19 (A)Go therefore and (B)make disciples of (C)all nations, (D)baptizing them (E)in[a] (F)the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

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  1. Matthew 28:19 Or into

19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,(A) baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,(B)

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And because you are sons, God has sent (A)the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”

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Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son(A) into our hearts,(B) the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,[a] Father.”(C)

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  1. Galatians 4:6 Aramaic for Father

15 For (A)you did not receive (B)the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of (C)adoption as sons, by whom we cry, (D)“Abba! Father!”

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15 The Spirit(A) you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;(B) rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[a] And by him we cry, “Abba,[b] Father.”(C)

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  1. Romans 8:15 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture; also in verse 23.
  2. Romans 8:15 Aramaic for father

17 (A)For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but (B)of righteousness and (C)peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 Whoever thus serves Christ is (D)acceptable to God and approved by men.

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17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking,(A) but of righteousness, peace(B) and joy in the Holy Spirit,(C) 18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.(D)

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16 to be (A)a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles (B)in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that (C)the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

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16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles.(A) He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God,(B) so that the Gentiles might become an offering(C) acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

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For I decided to know nothing among you except (A)Jesus Christ and him crucified. And (B)I was with you (C)in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of (D)the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men[a] but (E)in the power of God.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 2:5 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women

For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.(A) I came to you(B) in weakness(C) with great fear and trembling.(D) My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words,(E) but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,(F) so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.(G)

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11 And (A)such were some of you. But (B)you were washed, (C)you were sanctified, (D)you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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11 And that is what some of you were.(A) But you were washed,(B) you were sanctified,(C) you were justified(D) in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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Now (A)there are varieties of gifts, but (B)the same Spirit; and (C)there are varieties of service, but (D)the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is (E)the same God who empowers them all in everyone.

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There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit(A) distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone(B) it is the same God(C) at work.

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21 And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and (A)has anointed us, 22 and who has also (B)put his seal on us and (C)given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.[a]

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  1. 2 Corinthians 1:22 Or down payment

21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm(A) in Christ. He anointed(B) us, 22 set his seal(C) of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.(D)

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14 (A)The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and (B)the love of God and (C)the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

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14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,(A) and the love of God,(B) and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit(C) be with you all.

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18 For (A)through him we both have (B)access in (C)one Spirit to the Father. 19 So then you are no longer (D)strangers and aliens,[a] but you are (E)fellow citizens with the saints and (F)members of the household of God, 20 (G)built on the foundation of the (H)apostles and prophets, (I)Christ Jesus himself being (J)the cornerstone, 21 (K)in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into (L)a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him (M)you also are being built together (N)into a dwelling place for God by[b] the Spirit.

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  1. Ephesians 2:19 Or sojourners
  2. Ephesians 2:22 Or in

18 For through him we both have access(A) to the Father(B) by one Spirit.(C)

19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers,(D) but fellow citizens(E) with God’s people and also members of his household,(F) 20 built(G) on the foundation(H) of the apostles and prophets,(I) with Christ Jesus himself(J) as the chief cornerstone.(K) 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple(L) in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.(M)

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Prayer for Spiritual Strength

14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom (A)every family[a] in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to (B)the riches of his glory (C)he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit (D)in your inner being, 17 (E)so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being (F)rooted and (G)grounded in love, 18 may have strength to (H)comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and (I)height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ (J)that surpasses knowledge, that (K)you may be filled with all (L)the fullness of God.

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  1. Ephesians 3:15 Or from whom all fatherhood; the Greek word patria in verse 15 is closely related to the word for Father in verse 14

A Prayer for the Ephesians

14 For this reason I kneel(A) before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches(B) he may strengthen you with power(C) through his Spirit in your inner being,(D) 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts(E) through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted(F) and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people,(G) to grasp how wide and long and high and deep(H) is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge(I)—that you may be filled(J) to the measure of all the fullness of God.(K)

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  1. Ephesians 3:15 The Greek for family (patria) is derived from the Greek for father (pater).

which has come to you, as indeed (A)in the whole world it is (B)bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you (C)heard it and understood (D)the grace of God in truth, just as you learned it from (E)Epaphras our beloved (F)fellow servant.[a] He is (G)a faithful minister of Christ on your[b] behalf and has made known to us your (H)love in the Spirit.

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  1. Colossians 1:7 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word sundoulos, see Preface
  2. Colossians 1:7 Some manuscripts our

that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit(A) and growing throughout the whole world(B)—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. You learned it from Epaphras,(C) our dear fellow servant,[a] who is a faithful minister(D) of Christ on our[b] behalf, and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.(E)

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  1. Colossians 1:7 Or slave
  2. Colossians 1:7 Some manuscripts your