21 And when the Lord smelled (A)the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again (B)curse[a] the ground because of man, for (C)the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth. (D)Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.

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  1. Genesis 8:21 Or dishonor

21 The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma(A) and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground(B) because of humans, even though[a] every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood.(C) And never again will I destroy(D) all living creatures,(E) as I have done.

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  1. Genesis 8:21 Or humans, for

15 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among (A)those who are being saved and among (B)those who are perishing,

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15 For we are to God the pleasing aroma(A) of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.(B)

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And (A)walk in love, (B)as Christ loved us and (C)gave himself up for us, a (D)fragrant (E)offering and sacrifice to God.

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and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us(A) and gave himself up for us(B) as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.(C)

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The heart is deceitful above all things,
    and desperately sick;
    who can understand it?

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The heart(A) is deceitful above all things
    and beyond cure.
    Who can understand it?

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“This is like (A)the days of Noah[a] to me:
    as I swore that the waters of Noah
    should no more go over the earth,
so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you,
    and will not rebuke you.
10 For the mountains may depart
    and the hills be removed,
but my steadfast love shall not depart from you,
    and (B)my covenant of peace shall not be removed,”
    says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

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  1. Isaiah 54:9 Some manuscripts For this is as the waters of Noah

“To me this is like the days of Noah,
    when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.(A)
So now I have sworn(B) not to be angry(C) with you,
    never to rebuke(D) you again.
10 Though the mountains be shaken(E)
    and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love(F) for you will not be shaken(G)
    nor my covenant(H) of peace(I) be removed,”
    says the Lord, who has compassion(J) on you.

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(A)The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every (B)intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

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The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth,(A) and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.(B)

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18 I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, (A)having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, (B)a fragrant offering, (C)a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.

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18 I have received full payment and have more than enough. I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus(A) the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant(B) offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.

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41 As a pleasing aroma I will accept you, when (A)I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered. And (B)I will manifest my holiness among you in the sight of the nations.

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41 I will accept you as fragrant incense(A) when I bring you out from the nations and gather(B) you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will be proved holy(C) through you in the sight of the nations.(D)

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and that by means of these the world that then existed (A)was deluged with water and (B)perished. But by the same word (C)the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and (D)destruction of the ungodly.

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By these waters also the world of that time(A) was deluged and destroyed.(B) By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire,(C) being kept for the day of judgment(D) and destruction of the ungodly.

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23 for (A)all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

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23 for all have sinned(A) and fall short of the glory of God,

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19 For out of the heart come (A)evil thoughts, (B)murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, (C)slander.

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19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.(A)

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13 but the entrails and the legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer all of it and burn it on the altar; it is (A)a burnt offering, a food offering with (B)a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

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13 You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water,(A) and the priest is to bring all of them and burn them(B) on the altar.(C) It is a burnt offering,(D) a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.

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but its entrails and its legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall burn all of it on the altar, as (A)a burnt offering, a food offering[a] with a (B)pleasing aroma to the Lord.

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  1. Leviticus 1:9 Or an offering by fire; so throughout Leviticus

You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water,(A) and the priest is to burn all of it(B) on the altar.(C) It is a burnt offering,(D) a food offering,(E) an aroma pleasing to the Lord.(F)

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