Genesis 8:21
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21 And when the Lord smelled the pleasing odor, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of humans, for the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth; nor will I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done.(A)
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2 Corinthians 2:15
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15 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing:(A)
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Ephesians 5:2
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2 and walk in love, as Christ loved us[a] and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.(A)
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Jeremiah 17:9
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9 The heart is devious above all else;
it is perverse—
who can understand it?(A)
Isaiah 54:9-10
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9 This is like the days of Noah to me:
Just as I swore that the waters of Noah
would never again go over the earth,
so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you
and will not rebuke you.(A)
10 For the mountains may depart
and the hills be removed,
but my steadfast love shall not depart from you,
and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,
says the Lord, who has compassion on you.(B)
Genesis 6:5
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5 The Lord saw that the wickedness of humans was great in the earth and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually.(A)
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Philippians 4:18
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18 I have been paid in full and have more than enough; I am fully satisfied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.(A)
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Ezekiel 20:41
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41 As a pleasing odor I will accept you, when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will manifest my holiness among you in the sight of the nations.(A)
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2 Peter 3:6-7
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6 through which the world of that time was deluged with water and perished.(A) 7 But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the godless.(B)
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Romans 3:23
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23 since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;(A)
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Matthew 15:19
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19 For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.(A)
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Leviticus 1:13
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13 but the entrails and the legs shall be washed with water. Then the priest shall offer the rest and turn it into smoke on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire[a] of pleasing odor to the Lord.
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Leviticus 1:9
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9 but its entrails and its legs shall be washed with water. Then the priest shall turn the rest into smoke on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering by fire[a] of pleasing odor to the Lord.(A)
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Genesis 3:17
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17 And to the man[a] he said,
“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife
and have eaten of the tree
about which I commanded you,
‘You shall not eat of it,’
cursed is the ground because of you;
in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life;(A)
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James 1:14-15
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14 But one is tempted by one’s own desire, being lured and enticed by it; 15 then, when desire has conceived, it engenders sin, and sin, when it is fully grown, gives birth to death.(A)
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Romans 8:7-8
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7 For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law—indeed, it cannot,(A) 8 and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
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John 3:6
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6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
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Isaiah 53:6
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6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have all turned to our own way,
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.(A)
Ecclesiastes 7:20
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20 Surely there is no one on earth so righteous as to do good without ever sinning.(A)
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Psalm 58:3
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3 The wicked go astray from the womb;
they err from their birth, speaking lies.(A)
Psalm 51:5
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5 Indeed, I was born guilty,
a sinner when my mother conceived me.(A)
1 John 5:19
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19 We know that we are God’s children and that the whole world lies under the power of the evil one.(A)
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James 4:1-2
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Friendship with the World
4 Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your cravings that are at war within you? 2 You want something and do not have it, so you commit murder. And you covet[a] something and cannot obtain it, so you engage in disputes and conflicts. You do not have because you do not ask.
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Ephesians 2:1-3
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From Death to Life
2 You were dead through the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world,[a] following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work among those who are disobedient.[b](A) 3 All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, doing the will of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else,(B)
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Romans 1:21
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21 for though they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their senseless hearts were darkened.(A)
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