Hebrews 12:15
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15 See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God, that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble and through it many become defiled.(A)
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Hebrews 3:12
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12 Take care, brothers and sisters, that none of you may have an evil, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.
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Deuteronomy 29:18
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18 It may be that there is among you a man or woman or a family or tribe whose heart is already turning away from the Lord our God to serve the gods of those nations. It may be that there is among you a root sprouting poisonous and bitter growth.(A)
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Galatians 5:4
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4 You who want to be reckoned as righteous[a] by the law have cut yourselves off from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.(A)
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- 5.4 Or justified
2 Corinthians 6:1
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6 As we work together with him,[a] we entreat you also not to accept the grace of God in vain.(A)
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- 6.1 Gk As we work together
2 John 8
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8 Be on your guard, so that you do not lose what we[a] have worked for but may receive a full reward.(A)
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- 8 Other ancient authorities read you
2 Peter 3:14
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Final Exhortation and Doxology
14 Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish,(A)
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Hebrews 4:1
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The Rest That God Promised
4 Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest is still open, let us take care that none of you should seem to have failed to reach it.(A)
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2 Corinthians 13:5
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5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are living in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless, indeed, you fail to meet the test!(A)
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1 Corinthians 15:33
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Jeremiah 2:21
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21 Yet I planted you as a choice vine
from the purest stock.
How then did you turn degenerate
and become a wild vine?(A)
Jude 20-21
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20 But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit;(A) 21 keep yourselves in the love of God; look forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to[a] eternal life.(B)
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- 21 Gk Christ to
Hebrews 10:23-35
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23 Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful.(A) 24 And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.(B)
26 For if we willfully persist in sin after having received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins(C) 27 but a fearful prospect of judgment and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.(D) 28 Anyone who has violated the law of Moses dies without mercy “on the testimony of two or three witnesses.”(E) 29 How much worse punishment do you think will be deserved by those who have spurned the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant by which they were sanctified, and outraged the Spirit of grace?(F) 30 For we know the one who said, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay.”[a] And again, “The Lord will judge his people.”(G) 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32 But recall those earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings,(H) 33 sometimes being publicly exposed to insults and afflictions and sometimes becoming partners with those so treated.(I) 34 For you had compassion for those who were in prison, and you cheerfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you yourselves possessed something better and more lasting.[b](J) 35 Do not, therefore, abandon that boldness of yours; it brings a great reward.
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1 Corinthians 5:6
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6 Your boasting is not a good thing. Do you not know that a little yeast leavens all of the dough?(A)
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Deuteronomy 4:9
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9 “But take care and watch yourselves closely, so as neither to forget the things that your eyes have seen nor to let them slip from your mind all the days of your life; make them known to your children and your children’s children(A)—
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2 Peter 2:18
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18 For they speak bombastic nonsense, and with debased[a] desires of the flesh they entice people who have just[b] escaped from those who live in error.
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2 Peter 2:1-2
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False Prophets and Their Punishment
2 But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive opinions. They will even deny the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.(A) 2 Even so, many will follow their debaucheries, and because of these teachers[a] the way of truth will be maligned.
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- 2.2 Gk because of them
Hebrews 6:11
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11 And we want each one of you to show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope to the very end,(A)
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Hebrews 2:1-2
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Warning to Pay Attention
2 Therefore we must pay greater attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. 2 For if the message declared through angels proved valid, and every transgression or disobedience received a just penalty,(A)
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2 Timothy 2:16-17
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16 Avoid profane chatter, for it will lead people[a] into more and more impiety,(A) 17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,(B)
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- 2.16 Gk for they will advance
Ephesians 5:3
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Renounce Pagan Ways
3 But sexual immorality and impurity of any kind or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among saints.(A)
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Proverbs 4:23
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23 Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for from it flow the springs of life.(A)
2 Peter 3:11
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11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of persons ought you to be in leading lives of holiness and godliness,
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2 Peter 1:10
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10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, be all the more eager to confirm your call and election, for if you do this, you will never stumble.
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Hebrews 4:11
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11 Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall through such disobedience as theirs.
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