Genesis 39:9
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9 He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and (A)sin against God?”
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2 Samuel 12:13
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13 (A)David said to Nathan, (B)“I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, (C)“The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die.
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Genesis 42:18
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18 On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, (A)for I fear God:
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Psalm 51:4
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4 (A)Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil (B)in your sight,
(C)so that you may be justified in your words
and blameless in your judgment.
Genesis 20:6
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6 Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that you have done this in the integrity of your heart, and it was I who kept you from sinning (A)against me. Therefore I did not let you touch her.
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1 John 3:9
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9 (A)No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's[a] seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.
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- 1 John 3:9 Greek his
Galatians 5:19-21
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19 Now (A)the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, (B)divisions, 21 envy,[a] drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that (C)those who do[b] such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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- Galatians 5:21 Some manuscripts add murder
- Galatians 5:21 Or make a practice of doing
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
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9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous[a] will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: (A)neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,[b] 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
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- 1 Corinthians 6:9 Or wrongdoers
- 1 Corinthians 6:9 The two Greek terms translated by this phrase refer to the passive and active partners in consensual homosexual acts
1 Corinthians 4:2
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2 Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
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Luke 12:48
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48 (A)But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, (B)will receive a light beating. (C)Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.
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Jeremiah 50:7
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7 All who found them have devoured them, (A)and their enemies have said, ‘We are not guilty, for (B)they have sinned against the Lord, (C)their habitation of righteousness, the Lord, (D)the hope of their fathers.’
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Jeremiah 28:16
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16 Therefore thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will remove you from the face of the earth. This year you shall die, (A)because you have uttered rebellion against the Lord.’”
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Job 31:23
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Job 31:9-12
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9 “If my heart has been enticed toward a woman,
and I have (A)lain in wait at my neighbor's door,
10 then let my wife (B)grind for another,
and let others (C)bow down on her.
11 For that would be a heinous crime;
that would be an iniquity (D)to be punished by the judges;
12 for that would be a fire (E)that consumes as far as Abaddon,
and it would burn to the root all my increase.
Nehemiah 5:15
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15 The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took from them for their daily ration[a] forty shekels[b] of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, (A)because of the fear of God.
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- Nehemiah 5:15 Compare Vulgate; Hebrew took from them for food and wine after
- Nehemiah 5:15 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
2 Samuel 11:27
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27 And when the mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and (A)she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.
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Numbers 32:23
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23 But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and (A)be sure your sin will find you out.
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Leviticus 6:2
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2 “If anyone sins and (A)commits a breach of faith against the Lord by (B)deceiving his neighbor in (C)a matter of deposit or security, or through robbery, or (D)if he has oppressed his neighbor
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Proverbs 6:32
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32 He who commits adultery lacks sense;
he who does it destroys himself.
Revelation 22:15
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15 (A)Outside are (B)the dogs (C)and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
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Hebrews 13:4
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4 (A)Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge (B)the sexually immoral and adulterous.
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Titus 2:10
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10 not pilfering, (A)but showing all good faith, (B)so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.
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Jeremiah 5:8-9
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8 They were well-fed, lusty stallions,
(A)each neighing (B)for his neighbor's wife.
9 (C)Shall I not punish them for these things?
declares the Lord;
and shall I not avenge myself
on a nation such as this?
Proverbs 6:29
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29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife;
none who touches her (A)will go unpunished.
Nehemiah 6:11
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11 But I said, “Should such a man as I run away? And what man such as I could go into the temple and live?[a] I will not go in.”
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- Nehemiah 6:11 Or would go into the temple to save his life
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