Luke 18:11
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11 The Pharisee, (A)standing by himself, prayed[a] (B)thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
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- Luke 18:11 Or standing, prayed to himself
Matthew 6:5
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The Lord's Prayer
5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love (A)to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. (B)Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
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Mark 11:25
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25 And whenever (A)you stand praying, (B)forgive, (C)if you have anything against anyone, so that (D)your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”[a]
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- Mark 11:25 Some manuscripts add verse 26: But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses
Revelation 3:17
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17 (A)For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, (B)blind, and naked.
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James 2:9-12
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9 But if you (A)show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point (B)has become guilty of all of it. 11 For he who said, (C)“Do not commit adultery,” also said, (D)“Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under (E)the law of liberty.
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Jeremiah 2:35
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35 you say, ‘I am innocent;
surely his anger has turned from me.’
(A)Behold, I will bring you to judgment
for (B)saying, ‘I have not sinned.’
Isaiah 65:5
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5 who say, “Keep to yourself,
do not come near me, for I am too holy for you.”
(A)These are a smoke in my nostrils,
a fire that burns all the day.
1 Timothy 1:12-16
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Christ Jesus Came to Save Sinners
12 I thank him (A)who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, (B)appointing me to his service, 13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, (C)persecutor, and insolent opponent. But (D)I received mercy (E)because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, 14 and (F)the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the (G)faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 The saying is (H)trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus (I)came into the world to save sinners, (J)of whom I am the foremost. 16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.
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Galatians 3:10
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The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
10 For all who rely on works of the law are (A)under a curse; for it is written, (B)“Cursed be everyone who does not (C)abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.”
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1 Corinthians 15:9-10
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9 For (A)I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because (B)I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, (C)I worked harder than any of them, (D)though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
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1 Corinthians 4:7-8
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7 For who sees anything different in you? (A)What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?
8 Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! Without us you have become kings! And would that you did reign, so that we might share the rule with you!
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Luke 20:47
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47 (A)who devour widows' houses and (B)for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”
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Matthew 19:18-20
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18 He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, (A)“You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, 19 Honor your father and mother, and, (B)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 20 The young man said to him, (C)“All these I have kept. What do I still lack?”
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Matthew 3:7-10
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7 But when he saw many of (A)the Pharisees and (B)Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, (C)“You brood of (D)vipers! Who warned you to flee from (E)the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruit (F)in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, (G)‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from (H)these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. (I)Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
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Ezekiel 33:31
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31 (A)And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for (B)with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.
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Jeremiah 2:28
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28 But (A)where are your gods
that you made for yourself?
Let them arise, (B)if they can save you,
in your time of trouble;
for (C)as many as your cities
are your gods, O Judah.
Isaiah 58:2
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2 (A)Yet they seek me daily
and delight to know my ways,
as if they were a nation that did righteousness
and did not forsake the judgment of their God;
they ask of me righteous judgments;
they delight to draw near to God.
Isaiah 1:15
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15 When you (A)spread out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
(B)even though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
(C)your hands are full of blood.
Psalm 135:2
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Psalm 134:1
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Come, Bless the Lord
A Song of (A)Ascents.
134 Come, bless the Lord, all you (B)servants of the Lord,
who (C)stand (D)by night in the house of the Lord!
Philippians 3:6
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6 (A)as to zeal, (B)a persecutor of the church; (C)as to righteousness under the law,[a] blameless.
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- Philippians 3:6 Greek in the law
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