Colossians 1:13
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13 He (A)has delivered us from (B)the domain of darkness and transferred us to (C)the kingdom of (D)his beloved Son,
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Ephesians 5:8
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8 for (A)at one time you were (B)darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. (C)Walk as children of light
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Titus 3:3-6
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3 For (A)we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4 But when (B)the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, (C)not because of works done by us in righteousness, but (D)according to his own mercy, by (E)the washing of regeneration and (F)renewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he (G)poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
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1 Thessalonians 2:12
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12 we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and (A)charged (B)you to walk in a manner worthy of God, (C)who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.
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Romans 14:17
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17 (A)For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but (B)of righteousness and (C)peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
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1 Corinthians 6:9-11
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9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous[a] will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: (A)neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,[b] 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And (B)such were some of you. But (C)you were washed, (D)you were sanctified, (E)you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
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- 1 Corinthians 6:9 Or wrongdoers
- 1 Corinthians 6:9 The two Greek terms translated by this phrase refer to the passive and active partners in consensual homosexual acts
Ephesians 4:18
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18 They (A)are darkened in their understanding, (B)alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to (C)their hardness of heart.
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1 John 3:14
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14 We know that (A)we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.
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1 Corinthians 15:23-25
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23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then (A)at his coming (B)those who belong to Christ. 24 Then comes the end, when he delivers (C)the kingdom to God the Father after destroying (D)every rule and every authority and power. 25 For he must reign (E)until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
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John 5:24
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24 Truly, truly, I say to you, (A)whoever hears my word and (B)believes him who sent me has eternal life. He (C)does not come into judgment, but (D)has passed from death to life.
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1 John 3:8
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8 (A)Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was (B)to destroy the works of the devil.
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Romans 6:17-22
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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, 18 and, (C)having been set free from sin, (D)have become slaves of righteousness. 19 (E)I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For (F)just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members (G)as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.
20 (H)For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 (I)But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things (J)of which you are now ashamed? (K)For the end of those things is death. 22 But now that you (L)have been set free from sin and (M)have become slaves of God, (N)the fruit you get leads to sanctification and (O)its end, eternal life.
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John 17:24
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24 Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be (A)with me (B)where I am, (C)to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me (D)before the foundation of the world.
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Daniel 7:13-14
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The Son of Man Is Given Dominion
13 “I saw in the night visions,
and (A)behold, with the clouds of heaven
there came one like a son of man,
and he came to the (B)Ancient of Days
and was presented before him.
14 (C)And to him was given dominion
and glory and a kingdom,
that all (D)peoples, nations, and languages
should serve him;
(E)his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
which shall not pass away,
and his kingdom one
that shall not be destroyed.
1 John 2:8
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8 At the same time, it is (A)a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because[a] (B)the darkness is passing away and (C)the true light is already shining.
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- 1 John 2:8 Or that
Luke 22:53
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53 When (A)I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is (B)your hour, and (C)the power of darkness.”
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Matthew 12:29-30
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29 Or (A)how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed (B)he may plunder his house. 30 (C)Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
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2 Peter 1:11
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11 For in this way there will be richly provided for you (A)an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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Hebrews 2:14
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14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise (A)partook of the same things, that (B)through death he might (C)destroy (D)the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
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Ephesians 2:3-10
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3 among whom we all once lived in (A)the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body[a] and the mind, and (B)were by nature (C)children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.[b] 4 But[c] God, being (D)rich in mercy, (E)because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even (F)when we were dead in our trespasses, (G)made us alive together with Christ—(H)by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and (I)seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable (J)riches of his grace in (K)kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For (L)by grace you have been saved (M)through faith. And this is (N)not your own doing; (O)it is the gift of God, 9 (P)not a result of works, (Q)so that no one may boast. 10 For (R)we are his workmanship, (S)created in Christ Jesus (T)for good works, (U)which God prepared beforehand, (V)that we should walk in them.
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- Ephesians 2:3 Greek flesh
- Ephesians 2:3 Greek like the rest
- Ephesians 2:4 Or And
Ephesians 1:6
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6 (A)to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in (B)the Beloved.
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