1 Timothy 1:16
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16 However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.
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1 Timothy 1:13
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13 although (A)I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an [a]insolent man; but I obtained mercy because (B)I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
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- 1 Timothy 1:13 violently arrogant
Luke 7:47
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47 (A)Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”
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1 John 5:11-12
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11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 (A)He who has the Son has [a]life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
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- 1 John 5:12 Or the life
2 Peter 3:15
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15 and consider that (A)the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you,
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2 Peter 3:9
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9 (A)The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but (B)is longsuffering toward [a]us, (C)not willing that any should perish but (D)that all should come to repentance.
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- 2 Peter 3:9 NU you
Ephesians 2:7
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7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in (A)His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
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John 20:31
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31 (A)but these are written that (B)you may believe that Jesus (C)is the Christ, the Son of God, (D)and that believing you may have life in His name.
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John 6:40
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40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, (A)that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
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John 3:15-16
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Isaiah 43:25
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25 “I, even I, am He who (A)blots out your transgressions (B)for My own sake;
(C)And I will not remember your sins.
1 Peter 3:20
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20 who formerly were disobedient, [a]when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.
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- 1 Peter 3:20 NU, M when the longsuffering of God waited patiently
Acts 13:39
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39 and (A)by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
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John 6:54
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54 (A)Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
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John 3:36
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36 (A)He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the (B)wrath of God abides on him.”
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Isaiah 55:7
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7 (A)Let the [a]wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man (B)his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
(C)And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
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- Isaiah 55:7 Lit. man of iniquity
Isaiah 1:18
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18 “Come now, and let us (A)reason together,”
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
(B)They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool.
Psalm 25:11
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11 (A)For Your name’s sake, O Lord,
Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
2 Chronicles 33:9-13
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9 So Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel.
Manasseh Restored After Repentance
10 And the Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they would not [a]listen. 11 (A)Therefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with [b]hooks, (B)bound him with [c]bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon. 12 Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and (C)humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 13 and prayed to Him; and He (D)received his entreaty, heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh (E)knew that the Lord was God.
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- 2 Chronicles 33:10 obey
- 2 Chronicles 33:11 Nose hooks, 2 Kin. 19:28
- 2 Chronicles 33:11 chains
Hebrews 7:25
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25 Therefore He is also (A)able to save [a]to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives (B)to make intercession for them.
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- Hebrews 7:25 completely or forever
2 Thessalonians 1:10
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10 when He comes, in that Day, (A)to be (B)glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who [a]believe, because our testimony among you was believed.
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- 2 Thessalonians 1:10 NU, M have believed
Ephesians 1:12
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12 (A)that we (B)who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
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Ephesians 1:6
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6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, (A)by which He [a]made us accepted in (B)the Beloved.
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- Ephesians 1:6 Lit. bestowed grace (favor) upon us
2 Corinthians 4:1
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The Light of Christ’s Gospel
4 Therefore, since we have this ministry, (A)as we have received mercy, we (B)do not lose heart.
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Romans 15:4
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4 For (A)whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the [a]patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.
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- Romans 15:4 perseverance
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