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Isaiah 66:5
You who tremble at his word, hear the word of the LORD:“ Your brothers who hate and exclude you for my name’s sake have said,‘ Let the LORD be glorified so that we can see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”
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Proverbs 10:10
A sly wink of the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will be destroyed.
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John 9:34-35
“ You were born entirely in sin,” they replied,“ and are you trying to teach us?” Then they threw him out.Jesus heard that they had thrown the man out, and when he found him, he asked,“ Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
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2 Corinthians 13 2
I gave a warning when I was present the second time, and now I give a warning while I am absent to those who sinned before and to all the rest: If I come again, I will not be lenient,
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1 Corinthians 5 1-1 Corinthians 5 5
It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and the kind of sexual immorality that is not even tolerated among the Gentiles— a man is sleeping with his father’s wife.And you are arrogant! Shouldn’t you be filled with grief and remove from your congregation the one who did this?Even though I am absent in the body, I am present in spirit. As one who is present with you in this way, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who has been doing such a thing.When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus, and I am with you in spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus,hand that one over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
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Luke 6:22
Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you, insult you, and slander your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
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2 Corinthians 10 1-2 Corinthians 10 11
Now I, Paul, myself, appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ— I who am humble among you in person but bold toward you when absent.I beg you that when I am present I will not need to be bold with the confidence by which I plan to challenge certain people who think we are living according to the flesh.For although we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh,since the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish argumentsand every proud thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ.And we are ready to punish any disobedience, once your obedience is complete.Look at what is obvious. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, let him remind himself of this: Just as he belongs to Christ, so do we.For if I boast a little too much about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be put to shame.I don’t want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters.For it is said,“ His letters are weighty and powerful, but his physical presence is weak and his public speaking amounts to nothing.”Let such a person consider this: What we are in our letters, when we are absent, we will also be in our actions when we are present.
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3 John 1 5
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