To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, (A)called to be saints:

(B)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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To the saints (A)and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse:

(B)Grace to you and peace from God our Father [a]and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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  1. Colossians 1:2 NU omits and the Lord Jesus Christ

Greeting to the Called

Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and (A)brother of James,

To those who are (B)called, [a]sanctified by God the Father, and (C)preserved in Jesus Christ:

Mercy, (D)peace, and love be multiplied to you.

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  1. Jude 1:1 NU beloved

Greeting

Paul, (A)Silvanus, and Timothy,

To the church of the (B)Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

Grace to you and peace [a]from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 1:1 NU omits from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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14 (A)The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and (B)the [a]communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 13:14 fellowship

21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be [a]with you all. Amen.

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  1. Revelation 22:21 NU with all; M with all the saints

Greeting the Seven Churches

John, to the seven churches which are in Asia:

Grace to you and peace from Him (A)who is and (B)who was and who is to come, (C)and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, (D)the faithful (E)witness, the (F)firstborn from the dead, and (G)the ruler over the kings of the earth.

To Him (H)who [a]loved us (I)and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

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  1. Revelation 1:5 NU loves us and freed; M loves us and washed

(A)Grace, mercy, and peace will be with [a]you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

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  1. 2 John 1:3 NU, M us

The Command to Love

Behold (A)what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that (B)we should be called children of [a]God! Therefore the world does not know [b]us, (C)because it did not know Him.

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  1. 1 John 3:1 NU adds And we are.
  2. 1 John 3:1 M you

(A)Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His (B)divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him (C)who called us by glory and virtue,

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13 I can do all things (A)through [a]Christ who strengthens me.

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  1. Philippians 4:13 NU Him who

“Therefore do not be like them. For your Father (A)knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. In this (B)manner, therefore, pray:

(C)Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your (D)name.

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The Loveless Church

“To the [a]angel of the church of Ephesus write,

‘These things says (A)He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, (B)who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands:

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  1. Revelation 2:1 Or messenger

15 (A)but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,

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Greeting to the Elect Pilgrims

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To the [a]pilgrims (A)of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, (B)elect (C)according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, (D)in sanctification of the Spirit, for (E)obedience and (F)sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ:

(G)Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

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  1. 1 Peter 1:1 sojourners, temporary residents

Greeting to the Twelve Tribes

James, (A)a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad:

Greetings.

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25 (A)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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To (A)Titus, a true son in our common faith:

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and [a]the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

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  1. Titus 1:4 NU Christ Jesus

Farewell

22 The Lord [a]Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.

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  1. 2 Timothy 4:22 NU omits Jesus Christ

To Timothy, a (A)beloved son:

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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To Timothy, a (A)true son in the faith:

(B)Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

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18 (A)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

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Benediction

16 Now may (A)the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all.

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