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Matthew 11:6
And blessed is any person who does not take offense at Me.”
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Ephesians 3:17
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
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Hosea 6:4
What shall I do with you, Ephraim? What shall I do with you, Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning cloud, And like the dew which goes away early.
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2 Peter 1 8-2 Peter 1 9
For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they do not make you useless nor unproductive in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.For the one who lacks these qualities is blind or short sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins.
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John 15:5-7
I am the vine, you are the branches; the one who remains in Me, and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown away like a branch and dries up; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.If you remain in Me, and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
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Job 19:28
If you say,‘ How shall we persecute him?’ And‘ What pretext for a case against him can we find?’
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1 Peter 1 5
who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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Galatians 6:15
For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.
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Luke 21:12-18
“ But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, turning you over to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors on account of My name.It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony.So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;for I will provide you eloquence and wisdom which none of your adversaries will be able to oppose or refute.But you will be betrayed even by parents, brothers and sisters, other relatives, and friends, and they will put some of you to death,and you will be hated by all people because of My name.And yet not a hair of your head will perish.
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Luke 14:26-33
“ If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who are watching it will begin to ridicule him,saying,‘ This person began to build, and was not able to finish!’Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to face the one coming against him with twenty thousand?Otherwise, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and requests terms of peace.So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions.
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John 6:61-65
But Jesus, aware that His disciples were complaining about this, said to them,“ Is this offensive to you?What then if you see the Son of Man ascending to where He was before?It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh provides no benefit; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit, and are life.But there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray Him.And He was saying,“ For this reason I have told you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted him from the Father.”
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Matthew 16:24-26
Then Jesus said to His disciples,“ If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.For what good will it do a person if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul? Or what will a person give in exchange for his soul?
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2 Timothy 1 15
You are aware of the fact that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
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John 6:26
Jesus answered them and said,“ Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate some of the loaves and were filled.
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Matthew 5:10-12
“ Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.“ Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in this same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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2 Timothy 4 10
for Demas, having loved this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
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Revelation 2:13
‘ I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is; and you hold firmly to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
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Matthew 13:57
And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them,“ A prophet is not dishonored except in his hometown and in his own household.”
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Luke 8:13
Those on the rocky soil are the ones who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and yet these do not have a firm root; they believe for a while, and in a time of temptation they fall away.
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Mark 13:12-13
And brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.And you will be hated by everyone because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.
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1 John 2 19-1 John 2 20
They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be evident that they all are not of us.But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know.
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Matthew 7:26-27
And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.And the rain fell and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell— and its collapse was great.”
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Acts 8:21-23
You have no part or share in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.Therefore, repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intention of your heart will be forgiven you.For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of unrighteousness.”
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Matthew 26:33
But Peter replied to Him,“ Even if they all fall away because of You, I will never fall away!”
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Matthew 10:37-39
“ The one who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.And the one who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.The one who has found his life will lose it, and the one who has lost his life on My account will find it.
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Galatians 5:6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.
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Psalms 36:3
The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
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John 12:25-26
The one who loves his life loses it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
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John 6:70-71
Jesus answered them,“ Did I Myself not choose you, the twelve? And yet one of you is a devil.”Now He meant Judas the son of Simon Iscariot; for he, one of the twelve, was going to betray Him.
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Philippians 1:6
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work among you will complete it by the day of Christ Jesus.
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Hebrews 10:35-39
Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.For yet in a very little while, He who is coming will come, and will not delay.But My righteous one will live by faith; And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him.But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith for the safekeeping of the soul.
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Matthew 24:9-10
“ Then they will hand you over to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.And at that time many will fall away, and they will betray one another and hate one another.
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Proverbs 12:3
A person will not be established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous will not be moved.
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Matthew 13:6
But after the sun rose, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
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Luke 9:23-25
And He was saying to them all,“ If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, this is the one who will save it.For what good does it do a person if he gains the whole world, but loses or forfeits himself?
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Matthew 10:22
And you will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.
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Job 27:8-10
For what is the hope of the godless when he makes an end of life, When God requires his life?Will God hear his cry When distress comes upon him?Or will he take pleasure in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times?
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Matthew 26:31
Then Jesus* said to them,“ You will all fall away because of Me this night, for it is written:‘ I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
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Mark 4:17
and yet they have no firm root in themselves, but are only temporary; then, when affliction or persecution occurs because of the word, immediately they fall away.
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Matthew 24:13
But the one who endures to the end is the one who will be saved.
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Galatians 6:12
All who want to make a good showing in the flesh try to compel you to be circumcised, simply so that they will not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
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Proverbs 12:12
The wicked person desires the plunder of evil people, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.
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Mark 8:34-36
And He summoned the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them,“ If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?
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Matthew 7:22-23
Many will say to Me on that day,‘ Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’And then I will declare to them,‘ I never knew you; leave Me, you who practice lawlessness.’
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Romans 2:7
to those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life;