Zephaniah 1:6
6 athose who have turned back from following the Lord,bwho do not seek the Lord or inquire of him.”
Matthew 12:40-45
40For cjust as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, dso will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 eThe men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and fcondemn it, for gthey repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, hsomething greater than Jonah is here. 42 iThe queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, jsomething greater than Solomon is here.Return of an Unclean Spirit
43“When kthe unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through lwaterless places seeking rest, but finds none. 44Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order. 45Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, and mthe last state of that person is worse than the first. So also will it be with this nevil generation.”Matthew 13:20-21
20As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately oreceives it with joy, 21yet he has no root in himself, but pendures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately qhe falls away. ▼▼Or stumbles
Matthew 19:22
22 sWhen the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.Matthew 21:8-11
8Most of the crowd tspread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, u“Hosanna to vthe Son of David! wBlessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna xin the highest!” 10And ywhen he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” 11And the crowds said, “This is zthe prophet Jesus, aafrom Nazareth of Galilee.”Matthew 27:20-25
20Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to abask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. 21The governor again said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” 22Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” acThey all said, “Let him be crucified!” 23And he said, “Why? adWhat evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified!”Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified
24So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that aea riot was beginning, he took water and afwashed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of agthis man’s blood; ▼ aisee to it yourselves.” 25And all the people answered, aj“His blood be on us and akon our children!”John 6:60
The Words of Eternal Life
60 alWhen many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?”John 8:31
The Truth Will Set You Free
31So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, am“If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,
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