1 Kings 13:9
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9 for so was it commanded me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘You shall neither eat bread nor drink water nor return by the way that you came.’”
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Romans 16:17
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Final Instructions and Greetings
17 I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles (A)contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; (B)avoid them.
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John 15:14
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14 You are (A)my friends (B)if you do what I command you.
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John 13:17
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17 If you know these things, (A)blessed are you if you do them.
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Psalm 141:4
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4 (A)Do not let my heart incline to any evil,
to busy myself with wicked deeds
in company with men who (B)work iniquity,
and (C)let me not eat of their delicacies!
Job 23:12
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12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
I have (A)treasured the words of his mouth more than my (B)portion of food.
1 Kings 13:21-22
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21 And he cried to the man of God who came from Judah, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because you have disobeyed the word of the Lord and have not kept the command that the Lord your God commanded you, 22 but have come back and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to you, “Eat no bread and drink no water,” your body shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.’”
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1 Kings 13:1
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A Man of God Confronts Jeroboam
13 And behold, (A)a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the Lord to Bethel. Jeroboam was standing by the altar (B)to make offerings.
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1 Samuel 15:22
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22 And Samuel said,
(A)“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, (B)to obey is better than sacrifice,
and to listen than the fat of rams.
Deuteronomy 13:13-18
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13 that certain (A)worthless fellows have gone out among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which you have not known, 14 then you shall inquire and make search and ask (B)diligently. And behold, if it be true and certain that such an abomination has been done among you, 15 you shall surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword, devoting it to destruction,[a] all who are in it and its cattle, with the edge of the sword. 16 You shall gather all its spoil into the midst of its open square and (C)burn the city and all its spoil with fire, as a whole burnt offering to the Lord your God. It shall be a (D)heap forever. It shall not be built again. 17 (E)None of the devoted things shall stick to your hand, (F)that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger and show you mercy and have compassion on you and multiply you, (G)as he swore to your fathers, 18 if you obey the voice of the Lord your God, (H)keeping all his commandments that I am commanding you today, and doing what is right in the sight of the Lord your God.
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- Deuteronomy 13:15 That is, setting apart (devoting) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)
Numbers 16:26
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26 And he spoke to the congregation, saying, (A)“Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be swept away with all their sins.”
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Revelation 18:4
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4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying,
(A)“Come out of her, my people,
lest you take part in her sins,
lest you share in her plagues;
2 John 10-11
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10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, (A)do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, 11 for whoever greets him (B)takes part in his wicked works.
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Ephesians 5:11
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11 (A)Take no part in the (B)unfruitful (C)works of darkness, but instead (D)expose them.
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1 Corinthians 5:11
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11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone (A)who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.
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