James 5:6

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James 5:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible

4 Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.

6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.

7 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.

8 You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

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Matthew 23:34

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Matthew 23:35

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Matthew 27:20

But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.

Matthew 27:24

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Matthew 27:25

All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”

John 16:2

They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.

John 16:3

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Acts 2:22

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Acts 2:23

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Acts 3:15

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Acts 4:10

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Acts 4:11

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Acts 4:12

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Acts 7:52

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Acts 13:27

The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.

Acts 13:28

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Acts 22:14

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1 Thessalonians 2:15

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1 Thessalonians 2:16

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Matthew 26:53

Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?

Matthew 26:54

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Luke 22:51

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Luke 22:52

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Luke 22:53

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1 Peter 2:23

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