Ephesians 6:12
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12 for our[a] struggle is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present[b] darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.[c](A)
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Colossians 1:13
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13 He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,(A)
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2 Corinthians 4:4
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4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing clearly the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.(A)
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Colossians 2:15
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15 He disarmed[a] the rulers and authorities and made a public example of them, triumphing over them in it.(A)
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- 2.15 Or divested himself of
Ephesians 2:2
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2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world,[a] following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work among those who are disobedient.[b](A)
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Acts 26:18
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18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’(A)
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Ephesians 1:21
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21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come.(A)
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Romans 8:38
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38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,(A)
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1 Corinthians 9:25-27
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25 Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable one.(A) 26 So I do not run aimlessly, nor do I box as though beating the air, 27 but I punish my body and enslave it, so that after proclaiming to others I myself should not be disqualified.(B)
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Ephesians 3:10
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10 so that through the church the wisdom of God in its rich variety might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.[a](A)
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- 3.10 Gk heavenlies
Ephesians 1:3
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Spiritual Blessings in Christ
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,[a](A)
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- 1.3 Gk heavenlies
1 Corinthians 15:50
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50 What I am saying, brothers and sisters, is this: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.(A)
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1 Peter 3:22
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22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.(A)
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