John 6:66
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66 (A)After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him.
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Luke 9:62
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62 Jesus said to him, (A)“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
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1 John 2:19
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19 (A)They went out from us, but they were not of us; for (B)if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, (C)that it might become plain that they all are not of us.
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Hebrews 10:38
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38 (A)but my righteous one shall live by faith,
and if he shrinks back,
my soul has no pleasure in him.”
John 6:60
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The Words of Eternal Life
60 (A)When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?”
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2 Timothy 4:10
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10 For (A)Demas, (B)in love with (C)this present world, (D)has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia,[a] (E)Titus to Dalmatia.
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- 2 Timothy 4:10 Some manuscripts Gaul
John 8:31
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The Truth Will Set You Free
31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, (A)“If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,
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2 Timothy 1:15
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15 You are aware that (A)all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
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Matthew 19:22
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22 (A)When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
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John 6:64
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64 But (A)there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus (B)knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and (C)who it was who would betray him.)
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Zephaniah 1:6
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6 (A)those who have turned back from following the Lord,
(B)who do not seek the Lord or inquire of him.”
2 Peter 2:20-22
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20 For if, (A)after they have escaped the defilements of the world (B)through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, (C)the last state has become worse for them than the first. 21 For (D)it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from (E)the holy commandment delivered to them. 22 What the true proverb says has happened to them: “The (F)dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire.”
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Matthew 12:40-45
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40 For (A)just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, (B)so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 (C)The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and (D)condemn it, for (E)they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, (F)something greater than Jonah is here. 42 (G)The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, (H)something greater than Solomon is here.
Return of an Unclean Spirit
43 “When (I)the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through (J)waterless places seeking rest, but finds none. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order. 45 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, and (K)the last state of that person is worse than the first. So also will it be with this (L)evil generation.”
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Matthew 21:8-11
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8 Most of the crowd (A)spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, (B)“Hosanna to (C)the Son of David! (D)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna (E)in the highest!” 10 And (F)when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” 11 And the crowds said, “This is (G)the prophet Jesus, (H)from Nazareth of Galilee.”
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Matthew 13:20-21
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20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately (A)receives it with joy, 21 yet he has no root in himself, but (B)endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately (C)he falls away.[a]
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- Matthew 13:21 Or stumbles
Matthew 27:20-25
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20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to (A)ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. 21 The governor again said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” 22 Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” (B)They all said, “Let him be crucified!” 23 And he said, “Why? (C)What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified!”
Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified
24 So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that (D)a riot was beginning, he took water and (E)washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of (F)this man's blood;[a] (G)see to it yourselves.” 25 And all the people answered, (H)“His blood be on us and (I)on our children!”
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- Matthew 27:24 Some manuscripts this righteous blood, or this righteous man's blood
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