Bible Cross References
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Isaiah 1:16-19
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Wash yourselves clean. Stop all this evil that I see you doing. Yes, stop doing evil
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and learn to do right. See that justice is done---help those who are oppressed, give orphans their rights, and defend widows."
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The LORD says, "Now, let's settle the matter. You are stained red with sin, but I will wash you as clean as snow. Although your stains are deep red, you will be as white as wool.
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If you will only obey me, you will eat the good things the land produces.
Isaiah 26:7
LORD, you make the path smooth for good people; the road they travel is level.
Isaiah 26:8
We follow your will and put our hope in you; you are all that we desire.
Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked leave their way of life and change their way of thinking. Let them turn to the LORD, our God; he is merciful and quick to forgive.
Psalm 24:4-6
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Those who are pure in act and in thought, who do not worship idols or make false promises.
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The LORD will bless them and save them; God will declare them innocent.
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Such are the people who come to God, who come into the presence of the God of Jacob.
Psalm 50:23
Giving thanks is the sacrifice that honors me, and I will surely save all who obey me."
Jeremiah 7:3-11
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Stop believing those deceitful words, 'We are safe! This is the LORD's Temple, this is the LORD's Temple, this is the LORD's Temple!'
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"Change the way you are living and stop doing the things you are doing. Be fair in your treatment of one another.
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Stop taking advantage of aliens, orphans, and widows. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop worshiping other gods, for that will destroy you.
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If you change, I will let you go on living here in the land which I gave your ancestors as a permanent possession.
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"Look, you put your trust in deceitful words.
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You steal, murder, commit adultery, tell lies under oath, offer sacrifices to Baal, and worship gods that you had not known before.
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You do these things I hate, and then you come and stand in my presence, in my own Temple, and say, 'We are safe!'
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Do you think that my Temple is a hiding place for robbers? I have seen what you are doing.
Malachi 4:4
"Remember the teachings of my servant Moses, the laws and commands which I gave him at Mount Sinai for all the people of Israel to obey.
Matthew 3:2
"Turn away from your sins," he said, "because the Kingdom of heaven is near!"
John 7:17
Whoever is willing to do what God wants will know whether what I teach comes from God or whether I speak on my own authority.
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Isaiah 46:13
I am bringing the day of victory near--- it is not far away at all. My triumph will not be delayed. I will save Jerusalem and bring honor to Israel there."
Isaiah 51:5
I will come quickly and save them; the time of my victory is near. I myself will rule over the nations. Distant lands wait for me to come; they wait with hope for me to save them.
Psalm 85:9
Surely he is ready to save those who honor him, and his saving presence will remain in our land.
Matthew 3:2
"Turn away from your sins," he said, "because the Kingdom of heaven is near!"
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach his message: "Turn away from your sins, because the Kingdom of heaven is near!"
Mark 1:15
"The right time has come," he said, "and the Kingdom of God is near! Turn away from your sins and believe the Good News!"
Luke 3:3-9
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So John went throughout the whole territory of the Jordan River, preaching, "Turn away from your sins and be baptized, and God will forgive your sins."
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As it is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah: "Someone is shouting in the desert: 'Get the road ready for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel!
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Every valley must be filled up, every hill and mountain leveled off. The winding roads must be made straight, and the rough paths made smooth.
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The whole human race will see God's salvation!' "
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Crowds of people came out to John to be baptized by him. "You snakes!" he said to them. "Who told you that you could escape from the punishment God is about to send?
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Do those things that will show that you have turned from your sins. And don't start saying among yourselves that Abraham is your ancestor. I tell you that God can take these rocks and make descendants for Abraham!
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The ax is ready to cut down the trees at the roots; every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown in the fire."
Romans 1:17
For the gospel reveals how God puts people right with himself: it is through faith from beginning to end. As the scripture says, "The person who is put right with God through faith shall live."
Romans 10:6-10
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But what the scripture says about being put right with God through faith is this: "You are not to ask yourself, Who will go up into heaven?" (that is, to bring Christ down).
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"Nor are you to ask, Who will go down into the world below?" (that is, to bring Christ up from death).
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What it says is this: "God's message is near you, on your lips and in your heart"---that is, the message of faith that we preach.
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If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from death, you will be saved.
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For it is by our faith that we are put right with God; it is by our confession that we are saved.
Romans 13:11-14
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You must do this, because you know that the time has come for you to wake up from your sleep. For the moment when we will be saved is closer now than it was when we first believed.
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The night is nearly over, day is almost here. Let us stop doing the things that belong to the dark, and let us take up weapons for fighting in the light.
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Let us conduct ourselves properly, as people who live in the light of day---no orgies or drunkenness, no immorality or indecency, no fighting or jealousy.
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But take up the weapons of the Lord Jesus Christ, and stop paying attention to your sinful nature and satisfying its desires.