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Proverbs 21:13
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Proverbs 21:13
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13 (A)Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
Will also cry himself and not be heard.
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 the one who has shown (B)no (C)mercy. (D)Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Faith Without Works Is Dead(E)
14 (F)What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 (G)If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and (H)one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?
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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 men 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 “Then(A) they will call on me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me diligently, but they 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 For with what [a]judgment you judge, you will be judged; (A)and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
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- Matthew 7:2 Condemnation
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 (A)When you [a]spread out your hands,
I will hide My eyes from you;
(B)Even though you make many prayers,
I will not hear.
Your hands are full of [b]blood.
16 “Wash(C) yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes.
(D)Cease to do evil,
17 Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Rebuke [c]the oppressor;
[d]Defend the fatherless,
Plead for the widow.
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- Isaiah 1:15 Pray
- Isaiah 1:15 bloodshed
- Isaiah 1:17 Some ancient vss. the oppressed
- Isaiah 1:17 Vindicate
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 And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt. 31 So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done. 32 Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you (A)all that debt because you begged me. 33 Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’ 34 And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.
35 (B)“So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother [a]his trespasses.”
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- Matthew 18:35 NU omits his trespasses
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)‘Execute true justice,
Show [a]mercy and compassion
Everyone to his brother.
10 (B)Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless,
The alien or the poor.
(C)Let none of you plan evil in his heart
Against his brother.’
11 “But they refused to heed, (D)shrugged[b] their shoulders, and (E)stopped[c] their ears so that they could not hear. 12 Yes, they made their (F)hearts like flint, (G)refusing to hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. (H)Thus great wrath came from the Lord of hosts. 13 Therefore it happened, that just as He proclaimed and they would not hear, so (I)they called out and I would not listen,” says the Lord of hosts.
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- Zechariah 7:9 Or lovingkindness
- Zechariah 7:11 Lit. gave a stubborn or rebellious shoulder
- Zechariah 7:11 Lit. made their ears heavy
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 Then you turned around and (A)profaned My name, and every one of you brought back his male and female slaves, whom you had set at liberty, at their pleasure, and brought them back into subjection, to be your male and female slaves.’
17 “Therefore thus says the Lord: ‘You have not obeyed Me in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother and every one to his neighbor. (B)Behold, I proclaim liberty to you,’ says the Lord—(C)‘to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine! And I will deliver you to (D)trouble among 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 this not the fast that I have chosen:
To (A)loose the bonds of wickedness,
(B)To undo the [a]heavy burdens,
(C)To let the oppressed go free,
And that you break every yoke?
7 Is it not (D)to share your bread with the hungry,
And that you bring to your house the poor who are [b]cast out;
(E)When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not hide yourself from (F)your own flesh?
8 (G)Then your light shall break forth like the morning,
Your healing shall spring forth speedily,
And 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 the yoke from your midst,
The [c]pointing of the finger, and (I)speaking wickedness,
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- Isaiah 58:6 Lit. bonds of the yoke
- Isaiah 58:7 wandering
- Isaiah 58:9 Lit. sending out of
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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27 (A)He who gives to the poor will not lack,
But he who hides his eyes will have many curses.
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 Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord;
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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 also say to those on the left hand, (A)‘Depart from Me, you cursed, (B)into the everlasting fire prepared for (C)the devil and his angels: 42 for 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 take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
44 “Then they also will answer [a]Him, 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, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, (D)inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46 And (E)these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
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- Matthew 25:44 NU, M omit 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, ‘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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