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If she does not please the master who has selected her for himself, he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, because he has broken faith with her.
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This is because both of you broke faith with me in the presence of the Israelites at the waters of Meribah Kadesh in the Desert of Zin and because you did not uphold my holiness among the Israelites.
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"The whole assembly of the LORD says: 'How could you break faith with the God of Israel like this? How could you turn away from the LORD and build yourselves an altar in rebellion against him now?
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"Now if you have acted honorably and in good faith when you made Abimelech king, and if you have been fair to Jerub-Baal and his family, and if you have treated him as he deserves--
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if then you have acted honorably and in good faith toward Jerub-Baal and his family today, may Abimelech be your joy, and may you be his, too!
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Then someone said to Saul, "Look, the men are sinning against the LORD by eating meat that has blood in it." "You have broken faith," he said. "Roll a large stone over here at once."
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Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful."
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The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah's son. If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.' "
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Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith.
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"See, he is puffed up; his desires are not upright-- but the righteous will live by his faith--
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[Judah Unfaithful] Have we not all one Father ? Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our fathers by breaking faith with one another?
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Judah has broken faith. A detestable thing has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem: Judah has desecrated the sanctuary the LORD loves, by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.
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You ask, "Why?" It is because the LORD is acting as the witness between you and the wife of your youth, because you have broken faith with her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant.
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Has not [the LORD] made them one? In flesh and spirit they are his. And why one? Because he was seeking godly offspring. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.
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"I hate divorce," says the LORD God of Israel, "and I hate a man's covering himself with violence as well as with his garment," says the LORD Almighty. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith.
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If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
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[The Faith of the Centurion] [8:5-13pp -- Lk 7:1-10] When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help.
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When Jesus heard this, he was astonished and said to those following him, "I tell you the truth, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
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He replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.
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Some men brought to him a paralytic, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven."
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Jesus turned and saw her. "Take heart, daughter," he said, "your faith has healed you." And the woman was healed from that moment.
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Then he touched their eyes and said, "According to your faith will it be done to you";
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And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.
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Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of little faith," he said, "why did you doubt?"
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[The Faith of the Canaanite Woman] [15:21-28pp -- Mk 7:24-30] Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
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Then Jesus answered, "Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
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Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, "You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread?
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He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you. "
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Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done.
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At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,
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When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
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He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
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He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering."
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And he was amazed at their lack of faith. [Jesus Sends Out the Twelve] [6:7-11pp -- Mt 10:1,9-14; Lk 9:1,3-5] Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.
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[The Faith of a Syrophoenician Woman] [7:24-30pp -- Mt 15:21-28] Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret.
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"Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
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"Have faith in God," Jesus answered.
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Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
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When Jesus saw their faith, he said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven."
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[The Faith of the Centurion] [7:1-10pp -- Mt 8:5-13] When Jesus had finished saying all this in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum.
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When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, "I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel."
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Jesus said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."
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"Where is your faith?" he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, "Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him."
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Then he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace."
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If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!
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[Sin, Faith, Duty] Jesus said to his disciples: "Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they come.
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The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"
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He replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you.
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Then he said to him, "Rise and go; your faith has made you well."
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I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"
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Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has healed you."
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But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers."
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This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.
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Still, many in the crowd put their faith in him. They said, "When the Christ comes, will he do more miraculous signs than this man?"
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Even as he spoke, many put their faith in him.
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[The Plot to Kill Jesus] Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, put their faith in him.
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for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and putting their faith in him.
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Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue;
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I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
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By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus' name and the faith that comes through him that has given this complete healing to him, as you can all see.
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This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
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So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.
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He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
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But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.
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He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed
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strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said.
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On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
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He made no distinction between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith.
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So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
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I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus.
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Several days later Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him as he spoke about faith in Christ Jesus.
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to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
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So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me.
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Through him and for his name's sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
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[Paul's Longing to Visit Rome] First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world.
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that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith.
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For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."
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What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God's faithfulness?
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[Righteousness Through Faith] But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.
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This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference,
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God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished--
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he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
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Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith.
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For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.
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since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
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Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
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[Abraham Justified by Faith] What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, discovered in this matter?
