1 Corinthians 3:11-15
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11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ.(A) 12 Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— 13 the work of each builder will become visible, for the day[a] will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each has done.(B) 14 If the work that someone has built on the foundation survives, the builder will receive a wage. 15 If the work is burned up, the builder will suffer loss; the builder will be saved, but only as through fire.
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2 Corinthians 3:18
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18 And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit.(A)
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Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9
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The Destiny of the Righteous
3 But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God,
and no torment will ever touch them.
2 In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died,
and their departure was thought to be a disaster(A)
3 and their going from us to be their destruction,
but they are at peace.
4 For though in the sight of others they were punished,
their hope is full of immortality.(B)
5 Having been disciplined a little, they will receive great good,
because God tested them and found them worthy of himself;(C)
6 like gold in the furnace he tried them,
and like a sacrificial burnt offering he accepted them.(D)
7 In the time of their visitation they will shine forth
and will run like sparks through the stubble.(E)
8 They will govern nations and rule over peoples,
and the Lord will reign over them forever.(F)
9 Those who trust in him will understand truth,
and the faithful will abide with him in love,
because grace and mercy are upon his holy ones,
and he watches over his elect.[a](G)
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- 3.9 Text of this line uncertain; omitted by some ancient authorities
Wisdom of Solomon 11:21-12:2
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God Is Powerful and Merciful
21 For it is always in your power to show great strength,
and who can withstand the might of your arm?(A)
22 Because the whole world before you is like a speck that tips the scales
and like a drop of morning dew that falls on the ground.(B)
23 But you are merciful to all, for you can do all things,
and you overlook people’s sins, so that they may repent.(C)
24 For you love all things that exist
and detest none of the things that you have made,
for you would not have formed anything if you had hated it.(D)
25 How would anything have endured if you had not willed it?
Or how would anything not called forth by you have been preserved?(E)
26 You spare all things, for they are yours, O Lord, you who love the living.(F)
Matthew 5:22-26
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22 But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister,[a] you will be liable to judgment, and if you insult[b] a brother or sister, you will be liable to the council, and if you say, ‘You fool,’ you will be liable to the hell[c] of fire.(A) 23 So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister has something against you,(B) 24 leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift. 25 Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are on the way to court[d] with him, or your accuser may hand you over to the judge and the judge to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison.(C) 26 Truly I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny.
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Matthew 12:31-32
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31 Therefore I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.(A) 32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.(B)
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Micah 7:9
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9 I must bear the indignation of the Lord
because I have sinned against him,
until he takes my side
and executes judgment for me.
He will bring me out to the light;
I shall see his vindication.(A)
1 Peter 1:6-7
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6 In this you rejoice,[a] even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials,(A) 7 so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.(B)
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- 1.6 Or Rejoice in this
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