15 (A)This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that (B)Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

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17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, (A)“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, [a]to repentance.”

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  1. Mark 2:17 NU omits to repentance

16 (A)For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten (B)Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 (C)For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

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47 And if anyone hears My words and does not [a]believe, (A)I do not judge him; for (B)I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.

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  1. John 12:47 NU keep them

10 (A)for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

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12 But (A)as many as received Him, to them He gave the [a]right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

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  1. John 1:12 authority

32 (A)I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

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(A)In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten (B)Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, (C)not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son (D)to be the propitiation for our sins.

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And you know (A)that He was manifested (B)to take away our sins, and (C)in Him there is no sin.

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This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance.

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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. 1 Timothy 1:13 violently arrogant

But (A)God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified (B)by His blood, we shall be saved (C)from wrath through Him. 10 For (D)if when we were enemies (E)we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved (F)by His life.

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13 But go and learn what this means: (A)‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, (B)but sinners, [a]to repentance.”

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  1. Matthew 9:13 NU omits to repentance

21 (A)And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name [a]Jesus, (B)for He will save His people from their sins.”

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  1. Matthew 1:21 Lit. Savior

(A)He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, (B)that He might destroy the works of the devil.

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Purpose of the Mystery

To me, (A)who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles (B)the unsearchable riches of Christ,

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For I am (A)the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because (B)I persecuted the church of God.

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The Time Is Near

Then he said to me, (A)“These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the [a]holy prophets (B)sent His angel to show His servants the things which must (C)shortly take place.

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  1. Revelation 22:6 NU, M spirits of the prophets

And (A)they sang a new song, saying:

(B)“You are worthy to take the scroll,
And to open its seals;
For You were slain,
And (C)have redeemed us to God (D)by Your blood
Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,

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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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  1. Hebrews 7:25 completely or forever

(A)This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

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Qualifications of Overseers

This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a [a]bishop, he desires a good work.

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:1 Lit. overseer

26 To you (A)first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, (B)in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.”

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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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