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Proverbs 21:13
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Proverbs 21:13
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13 (A)Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor
will himself call out and not be answered.
Proverbs 21:13
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Proverbs 21:13
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James 2:13-16
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James 2:13-16
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13 For (A)judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Faith Without Works Is Dead
14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith (B)but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 (C)If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 (D)and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good[a] is that?
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- James 2:16 Or benefit
James 2:13-16
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James 2:13-16
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13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful.(A) Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Faith and Deeds
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds?(B) Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.(C) 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?(D)
Matthew 6:14
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Matthew 6:14
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14 (A)For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,
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Matthew 6:14
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Matthew 6:14
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14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.(A)
Proverbs 1:28
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Proverbs 1:28
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28 (A)Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
Proverbs 1:28
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Proverbs 1:28
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Matthew 7:2
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Matthew 7:2
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2 (A)For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and (B)with the measure you use it will be measured to you.
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Matthew 7:2
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Matthew 7:2
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2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.(A)
Isaiah 1:15-17
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Isaiah 1:15-17
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15 When you (A)spread out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
(B)even though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
(C)your hands are full of blood.
16 (D)Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes;
(E)cease to do evil,
17 learn to do good;
(F)seek justice,
correct oppression;
(G)bring justice to the fatherless,
plead the widow's cause.
Isaiah 1:15-17
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Isaiah 1:15-17
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- Isaiah 1:17 Or justice. / Correct the oppressor
Matthew 18:30-35
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Matthew 18:30-35
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30 He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. 31 When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place. 32 Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 (A)And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 (B)And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers,[a] (C)until he should pay all his debt. 35 (D)So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother (E)from your heart.”
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- Matthew 18:34 Greek torturers
Matthew 18:30-35
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Matthew 18:30-35
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30 “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.
32 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”(A)
Zechariah 7:9-13
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Zechariah 7:9-13
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9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, (A)Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, 10 (B)do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, (C)or the poor, and (D)let none of you devise evil against another in your heart.” 11 But (E)they refused to pay attention (F)and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear.[a] 12 (G)They made their hearts diamond-hard (H)lest they should hear the law and the words that the Lord of hosts had sent (I)by his Spirit through (J)the former prophets. (K)Therefore great anger came from the Lord of hosts. 13 (L)“As I[b] called, and they would not hear, (M)so they called, and I would not hear,” says the Lord of hosts,
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- Zechariah 7:11 Hebrew and made their ears too heavy to hear
- Zechariah 7:13 Hebrew he
Zechariah 7:9-13
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Zechariah 7:9-13
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9 “This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice;(A) show mercy and compassion to one another.(B) 10 Do not oppress the widow(C) or the fatherless, the foreigner(D) or the poor.(E) Do not plot evil against each other.’(F)
11 “But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly(G) they turned their backs(H) and covered their ears.(I) 12 They made their hearts as hard as flint(J) and would not listen to the law or to the words that the Lord Almighty had sent by his Spirit through the earlier prophets.(K) So the Lord Almighty was very angry.(L)
13 “‘When I called, they did not listen;(M) so when they called, I would not listen,’(N) says the Lord Almighty.(O)
Jeremiah 34:16-17
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Jeremiah 34:16-17
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16 but then you turned around (A)and profaned my name when each of you took back his male and female slaves, (B)whom you had set free according to their desire, and you brought them into subjection to be your slaves.
17 “Therefore, thus says the Lord: You have not obeyed me (C)by proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother and to his neighbor; (D)behold, I proclaim to you liberty (E)to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine, declares the Lord. (F)I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
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Jeremiah 34:16-17
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Jeremiah 34:16-17
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16 But now you have turned around(A) and profaned(B) my name; each of you has taken back the male and female slaves you had set free to go where they wished. You have forced them to become your slaves again.
17 “Therefore this is what the Lord says: You have not obeyed me; you have not proclaimed freedom to your own people. So I now proclaim ‘freedom’ for you,(C) declares the Lord—‘freedom’ to fall by the sword, plague(D) and famine.(E) I will make you abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth.(F)
Isaiah 58:6-9
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Isaiah 58:6-9
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6 “Is not this the fast that I choose:
(A)to loose the bonds of wickedness,
to undo the straps (B)of the yoke,
to let the oppressed[a] go free,
and to break every yoke?
7 Is it not (C)to share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
(D)and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
8 (E)Then shall your light break forth like the dawn,
(F)and your healing shall spring up speedily;
(G)your righteousness shall go before you;
(H)the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away (I)the yoke from your midst,
(J)the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
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- Isaiah 58:6 Or bruised
Isaiah 58:6-9
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Isaiah 58:6-9
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6 “Is not this the kind of fasting(A) I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice(B)
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed(C) free
and break every yoke?(D)
7 Is it not to share your food with the hungry(E)
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter(F)—
when you see the naked, to clothe(G) them,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?(H)
8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn,(I)
and your healing(J) will quickly appear;
then your righteousness[a](K) will go before you,
and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.(L)
9 Then you will call,(M) and the Lord will answer;(N)
you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.
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- Isaiah 58:8 Or your righteous One
Proverbs 28:27
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Proverbs 28:27
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Proverbs 28:27
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Proverbs 28:27
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Acts 7:57
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Acts 7:57
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57 But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together[a] at him.
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- Acts 7:57 Or rushed with one mind
Acts 7:57
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Acts 7:57
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57 At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him,
Matthew 25:41-46
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Matthew 25:41-46
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41 “Then he will say to those on his left, (A)‘Depart from me, you (B)cursed, into (C)the eternal fire prepared for (D)the devil and his angels. 42 For (E)I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, (F)you did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away (G)into eternal punishment, but the righteous (H)into (I)eternal life.”
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Matthew 25:41-46
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Matthew 25:41-46
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41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me,(A) you who are cursed, into the eternal fire(B) prepared for the devil and his angels.(C) 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’(D)
46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.(E)”(F)
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