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3 John 11
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3 John 11
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11 Dear friend, don’t let this bad example influence you. Follow only what is good. Remember that those who do good prove that they are God’s children, and those who do evil prove that they do not know God.[a]
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- 11 Greek they have not seen God.
3 John 11
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3 John 11
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11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good.(A) Anyone who does what is good is from God.(B) Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.(C)
Isaiah 1:16-17
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Isaiah 1:16-17
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16 Wash yourselves and be clean!
Get your sins out of my sight.
Give up your evil ways.
17 Learn to do good.
Seek justice.
Help the oppressed.
Defend the cause of orphans.
Fight for the rights of widows.
Isaiah 1:16-17
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Isaiah 1:16-17
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Psalm 37:27
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Psalm 37:27
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27 Turn from evil and do good,
and you will live in the land forever.
Psalm 37:27
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Psalm 37:27
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Ephesians 5:1
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Ephesians 5:1
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Living in the Light
5 Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.
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Ephesians 5:1
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Ephesians 5:1
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1 Peter 3:11
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1 Peter 3:11
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11 Turn away from evil and do good.
Search for peace, and work to maintain it.
1 Peter 3:11
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1 Peter 3:11
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11 They must turn from evil and do good;
they must seek peace and pursue it.
Psalm 34:14
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Psalm 34:14
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14 Turn away from evil and do good.
Search for peace, and work to maintain it.
Psalm 34:14
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Psalm 34:14
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1 John 2:29
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1 John 2:29
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29 Since we know that Christ is righteous, we also know that all who do what is right are God’s children.
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1 John 2:29
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1 John 2:29
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29 If you know that he is righteous,(A) you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.(B)
1 Peter 3:13
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1 Peter 3:13
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Suffering for Doing Good
13 Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good?
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1 Peter 3:13
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1 Peter 3:13
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13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?(A)
2 Timothy 3:10
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2 Timothy 3:10
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Paul’s Charge to Timothy
10 But you, Timothy, certainly know what I teach, and how I live, and what my purpose in life is. You know my faith, my patience, my love, and my endurance.
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2 Timothy 3:10
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2 Timothy 3:10
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A Final Charge to Timothy
10 You, however, know all about my teaching,(A) my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,
John 3:20
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John 3:20
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20 All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed.
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John 3:20
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John 3:20
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20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.(A)
1 Thessalonians 2:14
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1 Thessalonians 2:14
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14 And then, dear brothers and sisters, you suffered persecution from your own countrymen. In this way, you imitated the believers in God’s churches in Judea who, because of their belief in Christ Jesus, suffered from their own people, the Jews.
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1 Thessalonians 2:14
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1 Thessalonians 2:14
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14 For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators(A) of God’s churches in Judea,(B) which are in Christ Jesus: You suffered from your own people(C) the same things those churches suffered from the Jews
1 Thessalonians 1:6
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1 Thessalonians 1:6
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6 So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord.
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1 Thessalonians 1:6
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1 Thessalonians 1:6
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6 You became imitators of us(A) and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering(B) with the joy(C) given by the Holy Spirit.(D)
John 12:26
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John 12:26
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26 Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.
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John 12:26
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John 12:26
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26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be.(A) My Father will honor the one who serves me.
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