But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified.
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.
If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.
But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.
“And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.
Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.
Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.
And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating. But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.
For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”
And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
suffering wrong as the wage for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions, while they feast with you.
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rock, in your lofty dwelling, who say in your heart, “Who will bring me down to the ground?”
while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.
He feeds on ashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
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