25 (A)There is a way which seems right to a person,
But its end is the way of death.

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And as He was sitting on (A)the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of (B)Your coming, and of the [a]end of the age?”

And Jesus answered and said to them, (C)See to it that no one [b]misleads you. For (D)many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the [c]Christ,’ and they will [d]mislead many people. And you will be hearing of (E)wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. For (F)nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be (G)famines and earthquakes in various places. (H)But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pains.

(I)Then they will hand you over to tribulation and kill you, and (J)you will be hated by all nations because of My name. 10 And at that time many will [e](K)fall away, and they will [f]betray one another and hate one another. 11 And many (L)false prophets will rise up and [g]mislead many people. 12 And because lawlessness is increased, [h]most people’s love will become cold. 13 (M)But the one who endures to the end is the one who will be saved.

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  1. Matthew 24:3 Or consummation
  2. Matthew 24:4 Or deceives
  3. Matthew 24:5 I.e., Messiah
  4. Matthew 24:5 Or deceive
  5. Matthew 24:10 I.e., from the faith
  6. Matthew 24:10 Or hand over
  7. Matthew 24:11 Or deceive
  8. Matthew 24:12 Lit the love of the many

For (A)the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only [a](B)He who now restrains will do so until [b]He is [c]removed. Then that lawless one (C)will be revealed, whom the Lord will eliminate (D)with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the (E)appearance of His [d]coming; that is, the one whose [e]coming is in accord with the activity of (F)Satan, with all power and false [f](G)signs and wonders, 10 and with [g]all the deception of wickedness for (H)those who perish, because they did not accept the love of (I)the truth so as to be saved. 11 For this reason (J)God [h]will send upon them [i]a (K)deluding influence so that they will believe [j]what is false, 12 in order that they all may be [k]judged who (L)did not believe the truth, but [l](M)took pleasure in wickedness.

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or he
  2. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or he
  3. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or out of the way
  4. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Or presence
  5. 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Or presence
  6. 2 Thessalonians 2:9 I.e., confirming miracles
  7. 2 Thessalonians 2:10 Or every deception
  8. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Lit is sending
  9. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Lit an activity of error
  10. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Or the lie
  11. 2 Thessalonians 2:12 Or condemned
  12. 2 Thessalonians 2:12 Or approved

And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, (A)those who dwell in heaven.

It was also given to him to (B)make war with the [a]saints and to overcome them, and authority was given to him over (C)every tribe, people, language, and nation. All who (D)live on the earth will worship him, everyone (E)whose name has not been [b]written (F)since the foundation of the world in the (G)book of life of (H)the Lamb who has been slaughtered.

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  1. Revelation 13:7 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  2. Revelation 13:8 Or written in the book...slain from the foundation of the world

(A)For the one who sows to his own flesh will reap (B)destruction from the flesh, but (C)the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

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25 Then I will (A)sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your (B)filthiness and from all your (C)idols. 26 Moreover, I will give you a (D)new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the (E)heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will (F)put My Spirit within you and bring it about that you walk in My statutes, and are careful and [a]follow My ordinances.

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  1. Ezekiel 36:27 Lit do My

For those who are in accord with the flesh set their minds on (A)the things of the flesh, but those who are in accord with the Spirit, (B)the things of the Spirit. (C)For the mind [a]set on the flesh is (D)death, but the mind [b]set on the Spirit is life and peace, because the mind [c]set on the flesh is (E)hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, and those who are (F)in the flesh cannot please God.

However, you are not (G)in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God (H)dwells in you. But (I)if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. 10 (J)If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is [d]alive because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of Him who (K)raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, (L)He who raised (M)Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies [e]through His Spirit who dwells in you.

12 So then, brothers and sisters, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— 13 for (N)if you are living in accord with the flesh, you are going to die; but if by the Spirit you are (O)putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are (P)being led by the Spirit of God, these are (Q)sons and daughters of God.

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  1. Romans 8:6 Lit of the
  2. Romans 8:6 Lit of the
  3. Romans 8:7 Lit of the
  4. Romans 8:10 Lit life
  5. Romans 8:11 One early ms because of

25 Jesus said to her, (A)I am the resurrection and the life; the one who believes in Me will live, even if he dies, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in Me (B)will never die. Do you believe this?” 27 She *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; I have come to believe that You are (C)the [a]Christ, the Son of God, and [b](D)He who comes into the world.”

