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Good Stewards of God’s Grace

Since, therefore, Christ suffered in the flesh,[a] arm yourselves also with the same intention (for whoever has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin),(A)

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  1. 4.1 Other ancient authorities add for us or for you

Living for God

Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body,(A) arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin.(B)

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24 And those who belong to Christ[a] have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.(A)

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  1. 5.24 Other ancient authorities read Christ Jesus

24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh(A) with its passions and desires.(B)

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18 For Christ also suffered[a] for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you[b] to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,(A)

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  1. 3.18 Other ancient authorities read died
  2. 3.18 Other ancient authorities read us

18 For Christ also suffered once(A) for sins,(B) the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.(C) He was put to death in the body(D) but made alive in the Spirit.(E)

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for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.(A) When Christ who is your[a] life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.(B)

Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).(C)

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  1. 3.4 Other authorities read our

For you died,(A) and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your[a] life,(B) appears,(C) then you also will appear with him in glory.(D)

Put to death,(E) therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:(F) sexual immorality,(G) impurity, lust, evil desires and greed,(H) which is idolatry.(I)

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  1. Colossians 3:4 Some manuscripts our

11 So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.(A)

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11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin(A) but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

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20 and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God,[a] who loved me and gave himself for me.(A)

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  1. 2.20 Or by faith in the Son of God

20 I have been crucified with Christ(A) and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.(B) The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God,(C) who loved me(D) and gave himself for me.(E)

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For whoever has died is freed[a] from sin.

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  1. 6.7 Or justified

because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.(A)

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13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on the evil day and, having prevailed against everything, to stand firm.(A)

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13 Therefore put on the full armor of God,(A) so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

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16 Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
    remove your evil deeds
    from before my eyes;
cease to do evil;(A)

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16 Wash(A) and make yourselves clean.
    Take your evil deeds out of my sight;(B)
    stop doing wrong.(C)

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12 the night is far gone; the day is near. Let us then throw off[a] the works of darkness and put on the armor of light;(A) 13 let us walk decently as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in illicit sex and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy.(B) 14 Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.(C)

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  1. 13.12 Other ancient authorities read lay aside

12 The night is nearly over; the day is almost here.(A) So let us put aside the deeds of darkness(B) and put on the armor(C) of light. 13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness,(D) not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.(E) 14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ,(F) and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.[a](G)

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  1. Romans 13:14 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.

Let the same mind be in you that was[a] in Christ Jesus,(A)

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  1. 2.5 Or that you have

In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:(A)

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By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it?(A)

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By no means! We are those who have died to sin;(A) how can we live in it any longer?

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Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners,[a] so that you may not grow weary in your souls or lose heart.(A)

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  1. 12.3 Other ancient authorities read such hostility from sinners against themselves

Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary(A) and lose heart.

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