2 Chronicles 28:11
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11 Now hear me, therefore, and return the captives, whom you have taken captive from your brethren, (A)for the fierce wrath of the Lord is upon you.”
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James 2:13
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13 For (A)judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown (B)no (C)mercy. (D)Mercy triumphs over judgment.
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Hebrews 13:1-3
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Concluding Moral Directions
13 Let (A)brotherly love continue. 2 (B)Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing (C)some have unwittingly entertained angels. 3 (D)Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also.
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Matthew 7:2
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2 For with what [a]judgment you judge, you will be judged; (A)and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
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- Matthew 7:2 Condemnation
Matthew 5:7
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7 Blessed are the merciful,
(A)For they shall obtain mercy.
Jeremiah 34:14-15
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14 “At the end of (A)seven years let every man set free his Hebrew brother, who [a]has been sold to him; and when he has served you six years, you shall let him go free from you.” But your fathers did not obey Me nor incline their ear. 15 Then you [b]recently turned and did what was right in My sight—every man proclaiming liberty to his neighbor; and you (B)made a covenant before Me (C)in the house which is called by My name.
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- Jeremiah 34:14 Or sold himself
- Jeremiah 34:15 Lit. today
Isaiah 58:6
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6 “Is this not the fast that I have chosen:
To (A)loose the bonds of wickedness,
(B)To undo the [a]heavy burdens,
(C)To let the oppressed go free,
And that you break every yoke?
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- Isaiah 58:6 Lit. bonds of the yoke
Ezra 10:14
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14 Please, let the leaders of our entire assembly stand; and let all those in our cities who have taken pagan wives come at appointed times, together with the elders and judges of their cities, until (A)the fierce wrath of our God is turned away from us in this matter.”
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2 Chronicles 28:8
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8 And the children of Israel carried away captive of their (A)brethren two hundred thousand women, sons, and daughters; and they also took away much [a]spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.
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- 2 Chronicles 28:8 plunder
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