Romans 5:6
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6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.(A)
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Romans 5:6
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6 You see, at just the right time,(A) when we were still powerless,(B) Christ died for the ungodly.(C)
Ephesians 2:1-5
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From Death to Life
2 You were dead through the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world,[a] following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work among those who are disobedient.[b](A) 3 All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, doing the will of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else,(B) 4 but God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us(C) 5 even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ[c]—by grace you have been saved—
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Ephesians 2:1-5
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Made Alive in Christ
2 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,(A) 2 in which you used to live(B) when you followed the ways of this world(C) and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air,(D) the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.(E) 3 All of us also lived among them at one time,(F) gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a](G) and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us,(H) God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions(I)—it is by grace you have been saved.(J)
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- Ephesians 2:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
Romans 5:8
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8 But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.(A)
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Romans 5:8
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8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.(A)
Colossians 2:13
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Colossians 2:13
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13 When you were dead in your sins(A) and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you[a] alive(B) with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,(C)
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- Colossians 2:13 Some manuscripts us
Titus 3:3-5
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3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, despicable, hating one another.(A) 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,(B) 5 he saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy, through the water[a] of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.(C)
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Titus 3:3-5
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3 At one time(A) we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. 4 But when the kindness(B) and love of God our Savior(C) appeared,(D) 5 he saved us,(E) not because of righteous things we had done,(F) but because of his mercy.(G) He saved us through the washing(H) of rebirth and renewal(I) by the Holy Spirit,
Romans 5:10
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10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life.(A)
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10 For if, while we were God’s enemies,(A) we were reconciled(B) to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!(C)
Romans 4:25
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25 who was handed over for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.(A)
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Romans 4:25
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Titus 2:12
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12 training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions and in the present age to live lives that are self-controlled, upright, and godly,(A)
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Titus 2:12
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12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions,(A) and to live self-controlled,(B) upright and godly lives(C) in this present age,
1 Timothy 1:9
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9 this means understanding that the law is laid down not for the righteous but for the lawless and disobedient, for the godless and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their father or mother, for murderers,(A)
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1 Timothy 1:9
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9 We also know that the law is made not for the righteous(A) but for lawbreakers and rebels,(B) the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
Romans 4:5
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5 But to one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness.
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5 However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.(A)
1 Thessalonians 5:9
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9 For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,(A)
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1 Thessalonians 5:9
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9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath(A) but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.(B)
2 Peter 2:5-6
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5 and if he did not spare the ancient world, even though he saved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood on the world of the ungodly;(A) 6 and if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to destruction[a] and made them an example of what is coming to the ungodly;[b]
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2 Peter 2:5-6
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5 if he did not spare the ancient world(A) when he brought the flood on its ungodly people,(B) but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;(C) 6 if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes,(D) and made them an example(E) of what is going to happen to the ungodly;(F)
Galatians 4:4
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4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,(A)
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Galatians 4:4
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4 But when the set time had fully come,(A) God sent his Son,(B) born of a woman,(C) born under the law,(D)
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