But it is not as though (A)the word of God has failed. (B)For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel;

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God’s Sovereign Choice

It is not as though God’s word(A) had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.(B)

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36 Or was it from you that the word of God first went out? Or has it come to you only?

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36 Or did the word of God(A) originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached?

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17 For we are not like the many, [a](A)peddling the word of God, but (B)as from sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ (C)in the sight of God.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 2:17 Or diluting

17 Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit.(A) On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity,(B) as those sent from God.(C)

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but we have renounced the (A)things hidden because of shame, not walking in trickery nor (B)distorting the word of God, but by the open proclamation of the truth (C)commending ourselves to every person’s conscience in the sight of God.

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Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways;(A) we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God.(B) On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience(C) in the sight of God.

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17 And take (A)the helmet of salvation and the (B)sword of the Spirit, which is (C)the word of God.

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17 Take the helmet of salvation(A) and the sword of the Spirit,(B) which is the word of God.(C)

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14 and that most of the brothers and sisters, [a]trusting in the Lord because of my [b](A)imprisonment, have (B)far more courage to speak the word of God without fear.

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  1. Philippians 1:14 Or in the Lord, trusting because of
  2. Philippians 1:14 Lit bonds

14 And because of my chains,(A) most of the brothers and sisters have become confident in the Lord and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel without fear.(B)

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25 (A)I [a]was made a minister of this church according to the (B)commission from God granted to me for your benefit, so that I might [b]fully carry out the preaching of the word of God,

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  1. Colossians 1:25 Lit became
  2. Colossians 1:25 Lit make full the word of God

25 I have become its servant(A) by the commission God gave me(B) to present to you the word of God(C) in its fullness—

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13 For this reason we also constantly (A)thank God that when you received the (B)word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it (C)not as the word of mere men, but as what it really is, the word of God, (D)which also is at work in you who believe.

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13 And we also thank God continually(A) because, when you received the word of God,(B) which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.

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for it is sanctified by means of (A)the word of God and prayer.

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because it is consecrated by the word of God(A) and prayer.

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[a]for which I (A)suffer hardship even to (B)imprisonment as a (C)criminal; but (D)the word of God (E)is not imprisoned.

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  1. 2 Timothy 2:9 Lit in which

for which I am suffering(A) even to the point of being chained(B) like a criminal. But God’s word(C) is not chained.

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to be sensible, pure, (A)workers at home, kind, being (B)subject to their own husbands, (C)so that the word of God will not be dishonored.

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to be self-controlled(A) and pure, to be busy at home,(B) to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands,(C) so that no one will malign the word of God.(D)

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12 For (A)the word of God is (B)living and (C)active, and sharper than any two-edged (D)sword, even penetrating as far as the division of (E)soul and (F)spirit, of both joints and marrow, and (G)able to [a]judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

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  1. Hebrews 4:12 Or discern

12 For the word of God(A) is alive(B) and active.(C) Sharper than any double-edged sword,(D) it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.(E)

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and (A)have tasted the good (B)word of God and the powers of (C)the age to come,

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who have tasted the goodness(A) of the word of God(B) and the powers of the coming age

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