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Romans 1:32
Although they know full well God’s just sentence— that those who practice such things deserve to die— they not only do them, but even applaud others who practice them.
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Matthew 3:7
When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to the place of his baptism, he said to them,“ Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
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1 Kings 18 18
He replied,“ I have not destroyed Israel, but you and your father’s house have, because you have abandoned the Lord’s commands and followed the Baals.
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Ephesians 5:11
Don’t participate in the fruitless works of darkness, but instead expose them.
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Matthew 14:4
since John had been telling him,“ It’s not lawful for you to have her!”
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1 Kings 18 21
Then Elijah approached all the people and said,“ How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If Yahweh is God, follow Him. But if Baal, follow him.” But the people didn’t answer him a word.
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Psalms 10:3
For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings; the one who is greedy curses and despises the Lord.
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Psalms 49:18
Though he praises himself during his lifetime— and people praise you when you do well for yourself—
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Acts 15:2
But after Paul and Barnabas had engaged them in serious argument and debate, the church arranged for Paul and Barnabas and some others of them to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem concerning this controversy.
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Nehemiah 13:15
At that time I saw people in Judah treading wine presses on the Sabbath. They were also bringing in stores of grain and loading them on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought to Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.
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1 Samuel 22 14-1 Samuel 22 15
Ahimelech replied to the king:“ Who among all your servants is as faithful as David? He is the king’s son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard, and honored in your house.Was today the first time I inquired of God for him? Of course not! Please don’t let the king make an accusation against your servant or any of my father’s household, for your servant didn’t have any idea about all this.”
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Nehemiah 13:28
Even one of the sons of Jehoiada, son of Eliashib the high priest, had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. So I drove him away from me.
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Jeremiah 5:30
A horrible, terrible thing has taken place in the land.
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Acts 12:22
The assembled people began to shout,“ It’s the voice of a god and not of a man!”
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1 Samuel 15 14-1 Samuel 15 24
Samuel replied,“ Then what is this sound of sheep and cattle I hear?”Saul answered,“ The troops brought them from the Amalekites and spared the best sheep and cattle in order to offer a sacrifice to the Lord your God, but the rest we destroyed.”“ Stop!” exclaimed Samuel.“ Let me tell you what the Lord said to me last night.”“ Tell me,” he replied.Samuel continued,“ Although you once considered yourself unimportant, have you not become the leader of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israeland then sent you on a mission and said:‘ Go and completely destroy the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have annihilated them.’So why didn’t you obey the Lord? Why did you rush on the plunder and do what was evil in the Lord’s sight?”“ But I did obey the Lord!” Saul answered.“ I went on the mission the Lord gave me: I brought back Agag, king of Amalek, and I completely destroyed the Amalekites.The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder— the best of what was set apart for destruction— to sacrifice to the Lord your God at Gilgal.”Then Samuel said: Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? Look: to obey is better than sacrifice, to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and defiance is like wickedness and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He has rejected you as king.Saul answered Samuel,“ I have sinned. I have transgressed the Lord’s command and your words. Because I was afraid of the people, I obeyed them.
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Jude 1:3
Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write and exhort you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all.
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1 Kings 21 19-1 Kings 21 20
Tell him,‘ This is what the Lord says: Have you murdered and also taken possession?’ Then tell him,‘ This is what the Lord says: In the place where the dogs licked Naboth’s blood, the dogs will also lick your blood!’”Ahab said to Elijah,“ So, you have caught me, my enemy.” He replied,“ I have caught you because you devoted yourself to do what is evil in the Lord’s sight.
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Acts 19:9
But when some became hardened and would not believe, slandering the Way in front of the crowd, he withdrew from them and met separately with the disciples, conducting discussions every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
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1 Kings 20 41-1 Kings 20 42
He quickly removed the bandage from his eyes. The king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.The prophet said to him,“ This is what the Lord says:‘ Because you released from your hand the man I had set apart for destruction, it will be your life in place of his life and your people in place of his people.’”
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1 Samuel 23 19-1 Samuel 23 21
Some Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said,“ David is hiding among us in the strongholds in Horesh on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon.Now, whenever the king wants to come down, let him come down. Our part will be to hand him over to the king.”“ May you be blessed by the Lord,” replied Saul,“ for you have taken pity on me.
