19 (A)They went out from us, but they were not of us; for (B)if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, (C)that it might become plain that they all are not of us.

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30 and (A)from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.

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19 for (A)there must be factions among you in order (B)that those who are genuine among you may be recognized.

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19 It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, (A)devoid of the Spirit.

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13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it (A)with joy. But these have no root; they (B)believe for a while, and in time of testing (C)fall away.

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24 For (A)false christs and (B)false prophets will arise and (C)perform great signs and wonders, (D)so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

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20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately (A)receives it with joy, 21 yet he has no root in himself, but (B)endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately (C)he falls away.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:21 Or stumbles

24 Since we have heard that (A)some persons have gone out from us and (B)troubled you[a] with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions,

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  1. Acts 15:24 Some manuscripts some persons from us have troubled you

22 (A)For false christs and false prophets will arise and (B)perform signs and wonders, (C)to lead astray, if possible, (D)the elect.

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13 that certain (A)worthless fellows have gone out among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which you have not known,

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20 For if, (A)after they have escaped the defilements of the world (B)through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, (C)the last state has become worse for them than the first. 21 For (D)it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from (E)the holy commandment delivered to them.

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Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil. And (A)when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, (B)it withered away.

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Yet the righteous holds to his way,
    and he who has (A)clean hands grows stronger and stronger.

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28 (A)I give them eternal life, and (B)they will never perish, and (C)no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, (D)who has given them to me,[a] (E)is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of (F)the Father's hand. 30 (G)I and the Father are one.”

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  1. John 10:29 Some manuscripts What my Father has given to me

37 (A)All that (B)the Father gives me will come to me, and (C)whoever comes to me I will never cast out. 38 For (D)I have come down from heaven, not to do (E)my own will but (F)the will of him (G)who sent me. 39 And (H)this is the will of him who sent me, (I)that I should lose nothing of (J)all that he has given me, but (K)raise it up on the last day.

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38 (A)And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. 39 (B)I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, (C)for their own good and the good of their children after them. 40 (D)I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. (E)And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me.

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according to (A)the foreknowledge of God the Father, (B)in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and (C)for sprinkling with his blood:

May (D)grace and (E)peace be multiplied to you.

Born Again to a Living Hope

(F)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! (G)According to his great mercy, (H)he has caused us to be born again to a living hope (I)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to (J)an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and (K)unfading, (L)kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are being guarded (M)through faith for a salvation (N)ready to be revealed in the last time.

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39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.

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19 But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: (A)“The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone (B)who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”

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10 Therefore (A)I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain (B)the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with (C)eternal glory.

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So too at the present time there is (A)a remnant, chosen by grace. (B)But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

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But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel,

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14 but (A)whoever drinks of the water that I will give him (B)will never be thirsty again.[a] The water that I will give him will become (C)in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 4:14 Greek forever

16 And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it (A)with joy. 17 And they have no root in themselves, but (B)endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately (C)they fall away.[a]

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  1. Mark 4:17 Or stumble

The Lord Surrounds His People

A Song of (A)Ascents.

125 Those who (B)trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
    which (C)cannot be moved, but abides forever.
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
    so (D)the Lord surrounds his people,
    from this time forth and forevermore.

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