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James 1:18
By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
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2 Corinthians 11 2
For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy, because I promised you in marriage to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
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Revelation 3:4
But you have a few individuals in Sardis who have not stained their clothes, and they will walk with me dressed in white, because they are worthy.
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Revelation 5:9
They were singing a new song:“ You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
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John 10:27
My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
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John 12:26
If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
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Revelation 7:15-17
For this reason they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple, and the one seated on the throne will shelter them.They will never go hungry or be thirsty again, and the sun will not beat down on them, nor any burning heat,because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
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Revelation 17:14
They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful.”
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Jeremiah 2:3
Israel was set apart to the LORD; they were like the first fruits of a harvest to him. All who tried to devour them were punished; disaster came upon them,” says the LORD.’”
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Psalms 74:2
Remember your people whom you acquired in ancient times, whom you rescued so they could be your very own nation, as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell!
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John 8:12
Then Jesus spoke out again,“ I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
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Ephesians 1:14
who is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.
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1 Peter 2 9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
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Acts 20:28
Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.
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1 Corinthians 7 28
But if you marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face difficult circumstances, and I am trying to spare you such problems.
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Luke 9:57-62
As they were walking along the road, someone said to him,“ I will follow you wherever you go.”Jesus said to him,“ Foxes have dens and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”Jesus said to another,“ Follow me.” But he replied,“ Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”But Jesus said to him,“ Let the dead bury their own dead, but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”Yet another said,“ I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family.”Jesus said to him,“ No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
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1 Corinthians 16 15
Now, brothers and sisters, you know about the household of Stephanus, that as the first converts of Achaia, they devoted themselves to ministry for the saints. I urge you
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Matthew 8:19
Then an expert in the law came to him and said,“ Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
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John 13:37
Peter said to him,“ Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!”
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1 Corinthians 7 25-1 Corinthians 7 26
With regard to the question about people who have never married, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.Because of the impending crisis I think it best for you to remain as you are.
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Matthew 25:1
“ At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
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Song of Solomon 1 3
The fragrance of your colognes is delightful; your name is like the finest perfume. No wonder the young women adore you!
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1 Corinthians 6 20
For you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
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Song of Solomon 6 8
There may be sixty queens, and eighty concubines, and young women without number.
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Psalms 45:14
In embroidered robes she is escorted to the king. Her attendants, the maidens of honor who follow her, are led before you.
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Amos 6:1
Woe to those who live in ease in Zion, to those who feel secure on Mount Samaria. They think of themselves as the elite class of the best nation. The family of Israel looks to them for leadership.
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1 Timothy 4 3
They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.