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Romans 15:4
For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope. (niv)
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Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. (niv)
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2 Peter 1 19-2 Peter 1 21
We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things.For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. (niv)
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Mark 12:24
Jesus replied,“ Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God? (niv)
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Psalms 19:7-11
The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes.The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous.They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb.By them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward. (niv)
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Psalms 119:9
How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. (niv)
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2 Timothy 4 2
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage— with great patience and careful instruction. (niv)
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Proverbs 6:23
For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life, (niv)
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Psalms 119:11
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. (niv)
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Psalms 119:97-104
Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies.I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes.I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts.I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey your word.I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me.How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path. (niv)
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Psalms 119:130
The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. (niv)
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2 Samuel 23 2
“ The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me; his word was on my tongue. (niv)
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2 Timothy 2 25
Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, (niv)
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Proverbs 15:31
Whoever heeds life- giving correction will be at home among the wise. (niv)
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Deuteronomy 4:36
From heaven he made you hear his voice to discipline you. On earth he showed you his great fire, and you heard his words from out of the fire. (niv)
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John 3:20
Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. (niv)
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Ephesians 4:11-16
So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers,to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built upuntil we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. (niv)
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Matthew 13:52
He said to them,“ Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.” (niv)
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Romans 2:20
an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of little children, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth— (niv)
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Acts 20:20
You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house. (niv)
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Acts 18:25
He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John. (niv)
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Ephesians 5:11-13
Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.But everything exposed by the light becomes visible— and everything that is illuminated becomes a light. (niv)
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Micah 2:7
You descendants of Jacob, should it be said,“ Does the Lord become impatient? Does he do such things?”“ Do not my words do good to the one whose ways are upright? (niv)
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1 Corinthians 12 7
Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. (niv)
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Hebrews 3:7
So, as the Holy Spirit says:“ Today, if you hear his voice, (niv)
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Matthew 26:56
But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted him and fled. (niv)
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Galatians 3:8
Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham:“ All nations will be blessed through you.” (niv)
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Nehemiah 9:20
You gave your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold your manna from their mouths, and you gave them water for their thirst. (niv)
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Acts 20:27
For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God. (niv)
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John 10:35
If he called them‘ gods,’ to whom the word of God came— and Scripture cannot be set aside— (niv)
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Proverbs 15:10
Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path; the one who hates correction will die. (niv)
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Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. (niv)
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Romans 4:23
The words“ it was credited to him” were written not for him alone, (niv)
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Matthew 22:31-32
But about the resurrection of the dead— have you not read what God said to you,‘ I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.” (niv)
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Romans 3:2
Much in every way! First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God. (niv)
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Mark 12:36
David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared:“‘ The Lord said to my Lord:“ Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.”’ (niv)
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Matthew 21:42
Jesus said to them,“ Have you never read in the Scriptures:“‘ The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’ (niv)
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Acts 1:16
and said,“ Brothers and sisters, the Scripture had to be fulfilled in which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through David concerning Judas, who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus. (niv)
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Acts 28:25
They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement:“ The Holy Spirit spoke the truth to your ancestors when he said through Isaiah the prophet: (niv)
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Matthew 26:54
But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?” (niv)
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Matthew 22:43
He said to them,“ How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him‘ Lord’? For he says, (niv)