Romans 7:21
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21 So I find it to be a law that, when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand.
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Romans 7:23
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23 but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.(A)
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Hebrews 2:17
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17 Therefore he had to become like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make a sacrifice of atonement for the sins of the people.(A)
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Ephesians 6:11-13
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11 put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil, 12 for our[a] struggle is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present[b] darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.[c](A) 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on the evil day and, having prevailed against everything, to stand firm.(B)
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Romans 8:2
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2 For the law of the Spirit[a] of life in Christ Jesus has set you[b] free from the law of sin and of death.(A)
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Romans 6:14
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14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.(A)
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Romans 6:12
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12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal bodies, so that you obey their desires.(A)
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Psalm 119:133
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133 Keep my steps steady according to your promise,
and never let iniquity have dominion over me.(A)
2 Peter 2:19
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19 They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, for people are slaves to whatever masters them.(A)
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Hebrews 4:15
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15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested[a] as we are, yet without sin.(A)
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- 4.15 Or tempted
John 8:34
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34 Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.(A)
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Zechariah 3:1-4
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Fourth Vision: Joshua and Satan
3 Then he showed me the high priest Joshua standing before the angel of the Lord and the accuser[a] standing at his right hand to accuse him.(A) 2 And the Lord said to the accuser,[b] “The Lord rebuke you, O accuser![c] The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this man a brand plucked from the fire?”(B) 3 Now Joshua was wearing filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. 4 The angel[d] said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.” And to him he said, “See, I have taken your guilt away from you, and I will clothe you with festal apparel.”(C)
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Psalm 119:37
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- 119.37 Q ms: MT give me life
Luke 4:1
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The Testing of Jesus
4 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,(A)
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Psalm 65:3
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3 When deeds of iniquity overwhelm us,
you forgive our transgressions.(A)
Psalm 40:12
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12 For evils have encompassed me
without number;
my iniquities have overtaken me
until I cannot see;
they are more than the hairs of my head,
and my heart fails me.(A)
Psalm 19:12-13
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12 But who can detect one’s own errors?
Clear me from hidden faults.(A)
13 Keep back your servant also from the insolent;[a]
do not let them have dominion over me.
Then I shall be blameless
and innocent of great transgression.(B)
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- 19.13 Or from proud thoughts
Romans 7:25
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25 Thanks be to God[a] through Jesus Christ our Lord!
So then, with my mind I am enslaved to the law of God, but with my flesh I am enslaved to the law of sin.
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- 7.25 Other ancient authorities read I thank God
Isaiah 6:5-7
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5 And I said, “Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”(A)
6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. 7 The seraph[a] touched my mouth with it and said, “Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out.”(B)
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2 Chronicles 30:18-19
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18 For a multitude of the people, many of them from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the Passover contrary to what was prescribed. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “May the good Lord pardon all(A) 19 who set their hearts to seek God, the Lord the God of their ancestors, even though not in accordance with the sanctuary’s rules of cleanness.”(B)
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