Guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel.—That you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.

Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.—Pure and blameless for the day of Christ.

Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever.

8 who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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10 so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

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15 that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

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21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creationOr to every creature">1 under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.

[1] 1:23 Or to every creature

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14 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.

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24 Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, 25 to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all timeOr before any age">1 and now and forever. Amen.

[1] 1:25 Or before any age

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“He will guard the feet of his faithful ones.”

If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.—“The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean.”

I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. When you walk, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble…. Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of the evil. Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on…. Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.

The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

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[1] 4:26 Or Make level

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10 Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet,Some manuscripts omit except for his feet">1 but is completely clean. And youThe Greek words for you in this verse are plural">2 are clean, but not every one of you.”

[1] 13:10 Some manuscripts omit except for his feet

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18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

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6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

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Understand what the will of the Lord is.

For this is the will of God, your sanctification.—“Agree with God, and be at peace; thereby good will come to you.”—“And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.”—And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

We have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.—The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,… give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might.

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3 And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

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17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might

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17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

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9 And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

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3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification:Or your holiness">1 that you abstain from sexual immorality;

[1] 4:3 Or your holiness

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20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

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Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.

Enoch walked with God.—“Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet?”—It is good to be near God.

“The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you…. But when in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.”

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for wholeness and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me… when you seek me with all your heart.”

Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way,… and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith.

24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not,Septuagint was not found">1 for God took him.

[1] 5:24 Septuagint was not found

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2 and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The LORD is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

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4 but when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.

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11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfareOr peace">1 and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. 13 You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

[1] 29:11 Or peace

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19 Therefore, brothers,Or brothers and sisters">1 since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

[1] 10:19 Or brothers and sisters

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8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

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“Your sins are forgiven.”

“For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”—“Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

“I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.”—Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.—Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity?

God in Christ forgave you.—The blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.—For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace…. And, [you] having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.

[1] 32:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term

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34 And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

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5 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

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7 “Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

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14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

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18 and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.

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32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

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7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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“Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”

O Lord, we wait for you; your name and remembrance are the desire of our soul.

The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”—“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.”—“And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith.

For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face.—My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.

Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

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20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”

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20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

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21 So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”

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18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

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12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.

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23 I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.

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12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

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2 Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appearsOr when it appears">1 we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

[1] 3:2 Or when it appears

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We look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

For here we have no lasting city.—You knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.

“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.”—Now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials.—“There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest.”

For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened.—“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

The sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.—For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.

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32 “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

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18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

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17 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

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4 For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

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34 For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.

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14 For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.

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6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,

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4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

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For he himself is our peace.

In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them…. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.—Through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him.—By canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.—By abolishing the law of commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace.

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”

27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

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19 that is, in Christ God was reconcilingOr God was in Christ, reconciling">1 the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.

[1] 5:19 Or God was in Christ, reconciling

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21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

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14 For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility 15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace,

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20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,

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14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.

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Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.

Knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.—As you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.—“But the one who endures to the end will be saved.”—“As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.”

For you stand firm in your faith.

“We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.”

For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.

13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

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15 As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.

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4 We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.

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58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

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24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith.

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8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. 9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. 10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.

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6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

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He is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him.

“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”—“And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.”—He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.—“Is anything too hard for the Lord?”

Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.

14 Is anything too hardOr wonderful">1 for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.”

[1] 18:14 Or wonderful

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27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

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6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

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12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among menThe Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women">1 by which we must be saved.”

[1] 4:12 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women

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6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

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25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermostThat is, completely; or at all times">1 those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

[1] 7:25 That is, completely; or at all times

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24 Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, 25 to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all timeOr before any age">1 and now and forever. Amen.

[1] 1:25 Or before any age

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The goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared.

“I have loved you with an everlasting love.”

In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.—And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.—Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh.

Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil.

[1] 31:3 Septuagint; Hebrew me

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14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only SonOr only One, or unique One">1 from the Father, full of grace and truth.

[1] 1:14 Or only One, or unique One

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4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

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16 Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:

[1] 3:16 Greek Who; some manuscripts God; others Which

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4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,

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14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,

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9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

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Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!… Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!—For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

He… did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all.—“He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him.”

Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of men!—Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!

“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.”

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[1] 9:6 Or is upon

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6 He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

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46 And Mary said,

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32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?

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15 Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!

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For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity,… and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness.

13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

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19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,

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21 envy,Some manuscripts add murder">1 drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who doOr make a practice of doing">2 such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.

[1] 5:21 Some manuscripts add murder

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11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

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The commanders of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?”

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief… or as a meddler.

So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil.—Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable.

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?… For we are the temple of the living God;… “Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing.”

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

3 the commanders of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” And Achish said to the commanders of the Philistines, “Is this not David, the servant of Saul, king of Israel, who has been with me now for days and years, and since he deserted to me I have found no fault in him to this day.”

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16 So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil.

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14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

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16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said,

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9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

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12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.

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14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glorySome manuscripts insert and of power">1 and of God rests upon you. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.

[1] 4:14 Some manuscripts insert and of power

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“Or let them lay hold of my protection, let them make peace with me.”

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for wholeness and not for evil.”—“There is no peace,” says the Lord, “for the wicked.”

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace.

For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.—Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins… so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.—If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.

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11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfareOr peace">1 and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

[1] 29:11 Or peace

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24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

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13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility

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19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

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9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

“For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself…. For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will.”

“I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.”—“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep…. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.”—“No one comes to the Father except through me.”—Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.—For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will.

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26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.

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11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

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17 For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.”

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25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life.Some manuscripts omit and the life">1 Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

[1] 11:25 Some manuscripts omit and the life

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6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

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3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is yourSome manuscripts our">1 life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

[1] 3:4 Some manuscripts our

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11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

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Your work of faith.

“This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”

So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.—Faith working through love.—For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.—For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.—Who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing…. To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power.—For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

29 Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”

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6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.

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8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

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10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

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13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

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3 remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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3 We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers,Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters">1 as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.

[1] 1:3 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters

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11 To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power,

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14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

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17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

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“Where is the promise of his coming?”

It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones, to execute judgment on all.”—Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him.

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.

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11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

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4 They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.”

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14 It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, 15 to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”

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7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wailOr mourn">1 on account of him. Even so. Amen.

[1] 1:7 Or mourn

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