Chapter 16
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Micah 6:8 8He hath shewed thee, O man, what [is] good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Hebrews 13:21 21Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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Matthew 15:9 9But in vain they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men.
Isaiah 29:13 13Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
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James 2:18,22 18Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. ..22Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
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Psalm 116:12-13 12What shall I render unto the LORD [for] all his benefits toward me? 13I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
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1 John 2:3,5 3And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. ..5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
2 Peter 1:5-11 5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8For if these things be in you, and abound, they make [you that ye shall] neither [be] barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: 11For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
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Matthew 5:16 16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
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1 Timothy 6:1 1Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and [his] doctrine be not blasphemed.
1 Peter 2:15 15For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
Philippians 1:11 11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
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Ephesians 2:10 10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
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Romans 6:22 22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
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John 15:4,6 4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. .. 6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
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2 Corinthians 3:5 5Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God;
Philippians 2:13 13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of [his] good pleasure.
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Philippians 2:12 12Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Hebrews 6:11-12 11And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Isaiah 64:7 7And [there is] none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.
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Job 9:2-3 2I know [it is] so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? 3If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
Galatians 5:17 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
Luke 17:10 10So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
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Romans 3:20 20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law [is] the knowledge of sin.
Ephesians 2:8-9 8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Romans 4:6 6Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
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Galatians 5:22-23 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
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Isaiah 64:6 6But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Psalm 143:2 2And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
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Ephesians 1:6 6To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
1 Peter 2:5 5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
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Matthew 25:21,23 21His lord said unto him, Well done, [thou] good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. ..23His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Hebrews 6:10 10For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
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2 Kings 10:30 30And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing [that which is] right in mine eyes, [and] hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that [was] in mine heart, thy children of the fourth [generation] shall sit on the throne of Israel.
1 Kings 21:27,29 27And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. ..29Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: [but] in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.
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Genesis 4:5 5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Hebrews 11:4,6 4By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. ..6But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
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1 Corinthians 13:1 1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become [as] sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
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Matthew 6:2,5 2Therefore when thou doest [thine] alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. ..5And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites [are]: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
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Amos 5:21-22 21I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. 22Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept [them]: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
Romans 9:16 16So then [it is] not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
Titus 3:5 5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
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Job 21:14-15 14Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. 15What [is] the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Matthew 25:41-43 41Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
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