John 17:17
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17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
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John 15:3
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3 You have already been cleansed[a] by the word that I have spoken to you.(A)
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- 15.3 The same Greek root refers to pruning and cleansing
Psalm 119:160
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160 The sum of your word is truth,
and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.(A)
1 Peter 1:22-23
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22 Now that you have purified your souls[a] by your obedience to the truth[b] so that you have genuine mutual affection, love one another deeply from the heart.[c](A) 23 You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.[d](B)
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Ephesians 5:26
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26 in order to make her holy by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word,
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John 17:19
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19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, so that they also may be sanctified in truth.
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James 1:21
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21 Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls.(A)
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John 8:32
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32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”(A)
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2 Thessalonians 2:13
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Chosen for Salvation
13 But we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits[a] for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.(A)
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- 2.13 Other ancient authorities read from the beginning
Psalm 119:11
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11 I treasure your word in my heart,
so that I may not sin against you.(A)
Ephesians 4:21
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21 For surely you have heard about him and were taught in him, as truth is in Jesus,
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Psalm 119:9
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9 How can young people keep their way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.(A)
Psalm 19:7-9
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7 The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the decrees of the Lord are sure,
making wise the simple;(A)
8 the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear,
enlightening the eyes;(B)
9 the fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the Lord are true
and righteous altogether.(C)
Psalm 119:104
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104 Through your precepts I get understanding;
therefore I hate every false way.(A)
Psalm 119:151-152
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151 Yet you are near, O Lord,
and all your commandments are true.(A)
152 Long ago I learned from your decrees
that you have established them forever.(B)
Psalm 12:6
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6 The promises of the Lord are promises that are pure,
silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
purified seven times.(A)
Luke 8:15
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15 But as for that in the good soil, these are the ones who, when they hear the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart and bear fruit with endurance.
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2 Samuel 7:28
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28 And now, O Lord God, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant;(A)
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2 Corinthians 3:18
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18 And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit.(A)
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Acts 15:9
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9 and in cleansing their hearts by faith he has made no distinction between them and us.(A)
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Luke 8:11
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The Parable of the Sower Explained
11 “Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.(A)
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John 8:40
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40 but now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
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Psalm 119:144
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144 Your decrees are righteous forever;
give me understanding that I may live.(A)
2 Timothy 2:25-26
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25 correcting opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant that they will repent and come to know the truth(A) 26 and that they may escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.[a]
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- 2.26 Or by him, to do his (that is, God’s) will
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