Luke 8:18
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18 Therefore take heed how you hear. (A)For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he [a]seems to (B)have will be taken from him.”
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- Luke 8:18 thinks that he has
Matthew 13:12
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12 (A)For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
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Luke 19:26
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26 ‘For I say to you, (A)that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
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Matthew 25:29
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29 (A)‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
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John 15:2
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2 (A)Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He [a]takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear (B)more fruit.
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- John 15:2 Or lifts up
Hebrews 2:1
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Do Not Neglect Salvation
2 Therefore we must give [a]the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
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- Hebrews 2:1 all the more careful attention
1 Corinthians 14:37
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37 (A)If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are the commandments of the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 3:18
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Avoid Worldly Wisdom
18 (A)Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.
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Luke 12:20-21
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20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night (A)your soul will be required of you; (B)then whose will those things be which you have provided?’
21 “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, (C)and is not rich toward God.”
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Luke 9:44
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44 (A)“Let these words sink down into your ears, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.”
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1 Peter 2:1-2
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Our Inheritance Through Christ’s Blood
2 Therefore, (A)laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 (B)as newborn babes, desire the pure (C)milk of the word, that you may grow [a]thereby,
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- 1 Peter 2:2 NU adds up to salvation
James 1:19-26
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Qualities Needed in Trials
19 [a]So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, (A)slow to speak, (B)slow to wrath; 20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Doers—Not Hearers Only
21 Therefore (C)lay aside all filthiness and [b]overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, (D)which is able to save your souls.
22 But (E)be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For (F)if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But (G)he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, (H)this one will be blessed in what he does.
26 If anyone [c]among you thinks he is religious, and (I)does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless.
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- James 1:19 NU Know this or This you know
- James 1:21 abundance
- James 1:26 NU omits among you
Philippians 3:4
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4 though (A)I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I (B)more so:
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