Matthew 13:21
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21 yet such a person has no root but endures only for a while, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, that person immediately falls away.[a](A)
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- 13.21 Or stumbles
Matthew 11:6
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6 And blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.”(A)
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2 Peter 1:8-9
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8 For if these things are yours and are increasing among you, they keep you from being ineffective and unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.(A) 9 For anyone who lacks these things is blind, suffering from eye disease, forgetful of the cleansing of past sins.(B)
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Hosea 6:4
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Impenitence of Israel and Judah
4 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
Your love is like a morning cloud,
like the dew that goes away early.(A)
Ephesians 3:17
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17 and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love.
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Proverbs 12:3
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3 No one finds security by wickedness,
but the root of the righteous will never be moved.(A)
Job 19:28
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28 If you say, ‘How we will persecute him!’
and, ‘The root of the matter is found in him,’(A)
John 15:5-7
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5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. 6 Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.(A)
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John 12:25-26
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25 Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.(A) 26 Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.(B)
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Psalm 36:3
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3 The words of their mouths are mischief and deceit;
they have ceased to act wisely and do good.(A)
Job 27:8-10
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8 For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts them off,
when God takes away their lives?(A)
9 Will God hear their cry
when trouble comes upon them?(B)
10 Will they take delight in the Almighty?[a]
Will they call upon God at all times?(C)
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- 27.10 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
2 Timothy 1:15
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15 You are aware that all who are in Asia have turned away from me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
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Philippians 1:6
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6 I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete[a] it until the day of Jesus Christ.
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- 1.6 Or perfect
Galatians 6:15
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15 For[a] neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything, but a new creation is everything!(A)
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- 6.15 Other ancient authorities add in Christ Jesus
Galatians 6:12
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12 It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh who try to compel you to be circumcised—only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.(A)
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Galatians 5:6
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6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; the only thing that counts is faith working[a] through love.(A)
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- 5.6 Or made effective
Romans 2:7
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7 to those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life,
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Acts 8:21-23
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21 You have no part or share in this, for your heart is not right before God.(A) 22 Repent therefore of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. 23 For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and the chains of wickedness.”(B)
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John 6:70-71
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70 Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve? Yet one of you is a devil.”(A) 71 He was speaking of Judas son of Simon Iscariot,[a] for he, though one of the twelve, was going to betray him.
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- 6.71 Other ancient authorities read Judas Iscariot son of Simon or Judas son of Simon from Karyot (Kerioth)
John 6:61-65
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61 But Jesus, being aware that his disciples were complaining about it, said to them, “Does this offend you?(A) 62 Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?(B) 63 It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. 64 But among you there are some who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who were the ones who did not believe and who was the one who would betray him.(C) 65 And he said, “For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted by the Father.”(D)
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John 6:26
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26 Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me not because you saw signs but because you ate your fill of the loaves.(A)
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Luke 21:12-18
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12 “But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute you; they will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.(A) 13 This will give you an opportunity to testify.(B) 14 So make up your minds not to prepare your defense in advance,(C) 15 for I will give you words[a] and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict.(D) 16 You will be betrayed even by parents and siblings, by relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death.(E) 17 You will be hated by all because of my name.(F) 18 But not a hair of your head will perish.(G)
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- 21.15 Gk a mouth
Luke 14:26-33
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26 “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple.(A) 27 Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.(B) 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, 30 saying, ‘This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.’ 31 Or what king, going out to wage war against another king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 If he cannot, then while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for the terms of peace. 33 So therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.(C)
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Luke 9:23-25
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23 Then he said to them all, “If any wish to come after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.(A) 24 For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it.(B) 25 For what does it profit them if they gain the whole world but lose or forfeit themselves?(C)
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Luke 8:13
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13 The ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe only for a while and in a time of testing fall away.
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