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1 Corinthians 7 6
I say this as a concession, not as a command.
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1John 3:17-19
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2 Corinthians 9 7
Each person should do as he has decided in his heart— not reluctantly or out of compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver.
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James 2:14-16
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can such faith save him?If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily foodand one of you says to them,“ Go in peace, stay warm, and be well fed,” but you don’t give them what the body needs, what good is it?
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Hebrews 10:24
And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works,
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2 Corinthians 6 6
by purity, by knowledge, by patience, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,
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2 Corinthians 8 1-2 Corinthians 8 3
We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that was given to the churches of Macedonia:During a severe trial brought about by affliction, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.I can testify that, according to their ability and even beyond their ability, of their own accord,
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Ephesians 4:15
But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into him who is the head— Christ.
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Romans 11:12-14
Now if their transgression brings riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their fullness bring!Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Insofar as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,if I might somehow make my own people jealous and save some of them.
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Ezekiel 33:31
So my people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Their mouths go on passionately, but their hearts pursue dishonest profit.
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1 Corinthians 7 25
Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I do give an opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is faithful.
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Ephesians 6:24
Grace be with all who have undying love for our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Romans 12:9
Let love be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good.
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1 Corinthians 7 12
But I( not the Lord) say to the rest: If any brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
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2 Corinthians 9 2
For I know your eagerness, and I boast about you to the Macedonians,“ Achaia has been ready since last year,” and your zeal has stirred up most of them.
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2 Corinthians 8 24
Therefore, show them proof before the churches of your love and of our boasting about you.
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2 Corinthians 8 10
And in this matter I am giving advice because it is profitable for you, who began last year not only to do something but also to want to do it.
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1 Peter 1 22
Since you have purified yourselves by your obedience to the truth, so that you show sincere brotherly love for each other, from a pure heart love one another constantly,
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Joshua 24:14
“ Therefore, fear the LORD and worship him in sincerity and truth. Get rid of the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and worship the LORD.