Deuteronomy 30:6
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6 “Moreover, the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, so that you will love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, in order that you may live.(A)
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Ezekiel 36:26-27
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26 A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you, and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.(A) 27 I will put my spirit within you and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances.(B)
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Deuteronomy 10:16
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16 Circumcise, then, the foreskin of your heart, and do not be stubborn any longer.(A)
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Ezekiel 11:19-20
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19 I will give them one heart and put a new spirit within them;[a] I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,(A) 20 so that they may follow my statutes and keep my ordinances and obey them. Then they shall be my people, and I will be their God.(B)
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- 11.19 Heb mss Gk Syr Vg: MT you
Jeremiah 32:39
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39 I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me for all time, for their own good and the good of their children after them.(A)
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Romans 2:28-29
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28 For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision something external and physical.(A) 29 Rather, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not the written code. Such a person receives praise not from humans but from God.(B)
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Colossians 2:11
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11 In him also you were circumcised with a spiritual circumcision,[a] by the removal of the body[b] of the flesh in the circumcision of Christ;(A)
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Jeremiah 4:4
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4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord;
remove the foreskin of your hearts,
O people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,
or else my wrath will go forth like fire
and burn with no one to quench it,
because of the evil of your doings.(A)
1 John 5:3-4
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3 For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome,(A) 4 for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith.(B)
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Deuteronomy 6:5
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5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.(A)
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1 John 4:7
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God Is Love
7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.(A)
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2 Corinthians 5:17
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17 So if anyone is in Christ, there[a] is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being![b](A)
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Matthew 22:37
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37 He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’(A)
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1 John 4:16-19
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16 So we have known and believe the love that God has for us.
God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them. 17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness on the day of judgment, because as he is, so are we in this world.(A) 18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. 19 We love[a] because he first loved us.
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- 4.19 Other ancient authorities add him or God
James 1:12
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Trial and Temptation
12 Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord[a] has promised to those who love him.(A)
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- 1.12 Gk he; other ancient authorities read God
1 Corinthians 8:3
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3 but anyone who loves God is known by him.(A)
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Romans 11:26
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26 And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written,
“Out of Zion will come the Deliverer;
he will banish ungodliness from Jacob.”(A)
Romans 8:28
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28 We know that all things work together[a] for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.(A)
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- 8.28 Other ancient authorities read God makes all things work together or in all things God works
John 3:3-7
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3 Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.”[a](A) 4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?” 5 Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.(B) 6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You[b] must be born from above.’[c]
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Exodus 20:6
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6 but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation[a] of those who love me and keep my commandments.(A)
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Jeremiah 9:26
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26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, the Ammonites, Moab, and all those with shaved temples who live in the desert. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.(A)
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James 2:5
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5 Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters. Has not God chosen the poor in the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?(A)
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