16 [a]And of His (A)fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.

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  1. John 1:16 NU For

Reconciled in Christ

19 For it pleased the Father that (A)in Him all the fullness should dwell,

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(A)through whom also we have access by faith into this grace (B)in which we stand, and (C)rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

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For (A)in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead [a]bodily; 10 and you are complete in Him, who is the (B)head of all [b]principality and power.

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  1. Colossians 2:9 in bodily form
  2. Colossians 2:10 rule and authority

Spiritual Gifts

But (A)to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore He says:

(B)“When He ascended on high,
He led captivity captive,
And gave gifts to men.”

(C)(Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also [a]first descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is also the One (D)who ascended far above all the heavens, (E)that He might fill all things.)

11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, (F)for the [b]edifying of (G)the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith (H)and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to (I)a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

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  1. Ephesians 4:9 NU omits first
  2. Ephesians 4:12 building up

(A)even when we were dead in trespasses, (B)made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together (C)in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in (D)His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. (E)For by grace you have been saved (F)through faith, and that not of yourselves; (G)it is the gift of God, not of (H)works, lest anyone should (I)boast. 10 For we are (J)His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

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23 (A)which is His body, (B)the fullness of Him (C)who fills all in all.

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17 For if by the one man’s [a]offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)

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  1. Romans 5:17 trespass

19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled (A)with all the fullness of God.

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Spiritual Gifts at Corinth

(A)I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, that you were enriched in everything by Him (B)in all [a]utterance and all knowledge,

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  1. 1 Corinthians 1:5 speech

to the praise of the glory of His grace, (A)by which He [a]made us accepted in (B)the Beloved.

(C)In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to (D)the riches of His grace which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and [b]prudence,

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  1. Ephesians 1:6 Lit. bestowed grace (favor) upon us
  2. Ephesians 1:8 understanding

34 (A)For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit (B)by measure.

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(A)elect (B)according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, (C)in sanctification of the Spirit, for (D)obedience and (E)sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ:

(F)Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

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15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom (A)which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or [a]resist.

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  1. Luke 21:15 withstand

12 (A)For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

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(A)in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

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But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.

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12 So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people: “Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? 13 (A)The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, (B)glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you (C)delivered up and (D)denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go. 14 But you denied (E)the Holy One (F)and the Just, and (G)asked for a murderer to be granted to you, 15 and killed the [a]Prince of life, (H)whom God raised from the dead, (I)of which we are witnesses. 16 (J)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.

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  1. Acts 3:15 Or Originator

The True Vine

15 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. (A)Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He [a]takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear (B)more fruit. (C)You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. (D)Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much (E)fruit; for without Me you can do (F)nothing.

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  1. John 15:2 Or lifts up

14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”

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11 (A)I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. (B)He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit [a]and fire.

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  1. Matthew 3:11 M omits and fire

‘Who are you, (A)O great mountain?
Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain!
And he shall bring forth (B)the capstone
(C)With shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” ’ ”

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11 searching what, or what manner of time, (A)the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.

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20 Moreover (A)the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace (B)abounded much more,

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