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Ezekiel 18:5
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Ezekiel 18:5
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5 If a man is righteous and does what is lawful and right—
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Ezekiel 18:5
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Ezekiel 18:5
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5 “Suppose there is a righteous man
who does what is just and right.
Ezekiel 33:14
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Ezekiel 33:14
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14 Again, though I say to the wicked, “You shall surely die,” yet if they turn from their sin and do what is lawful and right(A)—
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Ezekiel 33:14
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14 And if I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ but they then turn away from their sin and do what is just(A) and right—
1 John 3:7
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1 John 3:7
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7 Little children,[a] let no one deceive you. Everyone who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
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- 3.7 Other ancient authorities read Children
1 John 3:7
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1 John 3:7
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7 Dear children,(A) do not let anyone lead you astray.(B) The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.(C)
1 John 5:2-5
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1 John 5:2-5
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2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 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) 5 Who is it who conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?(C)
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1 John 5:2-5
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1 John 5:2-5
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2 This is how we know(A) that we love the children of God:(B) by loving God and carrying out his commands. 3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands.(C) And his commands are not burdensome,(D) 4 for everyone born of God(E) overcomes(F) the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.(G)
1 John 2:29
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1 John 2:29
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Children of God
29 If you perceive that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who does right has been born of him.(A)
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1 John 2:29
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29 If you know that he is righteous,(A) you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.(B)
1 John 2:3
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1 John 2:3
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3 Now by this we know that we have come to know him, if we obey his commandments.
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1 John 2:3
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1 John 2:3
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Love and Hatred for Fellow Believers
3 We know(A) that we have come to know him(B) if we keep his commands.(C)
James 2:14-26
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James 2:14-26
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Faith without Works Is Dead
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Surely that faith cannot save, can it?(A) 15 If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food(B) 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill,” and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that? 17 So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from works, and I by my works will show you faith.(C) 19 You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder.(D) 20 Do you want to be shown, you senseless person, that faith apart from works is worthless?[a] 21 Was not our ancestor Abraham justified by works when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?(E) 22 You see that faith was active along with his works, and by works faith was brought to completion.(F) 23 Thus the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,”[b] and he was called the friend of God.(G) 24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25 Likewise, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers[c] and sent them out by another road?(H) 26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is also dead.
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James 2:14-26
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James 2:14-26
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Faith and Deeds
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds?(A) Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.(B) 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?(C) 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.(D)
18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds,(E) and I will show you my faith(F) by my deeds.(G) 19 You believe that there is one God.(H) Good! Even the demons believe that(I)—and shudder.
20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[a]?(J) 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?(K) 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together,(L) and his faith was made complete by what he did.(M) 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”[b](N) and he was called God’s friend.(O) 24 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.
25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?(P) 26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.(Q)
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- James 2:20 Some early manuscripts dead
- James 2:23 Gen. 15:6
James 1:22-25
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James 1:22-25
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22 But be doers of the word and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.(A) 23 For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves[a] in a mirror;(B) 24 for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. 25 But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing.(C)
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- 1.23 Gk at the face of his birth
James 1:22-25
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James 1:22-25
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22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.(A) 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom,(B) and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.(C)
Romans 2:7-10
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Romans 2:7-10
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7 to those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life, 8 while for those who are self-seeking and who obey not the truth but injustice, there will be wrath and fury.(A) 9 There will be affliction and distress for everyone who does evil, both the Jew first and the Greek,(B) 10 but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, both the Jew first and the Greek.
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7 To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor(A) and immortality,(B) he will give eternal life.(C) 8 But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil,(D) there will be wrath and anger.(E) 9 There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil:(F) first for the Jew, then for the Gentile;(G) 10 but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.(H)
Matthew 7:21-27
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Matthew 7:21-27
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Concerning Self-Deception
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.(A) 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’(B) 23 Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; go away from me, you who behave lawlessly.’(C)
Hearers and Doers
24 “Everyone, then, who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.(D) 25 The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall because it had been founded on rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its fall!”
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Matthew 7:21-27
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Matthew 7:21-27
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True and False Disciples
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’(A) will enter the kingdom of heaven,(B) but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.(C) 22 Many will say to me on that day,(D) ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’(E) 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’(F)
The Wise and Foolish Builders(G)
24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice(H) is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
Proverbs 21:3
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Proverbs 21:3
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3 To do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(A)
Proverbs 21:3
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Proverbs 21:3
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3 To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(A)
Psalm 24:4-6
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Psalm 24:4-6
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4 Those who have clean hands and pure hearts,
who do not lift up their souls to what is false
and do not swear deceitfully.(A)
5 They will receive blessing from the Lord
and vindication from the God of their salvation.(B)
6 Such is the company of those who seek him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.[a] Selah
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- 24.6 Gk Syr: Heb your face, O Jacob
Psalm 24:4-6
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Psalm 24:4-6
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- Psalm 24:4 Or swear falsely
- Psalm 24:6 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts face, Jacob
- Psalm 24:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.
Psalm 15:2-5
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Psalm 15:2-5
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2 Those who walk blamelessly and do what is right
and speak the truth from their heart;(A)
3 who do not slander with their tongue
and do no evil to their friends
nor heap shame upon their neighbors;(B)
4 in whose eyes the wicked are despised
but who honor those who fear the Lord;
who stand by their oath even to their hurt;(C)
5 who do not lend money at interest
and do not take a bribe against the innocent.
Those who do these things shall never be moved.(D)
Psalm 15:2-5
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Psalm 15:2-5
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2 The one whose walk is blameless,(A)
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth(B) from their heart;
3 whose tongue utters no slander,(C)
who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others;
4 who despises a vile person
but honors(D) those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath(E) even when it hurts,
and does not change their mind;
5 who lends money to the poor without interest;(F)
who does not accept a bribe(G) against the innocent.
Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.(H)
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