Romans 8:8
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8 and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
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Romans 8:8
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8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh(A) cannot please God.
John 3:5-6
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5 Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.(A) 6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
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John 3:5-6
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5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.(A) 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit[a] gives birth to spirit.(B)
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- John 3:6 Or but spirit
Hebrews 11:5-6
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5 By faith Enoch was taken so that he did not experience death, and “he was not found, because God had taken him.” For it was attested before he was taken away that “he had pleased God.”(A) 6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would approach God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
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Hebrews 11:5-6
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5 By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.”[a](A) For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him(B) must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
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- Hebrews 11:5 Gen. 5:24
Romans 8:9
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9 But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit,[a] since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.(A)
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- 8.9 Or spirit
Romans 8:9
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9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh(A) but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you.(B) And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ,(C) they do not belong to Christ.
Romans 7:5
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5 For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death.(A)
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Romans 7:5
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5 For when we were in the realm of the flesh,[a](A) the sinful passions aroused by the law(B) were at work in us,(C) so that we bore fruit for death.(D)
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- Romans 7:5 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.
Colossians 1:10
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10 so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God.(A)
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Colossians 1:10
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10 so that you may live a life worthy(A) of the Lord and please him(B) in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,(C)
John 3:3
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3 Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.”[a](A)
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- 3.3 Or born anew
John 3:3
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3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.[a]”(A)
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- John 3:3 The Greek for again also means from above; also in verse 7.
1 John 3:22
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22 and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.(A)
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1 John 3:22
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22 and receive from him anything we ask,(A) because we keep his commands(B) and do what pleases him.(C)
Hebrews 13:21
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21 make you complete in everything good[a] so that you may do his will, as he works among us[b] that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever.[c] Amen.(A)
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Hebrews 13:21
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21 equip you with everything good for doing his will,(A) and may he work in us(B) what is pleasing to him,(C) through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.(D)
1 Corinthians 7:32
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32 I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to please the Lord,(A)
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1 Corinthians 7:32
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32 I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs(A)—how he can please the Lord.
John 8:29
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29 And the one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what is pleasing to him.”(A)
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John 8:29
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29 The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone,(A) for I always do what pleases him.”(B)
1 Thessalonians 4:1
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A Life Pleasing to God
4 Finally, brothers and sisters, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus that, as you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God (as, in fact, you are doing), you should do so more and more.(A)
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1 Thessalonians 4:1
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Living to Please God
4 As for other matters, brothers and sisters,(A) we instructed you how to live(B) in order to please God,(C) as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.
Matthew 3:17
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17 And a voice from the heavens said, “This is my Son, the Beloved,[a] with whom I am well pleased.”(A)
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- 3.17 Or my beloved Son
Matthew 3:17
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17 And a voice from heaven(A) said, “This is my Son,(B) whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”(C)
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