1 Thessalonians 5:14-23
New King James Version
14 Now we [a]exhort you, brethren, (A)warn those who are [b]unruly, (B)comfort the fainthearted, (C)uphold the weak, (D)be patient with all. 15 (E)See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always (F)pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.
16 (G)Rejoice always, 17 (H)pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
19 (I)Do not quench the Spirit. 20 (J)Do not despise prophecies. 21 (K)Test all things; (L)hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil.
Blessing and Admonition
23 Now may (M)the God of peace Himself (N)sanctify[c] you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body (O)be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:14 encourage
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14 insubordinate or idle
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23 set you apart
Matthew 9:9-13
New King James Version
Matthew the Tax Collector(A)
9 (B)As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.
10 (C)Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with (D)tax collectors and (E)sinners?”
12 When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: (F)‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, (G)but sinners, [a]to repentance.”
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- Matthew 9:13 NU omits to repentance
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