Matthew 3:12

12His awinnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and bgather his wheat into the barn, cbut the chaff he will burn with dunquenchable fire.”

Matthew 13:12

12 eFor to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, feven what he has will be taken away.

Matthew 13:33

33He told them another parable. g“The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in hthree measures of flour, till it was iall leavened.”

Romans 5:3-5

3Not only that, but we jrejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering kproduces endurance, 4and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5and lhope does not put us to shame, because God’s love mhas been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Romans 8:28

28And we know that for those who love God all things work together nfor good,
Some manuscripts  God works all things together for good, or God works in all things for the good
for pthose who are called according to his purpose.

2 Corinthians 4:17-18

17For qthis light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 ras we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

Philippians 1:9-11

9And it is my prayer that syour love may abound more and more, twith knowledge and all discernment, 10so that you may approve what is excellent, uand so be pure and blameless vfor the day of Christ, 11filled wwith the fruit of righteousness that comes xthrough Jesus Christ, yto the glory and praise of God.

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