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1 Peter 3:15
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1 Peter 3:15
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15 but in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you,(A)
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1 Peter 3:15
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1 Peter 3:15
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15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer(A) to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope(B) that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,
Colossians 4:6
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Colossians 4:6
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6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone.(A)
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Colossians 4:6
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Colossians 4:6
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6 Let your conversation be always full of grace,(A) seasoned with salt,(B) so that you may know how to answer everyone.(C)
2 Timothy 2:25-26
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2 Timothy 2:25-26
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25 correcting opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant that they will repent and come to know the truth(A) 26 and that they may escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.[a]
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- 2.26 Or by him, to do his (that is, God’s) will
2 Timothy 2:25-26
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2 Timothy 2:25-26
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25 Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,(A) 26 and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil,(B) who has taken them captive to do his will.
Luke 21:14-15
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Luke 21:14-15
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14 So make up your minds not to prepare your defense in advance,(A) 15 for I will give you words[a] and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict.(B)
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- 21.15 Gk a mouth
Luke 21:14-15
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Luke 21:14-15
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14 But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.(A) 15 For I will give you(B) words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
1 Peter 3:2
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1 Peter 3:2
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2 when they see the purity and respect of your conduct.
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1 Peter 3:2
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2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.
Matthew 10:18-20
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Matthew 10:18-20
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18 and you will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and the gentiles.(A) 19 When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you at that time, 20 for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.(B)
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Matthew 10:18-20
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Matthew 10:18-20
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18 On my account you will be brought before governors and kings(A) as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. 19 But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it.(B) At that time you will be given what to say, 20 for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father(C) speaking through you.
1 Samuel 12:7
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1 Samuel 12:7
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7 Now, therefore, take your stand so that I may enter into judgment with you before the Lord, and I will declare to you[a] all the righteous acts of the Lord that he performed for you and for your ancestors.(A)
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- 12.7 Gk: Heb lacks and I will declare to you
1 Samuel 12:7
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1 Samuel 12:7
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7 Now then, stand(A) here, because I am going to confront(B) you with evidence before the Lord as to all the righteous acts(C) performed by the Lord for you and your ancestors.
Titus 1:2
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Titus 1:2
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2 in the hope of eternal life that God, who never lies, promised before the ages began(A)—
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Titus 1:2
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Titus 1:2
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2 in the hope of eternal life,(A) which God, who does not lie,(B) promised before the beginning of time,(C)
Colossians 1:27
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Colossians 1:27
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27 To them God chose to make known how great among the gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.(A)
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Colossians 1:27
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27 To them God has chosen to make known(A) among the Gentiles the glorious riches(B) of this mystery, which is Christ in you,(C) the hope of glory.
Hebrews 6:1
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Hebrews 6:1
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Hebrews 6:1
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Hebrews 6:1
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6 Therefore let us move beyond(A) the elementary teachings(B) about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death,[a](C) and of faith in God,
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- Hebrews 6:1 Or from useless rituals
Psalm 119:46
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Psalm 119:46
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46 I will also speak of your decrees before kings
and shall not be put to shame;(A)
Psalm 119:46
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Psalm 119:46
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Colossians 1:5
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Colossians 1:5
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5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. You have heard of this hope before in the word of the truth, the gospel(A)
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Colossians 1:5
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Colossians 1:5
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5 the faith and love that spring from the hope(A) stored up for you in heaven(B) and about which you have already heard in the true message(C) of the gospel
Hebrews 6:18-19
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Hebrews 6:18-19
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18 so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God would prove false, we who have taken refuge might be strongly encouraged to seize the hope set before us.(A) 19 We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain,(B)
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Hebrews 6:18-19
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Hebrews 6:18-19
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18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie,(A) we who have fled to take hold of the hope(B) set before us may be greatly encouraged. 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,(C)
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