Joshua 22:5
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5 (A)Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, (B)to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cling to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
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Matthew 22:37
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37 And he said to him, (A)“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
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Exodus 20:6
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6 but showing steadfast love to thousands[a] of those who love me and keep my commandments.
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- Exodus 20:6 Or to the thousandth generation
Romans 8:28
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28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together (A)for good,[a] for (B)those who are called according to his purpose.
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- Romans 8:28 Some manuscripts God works all things together for good, or God works in all things for the good
Deuteronomy 11:22
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22 For if (A)you will be careful to do all this commandment that I command you to do, loving the Lord your God, walking in all his ways, and (B)holding fast to him,
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Exodus 15:26
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26 saying, (A)“If you will diligently listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the (B)diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, (C)your healer.”
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Matthew 4:10
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10 Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, (A)Satan! For (B)it is written,
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Joshua 24:14-15
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Choose Whom You Will Serve
14 (A)“Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. (B)Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15 (C)And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, (D)choose this day whom you will serve, whether (E)the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or (F)the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. (G)But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
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James 1:12
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12 (A)Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive (B)the crown of life, (C)which God has promised to those who love him.
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Romans 12:9
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Marks of the True Christian
9 (A)Let love be genuine. (B)Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.
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Romans 1:9
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9 (A)For God is my witness, (B)whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, (C)that without ceasing I mention you
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Acts 11:23
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23 When he came and saw (A)the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord (B)with steadfast purpose,
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John 14:15
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Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit
15 (A)“If you love me, you will (B)keep my commandments.
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Luke 1:74
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74 that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve him (A)without fear,
Matthew 6:24
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24 (A)“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and (B)money.[a]
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- Matthew 6:24 Greek mammon, a Semitic word for money or possessions
Isaiah 55:2
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2 (A)Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,
and your labor for that which does not satisfy?
Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,
and delight yourselves in rich food.
Psalm 119:4-6
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4 You have commanded your (A)precepts
to be kept diligently.
5 Oh that my ways may (B)be steadfast
in keeping your statutes!
6 (C)Then I shall not be put to shame,
having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
Psalm 106:3
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3 Blessed are they who observe justice,
who (A)do righteousness at all times!
Deuteronomy 11:13
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13 “And if you will indeed obey my commandments that I command you today, (A)to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
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Deuteronomy 11:1
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Love and Serve the Lord
11 (A)“You shall therefore love the Lord your God and (B)keep his charge, his statutes, his rules, and his commandments always.
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Deuteronomy 10:12-13
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Circumcise Your Heart
12 “And now, Israel, (A)what does the Lord your God require of you, but (B)to fear the Lord your God, (C)to walk in all his ways, (D)to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and (E)to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today (F)for your good?
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Deuteronomy 6:17
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17 You shall (A)diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies and his statutes, which he has commanded you.
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Deuteronomy 6:5-9
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5 You (A)shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And (B)these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 (C)You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 8 (D)You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 (E)You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
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1 John 5:2-3
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2 (A)By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For (B)this is the love of God, that we (C)keep his commandments. And (D)his commandments are not burdensome.
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