2 Thessalonians 2:10
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10 and with all wicked deception for (A)those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
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1 Corinthians 1:18
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Christ the Wisdom and Power of God
18 For the word of the cross is (A)folly to (B)those who are perishing, but to us (C)who are being saved it is (D)the power of God.
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Proverbs 1:7
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7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
2 Corinthians 4:2-3
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2 But we have renounced (A)disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice[a] cunning or (B)to tamper with God's word, but (C)by the open statement of the truth (D)we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God. 3 And even (E)if our gospel is veiled, (F)it is veiled to (G)those who are perishing.
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- 2 Corinthians 4:2 Greek to walk in
John 8:45-47
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45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. 46 Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? 47 (A)Whoever is of God hears the words of God. (B)The reason why you do not hear them is that (C)you are not of God.”
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2 Peter 2:12
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12 (A)But these, like irrational animals, (B)creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction,
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1 Corinthians 16:22
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22 If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be (A)accursed. Our Lord, come![a]
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- 1 Corinthians 16:22 Greek Maranatha (a transliteration of Aramaic)
Romans 16:18
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18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but (A)their own appetites,[a] and (B)by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
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- Romans 16:18 Greek their own belly
2 Corinthians 11:15
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15 So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as (A)servants of righteousness. (B)Their end will correspond to their deeds.
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2 Corinthians 2:15
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15 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among (A)those who are being saved and among (B)those who are perishing,
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Romans 10:1
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10 Brothers,[a] my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.
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- Romans 10:1 Or Brothers and sisters
Romans 2:7-8
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7 to those who (A)by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; 8 but for those who are self-seeking[a] and (B)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.
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- Romans 2:8 Or contentious
Proverbs 8:17
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1 Timothy 2:4
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4 who desires (A)all people to be saved and (B)to come to (C)the knowledge of the truth.
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Ephesians 4:14
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14 so that we may no longer be children, (A)tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in (B)deceitful schemes.
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2 Corinthians 2:17
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17 For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.
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Romans 6:17
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17 But (A)thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the (B)standard of teaching to which you were committed,
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John 5:34
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34 Not that (A)the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved.
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John 3:17
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17 For (A)God did not send his Son into the world (B)to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
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Proverbs 4:5-6
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5 (A)Get wisdom; get (B)insight;
do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
6 Do not forsake her, and she will keep you;
(C)love her, and she will guard you.
Proverbs 2:1-6
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The Value of Wisdom
2 (A)My son, (B)if you receive my words
and treasure up my commandments with you,
2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;
3 yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice (C)for understanding,
4 if you seek it like (D)silver
and search for it as for (E)hidden treasures,
5 then (F)you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For (G)the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
2 Peter 2:18
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18 For, (A)speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely (B)escaping from those who live in error.
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James 1:16-18
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16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 (A)Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from (B)the Father of lights, (C)with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.[a] 18 (D)Of his own will he (E)brought us forth by the word of truth, (F)that we should be a kind of (G)firstfruits of his creatures.
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- James 1:17 Some manuscripts variation due to a shadow of turning
Hebrews 3:13
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13 But (A)exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by (B)the deceitfulness of sin.
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1 Thessalonians 2:16
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16 (A)by hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they might be saved—so as always (B)to fill up the measure of their sins. But (C)wrath has come upon them at last![a]
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Or completely, or forever
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