2 Peter 1:8
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8 For if these qualities[a] are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or (A)unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- 2 Peter 1:8 Greek these things; also verses 9, 10, 12
John 15:2
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2 (A)Every branch in me that does not bear fruit (B)he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, (C)that it may bear more fruit.
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Titus 3:14
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14 And let our people learn (A)to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not (B)be unfruitful.
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Colossians 3:16
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16 Let (A)the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, (B)singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, (C)with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
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2 Peter 1:2
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2 (A)May grace and peace be multiplied to you (B)in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
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Hebrews 6:12
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12 so that you may not be sluggish, but (A)imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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Philemon 6
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6 and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full (A)knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.[a]
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- Philemon 1:6 Or for Christ's service
Philippians 1:9
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9 And it is my prayer that (A)your love may abound more and more, (B)with knowledge and all discernment,
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1 Corinthians 15:58
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58 (A)Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in (B)the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord (C)your labor is not in vain.
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2 Thessalonians 1:3
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Thanksgiving
3 (A)We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers,[a] as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.
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- 2 Thessalonians 1:3 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
1 Thessalonians 4:1
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A Life Pleasing to God
4 Finally, then, brothers,[a] we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you (A)received from us (B)how you ought to walk and (C)to please God, just as you are doing, that you (D)do so more and more.
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- 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 10, 13
Philippians 2:5
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5 (A)Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,[a]
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- Philippians 2:5 Or which was also in Christ Jesus
2 Corinthians 13:5
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5 Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. (A)Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that (B)Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!
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2 Corinthians 9:14
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14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you.
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2 Corinthians 8:2
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2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and (A)their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.
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John 15:6-8
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6 If anyone does not abide in me (A)he is thrown away like a branch and withers; (B)and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If (C)you abide in me, and my words abide in you, (D)ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 (E)By this my Father is glorified, that you (F)bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.
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1 Timothy 5:13
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13 Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also (A)gossips and (B)busybodies, saying what they should not.
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1 Thessalonians 3:12
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12 and may the Lord (A)make you increase and abound in love (B)for one another and for all, as we do for you,
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2 Corinthians 8:7
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7 But as (A)you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you[a]—(B)see that you excel in this act of grace also.
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- 2 Corinthians 8:7 Some manuscripts in your love for us
2 Corinthians 5:13-17
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13 For if we (A)are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. 14 For the love of Christ (B)controls us, because we have concluded this: that (C)one has died for all, therefore all have died; 15 and he died for all, (D)that those who live might no longer live for themselves but (E)for him who for their sake died and was raised.
16 From now on, therefore, (F)we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is (G)in Christ, he is (H)a new creation.[a] (I)The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
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- 2 Corinthians 5:17 Or creature
Romans 12:11
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11 Do not be slothful in zeal, (A)be fervent in spirit,[a] (B)serve the Lord.
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- Romans 12:11 Or fervent in the Spirit
John 5:42
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42 But (A)I know that you do not have (B)the love of God within you.
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Matthew 25:26
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26 But his master answered him, ‘You (A)wicked and (B)slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?
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Matthew 20:6
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6 And (A)about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’
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