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The New
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Genesis
1:26
Then God said, "Let Us
make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them
rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and
over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing
that creeps on the earth."
1:27
God created man in His own image,
in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
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Deuteronomy
6:4
"Hear, O Israel! The LORD
is our God, the LORD
is one!
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Job
1:6
Now there was a day when the sons
of God came to present themselves before the LORD,
and Satan also came among them.
1:7
The LORD said to Satan, "From
where do you come?" Then Satan answered the LORD
and said, "From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it."
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Isaiah
14:12
"How you have fallen
from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been
cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations!
14:13
"But you said in your heart,
'I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above
the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the
recesses of the north.
14:14
'I will ascend above the heights
of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.'
14:15
"Nevertheless you will be
thrust down to Sheol, To the recesses of the pit.
14:16
"Those who see you will gaze
at you, They will ponder over you, {saying,} 'Is this the man who
made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms,
14:17
Who made the world like a
wilderness And overthrew its cities, Who did not allow his
prisoners to {go} home?'
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Zechariah
14:4
In that day His feet will stand
on the Mount of Olives, which is in front of Jerusalem on the east;
and the Mount of Olives will be split in its middle from east
to west by a very large valley, so that half of the mountain will
move toward the north and the other half toward the south.
14:5
You will flee by the valley of My
mountains, for the valley of the mountains will reach to Azel; yes,
you will flee just as you fled before the earthquake in the
days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD, my God, will come,
{and} all the holy ones with Him!
14:6
In that day there will be no
light; the luminaries will dwindle.
14:7
For it will be a unique day
which is known to the LORD, neither day nor night, but it will come
about that at evening time there will be light.
14:8
And in that day living
waters will flow out of Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern
sea and the other half toward the western sea; it will be in summer
as well as in winter.
14:9
And the LORD will be king over
all the earth; in that day the LORD
will be {the only}
one, and His name {the only} one.
14:10
All the land will be changed into
a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem; but
Jerusalem will rise and remain on its site from Benjamin's
Gate as far as the place of the First Gate to the Corner Gate,
and from the Tower of Hananel to the king's wine presses.
14:11
People will live in it, and there
will no longer be a curse, for Jerusalem will dwell in security.
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Matthew
4:2
And after He had fasted
forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry.
4:3
And the tempter came and
said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command that
these stones become bread."
4:4
But He answered and said,
"It is written, 'MAN
SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT
OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.' "
4:5
Then the devil *took Him into
the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple,
4:6
and *said to Him, "If You
are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written,
'HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU'; and 'ON {their} HANDS
THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP, SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST
A STONE.' "
4:7
Jesus said to him, "On
the other hand, it is written, 'YOU
SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.' "
4:8
Again, the devil *took Him
to a very high mountain and *showed Him all the kingdoms of the world
and their glory;
4:9
and he said to Him, "All
these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me."
4:10
Then Jesus *said to him,
"Go, Satan! For it is written, 'YOU
SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.' "
4:11
Then the devil *left Him; and
behold, angels came and {began} to minister to Him.
Matthew 5:18
"For truly I say to you,
until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or
stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
Matthew 25:41
"Then He will also say to
those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the
eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;
25:42
for I was hungry, and you
gave Me {nothing} to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;
25:43
I was a stranger, and you
did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in
prison, and you did not visit Me.'
25:44
"Then they themselves
also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a
stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take
care of You?'
25:45
"Then He will answer them,
'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of
the least of these, you did not do it to Me.'
25:46
"These will go away
into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
Matthew 28:19
"Go therefore and
make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
28:20
teaching them to observe
all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to
the end of the age."
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Mark
16:15
And He said to them, "Go
into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
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Luke
1:35
The angel answered and said to
her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of
the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the
holy Child shall be called the Son of God.
Luke 16:19
"Now there was a rich
man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously
living in splendor every day.
16:20
"And a poor man named
Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores,
16:21
and longing to be fed with
the {crumbs} which were falling from the rich man's table; besides,
even the dogs were coming and licking his sores.
16:22
"Now the poor man died
and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom; and the
rich man also died and was buried.
16:23
"In Hades he lifted up
his eyes, being in torment, and *saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in
his bosom.
16:24
"And he cried out and
said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he
may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I
am in agony in this flame.'
16:25
"But Abraham said,
'Child, remember that during your life you received your good
things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being
comforted here, and you are in agony.
16:26
'And besides all
this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those
who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and {that}
none may cross over from there to us.'
Luke
23:43
And He said to him,
"Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise."
