27 Again, (A)when a wicked person turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he shall save his life.

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27 But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life.(A)

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21 (A)“But if a wicked person turns away from all his sins that he has committed and keeps all my statutes and does (B)what is just and right, (C)he shall surely live; he shall not die.

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21 “But if(A) a wicked person turns away from all the sins they have committed and keeps all my decrees(B) and does what is just and right, that person will surely live; they will not die.(C)

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18 “Come now, (A)let us reason[a] together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as (B)white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
    they shall become like wool.

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  1. Isaiah 1:18 Or dispute

18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,”(A)
    says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as white as snow;(B)
though they are red as crimson,
    they shall be like wool.(C)

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let the wicked forsake his way,
    and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
    and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

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Let the wicked forsake(A) their ways
    and the unrighteous their thoughts.(B)
Let them turn(C) to the Lord, and he will have mercy(D) on them,
    and to our God, for he will freely pardon.(E)

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19 (A)Repent therefore, and (B)turn back, that (C)your sins may be blotted out,

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19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out,(A) that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,

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13 Go and learn (A)what this means: (B)‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For (C)I came not to call the righteous, (D)but sinners.”

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13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a](A) For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(B)

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  1. Matthew 9:13 Hosea 6:6

16 (A)Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save (B)both yourself and (C)your hearers.

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16 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save(A) both yourself and your hearers.

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20 but declared first (A)to those in Damascus, (B)then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also (C)to the Gentiles, that they should (D)repent and (E)turn to God, performing deeds (F)in keeping with their repentance.

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20 First to those in Damascus,(A) then to those in Jerusalem(B) and in all Judea, and then to the Gentiles,(C) I preached that they should repent(D) and turn to God and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds.(E)

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21 (A)testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of (B)repentance toward God and of (C)faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.[a]

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  1. Acts 20:21 Some manuscripts omit Christ

21 I have declared to both Jews(A) and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance(B) and have faith in our Lord Jesus.(C)

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40 And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, (A)“Save yourselves from this (B)crooked generation.”

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40 With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”(A)

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(A)He heard the sound of the trumpet and did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But if he had taken warning, he would have saved his life.

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Since they heard the sound of the trumpet but did not heed the warning, their blood will be on their own head.(A) If they had heeded the warning, they would have saved themselves.(B)

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The Parable of the Two Sons

28 (A)“What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in (B)the vineyard today.’ 29 And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he (C)changed his mind and went. 30 And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, (D)the tax collectors and (E)the prostitutes go into (F)the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came to you (G)in the way of righteousness, and (H)you did not believe him, but (I)the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward (J)change your minds and believe him.

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The Parable of the Two Sons

28 “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’(A)

29 “‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.

30 “Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.

31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?”

“The first,” they answered.

Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors(B) and the prostitutes(C) are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness,(D) and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors(E) and the prostitutes(F) did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent(G) and believe him.

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