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1 Corinthians 2:15
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1 Corinthians 2:15
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15 Those who are spiritual discern all things, and they are themselves subject to no one else’s scrutiny.
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1 Corinthians 2:15
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1 Corinthians 2:15
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15 The person with the Spirit(A) makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments,
1 Thessalonians 5:21
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1 Thessalonians 5:21
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21 but test everything; hold fast to what is good;(A)
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1 Thessalonians 5:21
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Proverbs 28:5
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Proverbs 28:5
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5 The evil do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.(A)
Proverbs 28:5
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Proverbs 28:5
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5 Evildoers do not understand what is right,
but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.
Hebrews 5:14
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Hebrews 5:14
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14 But solid food is for the mature, for those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.(A)
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Hebrews 5:14
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14 But solid food is for the mature,(A) who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.(B)
1 John 4:1
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1 John 4:1
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Testing the Spirits
4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.(A)
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1 John 4:1
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On Denying the Incarnation
4 Dear friends,(A) do not believe every spirit,(B) but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.(C)
1 Corinthians 14:37
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1 Corinthians 14:37
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37 Anyone who claims to be a prophet or spiritual must acknowledge that what I am writing to you is a command[a] of the Lord.(A)
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- 14.37 Other ancient authorities lack a command
1 Corinthians 14:37
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1 Corinthians 14:37
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37 If anyone thinks they are a prophet(A) or otherwise gifted by the Spirit,(B) let them acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command.(C)
Galatians 6:1
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Galatians 6:1
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Bear One Another’s Burdens
6 My brothers and sisters, if anyone is detected in a transgression, you who have received the Spirit should restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness. Take care that you yourselves are not tempted.
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Galatians 6:1
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Doing Good to All
6 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit(A) should restore(B) that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.
Philippians 1:10
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Philippians 1:10
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10 to help you to determine what really matters, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless,
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10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,(A)
Ephesians 4:13-14
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Ephesians 4:13-14
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13 until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity,[a] to the measure of the full stature of Christ.(A) 14 We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine by people’s trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming;(B)
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- 4.13 Gk to a mature man
Ephesians 4:13-14
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Ephesians 4:13-14
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13 until we all reach unity(A) in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God(B) and become mature,(C) attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.(D)
14 Then we will no longer be infants,(E) tossed back and forth by the waves,(F) and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.(G)
1 Corinthians 3:1
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1 Corinthians 3:1
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On Divisions in the Corinthian Church
3 And so, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people but rather as fleshly, as infants in Christ.(A)
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The Church and Its Leaders
3 Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit(A) but as people who are still worldly(B)—mere infants(C) in Christ.
Colossians 1:9
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Colossians 1:9
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9 For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s[a] will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,(A)
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Colossians 1:9
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Colossians 1:9
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9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you,(A) we have not stopped praying for you.(B) We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will(C) through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[a](D)
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- Colossians 1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding
Galatians 2:3-5
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Galatians 2:3-5
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3 But even Titus, who was with me, was not compelled to be circumcised, though he was a Greek.(A) 4 But because of false brothers and sisters secretly brought in, who slipped in to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might enslave us(B)— 5 we did not submit to them even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might always remain with you.(C)
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Galatians 2:3-5
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3 Yet not even Titus,(A) who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.(B) 4 This matter arose because some false believers(C) had infiltrated our ranks to spy on(D) the freedom(E) we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves. 5 We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel(F) might be preserved for you.
1 Corinthians 4:5
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1 Corinthians 4:5
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5 Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive commendation from God.(A)
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1 Corinthians 4:5
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1 Corinthians 4:5
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5 Therefore judge nothing(A) before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes.(B) He will bring to light(C) what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.(D)
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