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Ephesians 6:20
for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should. (niv)
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Luke 14:23
“ Then the master told his servant,‘ Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. (niv)
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2 Corinthians 6 1
As God’s co-workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. (niv)
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2 Corinthians 5 11
Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience. (niv)
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2 Corinthians 3 6
He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant— not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. (niv)
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Luke 10:16
“ Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.” (niv)
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Ezekiel 18:31-32
Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, people of Israel?For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live! (niv)
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Malachi 2:7
“ For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth. (niv)
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1 Thessalonians 4 8
Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit. (niv)
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Isaiah 55:6-7
Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. (niv)
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Job 22:21
“ Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you. (niv)
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John 20:21
Again Jesus said,“ Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” (niv)
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Acts 26:17-18
I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to themto open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’ (niv)
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Proverbs 1:22-33
“ How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings.But since you refuse to listen when I call and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand,since you disregard all my advice and do not accept my rebuke,I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when calamity overtakes you—when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you.“ Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me,since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord.Since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke,they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.” (niv)
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Proverbs 13:17
A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing. (niv)
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2 Chronicles 36 15
The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place. (niv)
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2 Kings 17 13
The Lord warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and seers:“ Turn from your evil ways. Observe my commands and decrees, in accordance with the entire Law that I commanded your ancestors to obey and that I delivered to you through my servants the prophets.” (niv)
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1 Corinthians 4 4-1 Corinthians 4 5
My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me.Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God. (niv)
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Job 33:6
I am the same as you in God’s sight; I too am a piece of clay. (niv)
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Jeremiah 38:20
“ They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied.“ Obey the Lord by doing what I tell you. Then it will go well with you, and your life will be spared. (niv)
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Jeremiah 13:16-17
Give glory to the Lord your God before he brings the darkness, before your feet stumble on the darkening hills. You hope for light, but he will turn it to utter darkness and change it to deep gloom.If you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly, overflowing with tears, because the Lord’s flock will be taken captive. (niv)
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Job 33:23
Yet if there is an angel at their side, a messenger, one out of a thousand, sent to tell them how to be upright, (niv)
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Jeremiah 44:4
Again and again I sent my servants the prophets, who said,‘ Do not do this detestable thing that I hate!’ (niv)
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Isaiah 27:5
Or else let them come to me for refuge; let them make peace with me, yes, let them make peace with me.” (niv)
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Nehemiah 9:29
“ You warned them in order to turn them back to your law, but they became arrogant and disobeyed your commands. They sinned against your ordinances, of which you said,‘ The person who obeys them will live by them.’ Stubbornly they turned their backs on you, became stiff- necked and refused to listen. (niv)