(A)one God and Father of all, who is above all, and (B)through all, and in [a]you all.

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  1. Ephesians 4:6 NU omits you; M us

one God and Father of all,(A) who is over all and through all and in all.(B)

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36 For (A)of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, (B)to whom be glory forever. Amen.

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36 For from him and through him and for him are all things.(A)
    To him be the glory forever! Amen.(B)

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yet (A)for us there is one God, the Father, (B)of whom are all things, and we for Him; and (C)one Lord Jesus Christ, (D)through whom are all things, and (E)through whom we live.

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yet for us there is but one God,(A) the Father,(B) from whom all things came(C) and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord,(D) Jesus Christ, through whom all things came(E) and through whom we live.

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Treachery of Infidelity

10 (A)Have we not all one Father?
(B)Has not one God created us?
Why do we deal treacherously with one another
By profaning the covenant of the fathers?

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Breaking Covenant Through Divorce

10 Do we not all have one Father[a]?(A) Did not one God create us?(B) Why do we profane the covenant(C) of our ancestors by being unfaithful(D) to one another?

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  1. Malachi 2:10 Or father

Sons and Heirs

26 For you (A)are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For (B)as many of you as were baptized into Christ (C)have put on Christ. 28 (D)There is neither Jew nor Greek, (E)there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all (F)one in Christ Jesus.

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26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God(A) through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ(B) have clothed yourselves with Christ.(C) 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free,(D) nor is there male and female,(E) for you are all one in Christ Jesus.(F)

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The four living creatures, each having (A)six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying:

(B)“Holy,[a] holy, holy,
(C)Lord God Almighty,
(D)Who was and is and is to come!”

Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, (E)who lives forever and ever, 10 (F)the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

11 “You(G) are worthy, [b]O Lord,
To receive glory and honor and power;
(H)For You created all things,
And by (I)Your will they [c]exist and were created.”

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  1. Revelation 4:8 M has holy nine times.
  2. Revelation 4:11 NU, M our Lord and God
  3. Revelation 4:11 NU, M existed

Each of the four living creatures(A) had six wings(B) and was covered with eyes all around,(C) even under its wings. Day and night(D) they never stop saying:

“‘Holy, holy, holy

is the Lord God Almighty,’[a](E)

who was, and is, and is to come.”(F)

Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne(G) and who lives for ever and ever,(H) 10 the twenty-four elders(I) fall down before him(J) who sits on the throne(K) and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:

11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,(L)
for you created all things,
    and by your will they were created
    and have their being.”(M)

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  1. Revelation 4:8 Isaiah 6:3

Even so we, when we were children, (A)were in bondage under the elements of the world. But (B)when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, (C)born[a] (D)of a woman, (E)born under the law, (F)to redeem those who were under the law, (G)that we might receive the adoption as sons.

And because you are sons, God has sent forth (H)the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, [b]“Abba, Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, (I)and if a son, then an heir [c]of God [d]through Christ.

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  1. Galatians 4:4 Or made
  2. Galatians 4:6 Lit., in Aram., Father
  3. Galatians 4:7 NU through God
  4. Galatians 4:7 NU omits through Christ

So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery(A) under the elemental spiritual forces[a] of the world.(B) But when the set time had fully come,(C) God sent his Son,(D) born of a woman,(E) born under the law,(F) to redeem(G) those under the law, that we might receive adoption(H) to sonship.[b](I) Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son(J) into our hearts,(K) the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,[c] Father.”(L) So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.(M)

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  1. Galatians 4:3 Or under the basic principles
  2. Galatians 4:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.
  3. Galatians 4:6 Aramaic for Father

17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet (A)ascended to My Father; but go to (B)My brethren and say to them, (C)‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to (D)My God and your God.’ ”

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17 Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers(A) and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father(B) and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

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Seeing God Through Love

12 (A)No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. 13 (B)By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. 14 And (C)we have seen and testify that (D)the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. 15 (E)Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

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12 No one has ever seen God;(A) but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.(B)

13 This is how we know(C) that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.(D) 14 And we have seen and testify(E) that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.(F) 15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God,(G) God lives in them and they in God.(H)

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The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error

24 Now (A)he who keeps His commandments (B)abides in Him, and He in him. And (C)by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

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24 The one who keeps God’s commands(A) lives in him,(B) and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.(C)

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In this (A)manner, therefore, pray:

(B)Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your (C)name.

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“This, then, is how you should pray:

“‘Our Father(A) in heaven,
hallowed be your name,

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The Command to Love

Behold (A)what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that (B)we should be called children of [a]God! Therefore the world does not know [b]us, (C)because it did not know Him. Beloved, (D)now we are children of God; and (E)it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, (F)we shall be like Him, for (G)we shall see Him as He is. (H)And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

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  1. 1 John 3:1 NU adds And we are.
  2. 1 John 3:1 M you

See what great love(A) the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!(B) And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.(C) Dear friends,(D) now we are children of God,(E) and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,[a](F) we shall be like him,(G) for we shall see him as he is.(H) All who have this hope in him purify themselves,(I) just as he is pure.(J)

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  1. 1 John 3:2 Or when it is made known

16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For (A)you[a] are the temple of the living God. As God has said:

(B)“I will dwell in them
And walk among them.
I will be their God,
And they shall be My people.”

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  1. 2 Corinthians 6:16 NU we

16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols?(A) For we are the temple(B) of the living God.(C) As God has said:

“I will live with them
    and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
    and they will be my people.”[a](D)

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  1. 2 Corinthians 6:16 Lev. 26:12; Jer. 32:38; Ezek. 37:27