“The(A) wolf also shall dwell with the lamb,
The leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
The calf and the young lion and the fatling together;
And a little child shall lead them.

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The wolf will live with the lamb,(A)
    the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling[a] together;
    and a little child will lead them.

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  1. Isaiah 11:6 Hebrew; Septuagint lion will feed

25 The (A)wolf and the lamb shall feed together,
The lion shall eat straw like the ox,
(B)And dust shall be the serpent’s food.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,”
Says the Lord.

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25 The wolf and the lamb(A) will feed together,
    and the lion will eat straw like the ox,(B)
    and dust will be the serpent’s(C) food.
They will neither harm nor destroy
    on all my holy mountain,”(D)
says the Lord.

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18 In that day I will make a (A)covenant for them
With the beasts of the field,
With the birds of the air,
And with the creeping things of the ground.
Bow and sword of battle (B)I will shatter from the earth,
To make them (C)lie down safely.

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18 In that day I will make a covenant for them
    with the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
    and the creatures that move along the ground.(A)
Bow and sword and battle
    I will abolish(B) from the land,
    so that all may lie down in safety.(C)

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25 (A)“I will make a covenant of peace with them, and (B)cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they (C)will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.

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25 “‘I will make a covenant(A) of peace(B) with them and rid the land of savage beasts(C) so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety.(D)

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And (A)they sang a new song, saying:

(B)“You are worthy to take the scroll,
And to open its seals;
For You were slain,
And (C)have redeemed us to God (D)by Your blood
Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
10 And have made [a]us (E)kings[b] and (F)priests to our God;
And [c]we shall reign on the earth.”

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  1. Revelation 5:10 NU, M them
  2. Revelation 5:10 NU a kingdom
  3. Revelation 5:10 NU, M they

And they sang a new song, saying:(A)

“You are worthy(B) to take the scroll
    and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
    and with your blood(C) you purchased(D) for God
    persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.(E)
10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests(F) to serve our God,
    and they will reign[a] on the earth.”(G)

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  1. Revelation 5:10 Some manuscripts they reign

Sons and Heirs

26 For you (A)are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For (B)as many of you as were baptized into Christ (C)have put on Christ.

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26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God(A) through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ(B) have clothed yourselves with Christ.(C)

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For (A)we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. But when (B)the kindness and the love of (C)God our Savior toward man appeared, (D)not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through (E)the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

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At one time(A) we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness(B) and love of God our Savior(C) appeared,(D) he saved us,(E) not because of righteous things we had done,(F) but because of his mercy.(G) He saved us through the washing(H) of rebirth and renewal(I) by the Holy Spirit,

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(A)For you died, (B)and your life is hidden with Christ in God. (C)When Christ who is (D)our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in (E)glory.

(F)Therefore put to death (G)your members which are on the earth: (H)fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, (I)which is idolatry. (J)Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon (K)the sons of disobedience, (L)in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.

(M)But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.

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For you died,(A) and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your[a] life,(B) appears,(C) then you also will appear with him in glory.(D)

Put to death,(E) therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:(F) sexual immorality,(G) impurity, lust, evil desires and greed,(H) which is idolatry.(I) Because of these, the wrath of God(J) is coming.[b] You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived.(K) But now you must also rid yourselves(L) of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander,(M) and filthy language from your lips.(N)

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  1. Colossians 3:4 Some manuscripts our
  2. Colossians 3:6 Some early manuscripts coming on those who are disobedient

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. (A)Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor [a]homosexuals, nor [b]sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were (B)some of you. (C)But you were washed, but you were [c]sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 6:9 catamites, those submitting to homosexuals
  2. 1 Corinthians 6:9 male homosexuals
  3. 1 Corinthians 6:11 set apart

Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God?(A) Do not be deceived:(B) Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers(C) nor men who have sex with men[a](D) 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers(E) will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And that is what some of you were.(F) But you were washed,(G) you were sanctified,(H) you were justified(I) in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 6:9 The words men who have sex with men translate two Greek words that refer to the passive and active participants in homosexual acts.

17 (A)for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and (B)peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

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17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking,(A) but of righteousness, peace(B) and joy in the Holy Spirit,(C)

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22 that you (A)put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and (B)be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you (C)put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.

Do Not Grieve the Spirit

25 Therefore, putting away lying, (D)Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for (E)we are members of one another. 26 (F)“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 (G)nor give [a]place to the devil. 28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather (H)let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something (I)to give him who has need. 29 (J)Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but (K)what is good for necessary [b]edification, (L)that it may impart grace to the hearers. 30 And (M)do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 (N)Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, [c]clamor, and (O)evil speaking be put away from you, (P)with all malice. 32 And (Q)be kind to one another, tenderhearted, (R)forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

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  1. Ephesians 4:27 an opportunity
  2. Ephesians 4:29 building up
  3. Ephesians 4:31 loud quarreling

22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off(A) your old self,(B) which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;(C) 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds;(D) 24 and to put on(E) the new self,(F) created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.(G)

25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully(H) to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.(I) 26 “In your anger do not sin”[a]:(J) Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold.(K) 28 Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work,(L) doing something useful with their own hands,(M) that they may have something to share with those in need.(N)

29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths,(O) but only what is helpful for building others up(P) according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,(Q) with whom you were sealed(R) for the day of redemption.(S) 31 Get rid of(T) all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.(U) 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another,(V) forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.(W)

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  1. Ephesians 4:26 Psalm 4:4 (see Septuagint)

14 For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that (A)if One died for all, then all died; 15 and He died for all, (B)that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.

16 (C)Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, (D)yet now we know Him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone (E)is in Christ, he is (F)a new creation; (G)old things have passed away; behold, all things have become (H)new. 18 Now all things are of God, (I)who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 that is, that (J)God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not [a]imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

20 Now then, we are (K)ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. 21 For (L)He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become (M)the righteousness of God in Him.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 5:19 reckoning

14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.(A) 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves(B) but for him who died for them(C) and was raised again.

16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly(D) point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,(E) the new creation(F) has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here!(G) 18 All this is from God,(H) who reconciled us to himself through Christ(I) and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them.(J) And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors,(K) as though God were making his appeal through us.(L) We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.(M) 21 God made him who had no sin(N) to be sin[b] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.(O)

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  1. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Or Christ, that person is a new creation.
  2. 2 Corinthians 5:21 Or be a sin offering

13 Then Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, (A)how much [a]harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem. 14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all (B)who call on Your name.”

15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for (C)he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before (D)Gentiles, (E)kings, and the (F)children[b] of Israel. 16 For (G)I will show him how many things he must suffer for My (H)name’s sake.”

17 (I)And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and (J)laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord [c]Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and (K)be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 Immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he received his sight at once; and he arose and was baptized.

19 So when he had received food, he was strengthened. (L)Then Saul spent some days with the disciples at Damascus.

Saul Preaches Christ

20 Immediately he preached [d]the Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God.

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  1. Acts 9:13 bad things
  2. Acts 9:15 Lit. sons
  3. Acts 9:17 M omits Jesus
  4. Acts 9:20 NU Jesus

13 “Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people(A) in Jerusalem.(B) 14 And he has come here with authority from the chief priests(C) to arrest all who call on your name.”(D)

15 But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument(E) to proclaim my name to the Gentiles(F) and their kings(G) and to the people of Israel. 16 I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”(H)

17 Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on(I) Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”(J) 18 Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,(K) 19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength.

Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem

Saul spent several days with the disciples(L) in Damascus.(M) 20 At once he began to preach in the synagogues(N) that Jesus is the Son of God.(O)

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