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highlighted Joshua 1:6 KJV
Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
Sep 23
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highlighted Joshua 1:9 KJV
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Sep 23
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highlighted Joshua 1:8 KJV
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Sep 23
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highlighted Joshua 1:5 KJV
There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Sep 23
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highlighted Joshua 1:3 KJV
Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
Sep 23
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highlighted Romans 13:7 NLT
Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those who are in authority.
Sep 19
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highlighted Acts 7:6 NLT
God also told him that his descendants would live in a foreign land, where they would be oppressed as slaves for 400 years.
Sep 16
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highlighted Acts 7:4 NLT
So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran until his father died. Then God brought him here to the land where you now live.
Sep 16
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highlighted Acts 7:2 NLT
This was Stephen’s reply: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham in Mesopotamia before he settled in Haran.
Sep 16
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highlighted Acts 6:15 NLT
At this point everyone in the high council stared at Stephen, because his face became as bright as an angel’s.
Sep 16
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highlighted Acts 6:8 NLT
Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed amazing miracles and signs among the people.
Sep 16
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highlighted Acts 6:5 NLT
Everyone liked this idea, and they chose the following: Stephen (a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit), Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas of Antioch (an earlier convert to the Jewish faith).
Sep 16
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highlighted Acts 6:1 NLT
But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution of food.
Sep 16
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highlighted Acts 6:2 NLT
So the Twelve called a meeting of all the believers. They said, “We apostles should spend our time teaching the word of God, not running a food program.
Sep 16
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highlighted Acts 5:40 NLT
The others accepted his advice. They called in the apostles and had them flogged. Then they ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus, and they let them go.
Sep 16
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highlighted Acts 5:38 NLT
“So my advice is, leave these men alone. Let them go. If they are planning and doing these things merely on their own, it will soon be overthrown.
Sep 16
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highlighted Acts 5:30 NLT
The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead after you killed him by hanging him on a cross.
Sep 16
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highlighted Acts 5:25 NLT
Then someone arrived with startling news: “The men you put in jail are standing in the Temple, teaching the people!”
Sep 16
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highlighted Acts 5:24 NLT
When the captain of the Temple guard and the leading priests heard this, they were perplexed, wondering where it would all end.
Sep 16
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highlighted Acts 5:22 NLT
But when the Temple guards went to the jail, the men were gone. So they returned to the council and reported,
Sep 16