Revelation 3:15
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Romans 12:11
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11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor,(A) serving the Lord.
Matthew 6:24
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24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.(A)
James 1:8
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1 Kings 18:21
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21 Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver(A) between two opinions? If the Lord(B) is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.”
But the people said nothing.
Revelation 2:4
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4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.(A)
Matthew 24:12
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12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,
Zephaniah 1:5-6
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Philippians 1:9
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9 And this is my prayer: that your love(A) may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,(B)
Psalm 81:11-13
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11 “But my people would not listen to me;
Israel would not submit to me.(A)
12 So I gave them over(B) to their stubborn hearts
to follow their own devices.
13 “If my people would only listen to me,(C)
if Israel would only follow my ways,
Proverbs 23:26
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1 Peter 1:22
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22 Now that you have purified(A) yourselves by obeying(B) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(C) from the heart.[a]
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart
2 Corinthians 12:20
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Deuteronomy 5:29
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29 Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me(A) and keep all my commands(B) always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!(C)
Revelation 3:1
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To the Church in Sardis
Footnotes
- Revelation 3:1 Or messenger; also in verses 7 and 14
- Revelation 3:1 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
Revelation 2:2
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Matthew 10:37
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37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.(A)
2 Thessalonians 1:3
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Thanksgiving and Prayer
3 We ought always to thank God for you,(A) brothers and sisters,[a] and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.(B)
Footnotes
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 2:1, 13, 15; 3:1, 6, 13.
Luke 14:27-28
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27 And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.(A)
28 “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?
Hosea 10:2
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Joshua 24:15-24
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15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites,(A) in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household,(B) we will serve the Lord.”(C)
16 Then the people answered, “Far be it from us to forsake(D) the Lord to serve other gods! 17 It was the Lord our God himself who brought us and our parents up out of Egypt, from that land of slavery,(E) and performed those great signs(F) before our eyes. He protected us on our entire journey and among all the nations through which we traveled. 18 And the Lord drove out(G) before us all the nations,(H) including the Amorites, who lived in the land.(I) We too will serve the Lord, because he is our God.(J)”
19 Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord. He is a holy God;(K) he is a jealous God.(L) He will not forgive(M) your rebellion(N) and your sins. 20 If you forsake the Lord(O) and serve foreign gods, he will turn(P) and bring disaster(Q) on you and make an end of you,(R) after he has been good to you.”
21 But the people said to Joshua, “No! We will serve the Lord.”
22 Then Joshua said, “You are witnesses(S) against yourselves that you have chosen(T) to serve the Lord.”
“Yes, we are witnesses,(U)” they replied.
23 “Now then,” said Joshua, “throw away the foreign gods(V) that are among you and yield your hearts(W) to the Lord, the God of Israel.”
24 And the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God and obey him.”(X)
1 Corinthians 16:22
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Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 16:22 The Greek for Come, Lord reproduces an Aramaic expression (Marana tha) used by early Christians.
Hosea 7:8
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8 “Ephraim mixes(A) with the nations;
Ephraim is a flat loaf not turned over.
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