 A false witness will perish,
but a good listener will testify successfully.
2 Corinthians 9:12-15
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12 for the rendering of this ministry not only supplies the needs of the saints but also overflows with many thanksgivings to God. 13 Through the testing of this ministry you[a] glorify God by your obedience to the confession of the gospel of Christ and by the generosity of your partnership with them and with all others,(A) 14 while they long for you and pray for you because of the surpassing grace of God that he has given you. 15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!(B)
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- 9.13 Or they
Acts 12:15
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15 They said to her, “You are out of your mind!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”(A)
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Job 35:7-8
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7 If you are righteous, what do you give to him,
or what does he receive from your hand?(A)
8 Your wickedness affects others like you,
and your righteousness, other human beings.
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