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Romans · read by Bruce Rodgers
128 verses, in order. Only the verses Bruce read aloud are shown.
Romans 1
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Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—Read from KJV · The believer's calling
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regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,Read from NKJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.Read from NKJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.Read from KJV · The believer's calling
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And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.Read from KJV · The believer's calling
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To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Read from KJV · The believer's calling
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I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
Romans 2
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You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.Read from KJV · Judgement
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And we know that God's judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.Read from KJV · Glory of God Part 3: Holiness
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So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God's judgment?Read from KJV · Judgement
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Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you to repentance?Read from KJV · Judgement
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But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.Read from KJV · Judgement
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To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.Read from KJV · Judgement
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There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;Read from KJV · Judgement
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but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, first for the Jew, then for the Greek.Read from KJV · Judgement
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All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.Read from KJV · Judgement
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For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.Read from KJV · Judgement
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Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law.Read from KJV · Judgement
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So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending themRead from KJV · Judgement
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on the day when God will judge men's secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.Read from KJV · Judgement
Romans 4
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And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:Read from KJV · How will you die?
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"Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.Read from KJV · How will you die?
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Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him."Read from KJV · How will you die?
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Now the words "it was credited to him" were written not only for Abraham,Read from NKJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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but also for us, to whom righteousness will be credited—for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
Romans 5
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Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;Read from KJV · Rejoicing, Patient, Continuing in Prayer
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And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.Read from KJV · Rejoicing, Patient, Continuing in Prayer
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Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law.Read from NASB1995 · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God's grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many!Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man's sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive an abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men.Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,Read from KJV · Grace Part 1
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so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.Read from KJV · Grace Part 1
Romans 6
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Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection.Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him.Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part B
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For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him.Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part B
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The death He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life He lives, He lives to God.Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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So you too must count yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.Read from KJV · Romans 12:1-5
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Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.Read from KJV · Romans 12:1-5
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Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.Read from NKJV · Romans 12:1-5
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What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not!Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
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What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part B
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But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.Read from KJV · Romans 5:12-6:23 Part A
Romans 8
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In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.Read from KJV · The believer's calling
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And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.Read from KJV · The believer's calling
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And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.Read from KJV · Background to Romans 12:1
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For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.Read from KJV · Background to Romans 12:1
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And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.Read from KJV · Background to Romans 12:1
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What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?Read from KJV · Background to Romans 12:1
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He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?Read from KJV · Background to Romans 12:1
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Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.Read from KJV · Background to Romans 12:1
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Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?Read from NKJV · Background to Romans 12:1
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As it is written: "For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered."Read from KJV · Background to Romans 12:1
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No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.Read from KJV · Background to Romans 12:1
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For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,Read from NKJV · Background to Romans 12:1
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neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.Read from KJV · Background to Romans 12:1
Romans 9
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I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.Read from KJV · Background to Romans 12:1
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the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.Read from NKJV · Background to Romans 12:1
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For He says to Moses: "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."Read from ESV · Background to Romans 12:1
Romans 10
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Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.Read from NKJV · Teaching: Connecting with people
Romans 11
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I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministryRead from KJV · Background to Romans 12:1
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For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?Read from KJV · Background to Romans 12:1
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Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.Read from KJV · Background to Romans 12:1
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Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience,Read from KJV · Background to Romans 12:1
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so they too have now disobeyed, in order that they too may now receive mercy through the mercy shown to you.Read from KJV · Glory of God Part 1: Introduction
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For God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone.Read from KJV · Glory of God Part 1: Introduction
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O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!Read from NKJV · Background to Romans 12:1
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"Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?"Read from ESV · Background to Romans 12:1
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"Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?"Read from KJV · Background to Romans 12:1
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For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.Read from NKJV · Stewardship with our spiritual gifts
Romans 12
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Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.Read from NKJV · Stewardship with our spiritual gifts
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Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.Read from KJV · Stewardship with our spiritual gifts
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For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.Read from KJV · Stewardship with our spiritual gifts
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Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,Read from KJV · Romans 12:6-8
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so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.Read from KJV · Romans 12:1-5
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We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one's gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith;Read from KJV · Stewardship with our spiritual gifts
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if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;Read from KJV · Teaching: Presentation of the message
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if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.Read from KJV · Teaching: Presentation of the message
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Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.Read from KJV · Romans 12:9-11
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Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.Read from KJV · Romans 12:9-11
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Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.Read from KJV · Romans 12:12-21
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Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.Read from KJV · Romans 12:12-21
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Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God's wrath. For it is written: "Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord."Read from KJV · Romans 12:9-11
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On the contrary, "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head."Read from KJV · Ephesians: Relinquish your claim
Romans 13
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The commandments "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not covet," and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: "Love your neighbor as yourself."Read from KJV · Love Part 1
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Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.Read from KJV · Love Part 1
Romans 14
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For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.Read from NKJV · The Conscience, Part 3
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If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.Read from KJV · The Conscience, Part 3
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For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.Read from KJV · The Conscience, Part 3
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Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God's judgment seat.Read from KJV · Stewardship and the Judgement Seat of Christ
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It is written: "As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God."Read from KJV · Stewardship and the Judgement Seat of Christ
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So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.Read from KJV · The Judgment Seat of Christ
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Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother's way.Read from KJV · The Conscience, Part 3
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So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.Read from KJV · The Conscience, Part 3
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Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.Read from KJV · The Conscience, Part 3
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It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.Read from KJV · The Conscience, Part 3
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Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.Read from KJV · The Conscience, Part 3
Romans 15
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We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.Read from KJV · The Conscience, Part 3
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Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.Read from KJV · The Conscience, Part 3
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For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: "The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me."Read from KJV · The Conscience, Part 3
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For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.Read from NKJV · Teaching: The Preparation of the Message
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Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,Read from KJV · The Conscience, Part 3
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Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.Read from NKJV · Ephesians: Fitted to be His fullness