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Nehemiah 13:17-20
I rebuked the nobles of Judah and said to them:“ What is this evil you are doing— profaning the Sabbath day?Didn’t your ancestors do the same, so that our God brought all this disaster on us and on this city? And now you are rekindling His anger against Israel by profaning the Sabbath!”When shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem just before the Sabbath, I gave orders that the gates be closed and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my men at the gates, so that no goods could enter during the Sabbath day.Once or twice the merchants and those who sell all kinds of goods camped outside Jerusalem,
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Nehemiah 13:8-11
I was greatly displeased and threw all of Tobiah’s household possessions out of the room.I ordered that the rooms be purified, and I had the articles of the house of God restored there, along with the grain offering and frankincense.I also found out that because the portions for the Levites had not been given, each of the Levites and the singers performing the service had gone back to his own field.Therefore, I rebuked the officials, saying,“ Why has the house of God been neglected?” I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts.
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2 Kings 3 13-2 Kings 3 14
However, Elisha said to King Joram of Israel,“ We have nothing in common. Go to the prophets of your father and your mother!” But the king of Israel replied,“ No, because it is the Lord who has summoned these three kings to hand them over to Moab.”Elisha responded,“ As the Lord of Hosts lives, I stand before Him. If I did not have respect for King Jehoshaphat of Judah, I would not look at you; I wouldn’t take notice of you.
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Nehemiah 5:7-13
After seriously considering the matter, I accused the nobles and officials, saying to them,“ Each of you is charging his countrymen interest.” So I called a large assembly against themand said,“ We have done our best to buy back our Jewish countrymen who were sold to foreigners, but now you sell your own countrymen, and we have to buy them back.” They remained silent and could not say a word.Then I said,“ What you are doing isn’t right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God and not invite the reproach of our foreign enemies?Even I, as well as my brothers and my servants, have been lending them money and grain. Please, let us stop charging this interest.Return their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses to them immediately, along with the percentage of the money, grain, new wine, and olive oil that you have been assessing them.”They responded:“ We will return these things and require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and made everyone take an oath to do this.I also shook the folds of my robe and said,“ May God likewise shake from his house and property everyone who doesn’t keep this promise. May he be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said,“ Amen,” and they praised the Lord. Then the people did as they had promised.
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Acts 24:2-4
When he was called in, Tertullus began to accuse him and said:“ Since we enjoy great peace because of you, and reforms are taking place for the benefit of this nation by your foresight,we acknowledge this in every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with utmost gratitude.However, so that I will not burden you any further, I beg you in your graciousness to give us a brief hearing.
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1John 4:5
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Nehemiah 13:23-26
In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples but could not speak Hebrew.I rebuked them, cursed them, beat some of their men, and pulled out their hair. I forced them to take an oath before God and said:“ You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or yourselves!Didn’t King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations. He was loved by his God and God made him king over all Israel, yet foreign women drew him into sin.
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Galatians 2:3-6
But not even Titus who was with me, though he was a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.This issue arose because of false brothers smuggled in, who came in secretly to spy on the freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.But we did not give up and submit to these people for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel would be preserved for you.Now from those recognized as important( what they really were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism)— they added nothing to me.
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Matthew 3:15
Jesus answered him,“ Allow it for now, because this is the way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him to be baptized.
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1 Kings 22 19-1 Kings 22 28
Then Micaiah said,“ Therefore, hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and the whole heavenly host was standing by Him at His right hand and at His left hand.And the Lord said,‘ Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ So one was saying this and another was saying that.“ Then a spirit came forward, stood before the Lord, and said,‘ I will entice him.’“ The Lord asked him,‘ How?’“ He said,‘ I will go and become a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’“ Then He said,‘ You will certainly entice him and prevail. Go and do that.’“ You see, the Lord has put a lying spirit into the mouth of all these prophets of yours, and the Lord has pronounced disaster against you.”Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah came up, hit Micaiah in the face, and demanded,“ Did the Spirit of the Lord leave me to speak to you?”Micaiah replied,“ You will soon see when you go to hide yourself in an inner chamber on that day.”Then the king of Israel ordered,“ Take Micaiah and return him to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Joash, the king’s son,and say,‘ This is what the king says: Put this guy in prison and feed him only bread and water until I come back safely.’”But Micaiah said,“ If you ever return safely, the Lord has not spoken through me.” Then he said,“ Listen, all you people!”
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1 Thessalonians 2 2
On the contrary, after we had previously suffered, and we were treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, we were emboldened by our God to speak the gospel of God to you in spite of great opposition.