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What Does The Bible Say About Business

Proverbs 11:1

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Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

Deuteronomy 8:18

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But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.

Colossians 3:23

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Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,

Leviticus 19:13

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You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.

Colossians 3:17

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And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Proverbs 10:4

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Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

Proverbs 16:3

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Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.

Proverbs 13:11

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Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.

Proverbs 13:4

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The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.

Proverbs 22:29

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Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

Proverbs 21:5

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The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

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Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

Proverbs 16:8

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Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.

Luke 16:10

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Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

Mark 8:36

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What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

Psalm 112:5

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It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.

Romans 12:2

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Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Psalm 15:1-5

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A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend, who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath, who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.

Jeremiah 22:13

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“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,

Jeremiah 29:11

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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

James 5:4

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Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

2 Timothy 1:7

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For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

Proverbs 22:16

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Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.

Matthew 6:24

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No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Exodus 35:35

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He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft.

Proverbs 22:1

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A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.

Joshua 1:9

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Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

Leviticus 19:11

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You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.

Leviticus 19:10

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You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 25:39

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If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.

Philippians 4:6

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Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Proverbs 19:17

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Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

Isaiah 1:17-19

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Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool. If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.

Mark 7:20-22

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He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him. For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.

2 Peter 1:3

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His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

Deuteronomy 15:13-14

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And when you release him, do not send him away empty-handed. You are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

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and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.

Leviticus 25:43

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You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.

Luke 19:13

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Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.

Genesis 2:15

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Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

Philippians 4:13

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I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

Leviticus 19:14

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You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.

Matthew 6:33

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But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

Numbers 23:19

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God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?

Leviticus 23:22

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When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap all the way to the edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident. I am the LORD your God.’”

James 2:26

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As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

Malachi 3:5

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“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.

1 Timothy 5:18

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For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”

Colossians 4:1

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Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

2 Timothy 3:16

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All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

Proverbs 20:23

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Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.

Titus 2:9-12

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Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior. For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

Proverbs 3:5-6

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Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

Amos 2:6-8

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This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals. They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name. They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines.

Mark 5:36

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But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”

Proverbs 23:7

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for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

Micah 6:8

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He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Leviticus 19:35

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You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.

Deuteronomy 15:1-23

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At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts. This is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed. You may collect something from a foreigner, but you must forgive whatever your brother owes you. There will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD will surely bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance, if only you obey the LORD your God and are careful to follow all these commandments I am giving you today. . . .

Proverbs 21:6

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Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.

Deuteronomy 11:1-32

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You shall therefore love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments. Know this day that it is not your children who have known and seen the discipline of the LORD your God: His greatness, His mighty hand, and His outstretched arm; the signs and works He did in Egypt to Pharaoh king of Egypt and all his land; what He did to the Egyptian army and horses and chariots when He made the waters of the Red Sea engulf them as they pursued you, and how He destroyed them completely, even to this day; what He did for you in the wilderness until you reached this place; . . .

Deuteronomy 25:13

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You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.

Nehemiah 6:9

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For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.

Luke 16:15

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So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

Proverbs 21:25

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The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.

Leviticus 25:14

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If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, you must not take advantage of each other.

1 Peter 5:8

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Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Ephesians 6:9

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And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

2 Corinthians 9:8

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And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

Proverbs 12:11

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The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.

Leviticus 19:35-36

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You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume. You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Leviticus 19:36

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You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Proverbs 14:15

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The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.

Job 31:13-14

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If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me, what will I do when God rises to judge? How will I answer when called to account?

Deuteronomy 25:13-15

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You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small. You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

Philippians 4:8

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Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.

Luke 1:37

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For no word from God will ever fail.”

Proverbs 22:6

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Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 11:3

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The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.

Matthew 19:26

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Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Romans 13:7

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Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

Proverbs 28:6

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Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.

Psalm 37:4

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Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

Romans 8:18

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I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.

Revelation 1:1-20

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This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, . . .

Colossians 1:10

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so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

Habakkuk 2:2

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Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.

Deuteronomy 2:7

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Indeed, the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. The LORD your God has been with you these forty years, and you have lacked nothing.

Proverbs 18:9

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Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.

Ecclesiastes 8:16

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When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—

Ephesians 6:5-9

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Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men, because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free. And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

Psalm 91:1-16

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He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague. He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, . . .

2 Peter 3:14

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Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.

Luke 6:31

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Do to others as you would have them do to you.

Proverbs 14:23

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There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

Matthew 25:23

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His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

John 16:33

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I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”

Leviticus 19:9

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When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.

Romans 12:10-11

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Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another. Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.

1 John 2:5-6

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But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him: Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.

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