Bible Cross References
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John 6:66-71
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Because of this, many of Jesus' followers turned back and would not go with him any more.
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So he asked the twelve disciples, "And you---would you also like to leave?"
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Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life.
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And now we believe and know that you are the Holy One who has come from God."
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Jesus replied, "I chose the twelve of you, didn't I? Yet one of you is a devil!"
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He was talking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For Judas, even though he was one of the twelve disciples, was going to betray him.
John 15:4-9
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Remain united to me, and I will remain united to you. A branch cannot bear fruit by itself; it can do so only if it remains in the vine. In the same way you cannot bear fruit unless you remain in me.
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"I am the vine, and you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will bear much fruit; for you can do nothing without me.
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Those who do not remain in me are thrown out like a branch and dry up; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, where they are burned.
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If you remain in me and my words remain in you, then you will ask for anything you wish, and you shall have it.
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My Father's glory is shown by your bearing much fruit; and in this way you become my disciples.
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I love you just as the Father loves me; remain in my love.
1 Samuel 12:14
All will go well with you if you honor the LORD your God, serve him, listen to him, and obey his commands, and if you and your king follow him.
Matthew 24:13
But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.
Acts 13:43
After the people had left the meeting, Paul and Barnabas were followed by many Jews and by many Gentiles who had been converted to Judaism. The apostles spoke to them and encouraged them to keep on living in the grace of God.
Acts 14:22
They strengthened the believers and encouraged them to remain true to the faith. "We must pass through many troubles to enter the Kingdom of God," they taught.
Acts 26:22
But to this very day I have been helped by God, and so I stand here giving my witness to all, to small and great alike. What I say is the very same thing which the prophets and Moses said was going to happen:
Romans 2:7
Some people keep on doing good, and seek glory, honor, and immortal life; to them God will give eternal life.
Romans 11:22
Here we see how kind and how severe God is. He is severe toward those who have fallen, but kind to you---if you continue in his kindness. But if you do not, you too will be broken off.
Colossians 1:23
You must, of course, continue faithful on a firm and sure foundation, and must not allow yourselves to be shaken from the hope you gained when you heard the gospel. It is of this gospel that I, Paul, became a servant---this gospel which has been preached to everybody in the world.
1 Timothy 2:15
But a woman will be saved through having children, if she perseveres in faith and love and holiness, with modesty.
1 Timothy 4:16
Watch yourself and watch your teaching. Keep on doing these things, because if you do, you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
2 Timothy 3:14
But as for you, continue in the truths that you were taught and firmly believe. You know who your teachers were,
Hebrews 3:14
For we are all partners with Christ if we hold firmly to the end the confidence we had at the beginning.
Hebrews 8:9
It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors on the day I took them by the hand and led them out of Egypt. They were not faithful to the covenant I made with them, and so I paid no attention to them.
Hebrews 10:38
My righteous people, however, will believe and live; but if any of them turns back, I will not be pleased with them."
Hebrews 10:39
We are not people who turn back and are lost. Instead, we have faith and are saved.
James 1:25
But if you look closely into the perfect law that sets people free, and keep on paying attention to it and do not simply listen and then forget it, but put it into practice---you will be blessed by God in what you do.
1 John 2:19
These people really did not belong to our fellowship, and that is why they left us; if they had belonged to our fellowship, they would have stayed with us. But they left so that it might be clear that none of them really belonged to us.
1 John 2:24
Be sure, then, to keep in your hearts the message you heard from the beginning. If you keep that message, then you will always live in union with the Son and the Father.
my disciples
John 8:36
If the Son sets you free, then you will be really free.
John 1:47
When Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, he said about him, "Here is a real Israelite; there is nothing false in him!"
John 6:55
For my flesh is the real food; my blood is the real drink.
John 15:8
My Father's glory is shown by your bearing much fruit; and in this way you become my disciples.
1 Timothy 5:3-5
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Show respect for widows who really are all alone.
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But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should learn first to carry out their religious duties toward their own family and in this way repay their parents and grandparents, because that is what pleases God.
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A widow who is all alone, with no one to take care of her, has placed her hope in God and continues to pray and ask him for his help night and day.