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Matthew 13:21
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Matthew 13:21
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21 But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word.
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Matthew 13:21
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Matthew 13:21
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21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.(A)
2 Peter 1:8-9
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2 Peter 1:8-9
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8 The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins.
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2 Peter 1:8-9
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2 Peter 1:8-9
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8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive(A) in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.(B) 9 But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind,(C) forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.(D)
Matthew 11:6
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Matthew 11:6
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6 And he added, “God blesses those who do not fall away because of me.[a]”
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- 11:6 Or who are not offended by me.
Matthew 11:6
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Matthew 11:6
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6 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”(A)
Ephesians 3:17
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Ephesians 3:17
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17 Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.
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Ephesians 3:17
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Ephesians 3:17
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17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts(A) through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted(B) and established in love,
John 15:5-7
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John 15:5-7
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5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. 6 Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. 7 But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!
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John 15:5-7
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John 15:5-7
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5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit;(A) apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.(B) 7 If you remain in me(C) and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.(D)
Hosea 6:4
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Hosea 6:4
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4 “O Israel[a] and Judah,
what should I do with you?” asks the Lord.
“For your love vanishes like the morning mist
and disappears like dew in the sunlight.
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- 6:4 Hebrew Ephraim, referring to the northern kingdom of Israel.
Hosea 6:4
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Hosea 6:4
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Revelation 2:13
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Revelation 2:13
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13 “I know that you live in the city where Satan has his throne, yet you have remained loyal to me. You refused to deny me even when Antipas, my faithful witness, was martyred among you there in Satan’s city.
Revelation 2:13
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Revelation 2:13
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1 John 2:19-20
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1 John 2:19-20
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19 These people left our churches, but they never really belonged with us; otherwise they would have stayed with us. When they left, it proved that they did not belong with us.
20 But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit,[a] and all of you know the truth.
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- 2:20 Greek But you have an anointing from the Holy One.
1 John 2:19-20
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1 John 2:19-20
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19 They went out from us,(A) but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.(B)
20 But you have an anointing(C) from the Holy One,(D) and all of you know the truth.[a](E)
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- 1 John 2:20 Some manuscripts and you know all things
1 Peter 1:5
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1 Peter 1:5
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5 And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.
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1 Peter 1:5
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1 Peter 1:5
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5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power(A) until the coming of the salvation(B) that is ready to be revealed(C) in the last time.
Hebrews 10:35-39
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Hebrews 10:35-39
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35 So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! 36 Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.
37 “For in just a little while,
the Coming One will come and not delay.
38 And my righteous ones will live by faith.[a]
But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away.”[b]
39 But we are not like those who turn away from God to their own destruction. We are the faithful ones, whose souls will be saved.
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Hebrews 10:35-39
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Hebrews 10:35-39
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35 So do not throw away your confidence;(A) it will be richly rewarded.
36 You need to persevere(B) so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.(C) 37 For,
38 And,
“But my righteous[b] one will live by faith.(F)
And I take no pleasure
in the one who shrinks back.”[c](G)
39 But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.
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- Hebrews 10:37 Isaiah 26:20; Hab. 2:3
- Hebrews 10:38 Some early manuscripts But the righteous
- Hebrews 10:38 Hab. 2:4 (see Septuagint)
2 Timothy 4:10
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2 Timothy 4:10
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10 Demas has deserted me because he loves the things of this life and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia.
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2 Timothy 1:15
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2 Timothy 1:15
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15 As you know, everyone from the province of Asia has deserted me—even Phygelus and Hermogenes.
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2 Timothy 1:15
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2 Timothy 1:15
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15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia(A) has deserted me,(B) including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
Philippians 1:6
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Philippians 1:6
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6 And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.
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Philippians 1:6
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Philippians 1:6
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6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion(A) until the day of Christ Jesus.(B)
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