29 But, as (A)he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, (B)even so it is now.

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29 At that time the son born according to the flesh(A) persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit.(B) It is the same now.

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And Sarah saw the son of Hagar (A)the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, (B)scoffing.[a]

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  1. Genesis 21:9 Lit. laughing

But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham(A) was mocking,(B)

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11 And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, (A)why do I still suffer persecution? Then (B)the offense of the cross has ceased.

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11 Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted?(A) In that case the offense(B) of the cross has been abolished.

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13 For (A)if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you (B)put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

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13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die;(A) but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body,(B) you will live.(C)

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33 partly while you were made (A)a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while (B)you became companions of those who were so treated; 34 for you had compassion on [a]me (C)in my chains, and (D)joyfully accepted the plundering of your [b]goods, knowing that (E)you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves [c]in heaven.

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  1. Hebrews 10:34 NU the prisoners instead of me in my chains
  2. Hebrews 10:34 possessions
  3. Hebrews 10:34 NU omits in heaven

33 Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution;(A) at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated.(B) 34 You suffered along with those in prison(C) and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.(D)

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14 For you, brethren, became imitators (A)of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For (B)you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, just as they did from the Judeans, 15 (C)who killed both the Lord Jesus and (D)their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God (E)and are [a]contrary to all men,

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:15 hostile

14 For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators(A) of God’s churches in Judea,(B) which are in Christ Jesus: You suffered from your own people(C) the same things those churches suffered from the Jews 15 who killed the Lord Jesus(D) and the prophets(E) and also drove us out. They displease God and are hostile to everyone

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23 But he who was of the bondwoman (A)was born according to the flesh, (B)and he of the freewoman through promise,

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23 His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh,(A) but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise.(B)

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Love and Joy Perfected

“As the Father (A)loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.

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“As the Father has loved me,(A) so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.

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Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (A)unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

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Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.(A)

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34 (A)Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: (B)some of them you will kill and crucify, and (C)some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city, 35 (D)that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, (E)from the blood of righteous Abel to (F)the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36 Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.

Jesus Laments over Jerusalem(G)

37 (H)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets (I)and stones those who are sent to her! How often (J)I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks (K)under her wings, but you were not willing!

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34 Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify;(A) others you will flog in your synagogues(B) and pursue from town to town.(C) 35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel(D) to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah,(E) whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.(F) 36 Truly I tell you, all this will come on this generation.(G)

37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you,(H) how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(I) and you were not willing.

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12 As many as desire to make a good showing in the flesh, these would compel you to be circumcised, (A)only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. 13 For not even those who are circumcised keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh. 14 But God forbid that I should boast except in the (B)cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by [a]whom the world has been crucified to me, and (C)I to the world.

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  1. Galatians 6:14 Or which, the cross

12 Those who want to impress people by means of the flesh(A) are trying to compel you to be circumcised.(B) The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted(C) for the cross of Christ. 13 Not even those who are circumcised keep the law,(D) yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast about your circumcision in the flesh.(E) 14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,(F) through which[a] the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.(G)

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  1. Galatians 6:14 Or whom

Free from Indwelling Sin

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, (A)who[a] do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

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  1. Romans 8:1 NU omits the rest of v. 1.

Life Through the Spirit

Therefore, there is now no condemnation(A) for those who are in Christ Jesus,(B)

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