1 Kings 3:3
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3 Solomon showed his love(A) for the Lord by walking(B) according to the instructions(C) given him by his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.(D)
1 Corinthians 8:3
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Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 8:3 An early manuscript and another ancient witness think they have knowledge do not yet know as they ought to know. 3 But whoever loves truly knows.
Psalm 31:23
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Deuteronomy 30:16
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16 For I command you today to love(A) the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live(B) and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.
Deuteronomy 6:5
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5 Love(A) the Lord your God with all your heart(B) and with all your soul and with all your strength.(C)
1 Kings 3:14
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14 And if you walk(A) in obedience to me and keep my decrees and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.”(B)
1 Kings 3:6
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6 Solomon answered, “You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful(A) to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son(B) to sit on his throne this very day.
Deuteronomy 30:20
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20 and that you may love(A) the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life,(B) and he will give(C) you many years in the land(D) he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Deuteronomy 30:6
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6 The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants,(A) so that you may love(B) him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live.
1 John 5:2-3
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2 This is how we know(A) that we love the children of God:(B) by loving God and carrying out his commands. 3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands.(C) And his commands are not burdensome,(D)
James 1:12
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12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial(A) because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life(B) that the Lord has promised to those who love him.(C)
Romans 8:28
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28 And we know that in all things God works for the good(A) of those who love him, who[a] have been called(B) according to his purpose.(C)
Footnotes
- Romans 8:28 Or that all things work together for good to those who love God, who; or that in all things God works together with those who love him to bring about what is good—with those who
John 14:21
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21 Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me.(A) The one who loves me will be loved by my Father,(B) and I too will love them and show myself to them.”
John 14:15
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Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit
15 “If you love me, keep my commands.(A)
Mark 12:29-30
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29 “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a] 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’[b](A)
Footnotes
- Mark 12:29 Or The Lord our God is one Lord
- Mark 12:30 Deut. 6:4,5
Matthew 22:37
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37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a](A)
Footnotes
- Matthew 22:37 Deut. 6:5
2 Chronicles 17:3-5
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3 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David(A) before him. He did not consult the Baals 4 but sought(B) the God of his father and followed his commands rather than the practices of Israel. 5 The Lord established the kingdom under his control; and all Judah brought gifts(C) to Jehoshaphat, so that he had great wealth and honor.(D)
1 Chronicles 28:8-9
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8 “So now I charge you in the sight of all Israel(A) and of the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God: Be careful to follow all the commands(B) of the Lord your God, that you may possess this good land and pass it on as an inheritance to your descendants forever.(C)
9 “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion(D) and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart(E) and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him,(F) he will be found by you; but if you forsake(G) him, he will reject(H) you forever.
2 Kings 18:22
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22 But if you say to me, “We are depending on the Lord our God”—isn’t he the one whose high places and altars Hezekiah removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, “You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem”?
2 Kings 18:4
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4 He removed(A) the high places,(B) smashed the sacred stones(C) and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake(D) Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been burning incense to it. (It was called Nehushtan.[a])
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 18:4 Nehushtan sounds like the Hebrew for both bronze and snake.
2 Kings 15:35
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35 The high places,(A) however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate(B) of the temple of the Lord.
2 Kings 15:4
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4 The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.
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