14 Seek good and not evil,
That you may live;
So the Lord God of hosts will be with you,
(A)As you have spoken.

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(A)Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; (B)do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

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33 But (A)seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

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Meditate on These Things

Finally, brethren, whatever things are (A)true, whatever things are (B)noble, whatever things are (C)just, (D)whatever things are pure, whatever things are (E)lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and (F)the God of peace will be with you.

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He has (A)shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But (B)to do justly,
To love [a]mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?

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  1. Micah 6:8 Or lovingkindness

11 (A)Her heads judge for a bribe,
(B)Her priests teach for pay,
And her prophets divine for [a]money.
(C)Yet they lean on the Lord, and say,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No harm can come upon us.”

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  1. Micah 3:11 Lit. silver

Farewell

22 The Lord [a]Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.

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  1. 2 Timothy 4:22 NU omits Jesus Christ

Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?

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Israel Refined for God’s Glory

48 “Hear this, O house of Jacob,
Who are called by the name of Israel,
And have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah;
Who swear by the name of the Lord,
And make mention of the God of Israel,
But (A)not in truth or in righteousness;
For they call themselves (B)after the holy city,
And (C)lean on the God of Israel;
The Lord of hosts is His name:

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20 And David said to his son Solomon, (A)“Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God—my God—will be with you. (B)He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.

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(A)The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord (B)made all he did [a]to prosper in his hand.

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  1. Genesis 39:3 to be a success

eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; but to those who are self-seeking and (A)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew (B)first and also of the [a]Greek;

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  1. Romans 2:9 Gentile

12 (A)Who is the man who desires life,
And loves many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep your tongue from evil,
And your lips from speaking (B)deceit.
14 (C)Depart from evil and do good;
(D)Seek peace and pursue it.

15 (E)The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.
16 (F)The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
(G)To [a]cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

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  1. Psalm 34:16 destroy

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