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Romans 13:1-7

Today’s Scripture: Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God. 2 So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished. 3 For the authorities do not strike fear in people who are […]

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Romans 12:9-21

Today’s Scripture: 9 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. 10 Love each other with genuine affection,[a] and take delight in honoring each other. 11 Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically.[b] 12 Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and […]

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Romans 12:1-8

Today’s Scripture: And so, dear brothers and sisters,[a] I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.[b] 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this […]

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Romans 11:22-36

Today’s Scripture: 22So you see that God is kind, but he can also be very strict. He punishes those who stop following him. But he is kind to you, if you continue trusting in his kindness. If you don’t continue depending on him, you will be cut off from the tree. 23And if the Jews […]

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Romans 11:11-21

Today’s Scripture: 11So I ask: When the Jews fell, did that fall destroy them? No! But their mistake brought salvation to those who are not Jews. The purpose of this was to make the Jews jealous. 12Their mistake brought rich blessings to the world. And what they lost brought rich blessings to the non-Jewish people. […]

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Romans 11:1-10

Today’s Scripture: So I ask, “Did God force his people to leave him?” Of course not. I myself am an Israelite. I am from the family of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. 2God chose the Israelites to be his people before they were born. And he did not force them to leave. Surely you […]

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Romans 10:11-21

Today’s Scripture: 11Yes, the Scriptures say, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be disappointed.”[a] 12It says this because there is no difference between those who are Jews and those who are not. The same Lord is the Lord of all people. And he richly blesses everyone who looks to him for help. 13Yes, “everyone […]

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Romans 10:1-10

Today’s Scripture: Brothers and sisters, what I want most is for all the people of Israel to be saved. That is my prayer to God. 2I can say this about them: They really try hard to follow God, but they don’t know the right way. 3They did not know the way that God makes people […]

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Romans 9:25-33

Today’s Scripture: 25As the Scriptures say in the book of Hosea, “The people who are not mine—I will say they are my people.And the people I did not love—I will say they are the people I love.” 26And, “Where God said in the past,‘You are not my people’—there they will be called children of the […]

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Romans 9:14-24

Today’s Scripture: 14So what does this mean? That God is not fair? We cannot say that. 15God said to Moses, “I will show mercy to anyone I want to show mercy to. I will show pity to anyone I choose.”[a] 16So God will choose anyone he decides to show mercy to, and his choice does […]

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