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However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.
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Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham's faith was credited to him as righteousness.
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And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
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And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
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It was not through law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
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For if those who live by law are heirs, faith has no value and the promise is worthless,
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Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring--not only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
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Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead--since he was about a hundred years old--and that Sarah's womb was also dead.
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Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
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[Peace and Joy] Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
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through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
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[Israel's Unbelief] What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
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Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the "stumbling stone."
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But the righteousness that is by faith says: "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' " (that is, to bring Christ down)
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But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:
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Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.
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Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.
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For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.
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We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith.
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[The Weak and the Strong] Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters.
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One man's faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.
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But the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.
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so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power.
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to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,
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If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
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And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
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And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.
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And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
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Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.
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Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm.
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It is written: "I believed; therefore I have spoken." With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak,
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We live by faith, not by sight.
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But just as you excel in everything--in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us--see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
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Neither do we go beyond our limits by boasting of work done by others. Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow, our area of activity among you will greatly expand,
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Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you--unless, of course, you fail the test?
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They only heard the report: "The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy."
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know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified.
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I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
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[Faith or Observance of the Law] You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
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The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: "All nations will be blessed through you."
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So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
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Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, "The righteous will live by faith."
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The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, "The man who does these things will live by them."
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He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
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But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.
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Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.
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So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith.
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Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law.
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[Sons of God] You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus,
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But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope.
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For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
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[Thanksgiving and Prayer] For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
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For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--
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In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.
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so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,
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one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
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until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
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In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
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Peace to the brothers, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
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Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel
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But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
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and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ--the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith.
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because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints--
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the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel
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if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
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For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how orderly you are and how firm your faith in Christ is.
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rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
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having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.
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[Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians' Faith] We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers.
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We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
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The Lord's message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia--your faith in God has become known everywhere. Therefore we do not need to say anything about it,
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We sent Timothy, who is our brother and God's fellow worker in spreading the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
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For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way the tempter might have tempted you and our efforts might have been useless.
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[Timothy's Encouraging Report] But Timothy has just now come to us from you and has brought good news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always have pleasant memories of us and that you long to see us, just as we also long to see you.
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Therefore, brothers, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith.
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Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith.
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But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
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[Thanksgiving and Prayer] We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing.
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Therefore, among God's churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.
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With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith.
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And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not everyone has faith.
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To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God's work--which is by faith.
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The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
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The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
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holding on to faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and so have shipwrecked their faith.
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And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle--I am telling the truth, I am not lying--and a teacher of the true faith to the Gentiles.
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But women will be saved through childbearing--if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.
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They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience.
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Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.
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[Instructions to Timothy] The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.
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If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, brought up in the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.
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Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.
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If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
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[Paul's Charge to Timothy] But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
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Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
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which some have professed and in so doing have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you.
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I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.
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What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus.
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who have wandered away from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some.
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Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
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Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth--men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected.
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[Paul's Charge to Timothy] You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,
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and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
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Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness--
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a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,
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To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
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This testimony is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith
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Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.
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Everyone with me sends you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.
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because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
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I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ.
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For we also have had the gospel preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith.
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[Jesus the Great High Priest] Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.
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Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God,
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We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
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let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
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But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him."
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[By Faith] Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
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By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
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By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
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By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death; he could not be found, because God had taken him away. For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
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And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
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By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
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By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.
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By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
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By faith Abraham, even though he was past age--and Sarah herself was barren--was enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful who had made the promise.
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All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth.
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By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son,
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By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.
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By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
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By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions about his bones.
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By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict.
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By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter.
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By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible.
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By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.
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By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.
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By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
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By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.
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who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
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These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised.
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Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
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because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
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Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
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[Faith and Deeds] What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
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In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
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But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.
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You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless ?
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You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.
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You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.
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As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
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[The Prayer of Faith] Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.
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And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
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who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
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These have come so that your faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
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for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
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Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.
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Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
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Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
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For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;
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[Faith in the Son of God] Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.
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for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
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[The Sin and Doom of Godless Men] Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.
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But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.
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I know where you live--where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city--where Satan lives.
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I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.