(A)of sin, because they do not believe in Me;

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about sin,(A) because people do not believe in me;

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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. 23 (C)He who hates Me hates My Father also. 24 If I had not done among them (D)the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have (E)seen and also hated both Me and My Father. 25 But this happened that the word might be fulfilled which is written in their law, (F)‘They hated Me without a cause.’

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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) 23 Whoever hates me hates my Father as well. 24 If I had not done among them the works no one else did,(C) they would not be guilty of sin.(D) As it is, they have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father. 25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law:(E) ‘They hated me without reason.’[a](F)

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  1. John 15:25 Psalms 35:19; 69:4

23 And He said to them, (A)“You are from beneath; I am from above. (B)You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 (C)Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; (D)for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”

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23 But he continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.(A) 24 I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he,(B) you will indeed die in your sins.”

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47 And if anyone hears My words and does not [a]believe, (A)I do not judge him; for (B)I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. 48 (C)He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—(D)the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.

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  1. John 12:47 NU keep them

47 “If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.(A) 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(B) at the last day.

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16 (A)He who believes and is baptized will be saved; (B)but he who does not believe will be condemned.

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16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.(A)

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12 Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God;

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12 See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.(A)

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22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you (A)by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know— 23 Him, (B)being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, (C)you [a]have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death; 24 (D)whom God raised up, having [b]loosed the [c]pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it. 25 For David says concerning Him:

(E)‘I foresaw the Lord always before my face,
For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad;
Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope.
27 For You will not leave my soul in Hades,
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see (F)corruption.
28 You have made known to me the ways of life;
You will make me full of joy in Your presence.’

29 “Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you (G)of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Therefore, being a prophet, (H)and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, [d]according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, 31 he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, (I)that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. 32 (J)This Jesus God has raised up, (K)of which we are all witnesses. 33 Therefore (L)being exalted [e]to (M)the right hand of God, and (N)having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He (O)poured out this which you now see and hear.

34 “For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself:

(P)‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
35 Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’

36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”

37 Now when they heard this, (Q)they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”

38 Then Peter said to them, (R)“Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the [f]remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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  1. Acts 2:23 NU omits have taken
  2. Acts 2:24 destroyed or abolished
  3. Acts 2:24 Lit. birth pangs
  4. Acts 2:30 NU He would seat one on his throne,
  5. Acts 2:33 Possibly by
  6. Acts 2:38 forgiveness

22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth(A) was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs,(B) which God did among you through him,(C) as you yourselves know. 23 This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge;(D) and you, with the help of wicked men,[a] put him to death by nailing him to the cross.(E) 24 But God raised him from the dead,(F) freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.(G) 25 David said about him:

“‘I saw the Lord always before me.
    Because he is at my right hand,
    I will not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest in hope,
27 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
    you will not let your holy one see decay.(H)
28 You have made known to me the paths of life;
    you will fill me with joy in your presence.’[b](I)

29 “Fellow Israelites,(J) I can tell you confidently that the patriarch(K) David died and was buried,(L) and his tomb is here(M) to this day. 30 But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne.(N) 31 Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay.(O) 32 God has raised this Jesus to life,(P) and we are all witnesses(Q) of it. 33 Exalted(R) to the right hand of God,(S) he has received from the Father(T) the promised Holy Spirit(U) and has poured out(V) what you now see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,

“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
    “Sit at my right hand
35 until I make your enemies
    a footstool for your feet.”’[c](W)

36 “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord(X) and Messiah.”(Y)

37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”(Z)

38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized,(AA) every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.(AB) And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.(AC)

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  1. Acts 2:23 Or of those not having the law (that is, Gentiles)
  2. Acts 2:28 Psalm 16:8-11 (see Septuagint)
  3. Acts 2:35 Psalm 110:1

42 Jesus said to them, (A)“If God were your Father, you would love Me, for (B)I proceeded forth and came from God; (C)nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. 43 (D)Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. 44 (E)You are of your father the devil, and the (F)desires of your father you want to (G)do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and (H)does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. 46 Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? 47 (I)He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.”

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42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me,(A) for I have come here from God.(B) I have not come on my own;(C) God sent me.(D) 43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil,(E) and you want to carry out your father’s desires.(F) He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.(G) 45 Yet because I tell the truth,(H) you do not believe me! 46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 Whoever belongs to God hears what God says.(I) The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

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14 But you denied (A)the Holy One (B)and the Just, and (C)asked for a murderer to be granted to you, 15 and killed the [a]Prince of life, (D)whom God raised from the dead, (E)of which we are witnesses. 16 (F)And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

17 “Yet now, brethren, I know that (G)you did it in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But (H)those things which God foretold (I)by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled. 19 (J)Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

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  1. Acts 3:15 Or Originator

14 You disowned the Holy(A) and Righteous One(B) and asked that a murderer be released to you.(C) 15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead.(D) We are witnesses(E) of this. 16 By faith in the name of Jesus,(F) this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see.

17 “Now, fellow Israelites,(G) I know that you acted in ignorance,(H) as did your leaders.(I) 18 But this is how God fulfilled(J) what he had foretold(K) through all the prophets,(L) saying that his Messiah would suffer.(M) 19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out,(N) that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,

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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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28 Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three (A)witnesses. 29 (B)Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, (C)counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, (D)and insulted the Spirit of grace?

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28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.(A) 29 How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God(B) underfoot,(C) who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant(D) that sanctified them,(E) and who has insulted the Spirit(F) of grace?(G)

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13 although (A)I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an [a]insolent man; but I obtained mercy because (B)I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

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  1. 1 Timothy 1:13 violently arrogant

13 Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor(A) and a violent man, I was shown mercy(B) because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.(C)

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15 (A)who killed both the Lord Jesus and (B)their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God (C)and are [a]contrary to all men, 16 (D)forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, so as always (E)to fill up the measure of their sins; (F)but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:15 hostile

15 who killed the Lord Jesus(A) and the prophets(B) and also drove us out. They displease God and are hostile to everyone 16 in their effort to keep us from speaking to the Gentiles(C) so that they may be saved. In this way they always heap up their sins to the limit.(D) The wrath of God has come upon them at last.[a]

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Or them fully