Matthew 18:3
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3 and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you (A)turn and (B)become like children, you (C)will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Mark 10:14-15
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14 But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, (A)“Let the children come to me; (B)do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. 15 (C)Truly, I say to you, whoever does not (D)receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”
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1 Peter 2:2
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2 (A)Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual (B)milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—
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Matthew 19:14
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14 but Jesus said, (A)“Let the little children (B)come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”
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1 Corinthians 14:20
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20 Brothers, (A)do not be children in your thinking. (B)Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be (C)mature.
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Luke 18:16-17
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Psalm 131:2
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2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
like a weaned (A)child with its mother;
like a weaned child is my soul within me.
John 3:5
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5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born (A)of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
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John 3:3
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3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is (A)born (B)again[a] he cannot (C)see the kingdom of God.”
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Luke 13:24
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24 (A)“Strive (B)to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
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Psalm 51:10-13
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10 (A)Create in me a (B)clean heart, O God,
and (C)renew a right[a] spirit within me.
11 (D)Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not (E)your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will (F)return to you.
Footnotes
- Psalm 51:10 Or steadfast
Acts 3:19
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19 (A)Repent therefore, and (B)turn back, that (C)your sins may be blotted out,
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Acts 28:27
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27 (A)For this people's heart has grown dull,
and with their ears they can barely hear,
and their eyes they have closed;
lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their heart
and (B)turn, and I would heal them.’
Luke 22:32
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32 but (A)I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, (B)strengthen your brothers.”
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Matthew 5:20
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20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds (A)that of the scribes and Pharisees, you (B)will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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James 5:19-20
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19 My brothers, (A)if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone (B)brings him back, 20 let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering (C)will save his soul from death and (D)will cover a multitude of sins.
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Mark 4:12
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12 (A)so that
“‘they (B)may indeed see but not perceive,
and may indeed hear but not understand,
lest they (C)should turn and be forgiven.’”
2 Peter 1:11
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11 For in this way there will be richly provided for you (A)an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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Acts 14:22
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22 (A)strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them (B)to continue in (C)the faith, and saying that (D)through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
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Matthew 19:23
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23 And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, (A)only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 13:15
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15 For this people's heart has grown dull,
and with their ears (A)they can barely hear,
and (B)their eyes they have closed,
lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and (C)understand with their heart
and (D)turn, and I would heal them.’
Matthew 6:16
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Fasting
16 “And (A)when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. (B)Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
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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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Isaiah 6:10
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10 (A)Make the heart of this people (B)dull,[a]
and their ears heavy,
and blind their eyes;
(C)lest they see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears,
and understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 6:10 Hebrew fat
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