2 Corinthians 8:5
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5 And not only as we had hoped, but they first (A)gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the (B)will of God.
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Romans 12:1
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Living Sacrifices to God
12 I (A)beseech[a] you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies (B)a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your [b]reasonable service.
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- Romans 12:1 urge
- Romans 12:1 rational
2 Corinthians 8:1
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Excel in Giving
8 Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia:
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Romans 14:7-9
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7 For (A)none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. 8 For if we (B)live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. 9 For (C)to this end Christ died [a]and rose and lived again, that He might be (D)Lord of both the dead and the living.
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- Romans 14:9 NU omits and rose
Romans 6:13
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13 And do not present your (A)members as [a]instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but (B)present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
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- Romans 6:13 Or weapons
2 Chronicles 30:12
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12 Also (A)the hand of God was on Judah to give them singleness of heart to obey the command of the king and the leaders, (B)at the word of the Lord.
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2 Corinthians 5:14-15
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14 For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that (A)if One died for all, then all died; 15 and He died for all, (B)that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.
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1 Chronicles 12:18
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18 Then the Spirit [a]came upon (A)Amasai, chief of the captains, and he said:
“We are yours, O David;
We are on your side, O son of Jesse!
Peace, peace to you,
And peace to your helpers!
For your God helps you.”
So David received them, and made them captains of the troop.
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- 1 Chronicles 12:18 Lit. clothed
1 Samuel 1:28
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28 Therefore I also have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives he shall be [a]lent to the Lord.” So they (A)worshiped the Lord there.
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- 1 Samuel 1:28 granted
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
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19 Or (A)do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, (B)and you are not your own? 20 For (C)you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body [a]and in your spirit, which are God’s.
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- 1 Corinthians 6:20 NU omits the rest of v. 20.
Jeremiah 31:33
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33 (A)But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: (B)I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their [a]hearts; (C)and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
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- Jeremiah 31:33 Lit. inward parts
Isaiah 44:3-5
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3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty,
And floods on the dry ground;
I will pour My Spirit on your descendants,
And My blessing on your offspring;
4 They will spring up among the grass
Like willows by the watercourses.’
5 One will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’;
Another will call himself by the name of Jacob;
Another will write with his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’
And name himself by the name of Israel.
2 Chronicles 30:8
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8 Now do not be (A)stiff-necked,[a] as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the Lord; and enter His sanctuary, which He has sanctified forever, and serve the Lord your God, (B)that the fierceness of His wrath may turn away from you.
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- 2 Chronicles 30:8 Rebellious
2 Corinthians 4:5
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5 (A)For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and (B)ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake.
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Zechariah 13:9
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9 I will bring the one-third (A)through the fire,
Will (B)refine them as silver is refined,
And test them as gold is tested.
(C)They will call on My name,
And I will answer them.
(D)I will say, ‘This is My people’;
And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ”
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