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Deuteronomy chapter 25

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"Suppose two Israelites go to court to settle a dispute, and one is declared innocent and the other guilty.
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If the guilty one is sentenced to be beaten, the judge is to make him lie face downward and have him whipped. The number of lashes will depend on the crime he has committed.
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He may be given as many as forty lashes, but no more; more than that would humiliate him publicly.
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"Do not muzzle an ox when you are using it to thresh grain.
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"If two brothers live on the same property and one of them dies, leaving no son, then his widow is not to be married to someone outside the family; it is the duty of the dead man's brother to marry her.
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The first son that they have will be considered the son of the dead man, so that his family line will continue in Israel.
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But if the dead man's brother does not want to marry her, she is to go before the town leaders and say, 'My husband's brother will not do his duty; he refuses to give his brother a descendant among the people of Israel.'
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Then the town leaders are to summon him and speak to him. If he still refuses to marry her,
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his brother's widow is to go up to him in the presence of the town leaders, take off one of his sandals, spit in his face, and say, 'This is what happens to the man who refuses to give his brother a descendant.'
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His family will be known in Israel as 'the family of the man who had his sandal pulled off.'
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"If two men are having a fight and the wife of one tries to help her husband by grabbing hold of the other man's genitals,
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show her no mercy; cut off her hand.
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"Do not cheat when you use weights and measures.
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(SEE 25:13)
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Use true and honest weights and measures, so that you may live a long time in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
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The LORD hates people who cheat.
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"Remember what the Amalekites did to you as you were coming from Egypt.
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They had no fear of God, and so they attacked you from the rear when you were tired and exhausted, and killed all who were straggling behind.
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So then, when the LORD your God has given you the land and made you safe from all your enemies who live around you, be sure to kill all the Amalekites, so that no one will remember them any longer. Do not forget!

Deuteronomy chapter 26

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"After you have occupied the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have settled there,
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each of you must place in a basket the first part of each crop that you harvest and you must take it with you to the one place of worship.
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Go to the priest in charge at that time and say to him, 'I now acknowledge to the LORD my God that I have entered the land that he promised our ancestors to give us.'
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"The priest will take the basket from you and place it before the altar of the LORD your God.
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Then, in the LORD's presence you will recite these words: 'My ancestor was a wandering Aramean, who took his family to Egypt to live. They were few in number when they went there, but they became a large and powerful nation.
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The Egyptians treated us harshly and forced us to work as slaves.
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Then we cried out for help to the LORD, the God of our ancestors. He heard us and saw our suffering, hardship, and misery.
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By his great power and strength he rescued us from Egypt. He worked miracles and wonders, and caused terrifying things to happen.
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He brought us here and gave us this rich and fertile land.
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So now I bring to the LORD the first part of the harvest that he has given me.' "Then set the basket down in the LORD's presence and worship there.
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Be grateful for the good things that the LORD your God has given you and your family; and let the Levites and the foreigners who live among you join in the celebration.
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"Every third year give the tithe---a tenth of your crops---to the Levites, the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows, so that in every community they will have all they need to eat. When you have done this,
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say to the LORD, 'None of the sacred tithe is left in my house; I have given it to the Levites, the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows, as you commanded me to do. I have not disobeyed or forgotten any of your commands concerning the tithe.
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I have not eaten any of it when I was mourning; I have not taken any of it out of my house when I was ritually unclean; and I have not given any of it as an offering for the dead. I have obeyed you, O LORD; I have done everything you commanded concerning the tithe.
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Look down from your holy place in heaven and bless your people Israel; bless also the rich and fertile land that you have given us, as you promised our ancestors.'
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"Today the LORD your God commands you to obey all his laws; so obey them faithfully with all your heart.
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Today you have acknowledged the LORD as your God; you have promised to obey him, to keep all his laws, and to do all that he commands.
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Today the LORD has accepted you as his own people, as he promised you; and he commands you to obey all his laws.
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He will make you greater than any other nation that he has created, and you will bring praise and honor to his name. You will be his own people, as he promised."

