1 Peter 1:20
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20 God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but now in these last days he has been revealed for your sake.
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1 Peter 1:20
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20 He was chosen before the creation of the world,(A) but was revealed in these last times(B) for your sake.
2 Timothy 1:9-10
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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. 10 And now he has made all of this plain to us by the appearing of Christ Jesus, our Savior. He broke the power of death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the Good News.
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2 Timothy 1:9-10
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9 He has saved(A) us and called(B) us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done(C) but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, 10 but it has now been revealed(D) through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus,(E) who has destroyed death(F) and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
Ephesians 1:4
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4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
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Ephesians 1:4
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4 For he chose us(A) in him before the creation of the world(B) to be holy and blameless(C) in his sight. In love(D)
Hebrews 9:26
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26 If that had been necessary, Christ would have had to die again and again, ever since the world began. But now, once for all time, he has appeared at the end of the age[a] to remove sin by his own death as a sacrifice.
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- 9:26 Greek the ages.
Hebrews 9:26
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26 Otherwise Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world.(A) But he has appeared(B) once for all(C) at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself.(D)
Revelation 13:8
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8 And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered before the world was made.[a]
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- 13:8 Or not written in the Book of Life before the world was made—the Book that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered.
Revelation 13:8
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8 All inhabitants of the earth(A) will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life,(B) the Lamb(C) who was slain from the creation of the world.[a](D)
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- Revelation 13:8 Or written from the creation of the world in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was slain
Titus 1:2-3
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2 This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began. 3 And now at just the right time he has revealed this message, which we announce to everyone. It is by the command of God our Savior that I have been entrusted with this work for him.
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Titus 1:2-3
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Hebrews 1:2
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2 And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he created the universe.
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Colossians 1:26
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26 This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to God’s people.
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Colossians 1:26
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26 the mystery(A) that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people.
Ephesians 3:11
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11 This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Ephesians 3:11
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11 according to his eternal purpose(A) that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 John 4:9-10
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9 God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. 10 This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.
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1 John 4:9-10
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9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son(A) into the world that we might live through him.(B) 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us(C) and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.(D)
1 John 1:2
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2 This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us.
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1 John 1:2
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2 The life appeared;(A) we have seen it and testify to it,(B) and we proclaim to you the eternal life,(C) which was with the Father and has appeared to us.
Ephesians 3:9
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9 I was chosen to explain to everyone[a] this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning.
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- 3:9 Some manuscripts do not include to everyone.
Ephesians 3:9
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9 and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery,(A) which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
Ephesians 1:10
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10 And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth.
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Ephesians 1:10
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10 to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment(A)—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.(B)
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