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highlighted Philippians 1:21-30 NASB
For to me, ato live is Christ and to die is gain.But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean afruitful labor for me; and I do not know which to choose.But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the adesire to depart and bbe with Christ, for that is very much better;yet to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.aConvinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,so that your aproud confidence in me may abound in Christ Jesus through my coming to you again.Only conduct yourselves in a manner aworthy of the bgospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are cstanding firm in done spirit, with one mind estriving together for the faith of the gospel;in no way alarmed by your opponents--which is a asign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and that too, from God.For to you ait has been granted for Christ's sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to bsuffer for His sake,experiencing the same aconflict which byou saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
Sep 20
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highlighted Exodus 16:2-15 NASB
It came about as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, athe glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud.And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,"aI have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel; speak to them, saying, 'At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread; and byou shall know that I am the Lord your God.'"So it came about at evening that athe quails came up and covered the camp, and in the morning bthere was a layer of dew around the camp.aWhen the layer of dew evaporated, behold, on the surface of the wilderness bthere was a fine flake-like thing, fine as the frost on the ground.When the sons of Israel saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, "aIt is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat.The whole congregation of the sons of Israel agrumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.The sons of Israel said to them, "aWould that we had died by the Lord'S hand in the land of Egypt, bwhen we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger."Then the Lord said to Moses, "Behold, aI will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may btest them, whether or not they will walk in My instruction."aOn the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily."So Moses and Aaron said to all the sons of Israel, "At evening ayou will know that the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt;and in the morning you will see athe glory of the Lord, for bHe hears your grumblings against the Lord; and cwhat are we, that you grumble against us?"Moses said, "This will happen when the Lord gives you meat to eat in the evening, and bread to the full in the morning; for the Lord hears your grumblings which you grumble against Him. And what are we? Your grumblings are anot against us but against the Lord."Then Moses said to Aaron, "Say to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, 'aCome near before the Lord, for He has heard your grumblings.'"
Sep 20
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highlighted Exodus 15:1-13 NASB
"aYou blew with Your wind, the sea covered them;
Sep 13
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highlighted Exodus 14:21-31 NASB
aThen Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night and turned the sea into bdry land, so cthe waters were divided.aThe sons of Israel went through the midst of the sea on the dry land, and bthe waters were like a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.Then athe Egyptians took up the pursuit, and all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots and his horsemen went in after them into the midst of the sea.At the morning watch, athe Lord looked down on the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud and brought the army of the Egyptians into confusion.He caused their chariot wheels to swerve, and He made them drive with difficulty; so the Egyptians said, "Let us flee from Israel, afor the Lord is fighting for them against the Egyptians."Then the Lord said to Moses, "aStretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may come back over the Egyptians, over their chariots and their horsemen."So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and athe sea returned to its normal state at daybreak, while the Egyptians were fleeing right into it; then the Lord boverthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen, even Pharaoh's entire army that had gone into the sea after them; anot even one of them remained.But the sons of Israel walked on adry land through the midst of the sea, and the waters were like a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.aThus the Lord saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel bsaw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.When Israel saw the great power which the Lord had used against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord, and athey believed in the Lord and in His servant Moses.
Sep 13
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highlighted Romans 13:8-14 NASB
Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore alove is the fulfillment of the law.Do this, knowing the time, that it is aalready the hour for you to bawaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.aThe night is almost gone, and bthe day is near. Therefore let us lay aside cthe deeds of darkness and put on dthe armor of light.Let us abehave properly as in the day, bnot in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.But aput on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh bin regard to its lusts.Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for ahe who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.For this, "aYOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, YOU SHALL NOT MURDER, YOU SHALL NOT STEAL, YOU SHALL NOT COVET," and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, "bYOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF."
Sep 6
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highlighted Psalms 149:1-9 NASB
Praise the Lord!
Sep 6
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highlighted John 7:37-39 NASB
Now on athe last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "bIf anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink."He who believes in Me, aas the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of bliving water.'"But this He spoke aof the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for bthe Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet cglorified.
Aug 30
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highlighted 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 NASB
For even aas the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, bso also is Christ.For aby one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether bJews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to cdrink of one Spirit.For athe body is not one member, but many.If the foot says, "Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body," it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body.And if the ear says, "Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body," it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body.If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?But now God has aplaced the members, each one of them, in the body, bjust as He desired.If they were all one member, where would the body be?But now athere are many members, but one body.And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you"; or again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you."On the contrary, it is much truer that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary;and those members of the body which we deem less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable,whereas our more presentable members have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked,so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.Now you are aChrist's body, and bindividually members of it.
Aug 30
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highlighted 2 Peter 1:9 NASB
For he who lacks these qualities is ablind or short-sighted, having forgotten his bpurification from his former sins.
