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Luke 19:21
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Luke 19:21
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21 for I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man; you take what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’(A)
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Luke 19:21
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Luke 19:21
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21 I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.’(A)
Matthew 25:24-25
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Matthew 25:24-25
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24 Then the one who had received the one talent also came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew that you were a harsh man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you did not scatter,(A) 25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.’
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Matthew 25:24-25
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Matthew 25:24-25
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24 “Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
Jude 15
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Jude 15
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15 to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly[a] of all the deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
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- 15 Other ancient authorities read everyone
Jude 15
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Jude 15
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15 to judge(A) everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”[a](B)
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- Jude 1:15 From the Jewish First Book of Enoch (approximately the first century b.c.)
1 John 4:18
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1 John 4:18
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18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love.
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1 John 4:18
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1 John 4:18
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18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear,(A) because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
James 2:10
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James 2:10
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10 For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it.(A)
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James 2:10
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James 2:10
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10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles(A) at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.(B)
2 Timothy 1:7
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2 Timothy 1:7
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7 for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.(A)
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2 Timothy 1:7
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2 Timothy 1:7
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7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid,(A) but gives us power,(B) love and self-discipline.
Romans 8:15
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Romans 8:15
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15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, “Abba![a] Father!”(A)
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- 8.15 Aramaic for Father
Romans 8:15
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Romans 8:15
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15 The Spirit(A) you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;(B) rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[a] And by him we cry, “Abba,[b] Father.”(C)
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- Romans 8:15 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture; also in verse 23.
- Romans 8:15 Aramaic for father
Romans 8:7
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Romans 8:7
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7 For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law—indeed, it cannot,(A)
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Romans 8:7
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Romans 8:7
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7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God;(A) it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
Malachi 3:14-15
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Malachi 3:14-15
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14 You have said, “It is vain to serve God. What do we profit by keeping his command or by going about as mourners before the Lord of hosts?(A) 15 Now we count the arrogant happy; evildoers not only prosper, but when they put God to the test they escape.”(B)
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Malachi 3:14-15
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Malachi 3:14-15
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14 “You have said, ‘It is futile(A) to serve(B) God. What do we gain by carrying out his requirements(C) and going about like mourners(D) before the Lord Almighty? 15 But now we call the arrogant(E) blessed. Certainly evildoers(F) prosper,(G) and even when they put God to the test, they get away with it.’”
Ezekiel 18:25-29
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Ezekiel 18:25-29
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25 Yet you say, “The way of the Lord is unfair.” Hear now, O house of Israel: Is my way unfair? Is it not your ways that are unfair?(A) 26 When the righteous turn away from their righteousness and commit iniquity, they shall die for it; for the iniquity that they have committed, they shall die. 27 Again, when the wicked turn away from the wickedness they have committed and do what is lawful and right, they shall save their life. 28 Because they considered and turned away from all the transgressions that they had committed, they shall surely live; they shall not die. 29 Yet the house of Israel says, “The way of the Lord is unfair.” O house of Israel, are my ways unfair? Is it not your ways that are unfair?
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Ezekiel 18:25-29
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Ezekiel 18:25-29
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25 “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’(A) Hear, you Israelites: Is my way unjust?(B) Is it not your ways that are unjust? 26 If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin, they will die for it; because of the sin they have committed they will die. 27 But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life.(C) 28 Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, that person will surely live; they will not die.(D) 29 Yet the Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are my ways unjust, people of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
Job 21:14-15
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Job 21:14-15
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14 They say to God, ‘Leave us alone!
We do not desire to know your ways.(A)
15 What is the Almighty,[a] that we should serve him?
And what profit do we get if we pray to him?’(B)
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- 21.15 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
Job 21:14-15
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Job 21:14-15
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2 Samuel 6:9-11
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2 Samuel 6:9-11
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9 David was afraid of the Lord that day; he said, “How can the ark of the Lord come into my care?” 10 So David was unwilling to take the ark of the Lord into his care in the city of David; instead, David took it to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.(A) 11 The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and all his household.(B)
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2 Samuel 6:9-11
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2 Samuel 6:9-11
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9 David was afraid of the Lord that day and said, “How(A) can the ark of the Lord ever come to me?” 10 He was not willing to take the ark of the Lord to be with him in the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-Edom(B) the Gittite. 11 The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months, and the Lord blessed him and his entire household.(C)
1 Samuel 12:20
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1 Samuel 12:20
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20 And Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil, yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart,
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1 Samuel 12:20
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1 Samuel 12:20
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20 “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “You have done all this evil;(A) yet do not turn away from the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.
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