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2 Thessalonians 2:10
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2 Thessalonians 2:10
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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)
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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)
1 Corinthians 1:18
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1 Corinthians 1:18
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Christ the Power and Wisdom of God
18 For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.(A)
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1 Corinthians 1:18
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Christ Crucified Is God’s Power and Wisdom
18 For the message of the cross is foolishness(A) to those who are perishing,(B) but to us who are being saved(C) it is the power of God.(D)
Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.(A)
Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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- Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
2 Corinthians 4:2-3
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2 Corinthians 4:2-3
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2 We have renounced the shameful, underhanded ways; we refuse to practice cunning or to falsify God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we commend ourselves to the conscience of everyone in the sight of God.(A) 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.(B)
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2 Corinthians 4:2-3
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2 Corinthians 4:2-3
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2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways;(A) we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God.(B) On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience(C) in the sight of God. 3 And even if our gospel(D) is veiled,(E) it is veiled to those who are perishing.(F)
John 8:45-47
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John 8:45-47
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45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me.[a] 46 Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? 47 Whoever is from God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear them is that you are not from God.”(A)
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- 8.45 Or You do not believe even though I tell the truth
John 8:45-47
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John 8:45-47
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45 Yet because I tell the truth,(A) you do not believe me! 46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 Whoever belongs to God hears what God says.(B) The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
2 Peter 2:12
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2 Peter 2:12
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12 These people, however, are like irrational animals, mere creatures of instinct, born to be caught and killed. They slander what they do not understand, and as those creatures are destroyed,[a] they also will be destroyed,
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- 2.12 Gk in their destruction
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2 Peter 2:12
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12 But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish.(A)
1 Corinthians 16:22
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1 Corinthians 16:22
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22 Let anyone be accursed who has no love for the Lord. Our Lord, come
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- 16.22 Or Our Lord has come
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- 1 Corinthians 16:22 The Greek for Come, Lord reproduces an Aramaic expression (Marana tha) used by early Christians.
Romans 16:18
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Romans 16:18
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18 For such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites,[a] and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded.(A)
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- 16.18 Gk their own belly
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Romans 16:18
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18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ,(A) but their own appetites.(B) By smooth talk and flattery they deceive(C) the minds of naive people.
2 Corinthians 11:15
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2 Corinthians 11:15
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15 So it is not strange if his ministers also disguise themselves as ministers of righteousness. Their end will match their deeds.(A)
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15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.(A)
2 Corinthians 2:15
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2 Corinthians 2:15
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15 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing:(A)
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15 For we are to God the pleasing aroma(A) of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.(B)
Romans 10:1
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Romans 10:1
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10 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.
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10 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire(A) and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved.
Romans 2:7-8
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Romans 2:7-8
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7 to those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life, 8 while for those who are self-seeking and who obey not the truth but injustice, there will be wrath and fury.(A)
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Proverbs 8:17
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Proverbs 8:17
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17 I love those who love me,
and those who seek me diligently find me.(A)
Proverbs 8:17
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Proverbs 8:17
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