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ships were wrecked at Ezion Geber. Then Or to overthrow the righteous in
Ahaziah the son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, judgment.
“Let my servants go with your servants in the John 15:1–27
ships.” But Jehoshaphat would not.
And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers, “I am the true vine, and My Father is the
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and was buried with his fathers in the City of 15 vinedresser. Every branch in Me that
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David his father. Then Jehoram his son reigned does not bear fruit He takes away; and every
in his place. branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may
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Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide
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Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear
years over Israel. He did evil in the sight of fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, nei-
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the LORD, and walked in the way of his father ther can you, unless you abide in Me.
and in the way of his mother and in the way of 5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Is- abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit;
rael sin; for he served Baal and worshiped for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone
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him, and provoked the LORD God of Israel to does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a
anger, according to all that his father had done. branch and is withered; and they gather them
and throw them into the fire, and they are
Psalm 71:1–8 burned. If you abide in Me, and My words
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I n You, O LORD, I put my trust; abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and
Let me never be put to shame.
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2 Deliver me in Your righteousness, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is
glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will
cause me to escape; be My disciples.
Incline Your ear to me, and save me. 9 “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved
3 Be my strong refuge, you; abide in My love. If you keep My com-
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To which I may resort continually; mandments, you will abide in My love, just as
You have given the commandment to I have kept My Father’s commandments and
save me, abide in His love.
For You are my rock and 11 “These things I have spoken to you, that
my fortress. My joy may remain in you, and that your joy
may be full. This is My commandment, that
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4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the
hand of the wicked, you love one another as I have loved you.
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Out of the hand of the unrighteous Greater love has no one than this, than to lay
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and cruel man. down one’s life for his friends. You are My
5 For You are my hope, O Lord GOD; friends if you do whatever I command you.
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You are my trust from my youth. No longer do I call you servants, for a ser-
6 By You I have been upheld from birth; vant does not know what his master is doing;
You are He who took me out of my but I have called you friends, for all things that
mother’s womb. I heard from My Father I have made known to
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My praise shall be continually of You. you. You did not choose Me, but I chose you
and appointed you that you should go and
7 I have become as a wonder to many, bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain,
But You are my strong refuge. that whatever you ask the Father in My name
8 Let my mouth be filled with Your praise He may give you. These things I command
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And with Your glory all the day. you, that you love one another.
18 “If the world hates you, you know that it
Proverbs 18:3–5
hated Me before it hated you. If you were of
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3 When the wicked comes, contempt the world, the world would love its own. Yet
comes also; because you are not of the world, but I chose
And with dishonor comes reproach. you out of the world, therefore the world hates
you. Remember the word that I said to you,
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4 The words of a man’s mouth are deep
waters; ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If
The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing they persecuted Me, they will also persecute
brook. you. If they kept My word, they will keep
yours also. But all these things they will do to
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5 It is not good to show partiality to the you for My name’s sake, because they do not
wicked, know Him who sent Me. If I had not come
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