Hebrews 10:34
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34 For (A)you had compassion on those in prison, and (B)you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had (C)a better possession and an abiding one.
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1 Peter 1:4
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4 to (A)an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and (B)unfading, (C)kept in heaven for you,
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2 Timothy 1:16
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16 May the Lord grant mercy to (A)the household of Onesiphorus, for he often (B)refreshed me and was not ashamed of (C)my chains,
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James 1:2
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Testing of Your Faith
2 (A)Count it all joy, my brothers,[a] when you meet trials (B)of various kinds,
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Hebrews 13:3
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3 (A)Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.
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Colossians 3:2-4
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2 (A)Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3 For (B)you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ (C)who is your[a] life (D)appears, then you also will appear with him (E)in glory.
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- Colossians 3:4 Some manuscripts our
Ephesians 6:20
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20 for which I (A)am an ambassador (B)in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.
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Luke 12:33
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33 (A)Sell your possessions, and (B)give to the needy. (C)Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with (D)a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
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Matthew 6:19-20
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Lay Up Treasures in Heaven
19 (A)“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where (B)moth and rust[a] destroy and where thieves (C)break in and steal, 20 (D)but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
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- Matthew 6:19 Or worm; also verse 20
Matthew 5:11-12
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11 (A)“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely (B)on my account. 12 (C)Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for (D)so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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1 John 3:2
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2 Beloved, we are (A)God's children (B)now, and what we will be (C)has not yet appeared; but we know that (D)when he appears[a] (E)we shall be like him, because (F)we shall see him as he is.
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- 1 John 3:2 Or when it appears
Hebrews 11:16
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16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed (A)to be called their God, for (B)he has prepared for them a city.
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2 Timothy 2:9
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9 (A)for which I am suffering, (B)bound with chains as a criminal. But (C)the word of God is not bound!
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1 Timothy 6:19
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19 thus (A)storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may (B)take hold of (C)that which is truly life.
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Colossians 1:5
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5 because of (A)the hope (B)laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in (C)the word of the truth, the gospel,
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Philippians 1:7
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7 It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you (A)in my heart, for you are all (B)partakers with me of grace,[a] both (C)in my imprisonment and in (D)the defense and confirmation of the gospel.
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- Philippians 1:7 Or you all have fellowship with me in grace
Ephesians 4:1
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Unity in the Body of Christ
4 I therefore, (A)a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to (B)walk in a manner worthy of (C)the calling to which you have been called,
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Ephesians 3:1
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The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed
3 For this reason I, Paul, (A)a prisoner of Christ Jesus (B)on behalf of you Gentiles—
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2 Corinthians 5:1
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Our Heavenly Dwelling
5 For we know that if (A)the tent that is (B)our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, (C)a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
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Acts 28:20
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20 For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is (A)because of (B)the hope of Israel that I am wearing (C)this (D)chain.”
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Acts 21:33
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33 Then the tribune came up and arrested him and ordered him (A)to be bound (B)with two chains. He inquired who he was and what he had done.
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Acts 5:41
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41 Then they left the presence of the council, (A)rejoicing that they were counted worthy (B)to suffer dishonor for (C)the name.
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Luke 10:42
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42 but one thing is necessary.[a] Mary has chosen (A)the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”
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- Luke 10:42 Some manuscripts few things are necessary, or only one
Matthew 19:21
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21 Jesus said to him, “If you would be (A)perfect, go, (B)sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have (C)treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
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