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They deliberately ignore this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water and by means of water,(A)

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But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word(A) the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.(B)

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By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.[a](A)

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  1. 11.3 Or was not made out of visible things

By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command,(A) so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

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for he has founded it on the seas
    and established it on the rivers.

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for he founded it on the seas
    and established it on the waters.(A)

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And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.(A)

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And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place,(A) and let dry ground(B) appear.” And it was so.(C)

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And God said, “Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”(A)

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And God said,(A) “Let there be a vault(B) between the waters(C) to separate water from water.”

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who spread out the earth on the waters,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;(A)

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who spread out the earth(A) upon the waters,(B)
His love endures forever.

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10 and every kind of wicked deception for those who are perishing because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(A) 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion, leading them to believe what is false,(B) 12 so that all who have not believed the truth but took pleasure in unrighteousness will be condemned.(C)

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10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing.(A) They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(B) 11 For this reason God sends them(C) a powerful delusion(D) so that they will believe the lie(E) 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.(F)

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28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to an unfit mind and to do things that should not be done.(A)

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28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over(A) to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.

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By the word of the Lord the heavens were made
    and all their host by the breath of his mouth.(A)

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By the word(A) of the Lord the heavens were made,(B)
    their starry host(C) by the breath of his mouth.

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19 And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.(A) 20 For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed.(B)

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19 This is the verdict: Light(A) has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.(B) 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.(C)

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17 He himself is before all things, and in[a] him all things hold together.

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  1. 1.17 Or by

17 He is before all things,(A) and in him all things hold together.

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16 Why should fools have a price in hand
    to buy wisdom when they have no mind to learn?

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16 Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
    when they are not able to understand it?(A)

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