Deuteronomy chapter 27

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Then Moses, together with the leaders of Israel, said to the people, "Obey all the instructions that I am giving you today.
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On the day you cross the Jordan River and enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you are to set up some large stones, cover them with plaster,
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and write on them all these laws and teachings. When you have entered the rich and fertile land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, promised you,
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and you are on the other side of the Jordan, set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am instructing you today, and cover them with plaster.
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Build an altar there made of stones that have had no iron tools used on them,
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because any altar you build for the LORD your God must be made of uncut stones. There you are to offer the sacrifices that are to be burned,
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and there you are to sacrifice and eat your fellowship offerings and be grateful in the presence of the LORD your God.
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On the stones covered with plaster write clearly every word of God's laws."
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Then Moses, together with the levitical priests, said to all the people of Israel, "Give me your attention, people of Israel, and listen to me. Today you have become the people of the LORD your God;
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so obey him and keep all his laws that I am giving you today."
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Then Moses said to the people of Israel,
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"After you have crossed the Jordan, the following tribes are to stand on Mount Gerizim when the blessings are pronounced on the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
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And the following tribes will stand on Mount Ebal when the curses are pronounced: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
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The Levites will speak these words in a loud voice:
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" 'God's curse on anyone who makes an idol of stone, wood, or metal and secretly worships it; the LORD hates idolatry.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who dishonors his father or mother.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who moves a neighbor's property line.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who leads a blind person in the wrong direction.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who deprives foreigners, orphans, and widows of their rights.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who disgraces his father by having intercourse with any of his father's wives.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who has sexual relations with an animal.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who has intercourse with his sister or half sister.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who has intercourse with his mother-in-law.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who secretly commits murder.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who accepts money to murder an innocent person.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who does not obey all of God's laws and teachings.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'

Galatians chapter 5

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Freedom is what we have---Christ has set us free! Stand, then, as free people, and do not allow yourselves to become slaves again.
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Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you allow yourselves to be circumcised, it means that Christ is of no use to you at all.
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Once more I warn any man who allows himself to be circumcised that he is obliged to obey the whole Law.
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Those of you who try to be put right with God by obeying the Law have cut yourselves off from Christ. You are outside God's grace.
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As for us, our hope is that God will put us right with him; and this is what we wait for by the power of God's Spirit working through our faith.
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For when we are in union with Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor the lack of it makes any difference at all; what matters is faith that works through love.
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You were doing so well! Who made you stop obeying the truth? How did he persuade you?
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It was not done by God, who calls you.
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"It takes only a little yeast to make the whole batch of dough rise," as they say.
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But I still feel confident about you. Our life in union with the Lord makes me confident that you will not take a different view and that whoever is upsetting you will be punished by God.
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But as for me, my friends, if I continue to preach that circumcision is necessary, why am I still being persecuted? If that were true, then my preaching about the cross of Christ would cause no trouble.
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I wish that the people who are upsetting you would go all the way; let them go on and castrate themselves!
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As for you, my friends, you were called to be free. But do not let this freedom become an excuse for letting your physical desires control you. Instead, let love make you serve one another.
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For the whole Law is summed up in one commandment: "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."
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But if you act like wild animals, hurting and harming each other, then watch out, or you will completely destroy one another.
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What I say is this: let the Spirit direct your lives, and you will not satisfy the desires of the human nature.
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For what our human nature wants is opposed to what the Spirit wants, and what the Spirit wants is opposed to what our human nature wants. These two are enemies, and this means that you cannot do what you want to do.
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If the Spirit leads you, then you are not subject to the Law.
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What human nature does is quite plain. It shows itself in immoral, filthy, and indecent actions;
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in worship of idols and witchcraft. People become enemies and they fight; they become jealous, angry, and ambitious. They separate into parties and groups;
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they are envious, get drunk, have orgies, and do other things like these. I warn you now as I have before: those who do these things will not possess the Kingdom of God.
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But the Spirit produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
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humility, and self-control. There is no law against such things as these.
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And those who belong to Christ Jesus have put to death their human nature with all its passions and desires.
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The Spirit has given us life; he must also control our lives.
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We must not be proud or irritate one another or be jealous of one another.

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