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But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we… Romans 8:25

But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. Romans 8:25	But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. trust hope patience
But test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22	Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil. understanding evil prophecy

I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. Revelation 3:11	Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. second coming reward patience
You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. Titus 2:1	But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine. speaking evangelism learning
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners. Matthew 9:13	But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. mercy righteousness sacrifice
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 1 John 3:1	Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. love Father children
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1	Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. faith truth hope
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. Ephesians 1:18	The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints. understanding hope receiving
What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs. Luke 12:3	Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. sin speaking listening
As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them? Ecclesiastes 5:11	When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes? materialism money desires
What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar. Proverbs 19:22	The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. reliability money goodness
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Matthew 6:3-4	But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. giving reward Father
You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. John 13:13	Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. Jesus
What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Romans 6:1-2	What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? sin grace life
I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors: You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king. Daniel 2:23	I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter. worship wisdom prayer
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2	And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. blameless obedience life
As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. 1 John 2:24	Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. listening evangelism Jesus
But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do. James 1:25	But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. law blessing listening
God “will repay each person according to what they have done.” Romans 2:6	Who will render to every man according to his deeds. righteousness reward
But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.” 1 Peter 3:14	But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled. righteousness suffering fear
But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you. 1 Samuel 12:24	Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you. awe serving heart
Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit. Mark 13:11	But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. speaking Spirit worrying
Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully. 2 John 1:8	Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. reward self-control work
Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker, those who are nothing but potsherds among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘The potter has no hands’? Isaiah 45:9	Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? creation humility understanding
This is what the Lord says to Israel: “Seek me and live.” Amos 5:4	For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live. seeking life

But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.