For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,
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- KJV (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
- BSB For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
- ESV For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ.
- NKJV For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
- NASB For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even as I weep, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ,
- NLT For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ.
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- Eph 4:17This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,
- Isa 8:11For Yahweh spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,
- Gal 6:12As many as desire to look good in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
- Jer 13:17But if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride; and my eye shall weep bitterly, and run down with tears, because Yahweh’s flock is taken captive.
- Gal 2:14But when I saw that they didn’t walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?
- Gal 1:7and there isn’t another “good news.” Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.
- 1 Th 4:6that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.
- 2 Pet 2:10but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries;
- Eph 5:5–6Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.
- Phil 1:4always in every request of mine on behalf of you all making my requests with joy,
- Phil 1:15–16Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.
- Acts 20:30–31Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
- Gal 2:21I don’t reject the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!”
- Dan 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.
- Luke 19:41When he came near, he saw the city and wept over it,
- 1 Cor 1:18For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved it is the power of God.
- Gal 5:21envy, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom.
- 2 Cor 2:4For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made sorry, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you.
- 2 Cor 11:13For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ’s apostles.
- 1 Cor 6:9Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s Kingdom? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,
- Rom 9:2that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
- 2 Cor 11:29Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and I don’t burn with indignation?
- Acts 20:19serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;
- 2 Th 3:11For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies.
- Jer 9:1Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a spring of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
- Jude 1:13wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.
- Ps 119:136Streams of tears run down my eyes, because they don’t observe your law. TZADI
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