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John
1:1
In the beginning was
the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
1:2
He was in the beginning
with God.
1:12
But as many as received Him, to
them He gave the right to become children of God, {even} to
those who believe in His name,
1:14
And the Word became
flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of
the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
1:17
For the Law was given
through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
John 5:28
"Do not marvel at this; for
an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear
His voice,
5:29
and will come forth; those
who did the good {deeds} to a resurrection of life, those who
committed the evil {deeds} to a resurrection of judgment.
John
6:37
"All that the Father gives
Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not
cast out.
6:38
"For have come down from
heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
6:39
"This is the will of
Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose
nothing, but raise it up on the last day.
6:40
"For this is the will of My
Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him
will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the
last day."
John 10:27
"My sheep hear My
voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;
10:28
and I give eternal
life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will
snatch them out of My hand.
10:29
"My Father, who has
given {them} to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch
{them} out of the Father's hand.
10:30
"I and the Father are one."
John 11:25
Jesus said to her, "I
am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live
even if he dies,
11:26
and everyone who lives and
believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?"
John 15:7
"If you abide in Me, and My
words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
John
16:8
"And He, when He
comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment;
16:9
concerning sin,
because they do not believe in Me;
16:10
and concerning
righteousness, because I go to the Father and you no
longer see Me;
16:11
and concerning judgment,
because the ruler of this world has been judged.
16:12
"I R have many more things
to say to you, but you cannot bear {them} now.
16:13
"But when He, the
Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth;
for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears,
He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come
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Acts
1:8
but you will receive power
when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be
My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth."
1:9
And after He had said these
things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a
cloud received Him out of their sight.
1:10
And as they were gazing intently
into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white
clothing stood beside them.
Acts 2:41
So then, those who had received
his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three
thousand souls.
2:42
They were continually
devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to
the breaking of bread and to prayer
Acts 13:1
Now there were at Antioch,
in the church that was {there,} prophets and
teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and
Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with
Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
13:2
While they were ministering to
the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for
Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."
13:3
Then, when they had fasted and
prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
13:4
So, being sent out by the
Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
Acts 14:27
When they had arrived and
gathered the church together, they {began} to report all things
that God had done with them and how He had opened a door
of faith to the Gentiles.
Acts
15:19
"Therefore it is my
judgment that we do not trouble those who are turning to God from
among the Gentiles,
15:20
but that we write to them that
they abstain from things contaminated by idols and from
fornication and from what is strangled and from blood.
15:21
"For Moses from
ancient generations has in every city those who preach him, since
he is read in the synagogues every Sabbath."
15:22
Then it seemed good to the
apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from
among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas--Judas
called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren,
15:23
and they sent this letter by
them, "The apostles and the brethren who are elders, to the
brethren in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia who are from the
Gentiles, greetings.
15:30
So when they were sent away,
they went down to Antioch; and having gathered the
congregation together, they delivered the letter.
15:31
When they had read it, they
rejoiced because of its encouragement.
18:8
Crispus, the leader of the
synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his household, and
many of the Corinthians when they heard were believing and
being baptized.
Acts 20:17
From Miletus he sent to
Ephesus and called to him the elders of the church.
20:28
"Be on guard for yourselves
and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you
overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He
purchased with His own blood.
20:29
"I know that after my
departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;
20:30
and from among your own selves
men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples
after them.
20:31
"Therefore be on the alert,
remembering that night and day for a period of three years I did not
cease to admonish each one with tears.
20:32
"And now I commend you
to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build
{you} up and to give {you} the inheritance among all those who
are sanctified.
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Romans
Romans 3:10
as it is written, "THERE
IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE;
3:11
THERE IS NONE
WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD;
3:22
even {the} righteousness of
God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those
who believe; for there is no distinction;
3:23
for all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God,
3:24
being justified as a gift by His
grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;
3:25
whom God displayed publicly as
a propitiation in His blood through faith. {This was} to
demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He
passed over the sins previously committed;
Romans 4:25
{He} who was delivered over
because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification.
Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as through
one man sin entered into the world, and death through
sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned--
Romans 6:13
and do not go on presenting
the members of your body to sin {as} instruments of
unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive
from the dead, and your members {as} instruments of
righteousness to God.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of
sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans
8:1
Therefore there is now no
condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
8:9
However, you are not in the
flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in
you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does
not belong to Him.
8:12
So then, brethren, we are under
obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh--
8:13
for if you are living
according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you
are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
8:34
who is the one who condemns?
Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised,
who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
8:38
For I am convinced that neither
death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor
things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
8:39
nor height, nor depth, nor any
other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love
of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 12:1
Therefore urge you, brethren, by
the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy
sacrifice, acceptable to God, {which is} your spiritual
service of worship.
12:2
And do not be conformed to
this world, but be transformed by the renewing of
your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that
which is good and acceptable and perfect.
Romans 13:13
Let us behave properly as
in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual
promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.
13:14
But put on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to {its} lusts.
Romans 14:13
Therefore let us not judge one
another anymore, but rather determine this--not to put an obstacle or
a stumbling block in a brother's way.
Romans 16:1
I commend to you our sister
Phoebe, who is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea;
16:4
who for my life risked their own
necks, to whom not only do I give thanks, but also all the churches
of the Gentiles;
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1 Corinthians
1:4
I thank my God always
concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,
1:5
that in everything you were
enriched in Him, in all speech and all knowledge,
1:6
even as the testimony concerning
Christ was confirmed in you,
1:7
so that you are not lacking in
any gift, awaiting eagerly the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
1:8
who will also confirm you to the
end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:9
For we are God's fellow
workers; you are God's field, God's building.
3:16
Do you not know that you are a
temple of God and {that} the Spirit of God dwells in you?
1 Corinthians 5:4
In the name of our Lord
Jesus, when you are assembled, and I with you in spirit,
with the power of our Lord Jesus,
5:5
{I have decided} to deliver
such a one to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, so that his
spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
5:6
Your boasting is not good. Do you
not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump {of dough?}
5:7
Clean out the old leaven so that
you may be a new lump, just as you are {in fact} unleavened. For
Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed.
5:13
But those who are outside, God judges.
REMOVE THE WICKED MAN FROM AMONG YOURSELVES.
1 Corinthians 9:18
What then is my reward? That,
when I preach the gospel, I may offer the gospel without charge, so
as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.
1 Corinthians 11:23
For I received from the Lord that
which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night
in which He was betrayed took bread;
11:24
and when He had given thanks, He
broke it and said, "This is My body, which is for you; do this
in remembrance of Me."
11:25
In the same way {He took}
the cup also after supper, saying, "This cup is the
new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink {it,} in
remembrance of Me."
11:26
For as often as you eat this
bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.
1
Corinthians 12:4
Now there are varieties of gifts,
but the same Spirit.
12:5
And there are varieties of
ministries, and the same Lord.
12:6
There are varieties of effects,
but the same God who works all things in all {persons.}
12:7
But to each one is given the
manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
12:8
For to one is given the word of
wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge
according to the same Spirit;
12:9
to another faith by
the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the
one Spirit,
12:10
and to another the effecting
of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the
distinguishing of spirits, to another {various} kinds of tongues, and
to another the interpretation 3 of tongues.
12:11
But one and the same Spirit works
all these things, distributing to each one individually just as
He wills.
12:12
For even as the body is one
and {yet} has many members, and all the members of the body, though
they are many, are one body, so also is Christ.
12:13
For by one Spirit we were all
baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or
free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.
12:14
For the body is not one
member, but many.
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2 Corinthians
3:6
who also made us adequate {as}
servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the
Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
2 Corinthians 5:8
we are of good courage, I say,
and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home
with the Lord.
5:19
namely, that God was in Christ
reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses
against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
5:20
Therefore, we are
ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal
through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
2
Corinthians 6:14
Do not be bound together
with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness
and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?
6:15
Or what harmony has Christ
with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?
6:16
Or what agreement has the
temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the
living God; just as God said, "I
WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR
GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE.
6:17
"Therefore, COME
OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE,"
says the Lord. "AND
DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN;
And I will welcome you.
6:18
"And I will be a father to
you, And you shall be sons and daughters to Me," Says the
Lord Almighty.
2 Corinthians 7:1
Therefore, having these promises,
beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and
spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2 Corinthians 11:2
For I am jealous for you with a
godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, so that to
Christ I might present you {as} a pure virgin.
2 Corinthians 12:12
The signs of a true apostle
were performed among you with all perseverance, by signs and
wonders and miracles.
2 Corinthians 13:14
The grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
be with you all.
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Galatians
3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse
of the Law, having become a curse for us--for it is written,
"CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON A TREE"
3:14
in order that in Christ
Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so
that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
3:15
Brethren, speak in
terms of human relations: even though it is {only} a man's
covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside
or adds conditions to it.
