1 Timothy 1:13
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13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, (A)persecutor, and insolent opponent. But (B)I received mercy (C)because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,
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1 Timothy 1:13
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13 Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor(A) and a violent man, I was shown mercy(B) because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.(C)
Acts 8:3
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3 But (A)Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he (B)dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.
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Acts 8:3
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3 But Saul(A) began to destroy the church.(B) Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
Hebrews 6:4-8
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4 For it is impossible, in the case of those (A)who have once been enlightened, who have tasted (B)the heavenly gift, and (C)have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and (D)have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and (E)then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since (F)they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt. 7 For (G)land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. 8 But (H)if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, (I)and its end is to be burned.
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Hebrews 6:4-8
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4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened,(A) who have tasted the heavenly gift,(B) who have shared in the Holy Spirit,(C) 5 who have tasted the goodness(D) of the word of God(E) and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallen[a] away, to be brought back to repentance.(F) To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God(G) all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. 7 Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. 8 But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed.(H) In the end it will be burned.
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- Hebrews 6:6 Or age, 6 if they fall
Acts 9:13
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13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, (A)how much evil he has done to (B)your (C)saints at Jerusalem.
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Acts 9:13
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13 “Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people(A) in Jerusalem.(B)
2 Peter 2:21-22
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21 For (A)it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from (B)the holy commandment delivered to them. 22 What the true proverb says has happened to them: “The (C)dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire.”
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2 Peter 2:21-22
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21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them.(A) 22 Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,”[a](B) and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.”
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- 2 Peter 2:22 Prov. 26:11
1 Peter 2:10
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10 (A)Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
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1 Peter 2:10
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10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;(A) once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Hebrews 10:26-29
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26 For (A)if we go on sinning deliberately (B)after receiving the knowledge of the truth, (C)there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 (D)but a fearful expectation of judgment, and (E)a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. 28 (F)Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy (G)on the evidence of two or three witnesses. 29 How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one (H)who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned (I)the blood of the covenant (J)by which he was sanctified, and has (K)outraged the Spirit of grace?
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Hebrews 10:26-29
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26 If we deliberately keep on sinning(A) after we have received the knowledge of the truth,(B) no sacrifice for sins is left, 27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire(C) that will consume the enemies of God. 28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.(D) 29 How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God(E) underfoot,(F) who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant(G) that sanctified them,(H) and who has insulted the Spirit(I) of grace?(J)
Hebrews 4:16
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16 (A)Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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Hebrews 4:16
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16 Let us then approach(A) God’s throne of grace with confidence,(B) so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Acts 3:17
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17 “And now, brothers, I know that (A)you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
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Acts 3:17
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John 9:39-41
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39 Jesus said, (A)“For judgment I came into this world, (B)that those who do not see may see, and (C)those who see may become blind.” 40 Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, (D)“Are we also blind?” 41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, (E)you would have no guilt;[a] but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains.
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- John 9:41 Greek you would not have sin
John 9:39-41
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39 Jesus said,[a] “For judgment(A) I have come into this world,(B) so that the blind will see(C) and those who see will become blind.”(D)
40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?”(E)
41 Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.(F)
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- John 9:39 Some early manuscripts do not have Then the man said … 39 Jesus said.
1 Timothy 1:16
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16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.
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1 Timothy 1:16
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16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy(A) so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience(B) as an example for those who would believe(C) in him and receive eternal life.(D)
Philippians 3:6
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6 (A)as to zeal, (B)a persecutor of the church; (C)as to righteousness under the law,[a] blameless.
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- Philippians 3:6 Greek in the law
Philippians 3:6
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Galatians 1:13
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13 For you have heard of (A)my former life in Judaism, how (B)I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it.
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Galatians 1:13
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13 For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism,(A) how intensely I persecuted the church of God(B) and tried to destroy it.(C)
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