Luke 6
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Now a it happened on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grainfields. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands.
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And some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why are you doing b what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?"
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But Jesus answering them said, "Have you not even read this, c what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:
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"how he went into the house of God, took and ate the showbread, and also gave some to those with him, d which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?"
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And He said to them, "The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath."
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e Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered.
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So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would f heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an g accusation against Him.
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But He h knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, "Arise and stand here." And he arose and stood.
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Then Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one thing: i Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy?"
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And when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.
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But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
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Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in j prayer to God.
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And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; k and from them He chose l twelve whom He also named apostles:
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Simon, m whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
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Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot;
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Judas n the son of James, and o Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor.
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And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples p and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases,
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as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed.
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And the whole multitude q sought to r touch Him, for s power went out from Him and healed them all.
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Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said:
t "Blessed are you poor,
For yours is the kingdom of God.
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u Blessed are you who hunger now,
For you shall be v filled.
w Blessed are you who weep now,
For you shall x laugh.
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y Blessed are you when men hate you,
And when they z exclude you,
And revile you, and cast out your name as evil,
For the Son of Man's sake.
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a Rejoice in that day and leap for joy!
For indeed your reward is great in heaven,
For b in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.
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"But c woe to you d who are rich,
For e you have received your consolation.
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f Woe to you who are full,
For you shall hunger.
g Woe to you who laugh now,
For you shall mourn and h weep.
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i Woe to you when all men speak well of you,
For so did their fathers to the false prophets.
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j "But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
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k "bless those who curse you, and l pray for those who spitefully use you.
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m "To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. n And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either.
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o "Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back.
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p "And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.
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q "But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
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"And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
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r "And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back.
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"But s love your enemies, t do good, and u lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and v you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.
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w "Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
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x "Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. y Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
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z "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your a bosom. For b with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you."
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And He spoke a parable to them: c "Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch?
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d "A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.
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e "And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye?
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"Or how can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother's eye.
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f "For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
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"For g every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.
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h "A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out i of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
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j "But why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do the things which I say?
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k "Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like:
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"He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock.
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"But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great."
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Matthew 12:1 - 8
At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.
Mark 2:23 - 28
Now it happened that He went through the grainfields on the Sabbath; and as they went His disciples began to pluck the heads of grain.
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Exodus 20:10
But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates.
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1 Samuel 21:6
So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the showbread which had been taken from before the LORD, in order to put hot bread in its place on the day when it was taken away.
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Leviticus 24:9
"And it shall be for Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy to him from the offerings of the LORD made by fire, by a perpetual statute."
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Matthew 12:9 - 14
Now when He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue.
Mark 3:1 - 6
And He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand.
Luke 13:14
But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, "There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.
Luke 14:3
And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?
John 9:16
Therefore some of the Pharisees said, "This Man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath." Others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" And there was a division among them.
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Luke 13:14
But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, "There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.
Luke 14:1 - 6
Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely.
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Luke 20:20
So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might seize on His words, in order to deliver Him to the power and the authority of the governor.
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Matthew 9:4
But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?
John 2:24
But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men.
John 2:25
And had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man.
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John 7:23
If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?
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Matthew 14:23
And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there.
Mark 1:35
Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.
Luke 5:16
So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.
Luke 9:18
And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, "Who do the crowds say that I am?
Luke 11:1
Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
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John 6:70
Jesus answered them, "Did I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?
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Matthew 10:1
And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
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John 1:42
And he brought him to Jesus. Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, "You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas" (which is translated, A Stone).
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Jude 1:1
Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ:
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Luke 22:3 - 6
Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve.
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Matthew 4:25
Great multitudes followed Him - from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
Mark 3:7
But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea
Mark 3:8
And Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things He was doing, came to Him.
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Matthew 9:21
For she said to herself, "If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well.
Matthew 14:36
And begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well.
Mark 3:10
For He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to touch Him.
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Mark 5:27
When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment.
Mark 5:28
For she said, "If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.
Luke 8:44 - 47
Came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.
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Mark 5:30
And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched My clothes?
Luke 8:46
But Jesus said, "Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.
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Matthew 5:3 - 12
Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 11:5
The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Luke 6:20 - 23
Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: "Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God.
James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
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Isaiah 55:1
Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price.
