Genesis 1:26-30

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²⁶Then God said, “Let us^(A) make mankind^(B) in our image,^(C) in our likeness,^(D) so that they may rule^(E) over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky,^(F) over the livestock and all the wild animals,^[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

²⁷So God created^(G) mankind^(H) in his own image,^(I)
in the image of God^(J) he created them;
male and female^(K) he created them.^(L)

²⁸God blessed them and said to them,^(M) “Be fruitful and increase in number;^(N) fill the earth^(O) and subdue it. Rule over^(P) the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.^(Q)”

²⁹Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.^(R) ³⁰And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life^(S) in it—I give every green plant for food.^(T)” And it was so.

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Genesis 1:26 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text (see Syriac); Masoretic Text the earth

Psalm 16:3

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³I say of the holy people^(A) who are in the land,^(B)
“They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”

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Psalm 16:3 in all English translations

Proverbs 8:30-31

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³⁰    Then I was constantly^[a] at his side.^(A)
I was filled with delight day after day,
    rejoicing always in his presence,
³¹rejoicing in his whole world
    and delighting in mankind.^(B)

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Proverbs 8:30 Or was the artisan; or was a little child

John 13:1

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Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet

13 It was just before the Passover Festival.^(A) Jesus knew that the hour had come^(B) for him to leave this world and go to the Father.^(C) Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

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John 13:1 in all English translations

Ephesians 4:22-32

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²²You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off^(A) your old self,^(B) which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;^(C) ²³to be made new in the attitude of your minds;^(D) ²⁴and to put on^(E) the new self,^(F) created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.^(G)

²⁵Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully^(H) to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.^(I) ²⁶“In your anger do not sin”^[a]:^(J) Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, ²⁷and do not give the devil a foothold.^(K) ²⁸Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work,^(L) doing something useful with their own hands,^(M) that they may have something to share with those in need.^(N)

²⁹Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths,^(O) but only what is helpful for building others up^(P) according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. ³⁰And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,^(Q) with whom you were sealed^(R) for the day of redemption.^(S) ³¹Get rid of^(T) all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.^(U) ³²Be kind and compassionate to one another,^(V) forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.^(W)