Galatians 5:4
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4 You are (A)severed from Christ, (B)you who would be justified[a] by the law; (C)you have fallen away from grace.
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- Galatians 5:4 Or counted righteous
Galatians 5:4
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4 You who are trying to be justified by the law(A) have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.(B)
2 Peter 2:20-22
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20 For if, (A)after they have escaped the defilements of the world (B)through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, (C)the last state has become worse for them than the first. 21 For (D)it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from (E)the holy commandment delivered to them. 22 What the true proverb says has happened to them: “The (F)dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire.”
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2 Peter 2:20-22
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20 If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing(A) our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ(B) and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.(C) 21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them.(D) 22 Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,”[a](E) and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.”
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- 2 Peter 2:22 Prov. 26:11
Galatians 2:21
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21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for (A)if righteousness[a] were through the law, (B)then Christ died for no purpose.
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- Galatians 2:21 Or justification
Galatians 2:21
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21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law,(A) Christ died for nothing!”[a]
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- Galatians 2:21 Some interpreters end the quotation after verse 14.
Romans 9:31-32
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31 but that Israel (A)who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness[a] (B)did not succeed in reaching that law. 32 Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the (C)stumbling stone,
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- Romans 9:31 Greek a law of righteousness
Romans 9:31-32
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31 but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness,(A) have not attained their goal.(B) 32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.(C)
Romans 11:6
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6 (A)But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
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Romans 11:6
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6 And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works;(A) if it were, grace would no longer be grace.
Hebrews 12:15
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15 See to it that no one (A)fails to obtain the grace of God; that no (B)“root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
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Hebrews 12:15
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15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God(A) and that no bitter root(B) grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
Galatians 5:2
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2 Look: I, Paul, say to you that (A)if you accept circumcision, (B)Christ will be of no advantage to you.
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Galatians 5:2
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2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised,(A) Christ will be of no value to you at all.
Romans 4:4-5
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4 Now (A)to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. 5 And to the one who does not work but (B)believes in[a] him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,
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- Romans 4:5 Or but trusts; compare verse 24
Romans 4:4-5
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4 Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift(A) but as an obligation. 5 However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.(B)
Romans 3:20
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20 For (A)by works of the law no human being[a] will be justified in his sight, since (B)through the law comes knowledge of sin.
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- Romans 3:20 Greek flesh
Romans 3:20
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20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law;(A) rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.(B)
Hebrews 6:4-6
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4 For it is impossible, in the case of those (A)who have once been enlightened, who have tasted (B)the heavenly gift, and (C)have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and (D)have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and (E)then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since (F)they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt.
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Hebrews 6:4-6
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4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened,(A) who have tasted the heavenly gift,(B) who have shared in the Holy Spirit,(C) 5 who have tasted the goodness(D) of the word of God(E) and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallen[a] away, to be brought back to repentance.(F) To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God(G) all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.
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- Hebrews 6:6 Or age, 6 if they fall
Romans 10:3-5
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3 For, being ignorant of (A)the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. 4 For (B)Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.[a]
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5 For (C)Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that (D)the person who does the commandments shall live by them.
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- Romans 10:4 Or end of the law, that everyone who believes may be justified
Romans 10:3-5
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3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.(A) 4 Christ is the culmination of the law(B) so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.(C)
5 Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”[a](D)
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- Romans 10:5 Lev. 18:5
Revelation 2:5
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5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do (A)the works you did at first. If not, (B)I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
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Revelation 2:5
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Galatians 1:6-9
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No Other Gospel
6 I am astonished that you are (A)so quickly deserting (B)him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to (C)a different gospel— 7 (D)not that there is another one, but (E)there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or (F)an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, (G)let him be accursed. 9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, (H)let him be accursed.
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Galatians 1:6-9
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No Other Gospel
6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called(A) you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel(B)— 7 which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion(C) and are trying to pervert(D) the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you,(E) let them be under God’s curse!(F) 9 As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted,(G) let them be under God’s curse!
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