Ruth 1:16
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16 But Ruth said:
(A)“Entreat[a] me not to leave you,
Or to turn back from following after you;
For wherever you go, I will go;
And wherever you lodge, I will lodge;
(B)Your people shall be my people,
And your God, my God.
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- Ruth 1:16 Urge me not
2 Samuel 15:21
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21 But Ittai answered the king and said, (A)“As the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in whatever place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also your servant will be.”
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Ruth 2:11-12
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11 And Boaz answered and said to her, “It has been fully reported to me, (A)all that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and have come to a people whom you did not know before. 12 (B)The Lord repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, (C)under whose wings you have come for refuge.”
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2 Kings 2:2-6
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2 Then Elijah said to Elisha, (A)“Stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Bethel.”
But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives, and (B)as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So they went down to Bethel.
3 Now (C)the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take away your master [a]from over you today?”
And he said, “Yes, I know; keep silent!”
4 Then Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Jericho.”
But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So they came to Jericho.
5 Now the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?”
So he answered, “Yes, I know; keep silent!”
6 Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to the Jordan.”
But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So the two of them went on.
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- 2 Kings 2:3 Lit. from your head
Psalm 45:10
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10 Listen, O daughter,
Consider and incline your ear;
(A)Forget your own people also, and your father’s house;
Matthew 8:19
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19 (A)Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
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1 Thessalonians 1:9
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9 For they themselves declare concerning us (A)what manner of entry we had to you, (B)and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
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John 13:37
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37 Peter said to Him, “Lord, why can I not follow You now? I will (A)lay down my life for Your sake.”
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Isaiah 14:1
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Mercy on Jacob
14 For the Lord (A)will have mercy on Jacob, and (B)will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. (C)The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob.
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Acts 21:13
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13 Then Paul answered, (A)“What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
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2 Corinthians 6:16-18
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16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For (A)you[a] are the temple of the living God. As God has said:
(B)“I will dwell in them
And walk among them.
I will be their God,
And they shall be My people.”
17 Therefore
(C)“Come out from among them
And be separate, says the Lord.
Do not touch what is unclean,
And I will receive you.”
18 “I (D)will be a Father to you,
And you shall be My (E)sons and daughters,
Says the Lord Almighty.”
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- 2 Corinthians 6:16 NU we
Hosea 13:4
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4 “Yet (A)I am the Lord your God
Ever since the land of Egypt,
And you shall know no God but Me;
For (B)there is no savior besides Me.
Daniel 2:47
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47 The king answered Daniel, and said, “Truly (A)your God is the God of (B)gods, the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret.”
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Joshua 24:18
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18 And the Lord drove out from before us all the people, including the Amorites who dwelt in the land. (A)We also will serve the Lord, for He is our God.”
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Revelation 14:4
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4 These are the ones who were not defiled with women, (A)for they are virgins. These are the ones (B)who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These (C)were [a]redeemed from among men, (D)being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
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- Revelation 14:4 M adds by Jesus
Luke 24:28-29
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The Disciples’ Eyes Opened
28 Then they drew near to the village where they were going, and (A)He [a]indicated that He would have gone farther. 29 But (B)they constrained Him, saying, (C)“Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.” And He went in to stay with them.
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- Luke 24:28 acted as if
Daniel 4:37
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37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, (A)praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, (B)all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. (C)And those who walk in pride He is able to put down.
Daniel 3:29
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29 (A)Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the (B)God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be (C)cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap; (D)because there is no other God who can deliver like this.”
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