John 5:24
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24 Very truly, I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and does not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.(A)
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John 3:36
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36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not see life but must endure God’s wrath.(A)
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John 3:18
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18 Those who believe in him are not condemned, but those who do not believe are condemned already because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God.(A)
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1 John 5:11-13
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11 And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.(A)
Epilogue
13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.[a](B)
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- 5.13 Other ancient authorities add and that you may believe in the name of the Son of God
Romans 8:1
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Life in the Spirit
8 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.(A)
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John 6:40
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40 This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day.”(A)
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John 3:16
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16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.(A)
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John 11:26
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26 and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
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1 John 3:14
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14 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love the brothers and sisters. Whoever does not love abides in death.(A)
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John 20:31
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31 But these are written so that you may continue[a] to believe that Jesus is the Messiah,[b] the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.(A)
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John 10:27-30
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27 My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.(A) 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.(B) 29 My Father, in regard to what he has given me, is greater than all,[a] and no one can snatch them out of the Father’s hand.(C) 30 The Father and I are one.”
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- 10.29 Other ancient authorities read What my Father has given me is greater than all else or My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all
John 8:51
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51 Very truly, I tell you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.”(A)
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John 6:47
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47 Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life.(A)
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Romans 10:11-13
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11 The scripture says, “No one who believes[a] in him will be put to shame.”(A) 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him.(B) 13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”(C)
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- 10.11 Or trusts
1 Thessalonians 5:9
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9 For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,(A)
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Romans 8:16-17
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16 it is that very Spirit bearing witness[a] with our spirit that we are children of God,(A) 17 and if children, then heirs: heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if we in fact suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.(B)
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- 8.16 Or
. . . a spirit of adoption, by which we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit itself bears witness
John 12:44
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Summary of Jesus’s Teaching
44 Then Jesus cried aloud: “Whoever believes in me believes not in me but in him who sent me.(A)
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1 John 5:1
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Faith Conquers the World
5 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ[a] has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child.(A)
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- 5.1 Or the Messiah
1 Peter 1:5
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5 who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.(A)
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Romans 8:33-34
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33 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.(A) 34 Who is to condemn? It is Christ[a] who died, or rather, who was raised, who is also at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.(B)
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- 8.34 Other ancient authorities read Christ Jesus
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
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Chosen for Salvation
13 But we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits[a] for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.(A) 14 For this purpose he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.(B)
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- 2.13 Other ancient authorities read from the beginning
Romans 8:28-30
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28 We know that all things work together[a] for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.(A) 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn within a large family.[b](B) 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.(C)
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Mark 16:16
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16 The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be condemned.
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1 Peter 1:21
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21 Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your trust and hope are in God.
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