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  1. John 11:27 I.e., Messiah
  2. John 11:27 The Coming One was a Messianic title

19 Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, (A)the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever [a]the Father does, these things the Son also does in the same way. 20 (B)For the Father loves the Son and shows Him all things that He Himself is doing; and the Father will show Him (C)greater works than these, so that you will be amazed. 21 For just as the Father raises the dead and (D)gives them life, so (E)the Son also gives life to whom He wishes. 22 For not even the Father judges anyone, but (F)He has given all judgment to the Son, 23 so that all will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. (G)The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who hears My word, and (H)believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and (I)does not come into judgment, but has (J)passed out of death into life.

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  1. John 5:19 Lit that One

The Holy Spirit

16 I will ask the Father, and He will give you another [a](A)Helper, so that He may be with you forever; 17 the Helper is (B)the Spirit of truth, (C)whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him; but you know Him because He remains with you and will be in you.

18 “I will not leave you as orphans; (D)I am coming to you. 19 [b](E)After a little while, (F)the world no longer is going to see Me, but you are going to see Me; (G)because I live, you also will live. 20 (H)On that day you will know that (I)I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I in you. 21 (J)The one who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and (K)the one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will (L)reveal Myself to him.” 22 (M)Judas (not Iscariot) *said to Him, “Lord, what has happened (N)that You are going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?” 23 Jesus answered and said to him, (O)If anyone loves Me, he will (P)follow My word; and (Q)My Father will love him, and We (R)will come to him and make Our dwelling with him. 24 The one who does not love Me (S)does not follow My words; and (T)the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father’s who sent Me.

25 “These things I have spoken to you while remaining with you. 26 But the (U)Helper, the Holy Spirit (V)whom the Father will send in My name, (W)He will teach you all things, and (X)remind you of all that I said to you.

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  1. John 14:16 Or Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor
  2. John 14:19 Lit Yet a little and the world

The Holy Spirit Promised

“But now (A)I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘(B)Where are You going?’ But because I have said these things to you, (C)grief has filled your heart. But I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I am leaving; for if I do not leave, the [a](D)Helper will not come to you; but if I go, (E)I will send Him to you. And He, when He comes, will convict the world regarding sin, and righteousness, and judgment: regarding sin, (F)because they do not believe in Me; 10 and regarding (G)righteousness, because (H)I am going to the Father and you no longer are going to see Me; 11 (I)and regarding judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

12 “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them at the present time. 13 But when He, (J)the Spirit of truth, comes, He will (K)guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. 14 He will (L)glorify Me, for He will take from Mine and will disclose it to you. 15 (M)All things that the Father has are Mine; this is why I said that He takes from Mine and will disclose it to you.

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  1. John 16:7 Or Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor

The New Birth

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named (A)Nicodemus, a (B)ruler of the Jews; this man came to [a]Jesus at night and said to Him, “(C)Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these [b](D)signs that You do unless (E)God is with him.” Jesus responded and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone (F)is born [c]again he cannot see (G)the kingdom of God.”

Nicodemus *said to Him, “How can a person be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother’s womb a second time and be born, can he?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone is born of (H)water and the Spirit, he cannot enter (I)the kingdom of God. (J)That which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born [d]again.’ (K)The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it is coming from and where it is going; so is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”

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  1. John 3:2 Lit Him
  2. John 3:2 I.e., confirming miracles
  3. John 3:3 Or from above
  4. John 3:7 Or from above

13 (A)By this we know that we remain in Him and He in us, because He has given to us of His Spirit. 14 We have seen and (B)testify that the Father has (C)sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.

15 (D)Whoever confesses that (E)Jesus is the Son of God, God (F)remains in him, and he in God. 16 (G)We have come to know and have believed the love which God has [a](H)for us. (I)God is love, and the one who (J)remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. 17 By this, (K)love is perfected with us, so that we may have (L)confidence in (M)the day of judgment; because (N)as He is, we also are in this world.

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  1. 1 John 4:16 Lit in

10 The one who believes in the Son of God (A)has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has (B)made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son. 11 And the testimony is this, that God has given us (C)eternal life, and (D)this life is in His Son. 12 (E)The one who has the Son has the life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

This Is Written That You May Know

13 (F)These things I have written to you who (G)believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have (H)eternal life.

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19 (A)We know that (B)we are of God, and that (C)the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. 20 And (D)we know that (E)the Son of God has come, and has (F)given us understanding so that we may know (G)Him who is true; and we (H)are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. (I)This is the true God and (J)eternal life.

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