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John 3:30

John 3:30 (NLT)
He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.

Romans 6:2-3

Romans 6:2-3 (NLT)
Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it?

Colossians 3:4

Colossians 3:4 (MSG)
When Christ (your real life, remember) shows up again on this earth, you'll show up, too-the real you, the glorious you. Meanwhile, be content with obscurity, like Christ.

Colossians 3:1

Colossians 3:1 (MSG)
So if you're serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that's where the action is. See things from his perspective.

Proverbs 4:23

Proverbs 4:23 (MSG)
Keep vigilant watch over your heart; that's where life starts. Don't talk out of both sides of your mouth; avoid careless banter, white lies, and gossip. Keep your eyes straight ahead; ignore all sideshow distractions. Watch your step, and the road will stretch out smooth before you. Look neither right nor left; leave evil in the dust.

2 Peter 1:10

2 Peter 1:10 (MSG)
So, friends, confirm God's invitation to you, his choice of you. Don't put it off; do it now. Do this, and you'll have your life on a firm footing, the streets paved and the way wide open into the eternal kingdom of our Master and Savior, Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:2

2 Peter 1:2 (MSG)
Grace and peace to you many times over as you deepen in your experience with God and Jesus, our Master.

2 Peter 1:8

2 Peter 1:8 (MSG)
With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your feet, no day will pass without its reward as you mature in your experience of our Master Jesus.

Luke 1:49

Luke 1:49 (NKJV)
For He who is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name.

Matthew 2:10

Matthew 2:10 (NKJV)
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

Acts 26:20, Acts 26:22

Acts 26:20 (NIV)
First to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds.

Acts 26:22 (NIV)
But God has helped me to this very day; so I stand here and testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen—

Matthew 6:27

Matthew 6:27 (NIV)
Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?

Proverbs 20:15

Proverbs 20:15 (NIV)
Gold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.

Proverbs 31:9

Proverbs 31:9 (NIV)
Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

Proverbs 31:8

Proverbs 31:8 (NIV)
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.

Isaiah 29:13

Isaiah 29:13 (NIV)
The Lord says: "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.

John 13:1, John 13:34

John 13:1 (MSG)
Just before the Passover Feast, Jesus knew that the time had come to leave this world to go to the Father. Having loved his dear companions, he continued to love them right to the end. It was suppertime. The Devil by now had Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot, firmly in his grip, all set for the betrayal.

John 13:34 (MSG)
"Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples—when they see the love you have for each other."

Luke 6:29

Luke 6:29 (MSG)
If someone slaps you in the face, stand there and take it. If someone grabs your shirt, giftwrap your best coat and make a present of it.

Luke 6:27

Luke 6:27 (MSG)
"To you who are ready for the truth, I say this: Love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer for that person. If someone slaps you in the face, stand there and take it. If someone grabs your shirt, giftwrap your best coat and make a present of it. If someone takes unfair advantage of you, use the occasion to practice the servant life. No more tit-for-tat stuff. Live generously.

Isaiah 53:4

Isaiah 53:4 (MSG)
But the fact is, it was our pains he carried-our disfigurements, all the things wrong with us. We thought he brought it on himself, that God was punishing him for his own failures.