Titus 3:5
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5 he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.[a]
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- 3:5 Greek He saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 2:8-9
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8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
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1 Corinthians 6:11
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11 Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
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2 Timothy 1:9
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9 For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus.
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1 Peter 3:21
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21 And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from[a] a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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- 3:21 Or as an appeal to God for.
1 Peter 1:3
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The Hope of Eternal Life
3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation,
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Romans 12:2
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2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
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Psalm 51:10
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10 Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a loyal spirit within me.
Ephesians 5:26
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26 to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.[a]
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- 5:26 Greek washed by water with the word.
Ephesians 2:4
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4 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much,
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Hebrews 4:16
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16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.
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John 3:3-5
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3 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again,[a] you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”
4 “What do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus. “How can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?”
5 Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.[b]
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Colossians 3:10
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10 Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.
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Romans 3:28
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28 So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law.
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Ephesians 4:23
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23 Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.
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Ephesians 1:6-7
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6 So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.[a] 7 He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.
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- 1:6 Greek to us in the beloved.
Galatians 3:16-21
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16 God gave the promises to Abraham and his child.[a] And notice that the Scripture doesn’t say “to his children,[b]” as if it meant many descendants. Rather, it says “to his child”—and that, of course, means Christ. 17 This is what I am trying to say: The agreement God made with Abraham could not be canceled 430 years later when God gave the law to Moses. God would be breaking his promise. 18 For if the inheritance could be received by keeping the law, then it would not be the result of accepting God’s promise. But God graciously gave it to Abraham as a promise.
19 Why, then, was the law given? It was given alongside the promise to show people their sins. But the law was designed to last only until the coming of the child who was promised. God gave his law through angels to Moses, who was the mediator between God and the people. 20 Now a mediator is helpful if more than one party must reach an agreement. But God, who is one, did not use a mediator when he gave his promise to Abraham.
21 Is there a conflict, then, between God’s law and God’s promises?[c] Absolutely not! If the law could give us new life, we could be made right with God by obeying it.
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Galatians 2:16
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16 Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.”[a]
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- 2:16 Some translators hold that the quotation extends through verse 14; others through verse 16; and still others through verse 21.
Luke 1:78
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78 Because of God’s tender mercy,
the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,[a]
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- 1:78 Or the Morning Light from Heaven is about to visit us.
Luke 1:54
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54 He has helped his servant Israel
and remembered to be merciful.
Psalm 143:2
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2 Don’t put your servant on trial,
for no one is innocent before you.
Psalm 86:15
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15 But you, O Lord,
are a God of compassion and mercy,
slow to get angry
and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.
Job 25:4
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4 How can a mortal be innocent before God?
Can anyone born of a woman be pure?
1 Peter 2:10
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10 “Once you had no identity as a people;
now you are God’s people.
Once you received no mercy;
now you have received God’s mercy.”[a]
Romans 11:6
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6 And since it is through God’s kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God’s grace would not be what it really is—free and undeserved.
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