Aug 23
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highlighted 2 Peter 2:10 NASB
and especially those who aindulge the flesh in its corrupt desires and bdespise authority.
Aug 23
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highlighted 2 Peter 3:10 NASB
But athe day of the Lord bwill come like a thief, in which cthe heavens dwill pass away with a roar and the eelements will be destroyed with intense heat, and fthe earth and its works will be burned up.
Aug 23
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highlighted 2 Peter 1:1-8 NASB
Simon Peter, a abond-servant and bapostle of Jesus Christ,aGrace and peace be multiplied to you in bthe knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;seeing that His adivine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true bknowledge of Him who ccalled us by His own glory and excellence.For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent apromises, so that by them you may become bpartakers of the divine nature, having cescaped the dcorruption that is in ethe world by lust.Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith asupply bmoral excellence, and in your moral excellence, cknowledge,and in your knowledge, aself-control, and in your self-control, bperseverance, and in your perseverance, cgodliness,and in your godliness, abrotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor aunfruitful in the true bknowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Aug 23
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highlighted Proverbs 27:17 NASB
Iron sharpens iron,
Aug 23
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highlighted Philippians 3:7-16 NASB
that I may aknow Him and bthe power of His resurrection and cthe fellowship of His sufferings, being dconformed to His death;in order that I may aattain to the resurrection from the dead.Not that I have already aobtained it or have already bbecome perfect, but I press on so that I may clay hold of that for which also I dwas laid hold of by eChrist Jesus.Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: aforgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead,I apress on toward the goal for the prize of the bupward call of God in cChrist Jesus.Let us therefore, as many as are aperfect, have this attitude; and if in anything you have a bdifferent attitude, cGod will reveal that also to you;however, let us keep aliving by that same standard to which we have attained.But awhatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ.More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of aknowing bChrist Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ,and may be found in Him, not having aa righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, bthe righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith,
Aug 9
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highlighted Deuteronomy 5:32-33 NASB
"So you shall observe to do just as the Lord your God has commanded you; ayou shall not turn aside to the right or to the left."aYou shall walk in all the way which the Lord your God has commanded you, bthat you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you will possess.
Aug 9
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highlighted Deuteronomy 5:6-22 NASB
but ashowing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.'aYou shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.'aObserve the sabbath day to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you.'Six days you shall labor and do all your work,but athe seventh day is a sabbath of the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant or your ox or your donkey or any of your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you, so that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you.'aYou shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out of there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to observe the sabbath day.'aHonor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, bthat your days may be prolonged and that it may go well with you on the land which the Lord your God gives you.'aYou shall not murder.'aYou shall not commit adultery.'aYou shall not steal.'aYou shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.'aYou shall not covet your neighbor's wife, and you shall not desire your neighbor's house, his field or his male servant or his female servant, his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.'"These words the Lord spoke to all your assembly at the mountain from the midst of the fire, of the cloud and of the thick gloom, with a great voice, and He added no more. aHe wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.'aI am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.'aYou shall have no other gods before Me.'aYou shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.'You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, avisiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Aug 9
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highlighted Matthew 18:21-22 NASB
Then Peter came and said to Him, "Lord, ahow often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to bseven times?"Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to aseventy times seven.
Jul 30
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highlighted Matthew 18:20 NASB
"For where two or three have gathered together in My name, aI am there in their midst."
Jul 30
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highlighted John 18:33-40 NASB
Therefore Pilate aentered again into the Praetorium, and summoned Jesus and said to Him, "bAre You the King of the Jews?"Jesus answered, "Are you saying this on your own initiative, or did others tell you about Me?"Pilate answered, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered You to me; what have You done?"Jesus answered, "aMy kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm."Therefore Pilate said to Him, "So You are a king?" Jesus answered, "aYou say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, bto testify to the truth. cEveryone who is of the truth hears My voice."Pilate said to Him, "What is truth?""aBut you have a custom that I release someone for you at the Passover; do you wish then that I release for you the King of the Jews?"So they cried out again, saying, "aNot this Man, but Barabbas." Now Barabbas was a robber.
Jul 30
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highlighted Matthew 25:31-41 NASB
"But when athe Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then bHe will sit on His glorious throne."All the nations will be agathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, bas the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;and He will put the sheep aon His right, and the goats bon the left."Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, ainherit the kingdom prepared for you bfrom the foundation of the world.'For aI was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; bI was a stranger, and you invited Me in;anaked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you bvisited Me; cI was in prison, and you came to Me.'"Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink?'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?'When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'"aThe King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, bto the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'"Then He will also say to those on His left, 'aDepart from Me, accursed ones, into the beternal fire which has been prepared for cthe devil and his angels;
Jul 26