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Ephesians 5:17
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Ephesians 5:17
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17 So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.(A)
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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 Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.[a](A)
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- 12.2 Or what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God
1 Thessalonians 5:18
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1 Thessalonians 5:18
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18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
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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 For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s[a] will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,(A)
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- 1.9 Gk his
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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15 Be careful, then, how you live,[a] not as unwise people but as wise,
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- 5.15 Gk walk
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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 “For my people are foolish;
they do not know me;
they are stupid children;
they have no understanding.
They are skilled in doing evil
but do not know how to do good.”(A)
1 Peter 4:2
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1 Peter 4:2
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2 so as to live for the rest of your time in the flesh no longer by human desires but by the will of God.(A)
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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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A Life Pleasing to God
4 Finally, brothers and sisters, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus that, as you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God (as, in fact, you are doing), you should do so more and more.(A) 2 For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. 3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality;(B)
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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 Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.[a](A)
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- 4.5 Or opportunity
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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 resolves to do the will of God will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own.(A)
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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 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all those who practice it[a] have a good understanding.
His praise endures forever.(A)
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- 111.10 Gk Syr: Heb them
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 he said to humankind,
‘Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”(A)
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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 It is the wisdom of the clever to understand where they go,
but the folly of fools misleads.(A)
Proverbs 14:8
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Proverbs 14:8
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