Bible Cross References
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Galatians 5:1
Freedom is what we have---Christ has set us free! Stand, then, as free people, and do not allow yourselves to become slaves again.
Galatians 4:5-7
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to redeem those who were under the Law, so that we might become God's children.
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To show that you are his children, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who cries out, "Father, my Father."
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So then, you are no longer a slave but a child. And since you are his child, God will give you all that he has for his children.
Galatians 4:22-31
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It says that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman, the other by a free woman.
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His son by the slave woman was born in the usual way, but his son by the free woman was born as a result of God's promise.
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These things can be understood as a figure: the two women represent two covenants. The one whose children are born in slavery is Hagar, and she represents the covenant made at Mount Sinai.
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Hagar, who stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia, is a figure of the present city of Jerusalem, in slavery with all its people.
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But the heavenly Jerusalem is free, and she is our mother.
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For the scripture says, "Be happy, you childless woman! Shout and cry with joy, you who never felt the pains of childbirth! For the woman who was deserted will have more children than the woman whose husband never left her."
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Now, you, my friends, are God's children as a result of his promise, just as Isaac was.
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At that time the son who was born in the usual way persecuted the one who was born because of God's Spirit; and it is the same now.
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But what does the scripture say? It says, "Send the slave woman and her son away; for the son of the slave woman will not have a part of the father's property along with the son of the free woman."
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So then, my friends, we are not the children of a slave woman but of a free woman.
Isaiah 61:1
The Sovereign LORD has filled me with his Spirit. He has chosen me and sent me To bring good news to the poor, To heal the broken-hearted, To announce release to captives And freedom to those in prison.
Luke 4:18
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed
John 8:32-36
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you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
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"We are the descendants of Abraham," they answered, "and we have never been anybody's slaves. What do you mean, then, by saying, 'You will be free'?"
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Jesus said to them, "I am telling you the truth: everyone who sins is a slave of sin.
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A slave does not belong to a family permanently, but a son belongs there forever.
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If the Son sets you free, then you will be really free.
Romans 6:18-22
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You were set free from sin and became the slaves of righteousness.
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(I use everyday language because of the weakness of your natural selves.) At one time you surrendered yourselves entirely as slaves to impurity and wickedness for wicked purposes. In the same way you must now surrender yourselves entirely as slaves of righteousness for holy purposes.
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When you were the slaves of sin, you were free from righteousness.
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What did you gain from doing the things that you are now ashamed of ? The result of those things is death!
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But now you have been set free from sin and are the slaves of God. Your gain is a life fully dedicated to him, and the result is eternal life.
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1 Corinthians 8:9
Be careful, however, not to let your freedom of action make those who are weak in the faith fall into sin.
1 Peter 2:16
Live as free people; do not, however, use your freedom to cover up any evil, but live as God's slaves.
2 Peter 2:19
They promise them freedom while they themselves are slaves of destructive habits---for we are slaves of anything that has conquered us.
Jude 1:4
For some godless people have slipped in unnoticed among us, persons who distort the message about the grace of our God in order to excuse their immoral ways, and who reject Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord. Long ago the Scriptures predicted the condemnation they have received.
Jude 1:10-12
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But these people attack with insults anything they do not understand; and those things that they know by instinct, like wild animals, are the very things that destroy them.
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How terrible for them! They have followed the way that Cain took. For the sake of money they have given themselves over to the error that Balaam committed. They have rebelled as Korah rebelled, and like him they are destroyed.
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With their shameless carousing they are like dirty spots in your fellowship meals. They take care only of themselves. They are like clouds carried along by the wind, but bringing no rain. They are like trees that bear no fruit, even in autumn, trees that have been pulled up by the roots and are completely dead.
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Galatians 5:14
For the whole Law is summed up in one commandment: "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."
Galatians 5:22
But the Spirit produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Galatians 6:2
Help carry one another's burdens, and in this way you will obey the law of Christ.
Mark 10:43-45
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This, however, is not the way it is among you. If one of you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest;
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and if one of you wants to be first, you must be the slave of all.
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For even the Son of Man did not come to be served; he came to serve and to give his life to redeem many people."
John 13:14
I, your Lord and Teacher, have just washed your feet. You, then, should wash one another's feet.
John 13:15
I have set an example for you, so that you will do just what I have done for you.
Acts 20:35
I have shown you in all things that by working hard in this way we must help the weak, remembering the words that the Lord Jesus himself said, 'There is more happiness in giving than in receiving.' "
Romans 15:1
We who are strong in the faith ought to help the weak to carry their burdens. We should not please ourselves.
Romans 15:2
Instead, we should all please other believers for their own good, in order to build them up in the faith.
1 Corinthians 9:19
I am a free man, nobody's slave; but I make myself everybody's slave in order to win as many people as possible.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
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Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud;
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love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs;
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love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth.
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Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail.
2 Corinthians 4:5
For it is not ourselves that we preach; we preach Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
2 Corinthians 12:15
I will be glad to spend all I have, and myself as well, in order to help you. Will you love me less because I love you so much?
1 Thessalonians 1:3
For we remember before our God and Father how you put your faith into practice, how your love made you work so hard, and how your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ is firm.
James 2:15-17
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Suppose there are brothers or sisters who need clothes and don't have enough to eat.
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What good is there in your saying to them, "God bless you! Keep warm and eat well!"---if you don't give them the necessities of life?
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So it is with faith: if it is alone and includes no actions, then it is dead.
1 John 3:16-19
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This is how we know what love is: Christ gave his life for us. We too, then, ought to give our lives for others!
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If we are rich and see others in need, yet close our hearts against them, how can we claim that we love God?
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My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.
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This, then, is how we will know that we belong to the truth; this is how we will be confident in God's presence.