(A)Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You[a] must be born (B)again.’

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  1. John 3:7 The Greek for you is plural here

You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You[a] must be born again.’

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  1. John 3:7 The Greek is plural.

Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is (A)born (B)again[a] he cannot (C)see the kingdom of God.”

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  1. John 3:3 Or from above; the Greek is purposely ambiguous and can mean both again and from above; also verse 7

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.[a](A)

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  1. John 3:3 The Greek for again also means from above; also in verse 7.

22 to (A)put off (B)your old self,[a] which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through (C)deceitful desires, 23 and (D)to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on (E)the new self, (F)created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

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  1. Ephesians 4:22 Greek man; also verse 24

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)

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27 But (A)nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's (B)book of life.

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27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful,(A) but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.(B)

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22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for (A)a sincere brotherly love, (B)love one another earnestly from a pure heart,

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22 Now that you have purified(A) yourselves by obeying(B) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(C) from the heart.[a]

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  1. 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart

12 (A)giving thanks[a] to the Father, who has qualified you[b] to share in (B)the inheritance of the saints in light.

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  1. Colossians 1:12 Or patience, with joy giving thanks
  2. Colossians 1:12 Some manuscripts us

12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father,(A) who has qualified you[a] to share in the inheritance(B) of his holy people in the kingdom of light.(C)

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  1. Colossians 1:12 Some manuscripts us

A Living Sacrifice

12 (A)I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a] by the mercies of God, (B)to present your bodies (C)as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.[b] (D)Do not be conformed to this world,[c] but be transformed by (E)the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may (F)discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.[d]

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  1. Romans 12:1 Or brothers and sisters
  2. Romans 12:1 Or your rational service
  3. Romans 12:2 Greek age
  4. Romans 12:2 Or what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God

A Living Sacrifice

12 Therefore, I urge you,(A) brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,(B) holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform(C) to the pattern of this world,(D) but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.(E) Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is(F)—his good, pleasing(G) and perfect will.

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28 Do not marvel at this, for (A)an hour is coming when (B)all who are in the tombs will hear his voice

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28 “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming(A) when all who are in their graves will hear his voice

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33 He told them another parable. (A)“The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in (B)three measures of flour, till it was (C)all leavened.”

Prophecy and Parables

34 (D)All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. 35 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:[a]

(E)“I will open my mouth in parables;
    (F)I will utter what has been hidden (G)since the foundation of the world.”

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  1. Matthew 13:35 Some manuscripts Isaiah the prophet

33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(A) yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[a] of flour(B) until it worked all through the dough.”(C)

34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.(D) 35 So was fulfilled(E) what was spoken through the prophet:

“I will open my mouth in parables,
    I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”[b](F)

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  1. Matthew 13:33 Or about 27 kilograms
  2. Matthew 13:35 Psalm 78:2

14 (A)What is man, (B)that he can be pure?
    Or he who is (C)born of a woman, that he can be righteous?

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14 “What are mortals, that they could be pure,
    or those born of woman,(A) that they could be righteous?(B)

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14 As obedient children, (A)do not be conformed to the passions (B)of your former ignorance, 15 but (C)as he who called you is holy, you also be holy (D)in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, (E)“You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

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14 As obedient(A) children, do not conform(B) to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.(C) 15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;(D) 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”[a](E)

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  1. 1 Peter 1:16 Lev. 11:44,45; 19:2

14 (A)Strive for peace with everyone, and for the (B)holiness (C)without which no one will see the Lord.

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Warning and Encouragement

14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone(A) and to be holy;(B) without holiness no one will see the Lord.(C)

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22 What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience (A)vessels of wrath (B)prepared for destruction, 23 in order to make known (C)the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he (D)has prepared beforehand for glory— 24 even us whom he (E)has called, (F)not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles? 25 As indeed he says in Hosea,

(G)“Those who were not my people I will call ‘my people,’
    and her who was not beloved I will call ‘beloved.’”

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22 What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience(A) the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction?(B) 23 What if he did this to make the riches of his glory(C) known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory(D) 24 even us, whom he also called,(E) not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?(F) 25 As he says in Hosea:

“I will call them ‘my people’ who are not my people;
    and I will call her ‘my loved one’ who is not my loved one,”[a](G)

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  1. Romans 9:25 Hosea 2:23