Romans 12:9
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Psalm 34:14
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1 Peter 4:8
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1 John 3:18-20
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18 Dear children,(A) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.(B)
19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
1 Timothy 1:5
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5 The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart(A) and a good conscience(B) and a sincere faith.(C)
1 Peter 3:10-11
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10 For,
“Whoever would love life
and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
and their lips from deceitful speech.
11 They must turn from evil and do good;
they must seek peace and pursue it.
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
1 Thessalonians 5:21
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Psalm 101:3
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3 I will not look with approval
on anything that is vile.(A)
I hate what faithless people do;(B)
I will have no part in it.
Psalm 97:10
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Amos 5:15
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Hebrews 12:14
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Warning and Encouragement
14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone(A) and to be holy;(B) without holiness no one will see the Lord.(C)
2 Corinthians 8:8
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8 I am not commanding you,(A) but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.
1 Thessalonians 5:15
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15 Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong,(A) but always strive to do what is good for each other(B) and for everyone else.
2 Corinthians 6:6
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Hebrews 1:9
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Psalm 119:104
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Ezekiel 33:31
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31 My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before(A) you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy(B) for unjust gain.(C)