Isaiah 28:13

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¹³So then, the word of the Lord to them will become:
    Do this, do that,
    a rule for this, a rule for that;
    a little here, a little there^(A)—
so that as they go they will fall backward;
    they will be injured^(B) and snared and captured.^(C)

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Nehemiah 8:8

New International Version

⁸They read from the Book of the Law of God, making it clear^[a] and giving the meaning so that the people understood what was being read.

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Nehemiah 8:8 Or God, translating it

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John 17:17

New International Version

¹⁷Sanctify them by^[a] the truth; your word is truth.^(A)

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John 17:17 Or them to live in accordance with

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2 Timothy 3:16-17

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¹⁶All Scripture is God-breathed^(A) and is useful for teaching,^(B) rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,^(C) ¹⁷so that the servant of God^[a]^(D) may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.^(E)

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2 Timothy 3:17 Or that you, a man of God,

Hebrews 4:12

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¹²For the word of God^(A) is alive^(B) and active.^(C) Sharper than any double-edged sword,^(D) it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.^(E)

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1 Peter 1:23-25

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²³For you have been born again,^(A) not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,^(B) through the living and enduring word of God.^(C) ²⁴For,

“All people are like grass,
and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
²⁵ but the word of the Lord endures forever.”^[a]^(D)

And this is the word that was preached to you.

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