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"Make level paths for your feet," so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly,

At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens."

The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp.

For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.

But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

But the one who is rich should take pride in his low position, because he will pass away like a wild flower.

but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.

Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror

But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does.

If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, "Here's a good seat for you," but say to the poor man, "You stand there" or "Sit on the floor by my feet,"

But you have insulted the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?

But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.

For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.

What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?

But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds."

Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.

but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.