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Faith

Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Mercy

LAMENTATIONS 3:21-24 (CEV)
Then I remember something that fills me with hope.

Enemy

ISAIAH 41:10 (CEV)
Don't be afraid. I am with you. Don't tremble with fear. I am your God. I will make you strong, as I protect you with my arm and give you victories.

ISAIAH 41:12-13 (CEV)
You will look around for those brutal enemies, but you won't find them— they will be gone.

Suffering like Christ

1 Peter 2:11 (CEB)
Dear friends, since you are immigrants and strangers in the world, I urge that you avoid worldly desires that wage war against your lives.

1 Peter 2:15-16 (CEB)
Submit to them because it’s God’s will that by doing good you will silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.

1 Peter 2:20 (CEB)
But what praise comes from enduring patiently when you have sinned and are beaten for it? But if you endure steadfastly when you’ve done good and suffer for it, this is commendable before God.

1 Peter 2:25 (CEB)
Though you were like straying sheep, you have now returned to the shepherd and guardian of your lives.

Hipocrisy

Matthew 23:27-28 (CEB)
“How terrible it will be for you legal experts and Pharisees! Hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs. They look beautiful on the outside. But inside they are full of dead bones and all kinds of filth.

Pretensions

Matthew 23:27-28 (CEB)
“How terrible it will be for you legal experts and Pharisees! Hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs. They look beautiful on the outside. But inside they are full of dead bones and all kinds of filth.

Anger and Humility

James 1:19-21 (CEB)
Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to grow angry.

Evildoer

Colossians 3:25 (CEB)
But evildoers will receive their reward for their evil actions. There is no discrimination.

Ephesians 6:4

Ephesians 6:4 (CEB)
As for parents, don’t provoke your children to anger, but raise them with discipline and instruction about the Lord.

Freedom and loving

Galatians 5:13 (CEB)
You were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only don’t let this freedom be an opportunity to indulge your selfish impulses, but serve each other through love.

1 John 1:8-10

1 John 1:8-10 (CEB)
If we claim, "We don’t have any sin," we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

Correct those who sinned

LUKE 17:1-4 (CEV)
Jesus said to his disciples: There will always be something that causes people to sin. But anyone who causes them to sin is in for trouble. A person who causes even one of my little followers to sin

1 Corinthians 10:11-12

1 Corinthians 10:11-12 (CEV)
These things happened to them as a warning to us. All this was written in the Scriptures to teach us who live in these last days.

Matthew 16:26

Matthew 16:26 (CEV)
What will you gain, if you own the whole world but destroy yourself? What would you give to get back your soul?

Romans 12:3

Romans 12:3 (CEV)
I realize God has treated me with undeserved grace, and so I tell each of you not to think you are better than you really are. Use good sense and measure yourself by the amount of faith that God has given you.

Prayer for Forgiveness

Psalm 51:1 (CEV)
You are kind, God! Please have pity on me. You are always merciful! Please wipe away my sins.

Mark 11:24

Mark 11:24 (CEV)
Everything you ask for in prayer will be yours, if you only have faith.

Romans 12:17, Romans 12:19, Romans 12:21

Romans 12:17 (NIV)
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.

Romans 12:19 (NIV)
Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord.

Romans 12:21 (NIV)
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

1 Peter 2:23

1 Peter 2:23 (CEV)
Although he was abused, he never tried to get even. And when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he had faith in God, who judges fairly.

2 Corinthians 2:6

2 Corinthians 2:6 (CEV)
Most of you have already pointed out the wrong that person did, and this is punishment enough for what was done.

Romans 13:9-10

Romans 13:9-10 (CEV)
In the Law there are many commands, such as, “Be faithful in marriage. Do not murder. Do not steal. Do not want what belongs to others.” But all of these are summed up in the command that says, “Love others as much as you love yourself.”

Romans 13:7-10

Romans 13:7-10 (CEB)
So pay everyone what you owe them. Pay the taxes you owe, pay the duties you are charged, give respect to those you should respect, and honor those you should honor.

Romans 12:19

Romans 12:19 (CEV)
Dear friends, don't try to get even. Let God take revenge. In the Scriptures the Lord says, “I am the one to take revenge and pay them back.”

Romans 12:9

Romans 12:9 (CEV)
Be sincere in your love for others. Hate everything that is evil and hold tight to everything that is good.

Romans 12:12, Romans 12:14

Romans 12:12 (CEV)
Let your hope make you glad. Be patient in time of trouble and never stop praying.

Romans 12:14 (CEV)
Ask God to bless everyone who mistreats you. Ask him to bless them and not to curse them.