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30 “I don’t have much more time to talk to you, because the ruler of this world approaches. He has no power over me,

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30 I will not say much more to you, for the prince of this world(A) is coming. He has no hold over me,

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19 We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one.

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19 We know that we are children of God,(A) and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.(B)

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This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.

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The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent(A) called the devil,(B) or Satan,(C) who leads the whole world astray.(D) He was hurled to the earth,(E) and his angels with him.

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But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.

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You, dear children,(A) are from God and have overcome them,(B) because the one who is in you(C) is greater than the one who is in the world.(D)

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31 The time for judging this world has come, when Satan, the ruler of this world, will be cast out.

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31 Now is the time for judgment on this world;(A) now the prince of this world(B) will be driven out.

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12 For we[a] are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.

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  1. 6:12 Some manuscripts read you.

12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,(A) but against the rulers, against the authorities,(B) against the powers(C) of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.(D)

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22 He never sinned,
    nor ever deceived anyone.[a]

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  1. 2:22 Isa 53:9.

22 “He committed no sin,(A)
    and no deceit was found in his mouth.”[a](B)

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  1. 1 Peter 2:22 Isaiah 53:9

You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world.[a] He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.

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  1. 2:2 Greek obeying the commander of the power of the air.

in which you used to live(A) when you followed the ways of this world(B) and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air,(C) the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.(D)

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Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.

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The god(A) of this age(B) has blinded(C) the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ,(D) who is the image of God.(E)

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15 This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin.

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15 For we do not have a high priest(A) who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are(B)—yet he did not sin.(C)

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11 Judgment will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged.

12 “There is so much more I want to tell you, but you can’t bear it now.

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11 and about judgment, because the prince of this world(A) now stands condemned.

12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear.(B)

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And you know that Jesus came to take away our sins, and there is no sin in him. Anyone who continues to live in him will not sin. But anyone who keeps on sinning does not know him or understand who he is.

Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it shows that they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous. But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil.

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But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins.(A) And in him is no sin.(B) No one who lives in him keeps on sinning.(C) No one who continues to sin has either seen him(D) or known him.(E)

Dear children,(F) do not let anyone lead you astray.(G) The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.(H) The one who does what is sinful is of the devil,(I) because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God(J) appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.(K)

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53 Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there every day. But this is your moment, the time when the power of darkness reigns.”

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53 Every day I was with you in the temple courts,(A) and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour(B)—when darkness reigns.”(C)

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