2 Corinthians 5:15
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15 And he died for all, so that those who live might live no longer for themselves but for the one who for their sake died and was raised.
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2 Corinthians 5:15
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15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves(A) but for him who died for them(B) and was raised again.
Romans 14:7-9
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7 For we do not live to ourselves, and we do not die to ourselves.(A) 8 If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. 9 For to this end Christ died and lived again, so that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.(B)
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Romans 14:7-9
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7 For none of us lives for ourselves alone,(A) and none of us dies for ourselves alone. 8 If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.(B) 9 For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life(C) so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.(D)
1 Peter 4:2-4
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2 so as to live for the rest of your time in the flesh no longer by human desires but by the will of God.(A) 3 You have already spent enough time in doing what the gentiles like to do, living in debauchery, passions, drunkenness, revels, carousing, and lawless idolatry.(B) 4 They are surprised that you no longer join them in the same excesses of dissipation, and so they blaspheme.[a](C)
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1 Peter 4:2-4
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2 As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires,(A) but rather for the will of God. 3 For you have spent enough time in the past(B) doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry.(C) 4 They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.(D)
1 Peter 1:14-15
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14 Like obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires that you formerly had in ignorance. 15 Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct,(A)
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1 Peter 1:14-15
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14 As obedient(A) children, do not conform(B) to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.(C) 15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;(D)
Colossians 3:1
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The New Life in Christ
3 So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.(A)
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Colossians 3:1
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Living as Those Made Alive in Christ
3 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ,(A) set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.(B)
Colossians 3:17
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17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.(A)
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Colossians 3:17
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17 And whatever you do,(A) whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks(B) to God the Father through him.
Galatians 2:19-20
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19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ,(A) 20 and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God,[a] who loved me and gave himself for me.(B)
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Galatians 2:19-20
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1 John 4:9
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9 God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.(A)
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1 John 4:9
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9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son(A) into the world that we might live through him.(B)
Titus 2:14
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14 He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.(A)
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1 Corinthians 6:19-20
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19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple[a] of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own?(A) 20 For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body.(B)
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1 Corinthians 6:19-20
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19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples(A) of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;(B) 20 you were bought at a price.(C) Therefore honor God with your bodies.(D)
Galatians 5:25
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25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.
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Galatians 5:25
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25 Since we live by the Spirit,(A) let us keep in step with the Spirit.
Philippians 1:20-21
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20 It is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be put to shame in any way but that by my speaking with all boldness Christ will be exalted now as always in my body, whether by life or by death.(A) 21 For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
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Philippians 1:20-21
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Romans 12:1
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12 I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, on the basis of God’s mercy, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable act of worship.(A)
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Romans 12:1
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A Living Sacrifice
12 Therefore, I urge you,(A) brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,(B) holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
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