1 Timothy 1:15
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15 (A)This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that (B)Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
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Mark 2:17
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17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, (A)“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, [a]to repentance.”
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- Mark 2:17 NU omits to repentance
John 3:16-17
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16 (A)For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten (B)Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 (C)For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
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Luke 19:10
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10 (A)for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
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John 12:47
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47 And if anyone hears My words and does not [a]believe, (A)I do not judge him; for (B)I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
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- John 12:47 NU keep them
John 1:12
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12 But (A)as many as received Him, to them He gave the [a]right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:
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- John 1:12 authority
Luke 5:32
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32 (A)I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
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1 Timothy 1:13
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13 although (A)I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an [a]insolent man; but I obtained mercy because (B)I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
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- 1 Timothy 1:13 violently arrogant
1 John 3:5
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5 And you know (A)that He was manifested (B)to take away our sins, and (C)in Him there is no sin.
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Romans 5:8-10
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8 But (A)God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified (B)by His blood, we shall be saved (C)from wrath through Him. 10 For (D)if when we were enemies (E)we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved (F)by His life.
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John 1:29
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The Lamb of God(A)
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! (B)The Lamb of God (C)who takes away the sin of the world!
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Matthew 1:21
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21 (A)And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name [a]Jesus, (B)for He will save His people from their sins.”
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- Matthew 1:21 Lit. Savior
1 John 4:9-10
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9 (A)In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten (B)Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, (C)not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son (D)to be the propitiation for our sins.
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1 Timothy 4:9
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9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance.
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1 Corinthians 15:9
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9 For I am (A)the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because (B)I persecuted the church of God.
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Matthew 9:13
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13 But go and learn what this means: (A)‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, (B)but sinners, [a]to repentance.”
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- Matthew 9:13 NU omits to repentance
1 John 3:8
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8 (A)He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, (B)that He might destroy the works of the devil.
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Hebrews 7:25
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25 Therefore He is also (A)able to save [a]to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives (B)to make intercession for them.
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- Hebrews 7:25 completely or forever
Ephesians 3:8
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Purpose of the Mystery
8 To me, (A)who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles (B)the unsearchable riches of Christ,
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Romans 5:6
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Christ in Our Place
6 For when we were still without strength, [a]in due time (A)Christ died for the ungodly.
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- Romans 5:6 at the right time
Revelation 22:6
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The Time Is Near
6 Then he said to me, (A)“These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the [a]holy prophets (B)sent His angel to show His servants the things which must (C)shortly take place.
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- Revelation 22:6 NU, M spirits of the prophets
Revelation 5:9
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9 And (A)they sang a new song, saying:
(B)“You are worthy to take the scroll,
And to open its seals;
For You were slain,
And (C)have redeemed us to God (D)by Your blood
Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
Titus 3:8
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8 (A)This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.
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2 Timothy 2:11
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11 This is a faithful saying:
For (A)if we died with Him,
We shall also live with Him.
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