2 Samuel 2:6
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6 Now may the Lord show steadfast love and faithfulness to you! And I, too, will reward you because you have done this thing.
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Proverbs 14:22
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22 Do not those who plan evil err?
Those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.
Exodus 34:6
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6 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed,
“The Lord, the Lord,
a God merciful and gracious,
slow to anger,
and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness,(A)
Matthew 5:44
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44 But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,(A)
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Matthew 5:7
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7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
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Philemon 18-19
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18 If he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to me. 19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand: I will repay it. I say nothing about your owing me even your own self.
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2 Timothy 1:16-18
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16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain;(A) 17 when he arrived in Rome, he eagerly[a] searched for me and found me 18 —may the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well how much service he rendered in Ephesus.(B)
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- 1.17 Or promptly
Matthew 10:16
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Coming Persecutions
16 “I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.(A)
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Psalm 57:3
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3 He will send from heaven and save me;
he will put to shame those who trample on me. Selah
God will send forth his steadfast love and his faithfulness.(A)
2 Samuel 15:20
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20 You came only yesterday, and shall I today make you wander about with us while I go wherever I can? Go back, and take your kinsfolk with you, and may the Lord show[a] steadfast love and faithfulness to you.”(A)
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- 15.20 Cn Compare Gk: Heb lacks may the Lord show
2 Samuel 10:2
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2 David said, “I will deal loyally with Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father dealt loyally with me.” So David sent envoys to console him concerning his father. When David’s envoys came into the land of the Ammonites,
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2 Samuel 9:7
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7 David said to him, “Do not be afraid, for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan; I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you yourself shall eat at my table always.”(A)
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2 Samuel 9:3
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3 The king said, “Is there anyone remaining of the house of Saul to whom I may show the kindness of God?” Ziba said to the king, “There remains a son of Jonathan; he is crippled in his feet.”(A)
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