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James 1:15
Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it has run its course, brings forth death.
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Isaiah 3:10-11
Say to the righteous that it will go well for them, For they will eat the fruit of their actions.Woe to the wicked! It will go badly for him, For what he deserves will be done to him.
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Romans 2:6-10
who will repay each person according to his deeds:to those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life;but to those who are self serving and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, He will give wrath and indignation.There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of mankind who does evil, for the Jew first and also for the Greek,but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who does what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
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Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he was attested to be righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks.
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Romans 12:1
Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
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Romans 6:16
Do you not know that the one to whom you present yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of that same one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness?
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Romans 7:8-9
But sin, taking an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind; for apart from the Law sin is dead.I was once alive apart from the Law; but when the commandment came, sin came to life, and I died;
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Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination, How much more when he brings it with evil intent!
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Numbers 32:23
But if you do not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure that your sin will find you out.
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Acts 10:35
but in every nation the one who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.
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Malachi 1:13
You also say,‘ See, how tiresome it is!’ And you view it as trivial,” says the Lord of armies,“ and you bring what was taken by robbery and what is lame or sick; so you bring the offering! Should I accept it from your hand?” says the Lord.
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Malachi 1:10
“ If only there were one among you who would shut the gates, so that you would not kindle fire on My altar for nothing! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of armies,“ nor will I accept an offering from your hand.
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Malachi 1:8
And when you present a blind animal for sacrifice, is it not evil? Or when you present a lame or sick animal, is it not evil? So offer it to your governor! Would he be pleased with you, or would he receive you kindly?” says the Lord of armies.
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1 Peter 2 5
you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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Genesis 3:16
To the woman He said,“ I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you shall deliver children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he shall rule over you.”
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Ecclesiastes 8:12-13
Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and may lengthen his life, still I know that it will go well for those who fear God, who fear Him openly.But it will not go well for the evil person and he will not lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.
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Jeremiah 6:20
For what purpose does frankincense come to Me from Sheba, And the sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable And your sacrifices are not pleasing to Me.”
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Ephesians 1:6
to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He favored us in the Beloved.
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Romans 14:18
For the one who serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and approved by other people.
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Proverbs 18:5
To show partiality to the wicked is not good, Nor to suppress the righteous in judgment.
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1 Timothy 5 4
but if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show proper respect for their own family and to give back compensation to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
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Genesis 19:21
And he said to him,“ Behold, I grant you this request also, not to overthrow the town of which you have spoken.
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Job 42:8
Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves, and My servant Job will pray for you. For I will accept him so as not to do with you as your foolishness deserves, because you have not spoken of Me what is trustworthy, as My servant Job has.”
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Romans 15:16
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the gospel of God, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
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2 Kings 8 28
Then he went with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth gilead, and the Arameans wounded Joram.
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Genesis 4:8-13
Cain talked to his brother Abel; and it happened that when they were in the field Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.Then the Lord said to Cain,“ Where is Abel your brother?” And he said,“ I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”Then He said,“ What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to Me from the ground.Now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; you will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth.”Cain said to the Lord,“ My punishment is too great to endure!
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2 Samuel 24 23
Everything, O king, Araunah gives to the king.” And Araunah said to the king,“ May the Lord your God be favorable to you.”
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Job 29:4
Just as I was in the days of my youth, When the protection of God was over my tent;