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Psalm 119:96
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Psalm 119:96
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96 I have seen a limit to all perfection,
but your commandment is exceedingly broad.
Psalm 119:96
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Psalm 119:96
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96 To all perfection I see a limit,
but your commands are boundless.(A)
Hebrews 4:12-13
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Hebrews 4:12-13
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12 Indeed, the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.(A) 13 And before him no creature is hidden, but all are naked and laid bare to the eyes of the one to whom we must render an account.(B)
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Hebrews 4:12-13
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Hebrews 4:12-13
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12 For the word of God(A) is alive(B) and active.(C) Sharper than any double-edged sword,(D) it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.(E) 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.(F) Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
Romans 7:14
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Romans 7:14
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The Inner Conflict
14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold into slavery under sin.[a]
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- 7.14 Gk sold under sin
Romans 7:14
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Romans 7:14
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Romans 7:7-12
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Romans 7:7-12
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The Law and Sin
7 What then are we to say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet, if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”(A) 8 But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law sin lies dead.(B) 9 I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived 10 and I died, and the very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me.(C) 11 For sin, seizing an opportunity in the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. 12 So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good.(D)
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Romans 7:7-12
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Romans 7:7-12
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The Law and Sin
7 What shall we say, then?(A) Is the law sinful? Certainly not!(B) Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law.(C) For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”[a](D) 8 But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment,(E) produced in me every kind of coveting. For apart from the law, sin was dead.(F) 9 Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. 10 I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life(G) actually brought death. 11 For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment,(H) deceived me,(I) and through the commandment put me to death. 12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.(J)
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- Romans 7:7 Exodus 20:17; Deut. 5:21
Mark 12:29-34
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Mark 12:29-34
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29 Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one;(A) 30 you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”(B) 32 Then the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher; you have truly said that ‘he is one, and besides him there is no other’;(C) 33 and ‘to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength’ and ‘to love one’s neighbor as oneself’—this is much more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”(D) 34 When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that no one dared to ask him any question.(E)
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Mark 12:29-34
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Mark 12:29-34
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29 “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a] 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’[b](A) 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[c](B) There is no commandment greater than these.”
32 “Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him.(C) 33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”(D)
34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”(E) And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.(F)
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- Mark 12:29 Or The Lord our God is one Lord
- Mark 12:30 Deut. 6:4,5
- Mark 12:31 Lev. 19:18
Matthew 24:35
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Matthew 24:35
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35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.(A)
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Matthew 24:35
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35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(A)
Matthew 22:37-40
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Matthew 22:37-40
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37 He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’(A) 38 This is the greatest and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’(B) 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”(C)
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Matthew 22:37-40
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Matthew 22:37-40
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37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a](A) 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b](B) 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”(C)
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- Matthew 22:37 Deut. 6:5
- Matthew 22:39 Lev. 19:18
Matthew 5:28
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Matthew 5:28
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28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.(A)
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Matthew 5:28
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28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.(A)
Matthew 5:18
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Matthew 5:18
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18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter,[a] not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished.(A)
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Matthew 5:18
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Matthew 5:18
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18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.(A)
Ecclesiastes 12:8
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Ecclesiastes 12:8
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8 Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher; all is vanity.
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Ecclesiastes 12:8
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- Ecclesiastes 12:8 Or the leader of the assembly; also in verses 9 and 10
Ecclesiastes 7:20
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Ecclesiastes 7:20
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20 Surely there is no one on earth so righteous as to do good without ever sinning.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 7:20
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Ecclesiastes 2:11
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Ecclesiastes 2:11
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11 Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had spent in doing it, and again, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 2:11
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Ecclesiastes 2:11
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Ecclesiastes 1:2-3
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Ecclesiastes 1:2-3
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2 Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher,
vanity of vanities! All is vanity.(A)
3 What do people gain from all the toil
at which they toil under the sun?(B)
Ecclesiastes 1:2-3
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Ecclesiastes 1:2-3
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2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”(A)
3 What do people gain from all their labors
at which they toil under the sun?(B)
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