Jeremiah 6:16
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16 Thus says the Lord:
Stand at the crossroads and look,
and ask for the ancient paths,
where the good way lies; and walk in it,
and find rest for your souls.
But they said, “We will not walk in it.”(A)
Isaiah 30:21
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21 And when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left, your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”(A)
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Jeremiah 18:15
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15 But my people have forgotten me;
they burn offerings to a delusion;
they have stumbled[a] in their ways,
in the ancient roads,
and have gone into bypaths,
not the highway,(A)
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- 18.15 Gk Syr Vg: Heb they made them stumble
Deuteronomy 32:7
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7 Remember the days of old;
consider the years long past;
ask your father, and he will inform you,
your elders, and they will tell you.(A)
Jeremiah 7:23
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23 But this command I gave them, “Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people; walk only in the way that I command you, so that it may be well with you.”(A)
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Matthew 11:28-29
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28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.(A) 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(B)
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Colossians 2:6
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Fullness of Life in Christ
6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to walk in him,
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Isaiah 2:5
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5 O house of Jacob,
come, let us walk
in the light of the Lord!(A)
Jeremiah 18:12
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Israel’s Stubborn Idolatry
12 But they say, “It is no use! We will follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of our evil will.”(A)
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John 12:35
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35 Jesus said to them, “The light is in you[a] for a little longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. If you walk in the darkness, you do not know where you are going.
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- 12.35 Other ancient authorities read with you
Jeremiah 22:21
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21 I spoke to you in your prosperity,
but you said, “I will not listen.”
This has been your way from your youth,
for you have not obeyed my voice.(A)
Jeremiah 44:16
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16 “As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we are not going to listen to you.(A)
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Hebrews 11:2-12:1
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2 Indeed, by faith[a] our ancestors received approval. 3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.[b](A)
The Examples of Abel, Enoch, and Noah
4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable[c] sacrifice than Cain’s. Through this he received approval as righteous, God himself giving approval to his gifts; he died, but through his faith[d] he still speaks.(B) 5 By faith Enoch was taken so that he did not experience death, and “he was not found, because God had taken him.” For it was attested before he was taken away that “he had pleased God.”(C) 6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would approach God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. 7 By faith Noah, warned by God about events as yet unseen, respected the warning and built an ark to save his household; by this he condemned the world and became an heir to the righteousness that is in accordance with faith.(D)
The Faith of Abraham
8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place that he was to receive as an inheritance, and he set out, not knowing where he was going.(E) 9 By faith he stayed for a time in the land he had been promised, as in a foreign land, living in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.(F) 10 For he looked forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.(G) 11 By faith, with Sarah’s involvement, he received power of procreation, even though he was too old, because he considered[e] him faithful who had promised.(H) 12 Therefore from one person, and this one as good as dead, descendants were born, “as many as the stars of heaven and as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.”(I)
13 All of these died in faith without having received the promises, but from a distance they saw and greeted them. They confessed that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth,(J) 14 for people who speak in this way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 15 If they had been thinking of the land that they had left behind, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But as it is, they desire a better homeland, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; indeed, he has prepared a city for them.(K)
17 By faith Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac. He who had received the promises was ready to offer up his only son,(L) 18 of whom he had been told, “It is through Isaac that descendants shall be named for you.”(M) 19 He considered the fact that God is able even to raise someone from the dead—and, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back.(N) 20 By faith Isaac invoked blessings for the future on Jacob and Esau. 21 By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, “bowing in worship over the top of his staff.”(O) 22 By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his burial.[f](P)
The Faith of Moses
23 By faith Moses was hidden by his parents for three months after his birth, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.[g](Q) 24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called a son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to share ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He considered abuse suffered for the Christ[h] to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to the reward. 27 By faith he left Egypt, unafraid of the king’s anger, for he persevered as though[i] he saw him who is invisible. 28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.[j](R)
The Faith of Other Israelite Heroes
29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as if it were dry land, but when the Egyptians attempted to do so they were drowned.(S) 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell after they had been encircled for seven days.(T) 31 By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient,[k] because she had received the spies in peace.(U)
32 And what more should I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions,(V) 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.(W) 35 Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing to accept release, in order to obtain a better resurrection.(X) 36 Others suffered mocking and flogging and even chains and imprisonment.(Y) 37 They were stoned to death; they were sawn in two;[l] they were killed by the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, persecuted, tormented(Z)— 38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains and in caves and holes in the ground.(AA)
39 Yet all these, though they were commended for their faith, did not receive what was promised, 40 since God had provided something better so that they would not, apart from us, be made perfect.(AB)
The Example of Jesus
12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely,[m] and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,(AC)
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- 11.2 Gk by this
- 11.3 Or was not made out of visible things
- 11.4 Gk greater
- 11.4 Gk through it
- 11.11 Other ancient authorities read By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered
- 11.22 Gk his bones
- 11.23 Other ancient authorities add By faith Moses, when he was grown up, killed the Egyptian, because he observed the humiliation of his brothers and sisters
- 11.26 Or the Messiah
- 11.27 Or because
- 11.28 Gk would not touch them
- 11.31 Or unbelieving
- 11.37 Other ancient authorities add they were tempted
- 12.1 Other ancient authorities read sin that easily distracts
John 13:17
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17 If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.
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Malachi 4:4
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4 Remember the teaching of my servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.(A)
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Hebrews 6:12
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12 so that you may not become sluggish but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.(A)
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Isaiah 8:20
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20 for teaching and for instruction?” surely those who speak like this will have no dawn!(A)
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Luke 16:29
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29 Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.’(A)
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Matthew 21:28-32
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The Parable of the Two Sons
28 “What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’(A) 29 He answered, ‘I will not,’ but later he changed his mind and went. 30 The father[a] went to the second and said the same, and he answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.(B) 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him, and even after you saw it you did not change your minds and believe him.(C)
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Isaiah 28:12
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12 to whom he has said,
“This is rest;
give rest to the weary,
and this is repose,”
yet they would not hear.(A)
John 5:39
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39 “You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life, and it is they that testify on my behalf.(A)
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Romans 4:1-6
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The Example of Abraham
4 What then are we to say was gained by[a] Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.(A) 3 For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed[b] God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.”(B) 4 Now to one who works, wages are not reckoned as a gift but as something due.(C) 5 But to one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness. 6 So also David pronounces a blessing on those to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works:
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Acts 17:11
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11 These Jews were more receptive than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the message very eagerly and examined the scriptures every day to see whether these things were so.(A)
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John 5:46-47
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46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.(A) 47 But if you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”
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