2 Peter 2:19-22
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19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of [a]corruption; (A)for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into [b]bondage. 20 For if, after they (B)have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are (C)again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning. 21 For (D)it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. 22 But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: (E)“A dog returns to his own vomit,” and, “a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire.”
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- 2 Peter 2:19 depravity
- 2 Peter 2:19 slavery
Mark 16:17
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17 And these (A)signs will follow those who [a]believe: (B)In My name they will cast out demons; (C)they will speak with new tongues;
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- Mark 16:17 have believed
Romans 12:21
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21 Do not be overcome by evil, but (A)overcome evil with good.
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1 John 4:4
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4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than (A)he who is in the world.
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