Luke 3:8
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8 Therefore bear fruits (A)worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
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Ezekiel 18:27-31
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27 Again, (A)when a wicked man turns away from the wickedness which he committed, and does what is lawful and right, he preserves himself alive. 28 Because he (B)considers and turns away from all the transgressions which he committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die. 29 (C)Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ O house of Israel, is it not My ways which are fair, and your ways which are not fair?
30 (D)“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways,” says the Lord God. (E)“Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin. 31 (F)Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a (G)new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel?
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Acts 26:20
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20 but (A)declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do (B)works befitting repentance.
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Isaiah 1:16-18
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16 “Wash(A) yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes.
(B)Cease to do evil,
17 Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Rebuke [a]the oppressor;
[b]Defend the fatherless,
Plead for the widow.
18 “Come now, and let us (C)reason together,”
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
(D)They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:17 Some ancient vss. the oppressed
- Isaiah 1:17 Vindicate
Galatians 5:22-24
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22 But (A)the fruit of the Spirit is (B)love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, (C)goodness, (D)faithfulness, 23 [a]gentleness, self-control. (E)Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s (F)have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
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- Galatians 5:23 meekness
Hebrews 6:7-8
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7 For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, (A)receives blessing from God; 8 (B)but if it bears thorns and briers, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned.
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Matthew 21:43
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43 “Therefore I say to you, (A)the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it.
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Philippians 1:11
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11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness (A)which are by Jesus Christ, (B)to the glory and praise of God.
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2 Corinthians 7:10-11
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10 For (A)godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; (B)but the sorrow of the world produces death. 11 For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what (C)clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be (D)clear in this matter.
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Romans 9:7
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7 (A)nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, (B)“In Isaac your seed shall be called.”
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Romans 4:16
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16 Therefore it is of faith that it might be (A)according to grace, (B)so that the promise might be [a]sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, (C)who is the father of us all
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- Romans 4:16 certain
Luke 19:40
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40 But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, (A)the stones would immediately cry out.”
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Joshua 4:3-8
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3 and command them, saying, ‘Take for yourselves twelve stones from here, out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where (A)the priests’ feet stood firm. You shall carry them over with you and leave them in (B)the lodging place where you lodge tonight.’ ”
4 Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had appointed from the children of Israel, one man from every tribe; 5 and Joshua said to them: “Cross over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of the Jordan, and each one of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, 6 that this may be (C)a sign among you (D)when your children ask in time to come, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’ 7 Then you shall answer them that (E)the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it crossed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. And these stones shall be for (F)a memorial to the children of Israel forever.”
8 And the children of Israel did so, just as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones from the midst of the Jordan, as the Lord had spoken to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
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Galatians 3:28-29
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John 8:33
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33 They answered Him, (A)“We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will be made free’?”
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John 8:39
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39 They answered and said to Him, (A)“Abraham is our father.”
Jesus said to them, (B)“If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham.
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Luke 16:23-31
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23 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24 “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and (A)cool my tongue; for I (B)am tormented in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, (C)remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’
27 “Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house, 28 for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’ 29 Abraham said to him, (D)‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’ 30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ 31 But he said to him, (E)‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, (F)neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.’ ”
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Luke 13:28-29
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28 (A)There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, (B)when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out. 29 They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God.
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Matthew 8:11-12
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11 And I say to you that (A)many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But (B)the sons of the kingdom (C)will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
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Jeremiah 7:4-10
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4 (A)Do not trust in these lying words, saying, ‘The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord are these.’
5 “For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if you thoroughly (B)execute [a]judgment between a man and his neighbor, 6 if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, (C)or walk after other gods to your hurt, 7 (D)then I will cause you to dwell in this place, in (E)the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.
8 “Behold, you trust in (F)lying words that cannot profit. 9 (G)Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and (H)walk after other gods whom you do not know, 10 (I)and then come and stand before Me in this house (J)which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are delivered to do all these abominations’?
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- Jeremiah 7:5 justice
Isaiah 48:1-2
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Israel Refined for God’s Glory
48 “Hear this, O house of Jacob,
Who are called by the name of Israel,
And have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah;
Who swear by the name of the Lord,
And make mention of the God of Israel,
But (A)not in truth or in righteousness;
2 For they call themselves (B)after the holy city,
And (C)lean on the God of Israel;
The Lord of hosts is His name:
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