21st Century Picture Bible

Deuteronomy 22:13-18

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If a man takes a wife and, after sleeping with her, dislikes her and slanders her and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman, but when I approached her, I did not find proof of her virginity,” then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring to the town elders at the gate proof that she was a virgin. Her father will say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he dislikes her. Now he has slandered her and said, ‘I did not find your daughter to be a virgin.’ But here is the proof of my daughter’s virginity.” Then her parents shall display the cloth before the elders of the town, and the elders shall take the man and punish him.

Mark 12:40

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They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.

Proverbs 11:10

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When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

James 2:5

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Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?

John 18:36

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Jesus answered, " My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm."

John 17:14

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I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.

1 John 2:15-16

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Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.

1 Corinthians 9:25

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Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.

Nehemiah 4:6

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So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.

Isaiah 61:1

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The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.

Psalm 7:3-5

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LORD my God, if I have done this
and there is guilt on my hands—
if I have repaid my ally with evil
or without cause have robbed my foe—
then let my enemy pursue and overtake me;
let him trample my life to the ground
and make me sleep in the dust.

1 Timothy 2:9

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I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes

Mark 4:18-19

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Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.

Leviticus 23:22

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When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the LORD your God.

Genesis 4:19

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Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.

Genesis 1:26

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Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

2 Corinthians 6:14

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Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?

Ephesians 4:31

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Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.

Exodus 22:25

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If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not be like a moneylender; charge him no interest.

1 Corinthians 11:6

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If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.

Luke 6:34

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And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' lend to 'sinners,' expecting to be repaid in full.

1 Peter 2:17

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Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.

1 Corinthians 7:8

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Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am.

Matthew 6:24

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No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.

1 John 4:18

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There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.