Isaiah 65:13
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, My servants shall eat, But you shall be hungry; Behold, My servants shall drink, But you shall be thirsty; Behold, My servants shall rejoice, But you shall be ashamed.
Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.
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Revelation 7:16
They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat.
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Isaiah 61:3
To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
Revelation 7:17
"for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."
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Psalms 126:5
Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy.
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Matthew 5:11
Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.
1 Peter 2:19
For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully.
1 Peter 3:14
But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.
1 Peter 4:14
If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified.
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John 16:2
They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service.
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Matthew 5:12
Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Acts 5:41
So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.
Colossians 1:24
I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church.
James 1:2
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials.
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Acts 7:51
You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.
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Amos 6:1
Woe to you who are at ease in Zion, And trust in Mount Samaria, Notable persons in the chief nation, To whom the house of Israel comes!
Luke 12:21
"So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
James 5:1 - 6
Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you!
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Luke 12:21
"So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
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Matthew 6:2
Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
Matthew 6:5
And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
Matthew 6:16
Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.
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Isaiah 65:13
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, My servants shall eat, But you shall be hungry; Behold, My servants shall drink, But you shall be thirsty; Behold, My servants shall rejoice, But you shall be ashamed.
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Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter the heart may sorrow, And the end of mirth may be grief.
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James 4:9
Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.
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John 15:19
If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
1 John 4:5
They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them.
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Exodus 23:4
If you meet your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again.
Proverbs 25:21
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
Matthew 5:44
But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.
Romans 12:20
Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.
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Romans 12:14
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
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Luke 23:24
So Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they requested.
Acts 7:60
Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not charge them with this sin." And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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Matthew 5:39 - 42
But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
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1 Corinthians 6:7
Now therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you go to law against one another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather let yourselves be cheated?
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Deuteronomy 15:7
If there is among you a poor man of your brethren, within any of the gates in your land which the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother.
Deuteronomy 15:8
But you shall open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs.
Proverbs 3:27
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
Proverbs 21:26
He covets greedily all day long, But the righteous gives and does not spare.
Matthew 5:42
Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.
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Matthew 7:12
Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
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Matthew 5:46
For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
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Matthew 5:42
Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.
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Romans 13:10
Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
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Hebrews 13:16
But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
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Leviticus 25:35 - 37
If one of your brethren becomes poor, and falls into poverty among you, then you shall help him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you.
Psalms 37:26
He is ever merciful, and lends; And his descendants are blessed.
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Matthew 5:46
For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
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Matthew 5:48
Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
Ephesians 4:32
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
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Matthew 7:1 - 5
Judge not, that you be not judged.
Romans 14:4
Who are you to judge another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one's praise will come from God.
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Matthew 18:21 - 35
Then Peter came to Him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?
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Proverbs 19:17
He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, And He will pay back what he has given.
Proverbs 28:27
He who gives to the poor will not lack, But he who hides his eyes will have many curses.
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Psalms 79:12
And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.
Isaiah 65:6
Behold, it is written before Me: I will not keep silence, but will repay - Even repay into their bosom -
Isaiah 65:7
Your iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together," Says the LORD, "Who have burned incense on the mountains And blasphemed Me on the hills; Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom.
Jeremiah 32:18
You show lovingkindness to thousands, and repay the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them - the Great, the Mighty God, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
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Matthew 7:2
For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
Mark 4:24
Then He said to them, "Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given.
James 2:13
For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
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Matthew 15:14
"Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch."
Matthew 23:16
"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform it.'
Romans 2:19
And are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness.
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Matthew 10:24
A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
John 13:16
Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.
John 15:20
Remember the word that I said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.
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Matthew 7:3
And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?
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Matthew 7:16 - 18
You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?
Matthew 7:20
Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
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Matthew 12:33
Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.
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Matthew 12:35
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
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Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.
Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous studies how to answer, But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil.
Proverbs 16:23
The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, And adds learning to his lips.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.
Matthew 12:34
Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
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Malachi 1:6
"A son honors his father, And a servant his master. If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? And if I am a Master, Where is My reverence? Says the LORD of hosts To you priests who despise My name. Yet you say, 'In what way have we despised Your name?'
Matthew 7:21
Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
Matthew 25:11
"Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us!'
Luke 13:25
"When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open for us,' and He will answer and say to you, 'I do not know you, where you are from,'
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Matthew 7:24 - 27
Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
John 14:21
"He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him."
James 1:22 - 25
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.