2 Thessalonians 3:14
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14 Take note of those who do not obey what we say in this letter; have nothing to do with them, so that they may be ashamed.(A)
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Titus 3:10
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10 After a first and second admonition, have nothing more to do with anyone who causes divisions,(A)
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1 Corinthians 5:11
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11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother or sister who is sexually immoral or greedy or an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler. Do not even eat with such a one.
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2 Thessalonians 3:6
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Warning against Idleness
6 Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister living irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they[a] received from us.(A)
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Psalm 83:16
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16 Fill their faces with shame,
so that they may seek your name, O Lord.
1 Thessalonians 4:8
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8 Therefore whoever rejects this rejects not human authority but God, who also gives his Holy Spirit to you.
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Proverbs 5:13
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13 I did not listen to the voice of my teachers
or incline my ear to my instructors.
Philemon 21
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21 Confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.(A)
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2 Corinthians 10:6
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6 We are ready to punish every disobedience when your obedience is complete.(A)
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2 Corinthians 2:9
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9 I wrote for this reason: to test you and to know whether you are obedient in everything.(A)
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1 Corinthians 5:9
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Sexual Immorality Must Be Judged
9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral persons,
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Romans 16:17
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Final Instructions
17 I urge you, brothers and sisters, to keep an eye on those who create dissensions and hindrances, in opposition to the teaching that you have learned; avoid them.(A)
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Zephaniah 3:2
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2 It has listened to no voice;
it has accepted no correction.
It has not trusted in the Lord;
it has not drawn near to its God.(A)
Jeremiah 6:15
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15 They acted shamefully; they committed abomination,
yet they were not ashamed;
they did not know how to blush.
Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;
at the time that I punish them, they shall be overthrown,
says the Lord.
Matthew 18:17
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17 If that person refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church, and if the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a gentile and a tax collector.(A)
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Ezekiel 16:61-63
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61 Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed when you receive your older and younger sisters and I give them to you as daughters, but not on account of my[a] covenant with you.(A) 62 I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the Lord,(B) 63 in order that you may remember and be confounded and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I forgive you all that you have done, says the Lord God.(C)
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Deuteronomy 16:12
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12 Remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and diligently observe these statutes.(A)
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Hebrews 13:17
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17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with sighing, for that would be harmful to you.(A)
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Philippians 2:12
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Shining as Lights in the World
12 Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence but much more now in my absence, work on your own salvation with fear and trembling,(A)
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2 Corinthians 7:15
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15 And his heart goes out all the more to you, as he remembers the obedience of all of you and how you welcomed him with fear and trembling.(A)
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Luke 15:18-21
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18 I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands.” ’ 20 So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.(A) 21 Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’[a](B)
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Ezekiel 36:31-32
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31 Then you shall remember your evil ways and your dealings that were not good, and you shall loathe yourselves for your iniquities and your abominable deeds.(A) 32 It is not for your sake that I will act, says the Lord God; let that be known to you. Be ashamed and dismayed for your ways, O house of Israel.(B)
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Jeremiah 31:18-20
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18 Indeed, I heard Ephraim pleading:
“You disciplined me, and I took the discipline;
I was like an untrained calf.
Bring me back; let me come back,
for you are the Lord my God.(A)
19 For after I had turned away I repented,
and after I was discovered, I struck my thigh;
I was ashamed, and I was dismayed
because I bore the disgrace of my youth.”(B)
20 Is Ephraim my dear son?
Is he the child in whom I delight?
As often as I speak against him,
I still remember him.
Therefore I am deeply moved for him;
I will surely have mercy on him,
says the Lord.(C)
Jeremiah 3:3
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3 Therefore the showers have been withheld,
and the spring rain has not come,
yet you have the forehead of a prostitute;
you refuse to be ashamed.(A)
Ezra 9:6
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6 and said,
“O my God, I am too ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God, for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has mounted up to the heavens.(A)
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