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Ezekiel 18:9
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Ezekiel 18:9
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9 and faithfully obeys my decrees and regulations. Anyone who does these things is just and will surely live, says the Sovereign Lord.
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Ezekiel 18:9
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Ezekiel 18:9
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Habakkuk 2:4
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Habakkuk 2:4
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4 “Look at the proud!
They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked.
But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.[a]
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- 2:3b-4 Greek version reads If the vision is delayed, wait patiently, / for it will surely come and not delay. / 4 I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away. / But the righteous person will live by my faith. Compare Rom 1:17; Gal 3:11; Heb 10:37-38.
Habakkuk 2:4
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Habakkuk 2:4
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Amos 5:4
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Amos 5:4
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4 Now this is what the Lord says to the family of Israel:
“Come back to me and live!
Amos 5:4
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Amos 5:4
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Ezekiel 20:11
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Ezekiel 20:11
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11 There I gave them my decrees and regulations so they could find life by keeping them.
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Ezekiel 20:11
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Ezekiel 20:11
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11 I gave them my decrees and made known to them my laws, by which the person who obeys them will live.(A)
Ezekiel 18:17
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Ezekiel 18:17
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17 He helps the poor,[a] does not lend money at interest, and obeys all my regulations and decrees. Such a person will not die because of his father’s sins; he will surely live.
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- 18:17 Greek version reads He refuses to do evil.
Ezekiel 18:17
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Ezekiel 18:17
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17 He withholds his hand from mistreating the poor
and takes no interest or profit from them.
He keeps my laws(A) and follows my decrees.
He will not die for his father’s sin; he will surely live.
1 John 2:29
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1 John 2:29
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29 Since we know that Christ is righteous, we also know that all who do what is right are God’s children.
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1 John 2:29
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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)
Romans 1:17
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Romans 1:17
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17 This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”[a]
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Romans 1:17
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Romans 1:17
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17 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed(A)—a righteousness that is by faith(B) from first to last,[a] just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”[b](C)
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- Romans 1:17 Or is from faith to faith
- Romans 1:17 Hab. 2:4
Deuteronomy 10:12-13
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Deuteronomy 10:12-13
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A Call to Love and Obedience
12 “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the Lord your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul. 13 And you must always obey the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good.
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Deuteronomy 10:12-13
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Deuteronomy 10:12-13
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Fear the Lord
12 And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you(A) but to fear(B) the Lord your God, to walk(C) in obedience to him, to love him,(D) to serve the Lord(E) your God with all your heart(F) and with all your soul,(G) 13 and to observe the Lord’s commands(H) and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?(I)
1 John 3:7
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1 John 3:7
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7 Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it shows that they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous.
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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)
James 2:18-26
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James 2:18-26
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18 Now someone may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” But I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.”
19 You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God.[a] Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror. 20 How foolish! Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless?
21 Don’t you remember that our ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see, his faith and his actions worked together. His actions made his faith complete. 23 And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.”[b] He was even called the friend of God.[c] 24 So you see, we are shown to be right with God by what we do, not by faith alone.
25 Rahab the prostitute is another example. She was shown to be right with God by her actions when she hid those messengers and sent them safely away by a different road. 26 Just as the body is dead without breath,[d] so also faith is dead without good works.
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James 2:18-26
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James 2:18-26
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18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds,(A) and I will show you my faith(B) by my deeds.(C) 19 You believe that there is one God.(D) Good! Even the demons believe that(E)—and shudder.
20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[a]?(F) 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?(G) 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together,(H) and his faith was made complete by what he did.(I) 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”[b](J) and he was called God’s friend.(K) 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?(L) 26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.(M)
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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 don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. 23 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. 24 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. 25 But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.
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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)
Acts 24:16
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Acts 24:16
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16 Because of this, I always try to maintain a clear conscience before God and all people.
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Acts 24:16
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Acts 24:16
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16 So I strive always to keep my conscience clear(A) before God and man.
John 14:21
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John 14:21
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21 Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.”
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John 14:21
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John 14:21
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21 Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me.(A) The one who loves me will be loved by my Father,(B) and I too will love them and show myself to them.”
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