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Luke 10:37
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Luke 10:37
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37 He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”
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Luke 10:37
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Luke 10:37
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37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”
Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
1 John 3:16-18
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1 John 3:16-18
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16 By this we know love, that (A)he laid down his life for us, and (B)we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17 But (C)if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet (D)closes his heart against him, (E)how does God's love abide in him? 18 Little children, let us not (F)love in word or talk but in deed and (G)in truth.
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1 John 3:16-18
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1 John 3:16-18
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16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.(A) And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.(B) 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them,(C) how can the love of God be in that person?(D) 18 Dear children,(E) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.(F)
Micah 6:8
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Micah 6:8
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8 He has told you, O man, what is good;
and (A)what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,[a]
and to (B)walk humbly with your God?
Footnotes
- Micah 6:8 Or steadfast love
1 Peter 2:21
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1 Peter 2:21
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21 For (A)to this you have been called, (B)because Christ also suffered for you, (C)leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.
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1 Peter 2:21
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1 Peter 2:21
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21 To this(A) you were called,(B) because Christ suffered for you,(C) leaving you an example,(D) that you should follow in his steps.
1 John 4:10-11
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1 John 4:10-11
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10 In this is love, (A)not that we have loved God (B)but that he loved us and sent his Son to be (C)the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
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2 Corinthians 8:9
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2 Corinthians 8:9
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9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that (A)though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.
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2 Corinthians 8:9
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2 Corinthians 8:9
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9 For you know the grace(A) of our Lord Jesus Christ,(B) that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor,(C) so that you through his poverty might become rich.(D)
Luke 6:32-36
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Luke 6:32-36
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32 (A)“If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34 And (B)if you (C)lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. 35 But (D)love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and (E)you will be sons of (F)the Most High, for (G)he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. 36 (H)Be merciful, even as (I)your Father is merciful.
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Luke 6:32-36
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Luke 6:32-36
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32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?(A) Even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you?(B) Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them,(C) and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children(D) of the Most High,(E) because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful,(F) just as your Father(G) is merciful.
John 13:15-17
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John 13:15-17
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15 For I have given you an example, (A)that you also should do just as I have done to you. 16 Truly, truly, I say to you, (B)a servant[a] is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 If you know these things, (C)blessed are you if you do them.
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- John 13:16 Or bondservant, or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
John 13:15-17
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John 13:15-17
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15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.(A) 16 Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master,(B) nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.(C)
Matthew 23:23
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Matthew 23:23
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Matthew 23:23
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Matthew 23:23
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23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth(A) of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness.(B) You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
Proverbs 14:21
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Proverbs 14:21
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Proverbs 14:21
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Proverbs 14:21
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Ephesians 5:2
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Ephesians 5:2
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2 and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us(A) and gave himself up for us(B) as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.(C)
Hosea 6:6
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Hosea 6:6
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6 For (A)I desire steadfast love[a] and not sacrifice,
(B)the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
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- Hosea 6:6 Septuagint mercy
Hosea 6:6
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Hosea 6:6
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1 John 3:23-24
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1 John 3:23-24
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23 And this is his commandment, (A)that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and (B)love one another, (C)just as he has commanded us. 24 (D)Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God,[a] and God[b] in him. And (E)by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.
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- 1 John 3:24 Greek him
- 1 John 3:24 Greek he
1 John 3:23-24
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1 John 3:23-24
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23 And this is his command: to believe(A) in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ,(B) and to love one another as he commanded us.(C) 24 The one who keeps God’s commands(D) lives in him,(E) and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.(F)
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