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Psalm 38:20
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Psalm 38:20
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20 They repay me evil for good
and oppose me for pursuing good.
Psalm 38:20
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Psalm 38:20
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Psalm 35:12
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Psalm 35:12
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12 They repay me evil for good.
I am sick with despair.
Psalm 35:12
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Psalm 35:12
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12 They repay me evil for good(A)
and leave me like one bereaved.
1 John 3:12
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1 John 3:12
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12 We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother had been doing what was righteous.
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1 John 3:12
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1 John 3:12
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12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one(A) and murdered his brother.(B) And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous.(C)
Jeremiah 18:20
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Jeremiah 18:20
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20 Should they repay evil for good?
They have dug a pit to kill me,
though I pleaded for them
and tried to protect them from your anger.
Jeremiah 18:20
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Jeremiah 18:20
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1 Peter 4:14-16
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1 Peter 4:14-16
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14 If you are insulted because you bear the name of Christ, you will be blessed, for the glorious Spirit of God[a] rests upon you.[b] 15 If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people’s affairs. 16 But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name!
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1 Peter 4:14-16
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1 Peter 4:14-16
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14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ,(A) you are blessed,(B) for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.(C)
1 Peter 3:17-18
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1 Peter 3:17-18
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17 Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong!
18 Christ suffered[a] for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit.[b]
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1 Peter 3:17-18
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1 Peter 3:17-18
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1 Peter 3:13
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1 Peter 3:13
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Suffering for Doing Good
13 Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good?
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1 Peter 3:13
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1 Peter 3:13
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13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?(A)
John 10:32
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John 10:32
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32 Jesus said, “At my Father’s direction I have done many good works. For which one are you going to stone me?”
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John 10:32
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John 10:32
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32 but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?”
Psalm 109:3-5
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Psalm 109:3-5
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3 They surround me with hateful words
and fight against me for no reason.
4 I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations
even as I am praying for them!
5 They repay evil for good,
and hatred for my love.
Psalm 109:3-5
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Psalm 109:3-5
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Psalm 7:4
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Psalm 7:4
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4 if I have betrayed a friend
or plundered my enemy without cause,
Psalm 7:4
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Psalm 7:4
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4 if I have repaid my ally with evil
or without cause(A) have robbed my foe—
1 Samuel 25:21
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1 Samuel 25:21
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21 David had just been saying, “A lot of good it did to help this fellow. We protected his flocks in the wilderness, and nothing he owned was lost or stolen. But he has repaid me evil for good.
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1 Samuel 25:21
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1 Samuel 25:21
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21 David had just said, “It’s been useless—all my watching over this fellow’s property in the wilderness so that nothing of his was missing.(A) He has paid(B) me back evil(C) for good.
1 Samuel 25:16
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1 Samuel 25:16
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16 In fact, day and night they were like a wall of protection to us and the sheep.
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1 Samuel 25:16
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1 Samuel 25:16
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16 Night and day they were a wall(A) around us the whole time we were herding our sheep near them.
1 Samuel 23:12
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1 Samuel 23:12
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12 Again David asked, “Will the leaders of Keilah betray me and my men to Saul?”
And the Lord replied, “Yes, they will betray you.”
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1 Samuel 23:12
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1 Samuel 23:12
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12 Again David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender(A) me and my men to Saul?”
And the Lord said, “They will.”
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