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Selfish Gain

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Matthew 6:1–34

“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Luke 6:31

“As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.

1 John 3:16–24

By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. — read the full passage →

1 Peter 4:7–11

But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer. — read the full passage →

1 John 2:1–29

My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. — read the full passage →

1 John 4:7–11

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God. — read the full passage →

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Romans 5:1–11

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

Matthew 7:1–5

“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged. — read the full passage →

1 John 4:7–12

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God. — read the full passage →

1 Peter 2:1–25

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking, — read the full passage →

2 Peter 1:4

by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.

2 Thessalonians 1:1–12

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

Colossians 1:1–29

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

Ephesians 6:12

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Ephesians 5:25

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;

Romans 13:8–10

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. — read the full passage →

Romans 13:7

Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.

John 3:1–36

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. — read the full passage →

Luke 6:36

“Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.

Mark 12:17

Jesus answered them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” They marveled greatly at him.

Matthew 21:28–31

But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, ‘Son, go work today in my vineyard.’ — read the full passage →

Philippians 1:20–22

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death. — read the full passage →

Philippians 1:11

being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Ephesians 1:3–14

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ; — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 7:17–24

Only, as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called each, so let him walk. So I command in all the assemblies. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 2:1–16

When I came to you, brothers, I didn’t come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. — read the full passage →

Romans 9:1–11:36

I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

John 14:1–12

“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. — read the full passage →

Luke 20:20–26

They watched him, and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor. — read the full passage →

Luke 17:3–4

Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him. — read the full passage →

Matthew 22:12–22

and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechless. — read the full passage →

Matthew 7:24–27

“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock. — read the full passage →

Matthew 7:21–23

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Matthew 7:12

Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

Matthew 6:12

Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

1 Timothy 2:1–15

I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men: — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 6:1–6

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

Acts 1:8

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”

John 18:33–37

Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, called Jesus, and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” — read the full passage →

John 15:1–5

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer. — read the full passage →

John 14:1–31

“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. — read the full passage →

John 13:35

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

John 13:31–32

When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. — read the full passage →

John 13:31–35

When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. — read the full passage →

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Luke 6:37–38

Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free. — read the full passage →

Luke 6:36–38

“Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful. — read the full passage →

Matthew 18:21–22

Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?” — read the full passage →

Matthew 18:15–20

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. — read the full passage →

Matthew 12:14–21

But the Pharisees went out, and conspired against him, how they might destroy him. — read the full passage →

Matthew 9:9–13

As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, “Follow me.” He got up and followed him. — read the full passage →

Matthew 7:1–2

“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged. — read the full passage →

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