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1 John 4 20-1 John 4 21
Suppose someone claims to love God but hates a brother or sister. Then they are a liar. They don’t love their brother or sister, whom they have seen. So they can’t love God, whom they haven’t seen.Here is the command God has given us. Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.
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1 John 3 14-1 John 3 15
We know that we have left our old dead way of life. And we have entered into new life. We know this because we love one another. Anyone who doesn’t love still lives in their old condition.Anyone who hates their brother or sister is a murderer. And you know that no murderer has eternal life.
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Ephesians 4:26-27
Scripture says,“ When you are angry, do not sin.”( Psalm 4:4) Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.Don’t give the devil a chance.
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1John 2:9
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James 3:6
The tongue is also a fire. The tongue is the most evil part of the body. It makes the whole body impure. It sets a person’s whole way of life on fire. And the tongue itself is set on fire by hell.
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Ephesians 4:31-32
Get rid of all hard feelings, anger and rage. Stop all fighting and lying. Don’t have anything to do with any kind of hatred.Be kind and tender to one another. Forgive one another, just as God forgave you because of what Christ has done.
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Titus 3:2
Tell them not to speak evil things against anyone. Remind them to live in peace. They must consider the needs of others. They must always be gentle toward everyone.
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1 Peter 2 23
People shouted at him and made fun of him. But he didn’t do the same thing back to them. When he suffered, he didn’t say he would make them suffer. Instead, he trusted in the God who judges fairly.
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Matthew 10:28
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but can’t kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
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1John 3:10
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Luke 16:23-24
In the place of the dead, the rich man was suffering terribly. He looked up and saw Abraham far away. Lazarus was by his side.So the rich man called out,‘ Father Abraham! Have pity on me! Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water. Then he can cool my tongue with it. I am in terrible pain in this fire.’
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Deuteronomy 15:11
There will always be poor people in the land. So I’m commanding you to give freely to those who are poor and needy in your land. Open your hands to them.
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Matthew 18:21
Peter came to Jesus. He asked,“ Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
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Romans 12:10
Love one another deeply. Honor others more than yourselves.
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Mark 15:1
It was very early in the morning. The chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law, and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they tied Jesus up and led him away. Then they handed him over to Pilate.
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Mark 14:55
The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for something to use against Jesus. They wanted to put him to death. But they did not find any proof.
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1 Peter 3 9
Don’t pay back evil with evil. Don’t pay back unkind words with unkind words. Instead, pay back evil with kind words. This is what you have been chosen to do. You will receive a blessing by doing this.
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Matthew 18:35
“ This is how my Father in heaven will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”
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John 11:47
Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin.“ What can we do?” they asked.“ This man is performing many signs.
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Matthew 10:17
Watch out! You will be handed over to the local courts. You will be whipped in the synagogues.
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Psalms 109:3
They gather all around me with their words of hatred. They attack me without any reason.
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Matthew 5:34
But here is what I tell you. Do not make any promises like that at all. Do not make them in the name of heaven. That is God’s throne.
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Proverbs 14:16
A wise person has respect for the Lord and avoids evil. But a foolish person has a bad temper and yet feels secure.
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Psalms 7:4
Or I have done evil to my friend. Or I have robbed my enemy without any reason.
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Matthew 25:41
“ Then he will say to those on his left,‘ You are cursed! Go away from me into the fire that burns forever. It has been prepared for the devil and his angels.
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1 Thessalonians 4 6
None of you should sin against your brother or sister by doing that. You should not take advantage of your brother or sister. The Lord will punish everyone who commits these kinds of sins. We have already told you and warned you about this.
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Matthew 26:59
The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for something to use against Jesus. They wanted to put him to death.
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Matthew 18:8-9
If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It would be better to enter the kingdom of heaven with only one hand than go into hell with two hands. It would be better to enter the kingdom of heaven with only one foot than go into hell with two feet. In hell the fire burns forever.If your eye causes you to sin, poke it out and throw it away. It would be better to enter the kingdom of heaven with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
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Obadiah 1:10
You did harmful things to the people of Jacob. They are your relatives. So you will be covered with shame. You will be destroyed forever.
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Matthew 5:23-24
“ Suppose you are offering your gift at the altar. And you remember that your brother or sister has something against you.Leave your gift in front of the altar. First go and make peace with them. Then come back and offer your gift.
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Hebrews 5:9
In this way he was made perfect. Eternal salvation comes from him. He saves all those who obey him.
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Acts 7:37
“ This is the same Moses who spoke to the Israelites.‘ God will send you a prophet,’ he said.‘ He will be like me. He will come from your own people.’( Deuteronomy 18:15)
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John 7:20
“ You are controlled by demons,” the crowd answered.“ Who is trying to kill you?”
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1 Corinthians 6 10
Neither will thieves or those who always want more and more. Neither will those who are often drunk or tell lies or cheat. People who live like that will not receive God’s kingdom.
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Luke 12:5
I will show you whom you should be afraid of. Be afraid of the one who has the authority to throw you into hell after you have been killed. Yes, I tell you, be afraid of him.
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Revelation 20:14
Then Death and Hell were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death.
