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If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just… John 15:10

If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. John 15:10	When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. law love Jesus
However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. Ephesians 5:33	So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. marriage relationships

And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you. 1 Thessalonians 3:12	And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows. love neighbor relationships
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. Genesis 50:20	You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people. God life evil
For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. 1 Peter 2:21	For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps. suffering following calling
And he declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, that is, the Ten Commandments, and he wrote them on two tablets of stone. Deuteronomy 4:13	He proclaimed his covenant—the Ten Commandments—which he commanded you to keep, and which he wrote on two stone tablets. covenant law following
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21	For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. Jesus death life
This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. John 15:12	This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. law love Jesus
We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. Galatians 2:15-16	You and I are Jews by birth, not ‘sinners’ like the Gentiles. Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law. faith law righteousness
The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. Psalm 119:130	The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand. Word of God understanding light
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18	So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. Spirit transformation
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5	God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor— not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways. holiness sexuality body
As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as on us at the beginning. Acts 11:15	“As I began to speak,” Peter continued, “the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as he fell on us at the beginning.” pentecost Holy Spirit
As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything. Ecclesiastes 11:5	Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things. God understanding
My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights. Proverbs 3:11-12	My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline, and don’t be upset when he corrects you. For the Lord corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights. love Father learning
Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. Romans 15:7	Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory. Jesus worship neighbor
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word. Ephesians 5:25-26	For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. love purification relationships
The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, but a poor man hears no threat. Proverbs 13:8	The rich can pay a ransom for their lives, but the poor won’t even get threatened. money materialism fear
Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince. Proverbs 17:7	Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool; even less are lies fitting for a ruler. wisdom lying speaking
Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. Proverbs 23:4	Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit. money greed planning
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. Ecclesiastes 3:11	Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end. creation understanding life
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26	My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever. strength life dependence
To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is! Proverbs 15:23	Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time! speaking joy
But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” Luke 11:28	Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.” Word of God life listening
The vine dries up; the fig tree languishes. Pomegranate, palm, and apple, all the trees of the field are dried up, and gladness dries up from the children of man. Joel 1:12	The grapevines have dried up, and the fig trees have withered. The pomegranate trees, palm trees, and apple trees— all the fruit trees—have dried up. And the people’s joy has dried up with them. joy sadness food