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Micah 6:8
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Micah 6:8
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8 No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good,
and this is what he requires of you:
to do what is right, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God.
Deuteronomy 10:12-13
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Deuteronomy 10:12-13
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A Call to Love and Obedience
12 “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the Lord your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul. 13 And you must always obey the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good.
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Deuteronomy 10:12-13
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Deuteronomy 10:12-13
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Fear the Lord
12 And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you(A) but to fear(B) the Lord your God, to walk(C) in obedience to him, to love him,(D) to serve the Lord(E) your God with all your heart(F) and with all your soul,(G) 13 and to observe the Lord’s commands(H) and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?(I)
Proverbs 21:3
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Proverbs 21:3
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3 The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just
than when we offer him sacrifices.
Proverbs 21:3
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Proverbs 21:3
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3 To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(A)
Jeremiah 22:3
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Jeremiah 22:3
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3 This is what the Lord says: Be fair-minded and just. Do what is right! Help those who have been robbed; rescue them from their oppressors. Quit your evil deeds! Do not mistreat foreigners, orphans, and widows. Stop murdering the innocent!
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Jeremiah 22:3
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Jeremiah 22:3
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3 This is what the Lord says: Do what is just(A) and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor(B) the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow,(C) and do not shed innocent blood(D) in this place.
Colossians 3:12
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Colossians 3:12
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12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
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Colossians 3:12
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Colossians 3:12
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12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves(A) with compassion, kindness, humility,(B) gentleness and patience.(C)
1 Samuel 15:22
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1 Samuel 15:22
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22 But Samuel replied,
“What is more pleasing to the Lord:
your burnt offerings and sacrifices
or your obedience to his voice?
Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice,
and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.
1 Samuel 15:22
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1 Samuel 15:22
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22 But Samuel replied:
“Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as in obeying the Lord?
To obey is better than sacrifice,(A)
and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
Hosea 6:6
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Hosea 6:6
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Isaiah 66:2
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Isaiah 66:2
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2 My hands have made both heaven and earth;
they and everything in them are mine.[a]
I, the Lord, have spoken!
“I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts,
who tremble at my word.
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- 66:2 As in Greek, Latin, and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads these things are.
Isaiah 66:2
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Isaiah 66:2
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2 Has not my hand made all these things,(A)
and so they came into being?”
declares the Lord.
1 Peter 3:8
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1 Peter 3:8
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All Christians
8 Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters.[a] Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude.
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- 3:8 Greek Show brotherly love.
1 Peter 3:8
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1 Peter 3:8
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Suffering for Doing Good
8 Finally, all of you, be like-minded,(A) be sympathetic, love one another,(B) be compassionate and humble.(C)
Luke 6:36
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Luke 6:36
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36 You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.
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Luke 6:36
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Luke 6:36
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Amos 5:24
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Amos 5:24
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24 Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice,
an endless river of righteous living.
Amos 5:24
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Amos 5:24
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1 Peter 5:5-6
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1 Peter 5:5-6
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5 In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for
“God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble.”[a]
6 So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.
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1 Peter 5:5-6
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1 Peter 5:5-6
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5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves(A) to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility(B) toward one another, because,
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.(D)
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- 1 Peter 5:5 Prov. 3:34
Luke 11:42
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Luke 11:42
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42 “What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens,[a] but you ignore justice and the love of God. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.
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- 11:42 Greek tithe the mint, the rue, and every herb.
Luke 11:42
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Luke 11:42
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42 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth(A) of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God.(B) You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.(C)
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