17 but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not [a]eat, for on the day that you eat from it (A)you will certainly die.”

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  1. Genesis 2:17 Lit eat from it

17 but [only] from the tree of the knowledge (recognition) of good and evil you shall not eat, otherwise on the day that you eat from it, you shall most certainly [a]die [because of your disobedience].”

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  1. Genesis 2:17 Both spiritually and physically, physical death in the sense of becoming mortal; they were created immortal.

17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,(A) for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”(B)

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17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

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24 So (A)He drove the man out; and at the (B)east of the Garden of Eden He stationed the (C)cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to (D)the tree of life.

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24 So God drove the man out; and at the east of the Garden of Eden He [permanently] stationed the [a]cherubim and the sword with the flashing blade which turned round and round [in every direction] to protect and guard the way (entrance, access) to the tree of life.(A)

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  1. Genesis 3:24 Cherubim are ministering angelic beings who avenge assaults on God’s holiness.

24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side[a] of the Garden of Eden(A) cherubim(B) and a flaming sword(C) flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.(D)

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  1. Genesis 3:24 Or placed in front

24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

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16 A person who wanders from the way of understanding
Will (A)rest in the assembly of the [a]dead.

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  1. Proverbs 21:16 Lit departed spirits

16 
A man who wanders from the way of understanding (godly wisdom)
Will remain in the assembly of the dead.

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16 Whoever strays from the path of prudence
    comes to rest in the company of the dead.(A)

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16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

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22 But Jesus *said to him, (A)Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

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22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me [believing in Me as Master and Teacher], and allow the [spiritually] dead to bury their own dead.”

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22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me,(A) and let the dead bury their own dead.”

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22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

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Message to Sardis

“To the angel of the church in (A)Sardis write:

He who has [a](B)the seven spirits of God and (C)the seven stars, says this: ‘(D)I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, and yet you are (E)dead.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 3:1 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels

Message to Sardis

“To the angel (divine messenger) of the church in [a]Sardis write:

“These are the words of Him who has [b]the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: ‘I know your deeds; you have a name (reputation) that you are alive, but [in reality] you are dead.

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  1. Revelation 3:1 Sardis (modern Sart, Turkey), in Roman times, was a wealthy city known for the manufacture and dyeing of woolen fabric and carpets. Originally, it was the capital of the ancient Lydian Empire and was the first city to mint coinage (600 b.c.). A stream that flowed through its market place carried gold dust from a nearby mountain. King Croesus of Lydia (560-546 b.c.) financed the building of the great Temple of Artemis in Ephesus (550 b.c.). The city was conquered twice, under Cyrus the Great and under Antiochus, due to lack of adequate watchfulness.
  2. Revelation 3:1 See note 1:4.

To the Church in Sardis

“To the angel[a] of the church in Sardis(A) write:

These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits[b](B) of God and the seven stars.(C) I know your deeds;(D) you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.(E)

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  1. Revelation 3:1 Or messenger; also in verses 7 and 14
  2. Revelation 3:1 That is, the sevenfold Spirit

And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

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even when we were (A)dead [a]in our wrongdoings, made us alive together [b]with Christ ((B)by grace you have been saved), and (C)raised us up with Him, and (D)seated us with Him in (E)the heavenly places in (F)Christ Jesus,

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  1. Ephesians 2:5 Or by reason of
  2. Ephesians 2:5 Two early mss in Christ

even when we were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of our sins, He made us [spiritually] alive together with Christ (for by His grace—His undeserved favor and mercy—you have been saved from God’s judgment).(A) And He raised us up together with Him [when we believed], and seated us with Him in the heavenly places, [because we are] in Christ Jesus,

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made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions(A)—it is by grace you have been saved.(B) And God raised us up with Christ(C) and seated us with him(D) in the heavenly realms(E) in Christ Jesus,

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Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

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Two Resurrections

25 Truly, truly, I say to you, [a](A)a time is coming and [b]even now has arrived, when (B)the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who (C)hear will live.

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Footnotes

  1. John 5:25 Lit an hour
  2. John 5:25 Lit now is, when

Two Resurrections

25 I assure you and most solemnly say to you, a time is coming and is [here] now, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear it will live.

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25 Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come(A) when the dead will hear(B) the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live.

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25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

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