100 Bible Verses about Living by the Ten Commandments

Here are 100 Bible verses about living by the Ten Commandments, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

1 John 3:4 KJV

⁴ Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

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2 Timothy 3:16 KJV

¹⁶ All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

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John 15:10 KJV

¹⁰ If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.

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Matthew 19:17 KJV

¹⁷ And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

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Matthew 7:21 KJV

²¹ Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

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Exodus 20:1-26 KJV

¹ And God spake all these words, saying, ² I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. ³ Thou shalt have no other gods before me. ⁴ Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. …

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Luke 6:46 KJV

⁴⁶ And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

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Exodus 20:3 KJV

³ Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

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1 John 5:3 KJV

³ For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

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Jeremiah 31:33 KJV

³³ But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

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John 1:1 KJV

¹ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

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Deuteronomy 4:13 KJV

¹³ And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.

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Exodus 34:28 KJV

²⁸ And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.

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Revelation 1:1 KJV

¹ The 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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Exodus 20:7 KJV

⁷ Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

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Deuteronomy 10:4 KJV

⁴ And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the Lord spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the Lord gave them unto me.

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Exodus 20:1-17 KJV

¹ And God spake all these words, saying, ² I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. ³ Thou shalt have no other gods before me. ⁴ Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. …

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Deuteronomy 5:6-21 KJV

⁶ I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. ⁷ Thou shalt have none other gods before me. ⁸ Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: ⁹ Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor …

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Exodus 20:15 KJV

¹⁵ Thou shalt not steal.

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Exodus 20:14 KJV

¹⁴ Thou shalt not commit adultery.

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Exodus 20:13 KJV

¹³ Thou shalt not kill.

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Exodus 20:12 KJV

¹² Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

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Exodus 20:2 KJV

² I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

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James 2:10 KJV

¹⁰ For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

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John 14:15 KJV

¹⁵ If ye love me, keep my commandments.

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Hebrews 8:10 KJV

¹⁰ For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

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Exodus 20:17 KJV

¹⁷ Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

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Exodus 20:8-11 KJV

⁸ Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. ⁹ Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: ¹⁰ But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: ¹¹ For in six days the Lord made heaven and …

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Exodus 20:2-17 KJV

² I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. ³ Thou shalt have no other gods before me. ⁴ Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. ⁵ Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, …

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Deuteronomy 5:1-33 KJV

¹ And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them. ² The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. ³ The Lord made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day. ⁴ The Lord talked with …

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Exodus 20:8 KJV

⁸ Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

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Exodus 20:6 KJV

⁶ And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

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Exodus 20:1 KJV

¹ And God spake all these words, saying,

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Romans 13:9 KJV

⁹ For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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Matthew 19:16 KJV

¹⁶ And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

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Exodus 24:12 KJV

¹² And the Lord said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.

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Romans 3:23 KJV

²³ For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

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Romans 3:20 KJV

²⁰ Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

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Luke 18:20 KJV

²⁰ Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

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Mark 10:19 KJV

¹⁹ Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

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Matthew 22:37-40 KJV

³⁷ Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. ³⁸ This is the first and great commandment. ³⁹ And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. ⁴⁰ On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

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Matthew 19:18 KJV

¹⁸ He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

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Exodus 31:18 KJV

¹⁸ And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

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Exodus 20:16 KJV

¹⁶ Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

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Exodus 20:4-6 KJV

⁴ Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. ⁵ Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; ⁶ And …

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Exodus 19:1-25 KJV

¹ In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. ² For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount. ³ And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt …

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John 3:16-17 KJV

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ¹⁷ For 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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Matthew 5:19 KJV

¹⁹ Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

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Ecclesiastes 12:13 KJV

¹³ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

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Deuteronomy 5:6 KJV

⁶ I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

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1 John 3:24 KJV

²⁴ And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

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1 John 3:2 KJV

² Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

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Matthew 5:21 KJV

²¹ Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

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Matthew 5:17 KJV

¹⁷ Think 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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Matthew 5:1-48 KJV

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

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Leviticus 19:18 KJV

¹⁸ Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

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Revelation 22:14 KJV

¹⁴ Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

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Revelation 14:12 KJV

¹² Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

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Revelation 12:17 KJV

¹⁷ And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

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Revelation 12:9 KJV

⁹ And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

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James 1:25 KJV

²⁵ But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

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Hebrews 10:16 KJV

¹⁶ This 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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Ephesians 2:2 KJV

² Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

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2 Corinthians 11:14 KJV

¹⁴ And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

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1 Corinthians 6:9 KJV

⁹ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

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Romans 7:12 KJV

¹² Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

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Romans 7:7 KJV

⁷ What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

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John 8:44 KJV

⁴⁴ Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

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Isaiah 64:6 KJV

⁶ But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

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Deuteronomy 7:9 KJV

⁹ Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

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Hebrews 4:14 KJV

¹⁴ Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

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Romans 5:8 KJV

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

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Matthew 24:5 KJV

⁵ For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

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Matthew 22:35-40 KJV

³⁵ Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, ³⁶ Master, which is the great commandment in the law? ³⁷ Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. ³⁸ This is the first and great commandment. ³⁹ And the second is …

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Matthew 22:34-40 KJV

³⁴ But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. ³⁵ Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, ³⁶ Master, which is the great commandment in the law? ³⁷ Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy …

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Matthew 5:17-19 KJV

¹⁷ Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. ¹⁸ For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. ¹⁹ Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but …

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Ezekiel 28:12 KJV

¹² Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

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Deuteronomy 6:5 KJV

⁵ And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

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Deuteronomy 5:22 KJV

²² These words the Lord spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.

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Exodus 32:19 KJV

¹⁹ And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.

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Exodus 21:1-36 KJV

¹ Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them. ² If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing. ³ If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him. ⁴ If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or …

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Exodus 20:3-17 KJV

³ Thou shalt have no other gods before me. ⁴ Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. ⁵ Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and …

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Revelation 20:1 KJV

¹ And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

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Revelation 11:15 KJV

¹⁵ And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

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1 Peter 3:16 KJV

¹⁶ Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

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Galatians 2:20 KJV

²⁰ I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

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Romans 8:2 KJV

² For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

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John 7:38 KJV

³⁸ He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

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Matthew 7:20 KJV

²⁰ Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

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Jeremiah 29:12 KJV

¹² Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

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Psalm 5:11 KJV

¹¹ But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

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Revelation 5:9 KJV

⁹ And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

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Revelation 2:26 KJV

²⁶ And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:

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1 John 1:8 KJV

⁸ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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2 Peter 3:18 KJV

¹⁸ But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

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1 Peter 1:15 KJV

¹⁵ But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

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James 2:9 KJV

⁹ But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

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Galatians 5:22 KJV

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

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2 Corinthians 11:4 KJV

⁴ For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.

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2 Corinthians 6:18 KJV

¹⁸ And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

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