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May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.

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May mercy, [soul] peace, and love be multiplied to you.

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to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved,

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[So that we might be] to the praise and the commendation of His glorious grace (favor and mercy), which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.

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for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

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For it is by free grace (God’s unmerited favor) that you are saved ([a]delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God;

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 2:8 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

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That is why I would remind you to stir up (rekindle the embers of, fan the flame of, and keep burning) the [gracious] gift of God, [the inner fire] that is in you by means of the laying on of my hands [[a]with those of the elders at your ordination].

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 1:6 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament.

17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

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17 Now to the King of eternity, incorruptible and immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever (to the ages of ages). Amen (so be it).

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For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.

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For whatever is born of God is victorious over the world; and this is the victory that conquers the world, even our faith.

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19 If you are willing and obedient,
    you will eat the good of the land;

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19 If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;

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16 By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

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16 By this we come to know (progressively to recognize, to perceive, to understand) the [essential] love: that He laid down His [own] life for us; and we ought to lay [our] lives down for [those who are our] brothers [[a]in Him].

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  1. 1 John 3:16 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

11 that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

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11 To keep Satan from getting the advantage over us; for we are not ignorant of his wiles and intentions.

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14 Now thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.

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14 But thanks be to God, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph [as trophies of Christ’s victory] and through us spreads and makes evident the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere,

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57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

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57 But thanks be to God, Who gives us the victory [making us conquerors] through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be firm (steadfast), immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord [always being superior, excelling, doing more than enough in the service of the Lord], knowing and being continually aware that your labor in the Lord is not futile [it is never wasted or to no purpose].

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Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, “This is Yahweh’s word to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says Yahweh of Armies. Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you are a plain; and he will bring out the capstone with shouts of ‘Grace, grace, to it!’”

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Then he said to me, This [addition of the bowl to the candlestick, causing it to yield a ceaseless supply of oil from the olive trees] is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit [of Whom the oil is a symbol], says the Lord of hosts.

For who are you, O great mountain [of human obstacles]? Before Zerubbabel [who with Joshua had led the return of the exiles from Babylon and was undertaking the rebuilding of the temple, before him] you shall become a plain [a mere [a]molehill]! And he shall bring forth the finishing gable stone [of the new temple] with loud shoutings of the people, crying, Grace, grace to it!(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 4:7 This recalls the familiar proverb about “making mountains out of molehills,” with a surprising twist.

I will encamp around my house against the army,
    that no one pass through or return;
    and no oppressor will pass through them any more:
    for now I have seen with my eyes.

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Then I will encamp about My house as a guard or a garrison so that none shall march back and forth, and no oppressor or demanding collector shall again overrun them, for now My eyes are upon them.

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