99 Bible Verses about Forcing Someone against Their Will (KJV)

Here are 99 Bible verses about forcing someone against their will, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

1 Peter 5:1-3 KJV

¹The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: ²Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; ³Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being examples to the flock.

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Titus 3:2 KJV

²To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

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Proverbs 16:9 KJV

⁹A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

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James 4:1-4 KJV

¹From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? ²Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. ³Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. ⁴Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know …

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Titus 3:9 KJV

⁹But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

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1 Corinthians 6:19-20 KJV

¹⁹What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? ²⁰For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

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1 Timothy 1:13 KJV

¹³Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

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John 3:16-17 KJV

¹⁶For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ¹⁷For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

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Ephesians 6:10-20 KJV

¹⁰Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. ¹¹Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. ¹²For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. …

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Philippians 4:6 KJV

⁶Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

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Hebrews 11:6 KJV

⁶But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

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Hebrews 13:6 KJV

⁶So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

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1 John 1:9 KJV

⁹If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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Matthew 11:28 KJV

²⁸Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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Revelation 1:1 KJV

¹The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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1 Corinthians 10:13 KJV

¹³There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

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John 10:10 KJV

¹⁰The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

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Revelation 3:20 KJV

²⁰Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

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Luke 1:37 KJV

³⁷For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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1 Corinthians 10:23 KJV

²³All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

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2 Peter 3:9 KJV

⁹The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

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Romans 8:28 KJV

²⁸And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

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2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV

¹⁴If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

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Matthew 24:24 KJV

²⁴For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

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Matthew 5:17 KJV

¹⁷Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

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Malachi 3:5 KJV

⁵And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.

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Ezekiel 18:20 KJV

²⁰The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

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1 Peter 5:7 KJV

⁷Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

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Matthew 6:34 KJV

³⁴Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

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Genesis 19:1-38 KJV

¹And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; ²And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night. …

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2 Timothy 2:19 KJV

¹⁹Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

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Romans 5:8 KJV

⁸But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

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John 14:27 KJV

²⁷Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

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Matthew 6:33 KJV

³³But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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Proverbs 22:6 KJV

⁶Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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Colossians 3:23 KJV

²³And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

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Romans 8:18 KJV

¹⁸For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

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John 7:17 KJV

¹⁷If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

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Obadiah 1:3 KJV

³The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

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Jeremiah 25:9 KJV

⁹Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.

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1 Timothy 5:8 KJV

⁸But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

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Ephesians 1:4 KJV

⁴According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

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Romans 6:23 KJV

²³For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Matthew 7:12 KJV

¹²Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

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Leviticus 20:13 KJV

¹³If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

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Hebrews 13:5 KJV

⁵Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

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Hebrews 13:4 KJV

⁴Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

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Hebrews 10:16 KJV

¹⁶This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;

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Romans 12:17 KJV

¹⁷Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

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Acts 9:3-6 KJV

³And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: ⁴And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? ⁵And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. ⁶And he trembling and …

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Acts 2:38 KJV

³⁸Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

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John 3:16 KJV

¹⁶For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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Psalm 144:1 KJV

¹Blessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

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Psalm 62:10 KJV

¹⁰Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

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Psalm 19:1-14 KJV

¹The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. ²Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. ³There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. ⁴Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, …

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1 Peter 5:8 KJV

⁸Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

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Romans 8:37 KJV

³⁷Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

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Genesis 19:2 KJV

²And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

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Colossians 2:1-23 KJV

¹For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; ²That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; ³In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom …

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Romans 8:31 KJV

³¹What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

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Malachi 3:2 KJV

²But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:

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Psalm 46:10 KJV

¹⁰Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

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Exodus 22:2-3 KJV

²If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. ³If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

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Exodus 22:1-31 KJV

¹If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. ²If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. ³If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. …

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Exodus 20:3 KJV

³Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

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Revelation 12:1-17 KJV

¹And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: ²And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. ³And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. …

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Acts 8:1 KJV

¹And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

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John 3:2 KJV

²The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

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Malachi 3:6 KJV

⁶For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

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Ezekiel 18:2 KJV

²What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?

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Jeremiah 17:1-27 KJV

¹The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars; ²Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills. ³O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all …

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Job 21:14 KJV

¹⁴Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

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Genesis 1:1 KJV

¹In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

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Revelation 13:16 KJV

¹⁶And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

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Romans 1:2 KJV

²(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

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Acts 4:12 KJV

¹²Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

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Acts 4:2 KJV

²Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

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John 3:19 KJV

¹⁹And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

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Matthew 8:9 KJV

⁹For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

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Matthew 5:28 KJV

²⁸But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

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Matthew 5:2 KJV

²And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

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Ezekiel 23:20 KJV

²⁰For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

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Jeremiah 17:9 KJV

⁹The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

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Proverbs 17:15 KJV

¹⁵He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.

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Revelation 21:8 KJV

⁸But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

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Revelation 1:1-20 KJV

¹The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: ²Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. ³Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things …

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Romans 1:1-32 KJV

¹Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, ²(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,) ³Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; ⁴And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the …

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John 14:2 KJV

²In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

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John 13:35 KJV

³⁵By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

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John 6:44 KJV

⁴⁴No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

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John 6:2 KJV

²And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.

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John 3:36 KJV

³⁶He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

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Mark 16:2 KJV

²And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.

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Matthew 28:19 KJV

¹⁹Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

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Matthew 28:18-20 KJV

¹⁸And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. ¹⁹Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: ²⁰Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

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Matthew 24:2 KJV

²And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

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Matthew 11:12 KJV

¹²And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

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Matthew 7:6 KJV

⁶Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

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Matthew 5:1-48 KJV

¹And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: ²And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, ³Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ⁴Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. ⁵Blessed are the meek: for they shall …

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