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Galatians 2:4
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Galatians 2:4
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4 (A)Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who (B)slipped in to spy out (C)our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, (D)so that they might bring us into slavery—
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Galatians 2:4
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Galatians 2:4
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4 This matter arose because some false believers(A) had infiltrated our ranks to spy on(B) the freedom(C) we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves.
Jude 4
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Jude 4
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4 For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about[a] long ago have secretly slipped in among you.(A) They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.(B)
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- Jude 1:4 Or individuals who were marked out for condemnation
Galatians 5:1
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Galatians 5:1
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Freedom in Christ
5 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.(A) Stand firm,(B) then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.(C)
Galatians 5:12-13
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Galatians 5:12-13
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12 I wish (A)those who unsettle you would emasculate themselves!
13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. (B)Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love (C)serve one another.
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Galatians 5:12-13
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Galatians 5:12-13
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12 As for those agitators,(A) I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!
Life by the Spirit
13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.(B) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a];(C) rather, serve one another(D) humbly in love.
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- Galatians 5:13 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; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.
Galatians 4:9-10
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Galatians 4:9-10
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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!
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Galatians 4:9-10
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Galatians 4:9-10
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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)
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- Galatians 4:9 Or principles
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
2 Corinthians 11:26
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2 Corinthians 11:26
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26 on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, (A)danger from my own people, (B)danger from Gentiles, (C)danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers;
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2 Corinthians 11:26
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2 Corinthians 11:26
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26 I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my fellow Jews,(A) in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city,(B) in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false believers.(C)
1 John 4:1
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1 John 4:1
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On Denying the Incarnation
4 Dear friends,(A) do not believe every spirit,(B) but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.(C)
2 Peter 2:19
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2 Peter 2:19
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19 They promise them (A)freedom, (B)but they themselves are slaves[a] of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.
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- 2 Peter 2:19 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
2 Peter 2:19
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2 Peter 2:19
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19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.”(A)
2 Peter 2:1-2
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2 Peter 2:1-2
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False Prophets and Teachers
2 But (A)false prophets also arose among the people, (B)just as there will be false teachers among you, who will (C)secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master (D)who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth (E)will be blasphemed.
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2 Peter 2:1-2
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2 Peter 2:1-2
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False Teachers and Their Destruction
2 But there were also false prophets(A) among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you.(B) They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord(C) who bought them(D)—bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2 Many will follow their depraved conduct(E) and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.
2 Timothy 3:6
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2 Timothy 3:6
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6 For among them are (A)those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions,
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2 Timothy 3:6
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2 Timothy 3:6
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6 They are the kind who worm their way(A) into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires,
Galatians 5:10
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Galatians 5:10
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10 (A)I have confidence in the Lord that you will (B)take no other view, and (C)the one who is troubling you will bear the penalty, whoever he is.
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Galatians 5:10
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Galatians 5:10
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10 I am confident(A) in the Lord that you will take no other view.(B) The one who is throwing you into confusion,(C) whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty.
2 Corinthians 11:20
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2 Corinthians 11:20
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20 For you bear it if someone (A)makes slaves of you, or (B)devours you, or takes advantage of you, or puts on airs, or (C)strikes you in the face.
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2 Corinthians 11:20
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2 Corinthians 11:20
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20 In fact, you even put up with(A) anyone who enslaves you(B) or exploits you or takes advantage of you or puts on airs or slaps you in the face.
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