Genesis 8:21

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²¹And the Lord smelled ^(A)a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, “I will never again ^(B)curse the ground for man’s sake, although the ^(C)imagination^[a] of man’s heart is evil from his youth; ^(D)nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.

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Genesis 8:21 intent or thought

Genesis 8:21

New International Version

²¹The 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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Genesis 8:21 Or humans, for

Jeremiah 17:9

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⁹“The ^(A)heart is deceitful above all things,
And ^[a]desperately wicked;
Who can know it?

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Jeremiah 17:9 Or incurably sick

Jeremiah 17:9

New International Version

⁹The heart^(A) is deceitful above all things
and beyond cure.
Who can understand it?

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2 Corinthians 2:15

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

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2 Corinthians 2:15

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¹⁵For 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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Genesis 6:5

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⁵Then ^[a]the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every ^(A)intent^[b] of the thoughts of his heart was only evil ^[c]continually.

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Genesis 6:5 So with MT, Tg.; Vg. God; LXX Lord God
Genesis 6:5 thought
Genesis 6:5 all the day

Genesis 6:5

New International Version

⁵The 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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Philippians 4:18

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¹⁸Indeed I ^[a]have all and abound. I am full, having received from ^(A)Epaphroditus the things sent from you, ^(B)a sweet-smelling aroma, ^(C)an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God.

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Philippians 4:18 Or have received all

Philippians 4:18

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¹⁸I 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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Ephesians 5:2

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²And ^(A)walk in love, ^(B)as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God ^(C)for a sweet-smelling aroma.

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Ephesians 5:2

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²and 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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2 Peter 3:6-7

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⁶^(A)by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. ⁷But ^(B)the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for ^(C)fire until the day of judgment and ^[a]perdition of ungodly men.

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2 Peter 3:7 destruction

2 Peter 3:6-7

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⁶By these waters also the world of that time^(A) was deluged and destroyed.^(B) ⁷By 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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Romans 3:23

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

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Romans 3:23

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

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Matthew 15:19

New King James Version

¹⁹^(A)For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.

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Matthew 15:19

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

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Ezekiel 20:41

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⁴¹I will accept you as a ^(A)sweet aroma when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered; and I will be hallowed in you before the Gentiles.

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Ezekiel 20:41

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⁴¹I 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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Isaiah 54:9-10

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⁹“For this is like the waters of ^(A)Noah to Me;
For as I have sworn
That the waters of Noah would no longer cover the earth,
So have I sworn
That I would not be angry with ^(B)you, nor rebuke you.
¹⁰For ^(C)the mountains shall depart
And the hills be removed,
^(D)But My kindness shall not depart from you,
Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,”
Says the Lord, who has mercy on you.

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Isaiah 54:9-10

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⁹“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.
¹⁰Though 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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Leviticus 1:13

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¹³but he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water. Then the priest shall bring it all and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt sacrifice, an ^(A)offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.

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Leviticus 1:13

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¹³You 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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Leviticus 1:9

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⁹but he shall wash its entrails and its legs with water. And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a ^(A)sweet^[a] aroma to the Lord.

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Leviticus 1:9 soothing or pleasing aroma

Leviticus 1:9

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⁹You 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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