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Breaking Generational Curses
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thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I Jehovah thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me,
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth: — read the full passage →
For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
Yet say ye, Wherefore doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live. — read the full passage →
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah.
Jehovah is slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving iniquity and transgression; and that will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.
Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: — read the full passage →
I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of Jehovah, and their righteousness which is of me, saith Jehovah.
and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah, thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me;
Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, blesshis holy name. — read the full passage →
As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.
Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
keeping lovingkindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; and that will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.
And they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, in their trespass which they trespassed against me, and also that, because they walked contrary unto me,
Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto children’s children;
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →
neither give place to the devil.
And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies’ lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. — read the full passage →
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.
And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth; — read the full passage →
Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.
The soul that sinneth, it shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
And there shall be no curse any more: and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be therein: and his servants shall serve him;
Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
Now when he was risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. — read the full passage →
and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
The word of Jehovah came unto me again, saying, — read the full passage →
Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil.
And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed;
Our fathers sinned, and are not; And we have borne their iniquities.
Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;
Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned:—
And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers; lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death.
Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: — read the full passage →
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →
As we have said before, so say I now again, If any man preacheth unto you any gospel other than that which ye received, let him be anathema.
What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?
And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Jehovah. And Jehovah said, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites. — read the full passage →
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. — read the full passage →
And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake, for that the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.
He couched, he lay down as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be every one that blesseth thee, And cursed be every one that curseth thee.
Cursed be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an abomination unto Jehovah, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and setteth it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →
Seek ye out of the book of Jehovah, and read: no one of these shall be missing, none shall want her mate; for my mouth, it hath commanded, and his Spirit, it hath gathered them.
But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach unto you any gospel other than that which we preached unto you, let him be anathema. — read the full passage →
And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:
And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, I say, did he make alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses;
For I could wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren’s sake, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name; — read the full passage →
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey the lusts thereof:
And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.
For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of Midian. — read the full passage →
There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.
then will I remember my covenant with Jacob; and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.
And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →
O foolish Galatians, who did bewitch you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set forth crucified? — read the full passage →
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also. — read the full passage →
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. — read the full passage →
But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels:
who showest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them; the great, the mighty God, Jehovah of hosts is his name;
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.
And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore art thou thus fallen upon thy face? — read the full passage →
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth: — read the full passage →
And Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandment which I command you this day. — read the full passage →
and blessed be God Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him a tenth of all.
But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach unto you any gospel other than that which we preached unto you, let him be anathema.
Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel’s sake, — read the full passage →
And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. — read the full passage →
Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokesreachthe innermost parts. — read the full passage →
Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And let my cry come unto thee. — read the full passage →
And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, and there shall be no rest for the sole of thy foot: but Jehovah will give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and pining of soul;
thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah, thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me; — read the full passage →
Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, — read the full passage →
In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge. — read the full passage →
An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even to the tenth generation shall none belonging to them enter into the assembly of Jehovah for ever:
who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed. — read the full passage →
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →
Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves as servants unto obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →
Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, blesshis holy name. — read the full passage →
Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but they shall not be thine; for they shall go into captivity.
At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. — read the full passage →
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