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43 And Jesus replied, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

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43 Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”(A)

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“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.

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Whoever has ears, let them hear(A) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(B) I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,(C) which is in the paradise(D) of God.

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15 Then call on me when you are in trouble,
    and I will rescue you,
    and you will give me glory.”

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15 and call(A) on me in the day of trouble;(B)
    I will deliver(C) you, and you will honor(D) me.”

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15 This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all. 16 But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive eternal life.

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15 Here is a trustworthy saying(A) that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners(B)—of whom I am the worst. 16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy(C) so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience(D) as an example for those who would believe(E) in him and receive eternal life.(F)

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10 For the Son of Man[a] came to seek and save those who are lost.”

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Footnotes

  1. 19:10 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.

10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”(A)

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Finally, I confessed all my sins to you
    and stopped trying to hide my guilt.
I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.”
    And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Interlude

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Then I acknowledged my sin to you
    and did not cover up my iniquity.(A)
I said, “I will confess(B)
    my transgressions(C) to the Lord.”
And you forgave
    the guilt of my sin.(D)

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25 Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save[a] those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf.

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  1. 7:25 Or is able to save completely.

25 Therefore he is able to save(A) completely[a] those who come to God(B) through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.(C)

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  1. Hebrews 7:25 Or forever

When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.

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And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back(A) and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.(B)

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24 Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began!

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24 “Father, I want those you have given me(A) to be with me where I am,(B) and to see my glory,(C) the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.(D)

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23 I’m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me.

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23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart(A) and be with Christ,(B) which is better by far;

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Yes, only God knows whether I was in my body or outside my body. But I do know that I was caught up[a] to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell.

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  1. 12:3-4 Greek But I know such a man, that he was caught up.

And I know that this man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows— was caught up(A) to paradise(B) and heard inexpressible things, things that no one is permitted to tell.

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27 He will declare to his friends,
‘I sinned and twisted the truth,
    but it was not worth it.[a]
28 God rescued me from the grave,
    and now my life is filled with light.’

29 “Yes, God does these things
    again and again for people.
30 He rescues them from the grave
    so they may enjoy the light of life.

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  1. 33:27 Greek version reads but he [God] did not punish me as my sin deserved.

27 And they will go to others and say,
    ‘I have sinned,(A) I have perverted what is right,(B)
    but I did not get what I deserved.(C)
28 God has delivered(D) me from going down to the pit,(E)
    and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’(F)

29 “God does all these things to a person(G)
    twice, even three times(H)
30 to turn them back(I) from the pit,(J)
    that the light of life(K) may shine on them.(L)

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Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord.

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We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.(A)

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