Romans 5:17
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17 For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.
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1 Corinthians 15:21-22
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21 So you see, just as death came into the world through a man, now the resurrection from the dead has begun through another man. 22 Just as everyone dies because we all belong to Adam, everyone who belongs to Christ will be given new life.
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Romans 5:12
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Adam and Christ Contrasted
12 When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.
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1 Corinthians 15:49
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49 Just as we are now like the earthly man, we will someday be like[a] the heavenly man.
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- 15:49 Some manuscripts read let us be like.
John 10:10
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10 The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
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2 Timothy 2:12
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12 If we endure hardship,
we will reign with him.
If we deny him,
he will deny us.
Revelation 22:5
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5 And there will be no night there—no need for lamps or sun—for the Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign forever and ever.
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Genesis 3:6
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6 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.
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Revelation 20:6
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6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him a thousand years.
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Revelation 20:4
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4 Then I saw thrones, and the people sitting on them had been given the authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for proclaiming the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his statue, nor accepted his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They all came to life again, and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
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Revelation 3:21
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21 Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne.
1 Peter 2:9
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9 But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests,[a] a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
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- 2:9 Greek a royal priesthood.
Philippians 3:9
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9 and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ.[a] For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith.
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- 3:9 Or through the faithfulness of Christ.
Isaiah 61:10
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10 I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God!
For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation
and draped me in a robe of righteousness.
I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding
or a bride with her jewels.
Revelation 5:9-10
New Living Translation
9 And they sang a new song with these words:
“You are worthy to take the scroll
and break its seals and open it.
For you were slaughtered, and your blood has ransomed people for God
from every tribe and language and people and nation.
10 And you have caused them to become
a Kingdom of priests for our God.
And they will reign[a] on the earth.”
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- 5:10 Some manuscripts read they are reigning.
James 2:5
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5 Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?
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1 Timothy 1:14
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14 Oh, how generous and gracious our Lord was! He filled me with the faith and love that come from Christ Jesus.
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Revelation 1:6
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6 He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God his Father. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.
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Romans 6:23
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23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Matthew 25:34
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34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.
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1 Corinthians 4:8
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8 You think you already have everything you need. You think you are already rich. You have begun to reign in God’s kingdom without us! I wish you really were reigning already, for then we would be reigning with you.
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Romans 5:20
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20 God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.
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Genesis 3:19
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19 By the sweat of your brow
will you have food to eat
until you return to the ground
from which you were made.
For you were made from dust,
and to dust you will return.”
Romans 8:39
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39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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