22 (A)If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, (B)but now they have no excuse for their sin.

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22 If I had not come and spoken to them,(A) they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.(B)

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41 Jesus said to them, (A)“If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.

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41 Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.(A)

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20 For since the creation of the world (A)His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and [a]Godhead, so that they are without excuse,

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  1. Romans 1:20 divine nature, deity

20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made,(A) so that people are without excuse.(B)

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17 Therefore, (A)to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

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17 If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.(A)

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30 Truly, (A)these times of ignorance God overlooked, but (B)now commands all men everywhere to repent,

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30 In the past God overlooked(A) such ignorance,(B) but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.(C)

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48 (A)He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—(B)the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.

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48 There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them(A) at the last day.

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31 So (A)they come to you as people do, they (B)sit before you as My people, and they (C)hear your words, but they do not do them; (D)for with their mouth they show much love, but (E)their hearts pursue their own gain. 32 Indeed you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they do (F)not do them. 33 (G)And when this comes to pass—surely it will come—then (H)they will know that a prophet has been among them.”

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31 My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before(A) you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy(B) for unjust gain.(C) 32 Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs(D) with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.(E)

33 “When all this comes true—and it surely will—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.(F)

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16 (A)as free, yet not (B)using liberty as a cloak for [a]vice, but as bondservants of God.

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  1. 1 Peter 2:16 wickedness

16 Live as free people,(A) but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil;(B) live as God’s slaves.(C)

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For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted (A)the heavenly gift, and (B)have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, [a]if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, (C)since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.

For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, (D)receives blessing from God; (E)but if it bears thorns and briers, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned.

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  1. Hebrews 6:6 Or and have fallen away

It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened,(A) who have tasted the heavenly gift,(B) who have shared in the Holy Spirit,(C) who have tasted the goodness(D) of the word of God(E) and the powers of the coming age and who have fallen[a] away, to be brought back to repentance.(F) To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God(G) all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed.(H) In the end it will be burned.

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  1. Hebrews 6:6 Or age, if they fall

14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us [a]diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. 15 For we are to God the fragrance of Christ (A)among those who are being saved and (B)among those who are perishing. 16 (C)To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And (D)who is sufficient for these things?

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  1. 2 Corinthians 2:14 manifests

14 But thanks be to God,(A) who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma(B) of the knowledge(C) of him everywhere. 15 For we are to God the pleasing aroma(D) of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.(E) 16 To the one we are an aroma that brings death;(F) to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is equal to such a task?(G)

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God’s Righteous Judgment

Therefore you are (A)inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, (B)for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.

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God’s Righteous Judgment

You, therefore, have no excuse,(A) you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.(B)

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11 Jesus answered, (A)“You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore (B)the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”

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11 Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above.(A) Therefore the one who handed me over to you(B) is guilty of a greater sin.”

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18 (A)“He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, (B)that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For (C)everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been (D)done in God.”

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18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned,(A) but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.(B) 19 This is the verdict: Light(C) has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.(D) 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.(E) 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.

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