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Ephesians 5:17
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Ephesians 5:17
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17 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.
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Ephesians 5:17
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Ephesians 5:17
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17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.(A)
Romans 12:2
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Romans 12:2
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2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
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1 Thessalonians 5:18
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1 Thessalonians 5:18
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18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
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1 Thessalonians 5:18
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1 Thessalonians 5:18
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18 give thanks in all circumstances;(A) for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 1:9
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Colossians 1:9
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9 So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding.
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Colossians 1:9
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Colossians 1:9
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9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you,(A) we have not stopped praying for you.(B) We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will(C) through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[a](D)
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- Colossians 1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding
Ephesians 5:15
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Ephesians 5:15
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Living by the Spirit’s Power
15 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise.
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Ephesians 5:15
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Ephesians 5:15
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15 Be very careful, then, how you live(A)—not as unwise but as wise,
Jeremiah 4:22
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Jeremiah 4:22
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22 “My people are foolish
and do not know me,” says the Lord.
“They are stupid children
who have no understanding.
They are clever enough at doing wrong,
but they have no idea how to do right!”
1 Peter 4:2
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1 Peter 4:2
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2 You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.
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1 Peter 4:2
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1 Peter 4:2
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2 As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires,(A) but rather for the will of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:1-3
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1 Thessalonians 4:1-3
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Live to Please God
4 Finally, dear brothers and sisters,[a] we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more. 2 For you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
3 God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin.
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1 Thessalonians 4:1-3
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1 Thessalonians 4:1-3
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Living to Please God
4 As for other matters, brothers and sisters,(A) we instructed you how to live(B) in order to please God,(C) as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. 2 For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
3 It is God’s will(D) that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;(E)
Colossians 4:5
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Colossians 4:5
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5 Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity.
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Colossians 4:5
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Colossians 4:5
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John 7:17
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John 7:17
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17 Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own.
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John 7:17
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John 7:17
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17 Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out(A) whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.
Psalm 111:10
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Psalm 111:10
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10 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true wisdom.
All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom.
Praise him forever!
Psalm 111:10
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Psalm 111:10
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Job 28:28
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Job 28:28
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28 And this is what he says to all humanity:
‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom;
to forsake evil is real understanding.’”
Job 28:28
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Job 28:28
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Proverbs 14:8
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Proverbs 14:8
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8 The prudent understand where they are going,
but fools deceive themselves.
Proverbs 14:8
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Proverbs 14:8
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