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Acts 17:18
A group of Epicurean and Stoic thinkers began to argue with him. Some of them asked,“ What is this fellow chattering about?” Others said,“ He seems to be telling us about gods we’ve never heard of.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus. He was telling them that Jesus had risen from the dead.
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1 Corinthians 6 6
Instead, one believer goes to court against another. And this happens in front of unbelievers!
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Hebrews 12:25
Be sure that you don’t say no to the one who speaks. People did not escape when they said no to the one who warned them on earth. And what if we turn away from the one who warns us from heaven? How much less will we escape!
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Obadiah 1:12
That was a time of trouble for your relatives. So you shouldn’t have been happy about what happened to them. The people of Judah were destroyed. So you should not have been happy about it. You should not have laughed at them so much when they were in trouble.
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Jude 1:9
But even Michael, the leader of the angels, didn’t dare to say these things. He didn’t even say these things when he argued with the devil about the body of Moses. Michael didn’t dare to judge the devil. He didn’t say the devil was guilty of saying evil things. Instead, Michael said,“ May the Lord judge you!”
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1John 5:16
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2 Samuel 16 7
As Shimei cursed, he said,“ Get out! Get out, you murderer! You are a worthless and evil man!
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Acts 5:27
They brought the apostles to the Sanhedrin. The high priest questioned them.
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Psalms 25:3
Those who put their hope in you will never be put to shame. But those who lie to other people for no reason will be put to shame.
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1 Samuel 17 27-1 Samuel 17 28
The men told David what Israel’s soldiers had been saying. The men told him what would be done for the man who killed Goliath.David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking with the men. So Eliab became very angry with him. Eliab asked David,“ Why have you come down here? Who is taking care of those few sheep in the desert for you? I know how proud you are. I know how evil your heart is. The only reason you came down here was to watch the battle.”
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Nehemiah 5:8
I said,“ Our Jewish brothers and sisters were sold to other nations. We’ve done everything we could to buy them back and bring them home. But look at what you are doing! You are actually selling your own people! Now we’ll have to buy them back too!” The people kept quiet. They couldn’t think of anything to say.
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John 15:25
This has happened so that what is written in their Law would come true. It says,‘ They hated me without any reason.’( Psalms 35:19; 69:4)
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2 Chronicles 16 10
Asa was angry with the prophet because of what he had said. In fact, he was so angry he put him in prison. At the same time, Asa treated some of his own people very badly.
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Matthew 23:15
“ How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You travel everywhere to win one person to your faith. Then you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are.
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Matthew 23:33
“ You nest of poisonous snakes! How will you escape from being sentenced to hell?
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Psalms 37:8
Turn away from anger and don’t give in to wrath. Don’t be upset, because that only leads to evil.
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Acts 3:20-23
He will send the Messiah. Jesus has been appointed as the Messiah for you.Heaven must receive him until the time when God makes everything new. He promised this long ago through his holy prophets.Moses said,‘ The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me. He will be one of your own people. You must listen to everything he tells you.Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from their people.’( Deuteronomy 18:15, 18, 19)
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Genesis 4:5-6
But he wasn’t pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face was sad.Then the Lord said to Cain,“ Why are you angry? Why are you looking so sad?
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Psalms 14:1
Foolish people say in their hearts,“ There is no God.” They do all kinds of horrible and evil things. No one does anything good.
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Mark 9:43-48
If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It would be better for you to enter God’s kingdom with only one hand than to go into hell with two hands. In hell the fire never goes out.
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Psalms 35:19
Don’t let those who are my enemies without any reason laugh at me and make fun of me. Don’t let those who hate me without any reason wink at me with an evil purpose.
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Lamentations 3:52
Those who were my enemies for no reason at all hunted me down as if I were a bird.
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Psalms 69:4
Those who hate me without any reason are more than the hairs on my head. Many people who don’t have any reason to be my enemies are trying to destroy me. They force me to give back what I didn’t steal.
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Psalms 92:6
Here is something that people without sense don’t know. Here is what foolish people don’t understand.
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Jeremiah 17:11
Some people get rich by doing sinful things. They are like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay. When their lives are half over, their riches will desert them. In the end they will prove how foolish they have been.
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2 Samuel 6 20
David returned home to bless his family. Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. She said,“ You are the king of Israel. You have really brought honor to yourself today, haven’t you? You have gone around half- naked right in front of the female slaves of your officials. You acted like a fool!”
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Matthew 3:17
A voice from heaven said,“ This is my Son, and I love him. I am very pleased with him.”
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Matthew 5:28-30
But here is what I tell you. Do not even look at a woman in the wrong way. Anyone who does has already committed adultery with her in his heart.If your right eye causes you to sin, poke it out and throw it away. Your eye is only one part of your body. It is better to lose an eye than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. Your hand is only one part of your body. It is better to lose a hand than for your whole body to go into hell.
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Matthew 12:24
The Pharisees heard this. So they said,“ This fellow drives out demons by the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons.”
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Daniel 3:19
Then Nebuchadnezzar was very angry with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. The look on his face changed. And he ordered that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual.
