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for I have passed on to them the message you gave me. They accepted it and know that I came from you, and they believe you sent me.

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For I gave them the words you gave me(A) and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you,(B) and they believed that you sent me.(C)

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14 I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.

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14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them,(A) for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.(B)

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30 Now we understand that you know everything, and there’s no need to question you. From this we believe that you came from God.”

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30 Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe(A) that you came from God.”(B)

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27 for the Father himself loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 16:27 Some manuscripts read from the Father.

27 No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me(A) and have believed that I came from God.(B)

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13 Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn’t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God—which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.

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13 And we also thank God continually(A) because, when you received the word of God,(B) which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.

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21 I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.

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21 that all of them may be one,(A) Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.(B) May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.(C)

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15 I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me.

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15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.(A)

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68 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life.

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68 Simon Peter answered him,(A) “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.(B)

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Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives,
    to help them do what is right, just, and fair.

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for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
    doing what is right and just and fair;

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14 Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.

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14 And we have seen and testify(A) that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.(B)

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Live to Please God

Finally, dear brothers and sisters,[a] we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:1 Greek brothers; also in 4:10, 13.

Living to Please God

As for other matters, brothers and sisters,(A) we instructed you how to live(B) in order to please God,(C) as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.

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11 Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.

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11 So Christ himself gave(A) the apostles,(B) the prophets,(C) the evangelists,(D) the pastors and teachers,(E) 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ(F) may be built up(G)

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assuming, by the way, that you know God gave me the special responsibility of extending his grace to you Gentiles. As I briefly wrote earlier, God himself revealed his mysterious plan to me. As you read what I have written, you will understand my insight into this plan regarding Christ. God did not reveal it to previous generations, but now by his Spirit he has revealed it to his holy apostles and prophets.

And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus.[a] By God’s grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News.

Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:6 Or because they are united with Christ Jesus.

Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me(A) for you, that is, the mystery(B) made known to me by revelation,(C) as I have already written briefly. In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight(D) into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.(E) This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs(F) together with Israel, members together of one body,(G) and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.(H)

I became a servant of this gospel(I) by the gift of God’s grace given me(J) through the working of his power.(K) Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people,(L) this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles(M) the boundless riches of Christ,(N)

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