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Genesis 6:3
New International Version
Genesis 6:3
New International Version
3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit(A) will not contend with[a] humans forever,(B) for they are mortal[b];(C) their days will be a hundred and twenty years.”
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- Genesis 6:3 Or My spirit will not remain in
- Genesis 6:3 Or corrupt
Genesis 6:3
Amplified Bible
Genesis 6:3
Amplified Bible
3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive and remain with man forever, because he is indeed flesh [sinful, corrupt—given over to sensual appetites]; nevertheless his days shall yet be [a]a hundred and twenty years.”
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- Genesis 6:3 This may refer to the time given man to repent before the flood, or to the normative human life span after the flood.
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