19 (A)Go therefore and (B)make disciples of (C)all nations, (D)baptizing them (E)in[a] (F)the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

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  1. Matthew 28:19 Or into

And because you are sons, God has sent (A)the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”

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15 For (A)you did not receive (B)the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of (C)adoption as sons, by whom we cry, (D)“Abba! Father!”

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17 (A)For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but (B)of righteousness and (C)peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 Whoever thus serves Christ is (D)acceptable to God and approved by men.

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16 to be (A)a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles (B)in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that (C)the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

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For I decided to know nothing among you except (A)Jesus Christ and him crucified. And (B)I was with you (C)in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of (D)the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men[a] but (E)in the power of God.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 2:5 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women

11 And (A)such were some of you. But (B)you were washed, (C)you were sanctified, (D)you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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Now (A)there are varieties of gifts, but (B)the same Spirit; and (C)there are varieties of service, but (D)the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is (E)the same God who empowers them all in everyone.

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21 And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and (A)has anointed us, 22 and who has also (B)put his seal on us and (C)given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.[a]

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  1. 2 Corinthians 1:22 Or down payment

14 (A)The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and (B)the love of God and (C)the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

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18 For (A)through him we both have (B)access in (C)one Spirit to the Father. 19 So then you are no longer (D)strangers and aliens,[a] but you are (E)fellow citizens with the saints and (F)members of the household of God, 20 (G)built on the foundation of the (H)apostles and prophets, (I)Christ Jesus himself being (J)the cornerstone, 21 (K)in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into (L)a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him (M)you also are being built together (N)into a dwelling place for God by[b] the Spirit.

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  1. Ephesians 2:19 Or sojourners
  2. Ephesians 2:22 Or in

Prayer for Spiritual Strength

14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom (A)every family[a] in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to (B)the riches of his glory (C)he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit (D)in your inner being, 17 (E)so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being (F)rooted and (G)grounded in love, 18 may have strength to (H)comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and (I)height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ (J)that surpasses knowledge, that (K)you may be filled with all (L)the fullness of God.

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  1. Ephesians 3:15 Or from whom all fatherhood; the Greek word patria in verse 15 is closely related to the word for Father in verse 14

which has come to you, as indeed (A)in the whole world it is (B)bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you (C)heard it and understood (D)the grace of God in truth, just as you learned it from (E)Epaphras our beloved (F)fellow servant.[a] He is (G)a faithful minister of Christ on your[b] behalf and has made known to us your (H)love in the Spirit.

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  1. Colossians 1:7 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word sundoulos, see Preface
  2. Colossians 1:7 Some manuscripts our

remembering before (A)our God and Father (B)your work of faith and labor of (C)love and (D)steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we know, (E)brothers[a] loved by God, (F)that he has chosen you, because (G)our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and (H)in the Holy Spirit and with full (I)conviction. You know (J)what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 1:4 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

Stand Firm

13 But (A)we ought always to give thanks to God for you, (B)brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you (C)as the firstfruits[a] (D)to be saved, (E)through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. 14 To this he called you through (F)our gospel, (G)so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts chose you from the beginning

Greeting

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who are elect exiles of (A)the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, according to (B)the foreknowledge of God the Father, (C)in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and (D)for sprinkling with his blood:

May (E)grace and (F)peace be multiplied to you.

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But when (A)the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, (B)not because of works done by us in righteousness, but (C)according to his own mercy, by (D)the washing of regeneration and (E)renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he (F)poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

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