3:16
Now the promises were spoken
to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, "And to
seeds," as {referring} to many, but {rather} to one, "And
to your seed," that is, Christ.
3:17
What I am saying is this: the
Law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, does not
invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify
the promise.
3:18
For if the inheritance is
based on law, it is no longer based on a promise; but
God has granted it to Abraham by means of a promise.
3:19
Why the Law then? It was
added because of transgressions, having been ordained
through angels by the agency of a mediator, until
the seed would come to whom the promise had been made.
3:20
Now a mediator is not
for one {party only;} whereas God is {only} one.
3:21
Is the Law then contrary to the
promises of God? May it never be! For if a law had been
given which was able to impart life, then righteousness would
indeed have been based on law.
3:22
But the Scripture has shut
up everyone under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus
Christ might be given to those who believe.
3:23
But before faith came, we were
kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which
was later to be revealed.
3:24
Therefore the Law has become our
tutor {to lead us} to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.
3:25
But now that faith has come, we
are no longer under a tutor.
Galatians 5:13
For you were called to
freedom, brethren; only {do} not {turn} your freedom into
an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
5:16
But I say, walk by the
Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.
5:17
For the flesh sets
its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for
these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the
things that you please.
5:18
But if you are led by the
Spirit, you are not under the Law.
5:19
Now the deeds of the flesh are
evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality,
5:20
idolatry, sorcery, enmities,
strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions,
5:21
envying, drunkenness, carousing,
and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have
forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not
inherit the kingdom of God.
5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
5:23
gentleness, self-control; against
such things there is no law.
5:24
Now those who belong to
Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions
and desires.
5:25
If we live by the Spirit, let us
also walk by the Spirit.
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Ephesians
Ephesians 1:4
just as He chose
us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy
and blameless before Him. In love
1:5
He predestined us
to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the
kind intention of His will,
1:7
In Him we have redemption
through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses,
according to the riches of His grace
Ephesians 1:10
with a view to an administration
suitable to the fullness of the times, {that is,} the summing
up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on
the earth. In Him
1:13
In Him, you also, after listening
to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation--having
also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy
Spirit of promise,
1:14
who is given as a pledge of
our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of
{God's own} possession, to the praise of His glory
1:22
And He put all things in
subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things
to the church,
1:23
which is His body, the
fullness of Him who fills all in all.
Ephesians
2:1
And you were dead
in your trespasses and sins,
2:2
in which you formerly walked
according to the course of this world, according to
the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now
working in the sons of disobedience.
2:8
For by grace you have been
saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, {it is}
the gift of God;
2:9
not as a result of works, so that
no one may boast.
2:10
For we are His workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God
prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.
2:12
{remember} that you were at that
time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of
Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having
no hope and without God in the world.
Ephesians 3:2
if indeed you have heard of the
stewardship of God's grace which was given to me for you;
3:3
that by revelation there
was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief.
3:4
By referring to this, when you
read you can understand my insight into the mystery
of Christ,
3:5
which in other generations was
not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His
holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;
3:6
{to be specific,} that the
Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and
fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through
the gospel,
3:7
of which I was made a
minister, according to the gift of God's grace which was
given to me according to the working of His power.
3:8
To me, the very least of
all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the
Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ,
3:9
and to bring to light what
is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been
hidden in God who created all things;
3:10
so that the manifold wisdom
of God might now be made known through the church to the
rulers and the authorities in the heavenly {places.}
Ephesians 4:7
But to each one of us grace
was given according to the measure of Christ's gift.
4:8
Therefore it says, "WHEN
HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVE A HOST OF CAPTIVES, AND HE
GAVE GIFTS TO MEN."
4:9
(Now this {expression,} "He
ascended," what does it mean except that He also
had descended into the lower parts of the earth?
4:10
He who descended is Himself also
He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might
fill all things.)
4:11
And He gave some {as}
apostles, and some {as} prophets, and some {as} evangelists,
and some {as} pastors and teachers,
4:12
for the equipping of the
saints for the work of service, to the building up of the
body of Christ;
4:22
that, in reference to your former
manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is
being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit,
4:23
and that you be renewed in
the spirit of your mind,
4:24
and put on the new
self, which in {the likeness of} God has been created in
righteousness and holiness of the truth.
Ephesians 5:18
And do not get drunk with wine,
for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
5:25
Husbands, love your wives,
just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her,
5:26
so that He might sanctify
her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with
the word,
5:27
that He might present to
Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle
or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.
