17 And (A)the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.

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17 The world and its desires pass away,(A) but whoever does the will of God(B) lives forever.

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35 (A)Heaven and earth will pass away, but (B)my words will not pass away.

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35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(A)

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31 and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For (A)the present form of this world is passing away.

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31 those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.(A)

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(A)Do not be conformed to this world,[a] but be transformed by (B)the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may (C)discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.[b]

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  1. Romans 12:2 Greek age
  2. Romans 12:2 Or what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God

Do not conform(A) to the pattern of this world,(B) but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.(C) Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is(D)—his good, pleasing(E) and perfect will.

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(A)so as to live for (B)the rest of the time in the flesh (C)no longer for human passions but (D)for the will of God.

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As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires,(A) but rather for the will of God.

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36 For (A)you have need of endurance, so that (B)when you have done the will of God you may (C)receive what is promised.

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36 You need to persevere(A) so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.(B)

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35 (A)For whoever (B)does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.”

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35 Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”

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The Word of God Stands Forever

A voice says, “Cry!”
    And I said,[a] “What shall I cry?”
(A)All flesh is grass,
    and all its beauty[b] is like the flower of the field.
The grass withers, the flower fades
    when the breath of the Lord blows on it;
    surely the people are grass.
(B)The grass withers, the flower fades,
    but the word of our God will stand forever.

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  1. Isaiah 40:6 Revocalization based on Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint, Vulgate; Masoretic Text And someone says
  2. Isaiah 40:6 Or all its constancy

A voice says, “Cry out.”
    And I said, “What shall I cry?”

“All people are like grass,(A)
    and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.
The grass withers(B) and the flowers fall,
    because the breath(C) of the Lord blows(D) on them.
    Surely the people are grass.
The grass withers and the flowers(E) fall,
    but the word(F) of our God endures(G) forever.(H)

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24 for

(A)“All flesh is like grass
    and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
    and the flower falls,
25 (B)but the word of the Lord remains forever.”

And this word (C)is the good news that was preached to you.

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24 For,

“All people are like grass,
    and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
25     but the word of the Lord endures forever.”[a](A)

And this is the word that was preached to you.

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  1. 1 Peter 1:25 Isaiah 40:6-8 (see Septuagint)

28 (A)I give them eternal life, and (B)they will never perish, and (C)no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, (D)who has given them to me,[a] (E)is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of (F)the Father's hand. 30 (G)I and the Father are one.”

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  1. John 10:29 Some manuscripts What my Father has given to me

28 I give them eternal life,(A) and they shall never perish;(B) no one will snatch them out of my hand.(C) 29 My Father, who has given them to me,(D) is greater than all[a];(E) no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”(F)

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  1. John 10:29 Many early manuscripts What my Father has given me is greater than all

who by God's power are being guarded (A)through faith for a salvation (B)ready to be revealed in the last time.

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who through faith are shielded by God’s power(A) until the coming of the salvation(B) that is ready to be revealed(C) in the last time.

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For this is the will of God, (A)your sanctification:[a] (B)that you abstain from sexual immorality;

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 4:3 Or your holiness

It is God’s will(A) that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;(B)

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14 but (A)whoever drinks of the water that I will give him (B)will never be thirsty again.[a] The water that I will give him will become (C)in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

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  1. John 4:14 Greek forever

14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.(A) Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water(B) welling up to eternal life.”(C)

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