Hebrews 5:9
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9 And (A)having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,
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Hebrews 5:9
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9 And having been made perfect [uniquely equipped and prepared as Savior and retaining His integrity amid opposition], He became the source of eternal salvation [an eternal inheritance] to all those who obey Him,(A)
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Luke 9:35
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35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, (A)“This is [a]My beloved Son. (B)Hear Him!”
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- Luke 9:35 NU My Son, the Chosen One
Luke 9:35
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35 Then [a]a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, My Chosen One; listen and obey and yield to Him!”
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- Luke 9:35 See note Matt 3:17.
1 John 2:3
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The Test of Knowing Him
3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.
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1 John 2:3
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3 And this is how we know [daily, by experience] that we have come to know Him [to understand Him and be more deeply acquainted with Him]: if we habitually keep [focused on His precepts and obey] His commandments (teachings).
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1 John 5:2-3
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2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and (A)keep His commandments. 3 (B)For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And (C)His commandments are not burdensome.
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1 John 5:2-3
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2 By this we know [without any doubt] that we love the children of God: [expressing that love] when we love God and obey His commandments. 3 For the [true] love of God is this: that we habitually keep His commandments and remain focused on His precepts. And His commandments and His precepts are not difficult [to obey].
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John 14:15
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Jesus Promises Another Helper
15 (A)“If you love Me, [a]keep My commandments.
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- John 14:15 NU you will keep
John 14:15
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15 “If you [really] love Me, you will keep and obey My commandments.
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John 14:23
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23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, (A)and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
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John 14:23
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23 Jesus answered, “If anyone [really] loves Me, he will keep My word (teaching); and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling place with him.
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John 14:24
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24 He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and (A)the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.
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John 14:24
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24 One who does not [really] love Me does not keep My words. And the word (teaching) which you hear is not Mine, but is the Father’s who sent Me.
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John 12:47-48
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47 And if anyone hears My words and does not [a]believe, (A)I do not judge him; for (B)I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. 48 (C)He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—(D)the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.
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- John 12:47 NU keep them
John 12:47-48
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47 If anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge and condemn the world [that is, to initiate the final judgment of the world], but to save the world. 48 Whoever rejects Me and refuses to accept My teachings, has one who judges him; the very word that I spoke will judge and condemn him on the last day.
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Romans 6:16
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16 Do you not know that (A)to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?
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Romans 6:16
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16 Do you not know that when you continually offer yourselves to someone to do his will, you are the slaves of the one whom you obey, either [slaves] of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness (right standing with God)?
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Jeremiah 7:23
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23 But this is what I commanded them, saying, (A)‘Obey My voice, and (B)I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.’
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Jeremiah 7:23
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23 But this thing I did command them: ‘Listen to and obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people; and you will walk in all the way which I command you, so that it may be well with you.’
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1 Peter 1:22
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The Enduring Word
22 Since you (A)have purified your souls in obeying the truth [a]through the Spirit in [b]sincere (B)love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,
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- 1 Peter 1:22 NU omits through the Spirit
- 1 Peter 1:22 Lit. unhypocritical
1 Peter 1:22
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22 Since by your obedience to the truth you have purified yourselves for a sincere love of the believers, [see that you] love one another from the heart [always unselfishly seeking the best for one another],
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Acts 3:22-23
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22 For Moses truly said to the fathers, (A)‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you. 23 And it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.’
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Acts 3:22-23
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22 Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a Prophet [a]like me from your countrymen; you shall listen to Him and obey everything He tells you. 23 And it will be that every person that does not listen to and heed that Prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’(A)
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- Acts 3:22 Or as He raised up me. The Jews understood Moses as a type of Christ (Messiah).
Revelation 3:3
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3 (A)Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and (B)repent. (C)Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you (D)as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.
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Revelation 3:3
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3 So remember and take to heart the lessons you have received and heard. Keep and obey them, and repent [change your sinful way of thinking, and demonstrate your repentance with new behavior that proves a conscious decision to turn away from sin]. So then, if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.
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