Genesis 6:2
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2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they (A)took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.
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Genesis 6:2
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2 the sons of God(A) saw that the daughters(B) of humans were beautiful,(C) and they married(D) any of them they chose.
Psalm 82:6-7
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6 I said, (A)“You are [a]gods,
And all of you are children of the Most High.
7 But you shall die like men,
And fall like one of the princes.”
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- Psalm 82:6 Judges; Heb. elohim, lit. mighty ones or gods
Psalm 82:6-7
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Nehemiah 13:24-27
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24 And half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and could not speak the language of Judah, but spoke according to the language of one or the other people.
25 So I (A)contended with them and [a]cursed them, struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them (B)swear by God, saying, “You shall not give your daughters as wives to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or yourselves. 26 (C)Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among many nations there was no king like him, (D)who was beloved of his God; and God made him king over all Israel. (E)Nevertheless pagan women caused even him to sin. 27 Should we then hear of your doing all this great evil, (F)transgressing against our God by marrying pagan women?”
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- Nehemiah 13:25 pronounced them cursed
Nehemiah 13:24-27
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24 Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples, and did not know how to speak the language(A) of Judah. 25 I rebuked them and called curses down on them. I beat some of the men and pulled out their hair. I made them take an oath(B) in God’s name and said: “You are not to give your daughters in marriage to their sons, nor are you to take their daughters in marriage for your sons or for yourselves.(C) 26 Was it not because of marriages like these that Solomon king of Israel sinned? Among the many nations there was no king like him.(D) He was loved by his God,(E) and God made him king over all Israel, but even he was led into sin by foreign women.(F) 27 Must we hear now that you too are doing all this terrible wickedness and are being unfaithful to our God by marrying(G) foreign women?”
Deuteronomy 7:3-4
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3 (A)Nor shall you make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to their son, nor take their daughter for your son. 4 For they will turn your sons away from following Me, to serve other gods; (B)so the anger of the Lord will be aroused against you and destroy you suddenly.
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Deuteronomy 7:3-4
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3 Do not intermarry with them.(A) Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, 4 for they will turn your children away from following me to serve other gods,(B) and the Lord’s anger will burn against you and will quickly destroy(C) you.
Genesis 3:6
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6 So when the woman (A)saw that the tree was good for food, that it was [a]pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit (B)and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.
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- Genesis 3:6 Lit. a desirable thing
Genesis 3:6
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6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable(A) for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband,(B) who was with her, and he ate it.(C)
1 John 2:16
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16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, (A)the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.
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1 John 2:16
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16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh,(A) the lust of the eyes,(B) and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.
Romans 9:7-8
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7 (A)nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, (B)“In Isaac your seed shall be called.” 8 That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but (C)the children of the promise are counted as the seed.
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Romans 9:7-8
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7 Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”[a](A) 8 In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children,(B) but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.(C)
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- Romans 9:7 Gen. 21:12
John 8:41-42
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41 You do the deeds of your father.”
Then they said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; (A)we have one Father—God.”
42 Jesus said to them, (B)“If God were your Father, you would love Me, for (C)I proceeded forth and came from God; (D)nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me.
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John 8:41-42
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41 You are doing the works of your own father.”(A)
“We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father we have is God himself.”(B)
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me,(C) for I have come here from God.(D) I have not come on my own;(E) God sent me.(F)
Joshua 23:12-13
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12 Or else, if indeed you do (A)go back, and cling to the remnant of these nations—these that remain among you—and (B)make marriages with them, and go in to them and they to you, 13 know for certain that (C)the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. (D)But they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land which the Lord your God has given you.
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Joshua 23:12-13
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12 “But if you turn away and ally yourselves with the survivors of these nations that remain among you and if you intermarry with them(A) and associate with them,(B) 13 then you may be sure that the Lord your God will no longer drive out(C) these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares(D) and traps for you, whips on your backs and thorns in your eyes,(E) until you perish from this good land,(F) which the Lord your God has given you.
Exodus 34:16
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16 and you take of (A)his daughters for your sons, and his daughters (B)play the harlot with their gods and make your sons play the harlot with their gods.
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Exodus 34:16
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16 And when you choose some of their daughters as wives(A) for your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods,(B) they will lead your sons to do the same.
Genesis 39:6-7
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6 Thus he left all that he had in Joseph’s [a]hand, and he did not know what he had except for the [b]bread which he ate.
Now Joseph (A)was handsome in form and appearance.
7 And it came to pass after these things that his master’s wife [c]cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, (B)“Lie with me.”
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- Genesis 39:6 Care
- Genesis 39:6 Food
- Genesis 39:7 Lit. lifted up her eyes toward
Genesis 39:6-7
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6 So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care;(A) with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.
Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,(B) 7 and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!”(C)
Genesis 24:3
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3 and I will make you (A)swear[a] by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that (B)you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell;
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- Genesis 24:3 take an oath
Genesis 4:26
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26 And as for Seth, (A)to him also a son was born; and he named him [a]Enosh. Then men began (B)to call on the name of the Lord.
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- Genesis 4:26 Gr. Enos, Luke 3:38
Genesis 4:26
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26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh.(A)
At that time people began to call on[a] the name of the Lord.(B)
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- Genesis 4:26 Or to proclaim
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