John 6:44
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44 No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me, and I will raise that person up on the last day.(A)
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John 6:65
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65 And he said, “For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted by the Father.”(A)
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John 6:39-40
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39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me but raise it up on the last day.(A) 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.”(B)
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Matthew 11:25-27
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Jesus Thanks His Father
25 At that time Jesus said, “I thank[a] you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants;(A) 26 yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.[b] 27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.(B)
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Ephesians 2:4-10
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4 but God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us(A) 5 even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ[a]—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places[b] in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the ages to come he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— 9 not the result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we may walk in them.(B)
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John 12:32
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32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people[a] to myself.”(A)
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- 12.32 Other ancient authorities read all things
John 6:45
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45 It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me.(A)
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Matthew 16:17
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17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but my Father in heaven.(A)
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Jeremiah 31:3
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3 the Lord appeared to him[a] from far away.[b]
I have loved you with an everlasting love;
therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.(A)
Titus 3:3-5
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3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, despicable, hating one another.(A) 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,(B) 5 he saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy, through the water[a] of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.(C)
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- 3.5 Gk washing
Hosea 11:4
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4 I led them with cords of human kindness,
with bands of love.
I was to them like those
who lift infants to their cheeks.[a]
I bent down to them and fed them.(A)
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- 11.4 Or who ease the yoke on their jaws
Colossians 2:12
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12 when you were buried with him in baptism, you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.(A)
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Philippians 1:29
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29 For he has graciously granted you the privilege not only of believing in Christ but of suffering for him as well,(A)
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John 3:3-7
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3 Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.”[a](A) 4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?” 5 Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.(B) 6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You[b] must be born from above.’[c]
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John 8:43
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43 Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot accept my word.
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John 5:44
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44 How can you believe when you accept glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the one who alone is God?[a](A)
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- 5.44 Other manuscripts read the Only One
Isaiah 44:18-20
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18 They do not know, nor do they comprehend, for their eyes are shut, so that they cannot see, and their minds as well, so that they cannot understand.(A) 19 No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, “Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and have eaten. Now shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?”(B) 20 He feeds on ashes; a deluded mind has led him astray, and he cannot save himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a fraud?”(C)
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John 12:37-40
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37 Although he had performed so many signs in their presence, they did not believe in him. 38 This was to fulfill the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
“Lord, who has believed our message,
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”(A)
39 And so they could not believe, because Isaiah also said,
40 “He has blinded their eyes
and hardened their heart,
so that they might not look with their eyes
and understand with their heart and turn—
and I would heal them.”(B)
Romans 8:7-8
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7 For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law—indeed, it cannot,(A) 8 and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
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Jeremiah 13:23
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23 Can Cushites change their skin
or leopards their spots?
Then also you can do good,
who are accustomed to do evil.(A)
Matthew 12:34
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34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.(A)
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