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For he studies himself carefully and then goes off and immediately forgets what he looks like.

For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point is guilty of breaking all of it.Deuteronomy 27:26; Matthew 5:19; Galatians 3:10;">[xr]

For the one who said, "Never commit adultery,"Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18">[fn] also said, "Never murder."Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17">[fn] Now if you do not commit adultery but you murder, you become a violator of the law.Exodus 20:13-14;">[xr]

For merciless judgment will come to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.Job 1:22:6; Proverbs 21:13; Matthew 6:15; 18:35; 25:41-42; 1 John 4:17-18;">[xr]

and one of you tells them, "Go in peace! Stay warm and eat heartily." If you do not provide for their bodily needs, what good does it do?1 John 3:18;">[xr]

For just as the body without the spiritwithout breath">[fn] is dead, so faith without works is also dead.

For all of us make many mistakes. If someone does not make any mistakes when he speaks, he is perfect and able to control his whole body.1 Kings 8:46; 2 Chronicles 6:36; Psalm 34:13; Proverbs 20:9; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Matthew 12:37; James 1:26; 1 Peter 3:10; 1 John 1:8;">[xr]

For all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and sea creatures can be or have been tamed by the human species,

For wherever jealousy and rivalry exist, there is disorder and every kind of evil.1 Corinthians 3:3; Galatians 5:20;">[xr]

You want something but do not get it, so you commit murder. You covet something but cannot obtain it, so you quarrel and fight. You do not get things because you do not ask for them!

You ask for something but do not get it because you ask for it for the wrong reason - for your own pleasure.Job 1:27:9; 35:12; Psalm 18:41; 66:18; Proverbs 1:28; Isaiah 1:15; Jeremiah 11:11; Micah 3:4; Zechariah 7:13; 1 John 3:22; 5:14;">[xr]

Or do you think the Scripture means nothing when it says that the Spirit that Godhe">[fn] caused to live in us jealously yearns for us?Exodus 20:5; Numbers 11:29">[fn]Genesis 6:5; 8:21; Numbers 11:29; Proverbs 21:10;">[xr]

You do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.Job 1:7:7; Psalm 102:3; James 1:10; 1 Peter 1:24; 1 John 2:17;">[xr]

You have lived in luxury and pleasure on earth. You have fattened your hearts for the day of slaughter.Job 1:21:13; Amos 6:1,4; Luke 16:19,25; 1 Timothy 5:6;">[xr]

So be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious crop from his land, being patient with it until it receives the fall and the spring rains.Deuteronomy 11:14; Jeremiah 5:24; Hosea 6:3; Joel 2:23; Zechariah 10:1;">[xr]

Is anyone of you sick? He should call for the elders of the church, and they should pray for him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.Mark 6:13; 16:18;">[xr]

Therefore, make it your habit to confess your sins to one another and to pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.Genesis 20:17; Numbers 11:2; Deuteronomy 9:18-20; Joshua 10:12; 1 Samuel 12:18; 1 Kings 13:6; 2 Kings 4:33; Psalm 10:17; 34:15; 145:18; Proverbs 15:29; 28:9; John 9:31; 1 John 3:22;">[xr]

Elijah was a man just like us, and he prayed earnestly for it not to rain, and it did not rain on the ground for three years and six months.1 Kings 17:1; Luke 4:25; Acts 14:15;">[xr]

and to an inheritance kept in heaven for you that can't be destroyed, corrupted, or changed.Colossians 1:5; 2 Timothy 4:8; 1 Peter 5:4;">[xr]

Through faith you are being protected by God's power for a salvation that is ready to be revealed at the end of time.John 10:28-29; Jude 1:1;">[xr]