2 Peter 1:8
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8 For if these things are yours and are increasing among you, they keep you from being ineffective and unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.(A)
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John 15:2
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2 He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes[a] to make it bear more fruit.
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- 15.2 The same Greek root refers to pruning and cleansing
Titus 3:14
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14 And let people learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet urgent needs, so that they may not be unproductive.
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Colossians 3:16
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16 Let the word of Christ[a] dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.[b](A)
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2 Peter 1:2
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2 May grace and peace be yours in abundance 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 become sluggish but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.(A)
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Philemon 6
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6 I pray that the partnership of your faith may become effective as you comprehend all the good that we[a] share in Christ.[b]
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Philippians 1:9
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9 And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight(A)
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1 Corinthians 15:58
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58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.(A)
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2 Thessalonians 1:3
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Thanksgiving
3 We must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.(A)
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1 Thessalonians 4:1
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A Life Pleasing to God
4 Finally, brothers and sisters, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus that, as you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God (as, in fact, you are doing), you should do so more and more.(A)
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Philippians 2:5
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5 Let the same mind be in you that was[a] in Christ Jesus,(A)
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2 Corinthians 13:5
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5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are living in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless, indeed, you fail to meet the test!(A)
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Colossians 2:7
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7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.(A)
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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 that he has given you.
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2 Corinthians 8:2
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2 for during a severe ordeal of affliction their abundant joy and 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 Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.(A) 8 My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become[a] my disciples.(B)
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1 Timothy 5:13
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13 Besides that, they learn to be idle, gadding about from house to house, and they are not merely idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not say.(A)
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1 Thessalonians 3:12
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12 And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you.(A)
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2 Corinthians 8:7
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7 Now as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you[a]—so we want you to excel also in this generous undertaking.[b](A)
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2 Corinthians 5:13-17
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13 For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you.(A) 14 For the love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died.(B) 15 And he died for all, so that those who live might live no longer for themselves but for the one who for their sake died and was raised.
16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view;[a] even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view,[b] we no longer know him in that way.(C) 17 So if anyone is in Christ, there[c] is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being![d](D)
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Romans 12:11
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11 Do not lag in zeal; be ardent in spirit; serve the Lord.
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John 5:42
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42 But I know that you do not have the love of God in[a] you.
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Matthew 25:26
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26 But his master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy slave! You knew, did you, that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I did not scatter?
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Matthew 20:6
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6 And about five o’clock he went out and found others standing around, and he said to them, ‘Why are you standing here idle all day?’
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