Matthew 7:24
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Build on the Rock(A)
24 “Therefore (B)whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
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Luke 6:47-49
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47 (A)Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was [a]founded on the rock. 49 But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it [b]fell. And the ruin of that house was great.”
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Luke 11:28
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28 But He said, (A)“More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
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John 13:17
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17 (A)If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
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1 Corinthians 3:10-11
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10 (A)According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid (B)the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than (C)that which is laid, (D)which is Jesus Christ.
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James 2:17-26
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17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” (A)Show me your faith without [a]your works, (B)and I will show you my faith by [b]my works. 19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is [c]dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works (C)when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see (D)that faith was working together with his works, and by (E)works faith was made [d]perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, (F)“Abraham believed God, and it was [e]accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called (G)the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.
25 Likewise, (H)was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
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- James 2:18 NU omits your
- James 2:18 NU omits my
- James 2:20 NU useless
- James 2:22 complete
- James 2:23 credited
1 John 3:22-24
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22 And (A)whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments (B)and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. 23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ (C)and love one another, as He gave [a]us commandment.
The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error
24 Now (D)he who keeps His commandments (E)abides in Him, and He in him. And (F)by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.
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- 1 John 3:23 M omits us
1 John 2:3
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The Test of Knowing Him
3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.
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John 14:15
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Jesus Promises Another Helper
15 (A)“If you love Me, [a]keep My commandments.
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- John 14:15 NU you will keep
Psalm 111:10
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10 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments.
His praise endures forever.
James 1:21-27
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Doers—Not Hearers Only
21 Therefore (A)lay aside all filthiness and [a]overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, (B)which is able to save your souls.
22 But (C)be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For (D)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 (E)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, (F)this one will be blessed in what he does.
26 If anyone [b]among you thinks he is religious, and (G)does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. 27 (H)Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: (I)to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, (J)and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
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- James 1:21 abundance
- James 1:26 NU omits among you
John 15:14
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14 (A)You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.
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Proverbs 10:8
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- Proverbs 10:8 Lit. the foolish of lips
- Proverbs 10:8 be thrust down or ruined
John 14:22-24
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22 (A)Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?”
23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, (B)and We will come to him and make Our home with him. 24 He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and (C)the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.
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Matthew 6:19-21
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Lay Up Treasures in Heaven(A)
19 (B)“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 (C)but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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John 15:10
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10 (A)If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.
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Matthew 12:50
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50 For (A)whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
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Job 28:28
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28 And to man He said,
‘Behold, (A)the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
Galatians 6:7-8
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7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for (A)whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap (B)everlasting life.
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Matthew 7:13-14
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The Narrow Way(A)
13 (B)“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 [a]Because narrow is the gate and [b]difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
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- Matthew 7:14 NU, M How narrow . . . !
- Matthew 7:14 confined
1 John 5:3-5
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3 (A)For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And (B)His commandments are not burdensome. 4 For (C)whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that (D)has overcome the world—[a]our faith. 5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but (E)he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
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- 1 John 5:4 M your
Matthew 7:7-8
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Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking(A)
7 (B)“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For (C)everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
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Proverbs 14:8
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8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,
But the folly of fools is deceit.
Psalm 119:130
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Galatians 5:6-7
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6 For (A)in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but (B)faith working through love.
Love Fulfills the Law
7 You (C)ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
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