Acts 9:36
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Peter in Lydda and Joppa
36 Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas.[a] She was devoted to good works and acts of charity.(A)
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- 9.36 Tabitha in Aramaic and Dorcas in Greek mean a gazelle
Titus 3:8
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8 The saying is sure.
I desire that you insist on these things, so that those who have come to believe in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works; these things are excellent and profitable to everyone.(A)
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Titus 2:7
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7 in all things, offering yourself as a model of good works and in your teaching offering integrity, gravity,
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2 Chronicles 2:16
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16 We will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you as rafts by sea to Joppa; you will take it up to Jerusalem.”(A)
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James 1:27
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27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.(A)
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Hebrews 13:21
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21 make you complete in everything good[a] so that you may do his will, as he works among us[b] that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever.[c] Amen.(A)
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Titus 2:14
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14 He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.(A)
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Acts 10:31
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31 He said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms have been remembered before God.
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Ezra 3:7
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7 So they gave money to the masons and the carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the Sidonians and the Tyrians to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the grant that they had from King Cyrus of Persia.(A)
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1 Timothy 5:10
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10 she must be well attested for her good works, as one who has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the saints’ feet, helped the afflicted, and devoted herself to doing good in every way.(A)
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1 Timothy 2:9-10
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9 also that the women should dress themselves in moderate clothing with reverence and self-control, not with their hair braided or with gold, pearls, or expensive clothes, 10 but with good works, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God.
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1 Thessalonians 4:10
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10 and indeed you do love all the brothers and sisters throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more,
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Philippians 1:11
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11 having produced the harvest[a] of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.
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- 1.11 Gk fruit
Ephesians 2:10
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10 For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we may walk in them.(A)
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Acts 10:4-5
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4 He stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” He answered, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.(A) 5 Now send men to Joppa for a certain Simon who is called Peter;
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John 15:8
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8 My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become[a] my disciples.(A)
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- 15.8 Or be
John 15:5
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5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing.
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Jonah 1:3
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3 But Jonah set out to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid his fare and went on board, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord.(A)
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Joshua 19:46
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46 Me-jarkon, and Rakkon at the border opposite Joppa.
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Colossians 1:10
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10 so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God.(A)
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Proverbs 5:19
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19 a lovely deer, a graceful doe.
May her breasts satisfy you at all times;
may you be intoxicated always by her love.(A)
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