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James 2:20
You foolish person! Do you want proof that faith without good deeds is useless?
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John 8:48
The Jews answered Jesus,“ Aren’t we right when we say you are a Samaritan? Aren’t you controlled by a demon?”
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Genesis 37:8
His brothers said to him,“ Do you plan to be king over us? Will you really rule over us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream. They didn’t like what he had said.
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Proverbs 18:6
What foolish people say leads to arguing. They are just asking for a beating.
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Daniel 2:12-13
That made the king very angry. He ordered that all the wise men in Babylon be put to death.So the order was given to kill them. Men were sent out to look for Daniel and his friends. They were also supposed to be put to death.
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1 Kings 21 4
So Ahab went home. He was angry. He was in a bad mood because of what Naboth from Jezreel had said. He had told Ahab,“ I won’t give you the land my family handed down to me.” So Ahab lay on his bed. He was in a very bad mood. He wouldn’t even eat anything.
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Matthew 17:5
While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them. A voice from the cloud said,“ This is my Son, and I love him. I am very pleased with him. Listen to him!”
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1 Samuel 22 12-1 Samuel 22 23
Saul said,“ Son of Ahitub, listen to me.”“ Yes, master,” he answered.Saul said to him,“ Why have you and Jesse’s son joined together against me? Why did you give him bread and a sword? Why did you ask God a question for him? Now he has turned against me. He is hiding and waiting to attack me right now.”Ahimelek answered the king,“ David is faithful to you. In fact, he’s more faithful to you than anyone else who serves you. He’s your own son- in- law. He’s the captain of your own personal guards. He’s highly respected by everyone in your palace.Was that day the first time I asked God a question for him? Of course not! Please don’t bring charges against me. Please don’t bring charges against anyone in my family. I don’t know anything at all about this whole matter.”But the king said,“ Ahimelek, you will certainly be put to death. You and your whole family will be put to death.”Then the king gave an order to the guards at his side. He said,“ Go and kill the priests of the Lord. They are on David’s side too. They knew he was running away from me. And they didn’t even tell me.” But the king’s officials wouldn’t raise a hand to strike down the priests of the Lord.Then the king ordered Doeg,“ You go and strike down the priests.” So Doeg, the Edomite, went and struck them down. That day he killed 85 priests who wore linen aprons.He also killed the people of Nob with his sword. Nob was a town where priests lived. Doeg killed its men and women. He killed its children and babies. He also destroyed its cattle, donkeys and sheep.But Abiathar, a son of Ahimelek, escaped. Ahimelek was the son of Ahitub. Abiathar ran away and joined David.He told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord.Then David said to Abiathar,“ One day I was at Nob. I saw Doeg, the Edomite, there. I knew he would be sure to tell Saul. Your whole family has been killed. And I’m responsible for it.So stay with me. Don’t be afraid. The man who wants to kill you wants to kill me too. You will be safe with me.”
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Psalms 49:10
Everyone can see that even wise people die. People who are foolish and who have no sense also pass away. All of them leave their wealth to others.
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Genesis 37:4
Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them. So they hated Joseph. They couldn’t even speak one kind word to him.
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Esther 3:5-6
Haman noticed that Mordecai wouldn’t get down on his knees. He wouldn’t give Haman any honor. So Haman was very angry.But he had found out who Mordecai’s people were. So he didn’t want to kill only Mordecai. He also looked for a way to destroy all Mordecai’s people. They were Jews. He wanted to kill all of them everywhere in the kingdom of Xerxes.
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Daniel 3:13
Nebuchadnezzar was very angry. He sent for Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So they were brought to him.
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Matthew 5:44
But here is what I tell you. Love your enemies. Pray for those who hurt you.
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Matthew 11:18-19
When John came, he didn’t eat or drink as you do. And people say,‘ He has a demon.’But when the Son of Man came, he ate and drank as you do. And people say,‘ This fellow is always eating and drinking far too much. He’s a friend of tax collectors and“ sinners.” ’ By wise actions wisdom is shown to be right.”
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1 Samuel 18 8-1 Samuel 18 9
That song made Saul very angry. It really upset him. He said to himself,“ They are saying David has killed tens of thousands of men. But they are saying I’ve killed only thousands. The only thing left for him to get is the kingdom itself.”From that time on, Saul watched David closely.
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1 Samuel 20 30-1 Samuel 20 33
Saul became very angry with Jonathan. He said to him,“ You are an evil son. You have refused to obey me. I know that you are on the side of Jesse’s son. You should be ashamed of that. And your mother should be ashamed of having a son like you.You will never be king as long as Jesse’s son lives on this earth. And you will never have a kingdom either. So send someone to bring the son of Jesse to me. He must die!”“ Why do you want to put him to death?” Jonathan asked his father.“ What has he done?”But Saul threw his spear at Jonathan to kill him. Then Jonathan knew that his father wanted to kill David.
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Deuteronomy 18:18-19
I will raise up for them a prophet like you. He will be one of their own people. I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him to say.The prophet will speak in my name. But someone might not listen to what I say through the prophet. I will hold that person responsible for not listening.