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Philippians
1:23
But I am hard-pressed from both
{directions,} having the desire to depart and be with Christ,
for {that} is very much better;
Philippians 3:21
who will transform the
body of our humble state into conformity with the
body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He
has even to subject all things to Himself.
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Colossians
1:24
Now I rejoice in my sufferings
for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His
body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in
Christ's afflictions.
1:25
Of {this church} I was made
a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for
your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the {preaching of} the
word of God,
Colossians 3:10
and have put on the new
self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according
to the image of the One who created him--
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1 Thessalonians
1:10
and to wait for
His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, {that is}
Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath to come.
4:13
But we do not want you to be
uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you
will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope.
4:14
For if we believe that Jesus died
and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have
fallen asleep in Jesus.
4:15
For this we say to you by
the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain
until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have
fallen asleep.
4:16
For the Lord Himself will
descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of {the}
archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in
Christ will rise first.
4:17
Then we who are alive
and remain will be caught up together with them in
the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be
with the Lord.
4:18
Therefore comfort one another
with these words.
1 Thessalonians 5:9
For God has not destined us for
wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
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2 Thessalonians
1:7
and {to give} relief to you who
are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed
from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire,
1:8
dealing out retribution to those
who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our
Lord Jesus.
1:9
These will pay the penalty of
eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and
from the glory of His power,
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1 Timothy
3:1
It is a trustworthy
statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer,
it is a fine work he desires {to do.}
3:2
An overseer, then, must be
above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate,
prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
3:3
not addicted to wine or
pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money.
3:4
{He must be} one who manages
his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity
3:5
(but if a man does not know how
to manage his own household, how will he take care of the
church of God?),
3:6
{and} not a new convert, so that
he will not become conceited and fall into the
condemnation incurred by the devil.
3:7
And he must have a good
reputation with those outside {the church,} so that he will not
fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
3:8
Deacons likewise {must be}
men of dignity, not double-tongued, or addicted to much
wine or fond of sordid gain,
3:9
{but} holding to the
mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
3:10
These men must also first
be tested; then let them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach.
3:11
Women {must} likewise {be}
dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful
in all things.
3:12
Deacons must be
husbands of {only} one wife, {and} good managers of
{their} children and their own households.
3:13
For those who have served well as
deacons obtain for themselves a high standing and great
confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 4:10
For it is for this we labor and
strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who
is the Savior of all men, especially of believers.
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2 Timothy
3:1
But realize this, that in
the last days difficult times will come.
3:2
For men will be lovers of
self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant,
revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3:3
unloving, irreconcilable,
malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,
3:4
treacherous, reckless,
conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
3:5
holding to a form of
godliness, although they have denied its power;
Avoid such men as these.
2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is inspired
by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for
training in righteousness;
3:17
so that the man of God may
be adequate, equipped for every good work.
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Titus
1:5
For this reason I left you in
Crete, that you would set in order what remains and
appoint elders in every city as I directed you,
1:6
{namely,} if any man is above
reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not
accused of dissipation or rebellion.
1:7
For the overseer must be
above reproach as God's steward, not self-willed, not
quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond
of sordid gain,
1:8
but hospitable, loving
what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled,
1:9
holding fast the faithful
word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be
able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.
1:10
For there are many
rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially
those of the circumcision,
1:11
who must be silenced because they
are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should
not {teach} for the sake of sordid gain.
Titus 2:11
For the grace of God has
appeared, bringing salvation to all men,
2:12
instructing us to deny
ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly,
righteously and godly in the present age,
2:13
looking for the blessed hope and
the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,
2:14
who gave Himself for us
to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for
Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
2:15
These things speak and
exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no
one disregard you.
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Hebrews
2:9
But we do see Him who was
made for a little while lower than the angels, {namely,}
Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and
honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death
for everyone.
Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a high priest
who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been
tempted in all things as {we are, yet} without sin.
4:16
Therefore let us draw near with
confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and
find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 7:19
(for the Law made nothing
perfect), and on the other hand there is a bringing in of a better
hope, through which we draw near to God.
7:25
Therefore He is able also to
save forever those who draw near to God through Him,
since He always lives to make intercession for them.
Hebrews 9:24
For Christ did not enter a holy
place made with hands, a {mere} copy of the true one, but into
heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;
Hebrews 13:5
{Make sure that} your character
is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for
He Himself has said, "I
WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU,"
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1 Peter
1:3
Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great
mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1:4
to {obtain} an inheritance
{which is} imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away,
reserved in heaven for you,
1:5
who are protected by the
power of God through faith for a salvation ready to
be revealed in the last time.
