Genesis 8:21
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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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- Genesis 8:21 Or dishonor
2 Corinthians 2:15
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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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Jeremiah 17:9
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9 The heart is deceitful above all things,
and desperately sick;
who can understand it?
Isaiah 54:9-10
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9 “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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- Isaiah 54:9 Some manuscripts For this is as the waters of Noah
Genesis 6:5
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5 (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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Philippians 4:18
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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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Ezekiel 20:41
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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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2 Peter 3:6-7
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6 and that by means of these the world that then existed (A)was deluged with water and (B)perished. 7 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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Romans 3:23
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23 for (A)all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
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Matthew 15:19
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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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Leviticus 1:13
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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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Leviticus 1:9
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9 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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- Leviticus 1:9 Or an offering by fire; so throughout Leviticus
Genesis 3:17
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17 And to Adam he said,
“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife
and have eaten of the tree
(A)of which I commanded you,
‘You shall not eat of it,’
(B)cursed is the ground because of you;
(C)in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
James 1:14-15
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14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 15 Then desire (A)when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and (B)sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
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Romans 8:7-8
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7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is (A)hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; (B)indeed, it cannot. 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
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John 3:6
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6 (A)That which is born of the flesh is (B)flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.[a]
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- John 3:6 The same Greek word means both wind and spirit
Isaiah 53:6
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6 (A)All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned—every one—to his own way;
(B)and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
Ecclesiastes 7:20
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20 Surely (A)there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
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Psalm 58:3
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3 The wicked are (A)estranged from the womb;
they go astray from birth, speaking lies.
Psalm 51:5
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5 Behold, (A)I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
1 John 5:19
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19 We know that we are from God, and (A)the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
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James 4:1-2
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Warning Against Worldliness
4 What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions[a] are (A)at war within you?[b] 2 You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.
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Ephesians 2:1-3
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By Grace Through Faith
2 (A)And you were (B)dead in the trespasses and sins 2 (C)in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following (D)the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in (E)the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in (F)the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body[a] and the mind, and (G)were by nature (H)children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.[b]
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- Ephesians 2:3 Greek flesh
- Ephesians 2:3 Greek like the rest
Romans 1:21
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21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they (A)became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
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