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Colossians 2:20
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Colossians 2:20
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20 If with Christ (A)you died to the (B)elemental spirits of the world, (C)why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations—
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Colossians 2:20
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Colossians 2:20
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20 Since you died with Christ(A) to the elemental spiritual forces of this world,(B) why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules:(C)
Colossians 2:8
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Colossians 2:8
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8 See to it that no one takes you captive by (A)philosophy and (B)empty deceit, according to (C)human tradition, according to the (D)elemental spirits[a] of the world, and not according to Christ.
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- Colossians 2:8 Or elementary principles; also verse 20
Colossians 2:8
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Colossians 2:8
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8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,(A) which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this world(B) rather than on Christ.
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- Colossians 2:8 Or the basic principles; also in verse 20
Colossians 2:16
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Colossians 2:16
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Let No One Disqualify You
16 Therefore let no one (A)pass judgment on you (B)in questions of food and drink, or with regard to (C)a festival or (D)a new moon or a Sabbath.
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Colossians 2:14
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Colossians 2:14
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14 by (A)canceling (B)the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.
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Colossians 2:14
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Colossians 2:14
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14 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness,(A) which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.(B)
Galatians 4:3
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Galatians 4:3
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3 In the same way we also, when we were children, (A)were enslaved to the elementary principles[a] of the world.
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- Galatians 4:3 Or elemental spirits; also verse 9
Galatians 4:3
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Galatians 4:3
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3 So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery(A) under the elemental spiritual forces[a] of the world.(B)
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- Galatians 4:3 Or under the basic principles
Romans 7:4-6
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Romans 7:4-6
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4 Likewise, my brothers, (A)you also have died (B)to the law (C)through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, (D)in order that we may bear fruit for God. 5 For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work (E)in our members (F)to bear fruit for death. 6 But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the (G)new way of (H)the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code.[a]
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- Romans 7:6 Greek of the letter
Romans 7:4-6
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Romans 7:4-6
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4 So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law(A) through the body of Christ,(B) that you might belong to another,(C) to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. 5 For when we were in the realm of the flesh,[a](D) the sinful passions aroused by the law(E) were at work in us,(F) so that we bore fruit for death.(G) 6 But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law(H) so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.(I)
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- Romans 7:5 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
1 John 5:19
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1 John 5:19
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19 We know that we are from God, and (A)the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
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1 John 5:19
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1 John 5:19
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19 We know that we are children of God,(A) and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.(B)
Hebrews 13:9
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Hebrews 13:9
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9 Do not be (A)led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, (B)not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them.
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Hebrews 13:9
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Hebrews 13:9
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9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings.(A) It is good for our hearts to be strengthened(B) by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods,(C) which is of no benefit to those who do so.(D)
1 Peter 4:1-3
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1 Peter 4:1-3
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Stewards of God's Grace
4 Since therefore (A)Christ suffered in the flesh,[a] (B)arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for (C)whoever has suffered in the flesh (D)has ceased from sin, 2 (E)so as to live for (F)the rest of the time in the flesh (G)no longer for human passions but (H)for the will of God. 3 For the time that is past (I)suffices (J)for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.
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- 1 Peter 4:1 Some manuscripts add for us; some for you
1 Peter 4:1-3
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1 Peter 4:1-3
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Living for God
4 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body,(A) arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin.(B) 2 As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires,(C) but rather for the will of God. 3 For you have spent enough time in the past(D) doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry.(E)
Galatians 2:19-20
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Galatians 2:19-20
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19 For through the law I (A)died to the law, so that I might (B)live to God. 20 I have been (C)crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives (D)in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, (E)who loved me and (F)gave himself for me.
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Galatians 2:19-20
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Galatians 2:19-20
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James 4:4
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James 4:4
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4 (A)You adulterous people![a] Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? (B)Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
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- James 4:4 Or You adulteresses!
James 4:4
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James 4:4
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Galatians 6:14
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Galatians 6:14
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14 But far be it from me to boast (A)except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which[a] the world (B)has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
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- Galatians 6:14 Or through whom
Galatians 6:14
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Galatians 6:14
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14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,(A) through which[a] the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.(B)
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- Galatians 6:14 Or whom
Galatians 4:9-12
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Galatians 4:9-12
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9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather (A)to be known by God, (B)how can you turn back again to (C)the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more? 10 (D)You observe days and months and seasons and years! 11 I am afraid (E)I may have labored over you in vain.
12 Brothers,[a] (F)I entreat you, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. (G)You did me no wrong.
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- Galatians 4:12 Or Brothers and sisters; also verses 28, 31
Galatians 4:9-12
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Galatians 4:9-12
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9 But now that you know God—or rather are known by God(A)—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces[a]? Do you wish to be enslaved(B) by them all over again?(C) 10 You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!(D) 11 I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.(E)
12 I plead with you, brothers and sisters,(F) become like me, for I became like you. You did me no wrong.
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- Galatians 4:9 Or principles
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