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 they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.

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30 Also (A)from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking [a]perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves.

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  1. Acts 20:30 misleading

19 For (A)there must also be factions among you, (B)that those who are approved may be [a]recognized among you.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 11:19 Lit. manifest, evident

19 These are [a]sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit.

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  1. Jude 1:19 soulish or worldly

13 But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of [a]temptation fall away.

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  1. Luke 8:13 testing

24 For (A)false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, (B)if possible, even the elect.

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20 But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately (A)receives it with joy; 21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when (B)tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately (C)he stumbles.

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24 Since we have heard that (A)some who went out from us have troubled you with words, (B)unsettling your souls, [a]saying, “You must be circumcised and keep the law”—to whom we gave no such commandment—

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  1. Acts 15:24 NU omits saying, “You must be circumcised and keep the law”

22 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and (A)wonders to deceive, if possible, even the [a]elect.

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  1. Mark 13:22 chosen ones

13 [a]‘Corrupt men have gone out from among you and enticed the inhabitants of their city, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” ’—which you have not known—

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  1. Deuteronomy 13:13 Lit. Sons of Belial

20 For if, after they (A)have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are (B)again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning. 21 For (C)it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.

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Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away.

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Yet the righteous will hold to his (A)way,
And he who has (B)clean hands will be stronger and stronger.

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28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29 (A)My Father, (B)who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 30 (C)I and My Father are one.”

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37 (A)All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and (B)the one who comes to Me I will [a]by no means cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, (C)not to do My own will, (D)but the will of Him who sent Me. 39 This is the will of the Father who sent Me, (E)that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.

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  1. John 6:37 certainly not

38 They shall be (A)My people, and I will be their God; 39 then I will (B)give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them. 40 And (C)I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but (D)I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me.

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

(F)Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

A Heavenly Inheritance

(G)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who (H)according to His abundant mercy (I)has begotten us again to a living hope (J)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance [a]incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, (K)reserved in heaven for you, (L)who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

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  1. 1 Peter 1:4 imperishable

39 But we are not of those (A)who draw back to [a]perdition, but of those who (B)believe to the saving of the soul.

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  1. Hebrews 10:39 destruction

19 Nevertheless (A)the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord (B)knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of [a]Christ depart from iniquity.”

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  1. 2 Timothy 2:19 NU, M the Lord

10 Therefore (A)I endure all things for the sake of the [a]elect, (B)that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

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  1. 2 Timothy 2:10 chosen ones

(A)Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace. And (B)if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. [a]But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.

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  1. Romans 11:6 NU omits the rest of v. 6.

Israel’s Rejection and God’s Purpose(A)

(B)But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For (C)they are not all Israel who are of Israel,

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14 but (A)whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him (B)will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

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16 These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17 and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they stumble.

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The Lord the Strength of His People

A Song of Ascents.

125 Those who trust in the Lord
Are like Mount Zion,
Which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So the Lord surrounds His people
From this time forth and forever.

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