1:14
As obedient children, do
not be conformed to the former lusts {which were yours} in your ignorance,
1:15
but like the Holy One who
called you, be holy yourselves also in all {your} behavior;
1:16
because it is written, "YOU
SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY."
1:18
knowing that you were not
redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your
futile way of life inherited from your forefathers,
1:19
but with precious blood, as
of a lamb unblemished and spotless, {the blood} of Christ.
1 Peter 2:24
and He Himself bore our
sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to
sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds
you were healed.
1 Peter 5:1
Therefore, I exhort the
elders among you, as {your} fellow elder and witness of the
sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is
to be revealed,
5:2
shepherd the flock of God
among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but
voluntarily, according to {the will of} God; and not for sordid
gain, but with eagerness;
5:3
nor yet as lording it over
those allotted to your charge, but proving to be
examples to the flock.
5:4
And when the Chief Shepherd
appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
1 Peter 5:6
Therefore humble yourselves under
the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,
5:7
casting all your anxiety on Him,
because He cares for you.
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2 Peter
1:20
But know this first of all,
that no prophecy of Scripture is {a matter} of one's own interpretation,
1:21
for no prophecy was ever made by
an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke
from God.
2 Peter 2:1
But false prophets also arose
among the people, just as there will also be false teachers
among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies,
even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift
destruction upon themselves.
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1 John
2:1
My little children, I am
writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if
anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus
Christ the righteous;
2:2
and He Himself is the
propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also
for {those of} the whole world.
2:15
Do not love the world nor
the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of
the Father is not in him.
2:16
For all that is in the world,
the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and
the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from
the world.
2:17
The world is passing away,
and {also} its lusts; but the one who does the will of God
lives forever.
1
John 2:20
But you have an anointing
from the Holy One, and you all know
2:27
As for you, the anointing
which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for
anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all
things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught
you, you abide in Him.
1 John 3:5
You know that He appeared in
order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin.
3:6
No one who abides in Him
sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him.
3:7
Little children, make sure no one
deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is
righteous, just as He is righteous;
3:8
the one who practices sin is
of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning.
The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the
works of the devil.
3:9
No one who is born of God
practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot
sin, because he is born of God.
1 John 5:14
This is the confidence
which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything
according to His will, He hears us.
5:15
And if we know that He hears us
{in} whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which
we have asked from Him.
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2 John
1:9
Anyone who goes too far and
does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God;
the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son.
1:10
If anyone comes to you and does
not bring this teaching, do not receive him into {your} house,
and do not give him a greeting;
1:11
for the one who gives him a
greeting participates in his evil deeds.
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Jude
1:6
And angels who did not keep
their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, He has kept in
eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day,
1:7
just as Sodom and Gomorrah
and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these
indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, are
exhibited as an example in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.
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Revelation
3:10
'Because you have kept the
word of My perseverance, also will keep you from the hour of
testing, that {hour} which is about to come upon the whole
world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
Revelation 19:11
And I saw heaven opened, and
behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it {is} called
Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and
wages war.
19:12
His eyes {are} a flame of fire,
and on His head {are} many diadems; and He has a name written
{on Him} which no one knows except Himself.
19:13
{He is} clothed with a robe
dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.
19:14
And the armies which are in
heaven, clothed in fine linen, white {and} clean, were
following Him on white horses.
19:15
From His mouth comes a sharp
sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will
rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of
the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty.
19:16
And on His robe and on His thigh
He has a name written, "KING
OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."
Revelation 20:1
Then I saw an angel coming
down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great
chain in his hand.
20:2
And he laid hold of the
dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and
bound him for a thousand years;
20:3
and he threw him into the
abyss, and shut {it} and sealed {it} over him, so that he
would not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand
years were completed; after these things he must be released for a
short time.
20:4
Then I saw thrones, and
they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I
{saw} the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their
testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those
who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not
received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they
came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
20:5
The rest of the dead did not come
to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the
first resurrection.
20:6
Blessed and holy is the one
who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death
has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will
reign with Him for a thousand years.
20:10
And the devil who deceived
them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the
beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be
tormented day and night forever and ever.
20:11
Then I saw a great white
throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth
and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.
20:12
And I saw the dead, the
great and the small, standing before the throne, and books
were opened; and another book was opened, which is {the
book} of life; and the dead were judged from the things which
were written in the books, according to their deeds.
20:13
And the sea gave up the dead
which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead
which were in them; and they were judged, every one {of them}
according to their deeds.
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