John 8:39-40
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You Are of Your Father the Devil
39 They answered him, (A)“Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, (B)“If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did, 40 but now (C)you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth (D)that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
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Matthew 4:17
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17 (A)From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, (B)“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”[a]
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- Matthew 4:17 Or the kingdom of heaven has come near
Luke 13:1-5
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Repent or Perish
13 There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood (A)Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And he answered them, (B)“Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? 3 No, I tell you; but unless you (C)repent, you will all likewise perish. 4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in (D)Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? 5 No, I tell you; but unless you (E)repent, you will all likewise perish.”
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Luke 9:57-62
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The Cost of Following Jesus
57 As they were going (A)along the road, (B)someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 59 To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 60 And Jesus[a] said to him, “Leave (C)the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and (D)proclaim the kingdom of God.” 61 Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, (E)but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” 62 Jesus said to him, (F)“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
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- Luke 9:60 Greek he
Acts 2:36-38
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36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that (A)God has made him (B)both Lord and Christ, this Jesus (C)whom you crucified.”
37 Now when (D)they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, (E)what shall we do?” 38 And Peter said to them, (F)“Repent and (G)be baptized every one of you (H)in the name of Jesus Christ (I)for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive (J)the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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