Psalm 112:4
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4 They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright;
they are gracious, merciful, and righteous.(A)
Job 11:17
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17 And your life will be brighter than the noonday;
its darkness will be like the morning.(A)
Colossians 3:12-13
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12 Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.(A) 13 Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord[a] has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
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- 3.13 Other ancient authorities read just as Christ
Isaiah 58:10
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10 if you offer your food to the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the afflicted,
then your light shall rise in the darkness
and your gloom be like the noonday.(A)
Psalm 97:11
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- 97.11 Gk Syr Jerome: Heb is sown
1 John 3:7
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7 Little children,[a] let no one deceive you. Everyone who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
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- 3.7 Other ancient authorities read Children
Luke 6:36
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36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
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1 John 2:29
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Children of God
29 If you perceive that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who does right has been born of him.(A)
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Ephesians 4:32-5:2
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Psalm 106:1
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Psalm 106
A Confession of Israel’s Sins
1 Praise the Lord!
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.(A)
Titus 2:11-12
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11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all,[a](A) 12 training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions and in the present age to live lives that are self-controlled, upright, and godly,(B)
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- 2.11 Or has appeared to all, bringing salvation
Ephesians 5:9
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9 for the fruit of the light[a] is found in all that is good and right and true.
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- 5.9 Other ancient authorities read of the Spirit
John 12:46
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46 I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness.(A)
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Psalm 37:6
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6 He will make your vindication shine like the light
and the justice of your cause like the noonday.(A)
2 Corinthians 8:8-9
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8 I do not say this as a command, but I am, by mentioning the eagerness of others, testing the genuineness of your love.(A) 9 For you know the generous act[a] of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.(B)
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- 8.9 Gk the grace or gift
Malachi 4:2
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2 But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.(A)
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1 John 3:10
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10 The children of God and the children of the devil are revealed in this way: all who do not do what is right are not from God, nor are those who do not love a brother or sister.(A)
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Ephesians 5:15
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15 Be careful, then, how you live,[a] not as unwise people but as wise,
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- 5.15 Gk walk
Micah 7:8-9
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Penitence and Trust in God
8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemies;[a]
when I fall, I shall rise;
when I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be a light to me.(A)
9 I must bear the indignation of the Lord
because I have sinned against him,
until he takes my side
and executes judgment for me.
He will bring me out to the light;
I shall see his vindication.(B)
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- 7.8 Heb enemy
Isaiah 50:10
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10 Who among you fears the Lord
and obeys the voice of his servant,
who walks in darkness
and has no light,
yet trusts in the name of the Lord
and relies upon his God?(A)
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