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10 or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God.

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11 I meant that you are not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer[a] yet indulges in sexual sin, or is greedy, or worships idols, or is abusive, or is a drunkard, or cheats people. Don’t even eat with such people.

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  1. 5:11 Greek a brother.

21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

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28 If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need.

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15 If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people’s affairs.

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33 Snakes! Sons of vipers! How will you escape the judgment of hell?

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29 Even common people oppress the poor, rob the needy, and deprive foreigners of justice.

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27 Your leaders are like wolves who tear apart their victims. They actually destroy people’s lives for money!

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Not that he cared for the poor—he was a thief, and since he was in charge of the disciples’ money, he often stole some for himself.

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Never harm or cheat a fellow believer in this matter by violating his wife,[a] for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before.

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  1. 4:6 Greek Never harm or cheat a brother in this matter.

13 “But now I clap my hands in indignation over your dishonest gain and bloodshed.

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13 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either.[a]

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  1. 23:13 Some manuscripts add verse 14, What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! You shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public. Because of this, you will be severely punished. Compare Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47.

23 Your leaders are rebels,
    the companions of thieves.
All of them love bribes
    and demand payoffs,
but they refuse to defend the cause of orphans
    or fight for the rights of widows.

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17 For you refuse my discipline
    and treat my words like trash.
18 When you see thieves, you approve of them,
    and you spend your time with adulterers.

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19 and he noticed a fig tree beside the road. He went over to see if there were any figs, but there were only leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” And immediately the fig tree withered up.

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11 Don’t you yourselves admit that this Temple, which bears my name, has become a den of thieves? Surely I see all the evil going on there. I, the Lord, have spoken!

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