John 10:5
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5 (A)A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”
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John 10:5
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5 But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”
1 John 4:5-6
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1 John 4:5-6
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5 They are from the world(A) and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us.(B) This is how we recognize the Spirit[a] of truth(C) and the spirit of falsehood.(D)
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- 1 John 4:6 Or spirit
Colossians 2:6-10
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Alive in Christ
6 (A)Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7 (B)rooted and (C)built up in him and (D)established in the faith, just (E)as you were taught, abounding (F)in thanksgiving.
8 See to it that no one takes you captive by (G)philosophy and (H)empty deceit, according to (I)human tradition, according to the (J)elemental spirits[a] of the world, and not according to Christ. 9 For (K)in him the whole fullness of deity dwells (L)bodily, 10 and (M)you have been filled in him, who is (N)the head of all rule and authority.
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- Colossians 2:8 Or elementary principles; also verse 20
Colossians 2:6-10
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Spiritual Fullness in Christ
6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,(A) continue to live your lives in him, 7 rooted(B) and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught,(C) and overflowing with thankfulness.
8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,(D) which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this world(E) rather than on Christ.
9 For in Christ all the fullness(F) of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head(G) over every power and authority.(H)
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- Colossians 2:8 Or the basic principles; also in verse 20
Revelation 2:2
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2 (A)“‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but (B)have tested those (C)who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false.
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Revelation 2:2
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Ephesians 4:11-15
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11 And (A)he gave the (B)apostles, the prophets, the (C)evangelists, the (D)shepherds[a] and teachers,[b] 12 (E)to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for (F)building up (G)the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to (H)the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, (I)to mature manhood,[c] to the measure of the stature of (J)the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, (K)tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in (L)deceitful schemes. 15 Rather, (M)speaking the truth in love, we are to (N)grow up in every way into him who is (O)the head, into Christ,
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- Ephesians 4:11 Or pastors
- Ephesians 4:11 Or the shepherd-teachers
- Ephesians 4:13 Greek to a full-grown man
Ephesians 4:11-15
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11 So Christ himself gave(A) the apostles,(B) the prophets,(C) the evangelists,(D) the pastors and teachers,(E) 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ(F) may be built up(G) 13 until we all reach unity(H) in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God(I) and become mature,(J) attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.(K)
14 Then we will no longer be infants,(L) tossed back and forth by the waves,(M) and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.(N) 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love,(O) we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head,(P) that is, Christ.
Mark 4:24
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24 And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: (A)with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you.
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Mark 4:24
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24 “Consider carefully what you hear,” he continued. “With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more.(A)
Proverbs 19:27
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27 Cease to hear instruction, my son,
(A)and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27
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27 Stop listening to instruction, my son,(A)
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
1 John 2:21
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21 I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.
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1 John 2:21
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21 I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it(A) and because no lie comes from the truth.
1 Kings 22:7
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7 But (A)Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here another prophet of the Lord of whom we may inquire?”
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1 Kings 22:7
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7 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no longer a prophet(A) of the Lord here whom we can inquire(B) of?”
1 John 2:19
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19 (A)They went out from us, but they were not of us; for (B)if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, (C)that it might become plain that they all are not of us.
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1 John 2:19
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19 They went out from us,(A) but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.(B)
1 Peter 2:1-3
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A Living Stone and a Holy People
2 (A)So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2 (B)Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual (C)milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— 3 if indeed you have (D)tasted that the Lord is good.
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1 Peter 2:1-3
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2 Timothy 4:3
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3 (A)For the time is coming when people will not endure (B)sound[a] teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions,
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- 2 Timothy 4:3 Or healthy
2 Timothy 4:3
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3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine.(A) Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.(B)
2 Timothy 3:5-7
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5 having the appearance of godliness, but (A)denying its power. (B)Avoid such people. 6 For among them are (C)those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, 7 always learning and never able to (D)arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
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2 Timothy 3:5-7
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5 having a form of godliness(A) but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.(B)
6 They are the kind who worm their way(C) into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, 7 always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.(D)
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