Bible Cross References
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Psalm 2:4-6
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From his throne in heaven the Lord laughs and mocks their feeble plans.
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Then he warns them in anger and terrifies them with his fury.
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"On Zion, my sacred hill," he says, "I have installed my king."
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Luke 12:48
But the servant who does not know what his master wants, and yet does something for which he deserves a whipping, will be punished with a light whipping. Much is required from the person to whom much is given; much more is required from the person to whom much more is given.
Luke 16:2-13
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so he called him in and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Turn in a complete account of your handling of my property, because you cannot be my manager any longer.'
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The servant said to himself, 'My master is going to dismiss me from my job. What shall I do? I am not strong enough to dig ditches, and I am ashamed to beg.
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Now I know what I will do! Then when my job is gone, I shall have friends who will welcome me in their homes.'
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So he called in all the people who were in debt to his master. He asked the first one, 'How much do you owe my master?'
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'One hundred barrels of olive oil,' he answered. 'Here is your account,' the manager told him; 'sit down and write fifty.'
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Then he asked another one, 'And you---how much do you owe?' 'A thousand bushels of wheat,' he answered. 'Here is your account,' the manager told him; 'write eight hundred.'
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As a result the master of this dishonest manager praised him for doing such a shrewd thing; because the people of this world are much more shrewd in handling their affairs than the people who belong to the light."
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And Jesus went on to say, "And so I tell you: make friends for yourselves with worldly wealth, so that when it gives out, you will be welcomed in the eternal home.
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Whoever is faithful in small matters will be faithful in large ones; whoever is dishonest in small matters will be dishonest in large ones.
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If, then, you have not been faithful in handling worldly wealth, how can you be trusted with true wealth?
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And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what belongs to you?
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"No servant can be the slave of two masters; such a slave will hate one and love the other or will be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."
Matthew 18:23-35
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because the Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a king who decided to check on his servants' accounts.
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He had just begun to do so when one of them was brought in who owed him millions of dollars.
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The servant did not have enough to pay his debt, so the king ordered him to be sold as a slave, with his wife and his children and all that he had, in order to pay the debt.
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The servant fell on his knees before the king. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay you everything!'
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The king felt sorry for him, so he forgave him the debt and let him go.
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"Then the man went out and met one of his fellow servants who owed him a few dollars. He grabbed him and started choking him. 'Pay back what you owe me!' he said.
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His fellow servant fell down and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back!'
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But he refused; instead, he had him thrown into jail until he should pay the debt.
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When the other servants saw what had happened, they were very upset and went to the king and told him everything.
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So he called the servant in. 'You worthless slave!' he said. 'I forgave you the whole amount you owed me, just because you asked me to.
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You should have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you.'
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The king was very angry, and he sent the servant to jail to be punished until he should pay back the whole amount."
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And Jesus concluded, "That is how my Father in heaven will treat every one of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart."
Matthew 25:19
"After a long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them.
Romans 14:10-12
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You then, who eat only vegetables---why do you pass judgment on others? And you who eat anything---why do you despise other believers? All of us will stand before God to be judged by him.
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For the scripture says, "As surely as I am the living God, says the Lord, everyone will kneel before me, and everyone will confess that I am God."
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Every one of us, then, will have to give an account to God.
1 Corinthians 4:1-5
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You should think of us as Christ's servants, who have been put in charge of God's secret truths.
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The one thing required of such servants is that they be faithful to their master.
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Now, I am not at all concerned about being judged by you or by any human standard; I don't even pass judgment on myself.
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My conscience is clear, but that does not prove that I am really innocent. The Lord is the one who passes judgment on me.
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So you should not pass judgment on anyone before the right time comes. Final judgment must wait until the Lord comes; he will bring to light the dark secrets and expose the hidden purposes of people's minds. And then all will receive from God the praise they deserve.