What Does The Bible Say About?

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Matthew 7:24-27

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Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”

Luke 6:47-49

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I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them: He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”

1 Corinthians 3:11

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For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Isaiah 28:16

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So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.

Luke 6:48

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He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.

Matthew 16:18

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And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

Jeremiah 29:11

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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

Psalm 11:3

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If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

1 Corinthians 3:13-16

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his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames. Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

2 Timothy 2:19

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Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”

Ephesians 2:19-22

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Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.

Ezra 3:11

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And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.

1 Peter 2:4-6

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As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

Psalm 118:22

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The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

Matthew 7:24

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Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Isaiah 66:1-2

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This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be? Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.

Philippians 4:13

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I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

Ephesians 2:10

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For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.

John 13:35

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By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”

Ephesians 2:20

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built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.

1 Kings 5:17

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And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.

Acts 4:11

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This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’

Matthew 7:25

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The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.

1 Corinthians 3:10-11

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By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds. For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:6

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For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

2 Peter 3:16

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He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.

Psalm 18:2

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The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

1 Corinthians 3:10

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By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.

Deuteronomy 28:6

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You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.

Colossians 2:6-7

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Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

Colossians 3:14

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And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.

John 1:1

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

Joshua 6:26

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At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”

Matthew 21:42

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Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

Joshua 24:15

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But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”

Revelation 21:14

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The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Hebrews 6:1-20

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Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God, instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And this we will do, if God permits. It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age— . . .

Romans 15:20

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In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.

Psalm 119:105

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Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Acts 17:10-11

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As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

Deuteronomy 32:22

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For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.

Zechariah 8:9

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This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Let your hands be strong, you who now hear these words spoken by the prophets who were present when the foundations were laid to rebuild the temple, the house of the LORD of Hosts.

Luke 6:47-48

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I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them: He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.

Ephesians 6:4

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Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

John 3:16

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For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

1 Peter 3:3-4

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Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

1 Timothy 6:19

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treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

Romans 12:17

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Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.

Colossians 3:12

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Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

Joshua 1:9

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Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

1 Peter 2:4

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As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,

Isaiah 54:11

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“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.

1 Corinthians 3:12

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If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

Micah 5:2

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But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.

1 Samuel 2:2

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There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.

Proverbs 10:25

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When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.

Proverbs 16:9

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A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

1 Timothy 4:12

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Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

Colossians 3:23

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Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,

2 Samuel 22:16

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The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

2 Samuel 22:47

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The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—

Ephesians 4:2

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with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Ezekiel 13:14

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I will tear down the wall you whitewashed and level it to the ground, so that its foundation is exposed. The city will fall, and you will be destroyed within it. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

Isaiah 1:1-31

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This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me. The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.” Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children of depravity! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. . . .

Proverbs 3:14

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for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.

Proverbs 3:5

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Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

1 Corinthians 1:1-31

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Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus. For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge, . . .

Deuteronomy 32:31

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For their rock is not like our Rock, even our enemies concede.

Haggai 2:18

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Consider carefully from this day forward—from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, the day the foundation of the LORD’s temple was laid—consider carefully:

Luke 6:47

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I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:

Luke 6:49

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But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”

Zechariah 4:9

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“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.

1 Kings 6:37

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The foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, in the month of Ziv.

Genesis 2:7

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Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

John 16:33

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I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”

Proverbs 30:8-9

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Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion. Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.

Acts 16:26

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Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.

Isaiah 44:28

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who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”

Proverbs 15:1

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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Hebrews 11:10

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For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

John 14:6

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Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Proverbs 18:10

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The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

Psalm 18:31

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For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?

Ezra 6:3

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In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,

Matthew 21:42-44

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Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

Proverbs 21:25-26

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The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work. All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.

Psalm 62:2

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He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.

Revelation 21:1-27

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Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.” And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.” . . .

Ephesians 3:16-19

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I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love, will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Mark 16:16

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Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

John 14:15

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If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

John 8:58

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“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”

Psalm 24:1-2

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A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein. For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.

Hebrews 1:10

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And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

James 3:13-17

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Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth. Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice. But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

1 Peter 2:4-5

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As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Mark 10:10

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When they were back inside the house, the disciples asked Jesus about this matter.

Hebrews 6:1-2

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Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God, instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

Isaiah 59:19

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So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD.

Revelation 1:1

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This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

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