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Ezekiel 33:31
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Ezekiel 33:31
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31 (A)And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for (B)with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.
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Ezekiel 33:31
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Ezekiel 33:31
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31 My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before(A) you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy(B) for unjust gain.(C)
Matthew 13:22
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Matthew 13:22
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22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but (A)the cares of (B)the world and (C)the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.
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Matthew 13:22
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Matthew 13:22
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22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth(A) choke the word, making it unfruitful.
Psalm 78:36-37
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Psalm 78:36-37
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36 But they (A)flattered him with their mouths;
they (B)lied to him with their tongues.
37 Their (C)heart was not (D)steadfast toward him;
they were not faithful to his covenant.
Psalm 78:36-37
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Psalm 78:36-37
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Luke 11:28
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Luke 11:28
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28 But he said, (A)“Blessed rather are those (B)who hear the word of God and (C)keep it!”
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Luke 11:28
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Luke 11:28
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James 1:22-24
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James 1:22-24
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22 But be (A)doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.
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James 1:22-24
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James 1:22-24
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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.
Isaiah 29:13
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Isaiah 29:13
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13 And the Lord said:
“Because (A)this people (B)draw near with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
while their hearts are far from me,
and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,
Isaiah 29:13
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Isaiah 29:13
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13 The Lord says:
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- Isaiah 29:13 Hebrew; Septuagint They worship me in vain; / their teachings are merely human rules
James 2:14-16
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James 2:14-16
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Faith Without Works Is Dead
14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith (A)but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 (B)If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 (C)and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good[a] is that?
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- James 2:16 Or benefit
James 2:14-16
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James 2:14-16
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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)
Luke 6:48-49
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Luke 6:48-49
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48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.[a] 49 (A)But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and (B)the ruin of that house was great.”
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- Luke 6:48 Some manuscripts founded upon the rock
Luke 6:48-49
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Luke 6:48-49
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48 They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. 49 But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.”
1 John 3:17-18
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1 John 3:17-18
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17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them,(A) how can the love of God be in that person?(B) 18 Dear children,(C) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.(D)
1 Timothy 6:9-10
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1 Timothy 6:9-10
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9 But (A)those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, (B)into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that (C)plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of (D)all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
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1 Timothy 6:9-10
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1 Timothy 6:9-10
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9 Those who want to get rich(A) fall into temptation and a trap(B) and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money(C) is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith(D) and pierced themselves with many griefs.(E)
Ezekiel 8:1
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Ezekiel 8:1
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Abominations in the Temple
8 (A)In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, (B)as I sat in my house, with (C)the elders of Judah sitting before me, (D)the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there.
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Ezekiel 8:1
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Ezekiel 8:1
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Idolatry in the Temple
8 In the sixth year, in the sixth month on the fifth day, while I was sitting in my house and the elders(A) of Judah were sitting before(B) me, the hand of the Sovereign Lord came on me there.(C)
Jeremiah 44:16
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Jeremiah 44:16
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16 “As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, (A)we will not listen to you.
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Jeremiah 44:16
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Jeremiah 44:16
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Isaiah 28:13
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Isaiah 28:13
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13 And the word of the Lord will be to them
precept upon precept, precept upon precept,
line upon line, line upon line,
here a little, there a little,
(A)that they may go, and fall backward,
and be broken, and snared, and taken.
Isaiah 28:13
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Isaiah 28:13
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