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12 They were told that their messages were not for themselves, but for you. And now this Good News has been announced to you by those who preached in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.

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12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you,(A) when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you(B) by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven.(C) Even angels long to look into these things.

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26 “But I will send you the Advocate[a]—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:26 Or Comforter, or Encourager, or Counselor. Greek reads Paraclete.

The Work of the Holy Spirit

26 “When the Advocate(A) comes, whom I will send to you from the Father(B)—the Spirit of truth(C) who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me.(D)

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39 All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. 40 For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us.

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39 These were all commended(A) for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised,(B) 40 since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us(C) would they be made perfect.(D)

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10 God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.

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10 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God(A) should be made known(B) to the rulers and authorities(C) in the heavenly realms,(D)

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15 And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.

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15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.(A)

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25     But the word of the Lord remains forever.”[a]

And that word is the Good News that was preached to you.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:24-25 Isa 40:6-8.

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)

For this good news—that God has prepared this rest—has been announced to us just as it was to them. But it did them no good because they didn’t share the faith of those who listened to God.[a]

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  1. 4:2 Some manuscripts read they didn’t combine what they heard with faith.

For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed.[a](A)

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  1. Hebrews 4:2 Some manuscripts because those who heard did not combine it with faith

10 But[a] it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets.

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  1. 2:10 Some manuscripts read For.

10 these are the things God has revealed(A) to us by his Spirit.(B)

The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

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But he said, “Go now, Daniel, for what I have said is kept secret and sealed until the time of the end.

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He replied, “Go your way, Daniel, because the words are rolled up and sealed(A) until the time of the end.(B)

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11 Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne and of the living beings and the elders.

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11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand.(A) They encircled the throne and the living creatures(B) and the elders.(C)

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And God confirmed the message by giving signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit whenever he chose.

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God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles,(A) and by gifts of the Holy Spirit(B) distributed according to his will.(C)

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For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance[a] that what we said was true. And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you. So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:5 Or with the power of the Holy Spirit, so you can have full assurance.

because our gospel(A) came to you not simply with words but also with power,(B) with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. You know(C) how we lived among you for your sake. You became imitators of us(D) and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering(E) with the joy(F) given by the Holy Spirit.(G)

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16 to reveal his Son to me[a] so that I would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles.

When this happened, I did not rush out to consult with any human being.[b]

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  1. 1:16a Or in me.
  2. 1:16b Greek with flesh and blood.

16 to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles,(A) my immediate response was not to consult any human being.(B)

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