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2 Peter 3:15-16
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2 Peter 3:15-16
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15 and consider that (A)the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, 16 as also in all his (B)epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the (C)rest of the Scriptures.
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2 Peter 3:15-16
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2 Peter 3:15-16
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15 and regard the (A)patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also (B)our beloved brother Paul, (C)according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you, 16 as also in all his letters, speaking in them of (D)these things, (E)in which there are some things that are hard to understand, which the untaught and (F)unstable distort, as they do also (G)the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
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2 Peter 3:15-16
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2 Peter 3:15-16
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15 And consider the patience of our Lord [His delay in judging and avenging wrongs] as salvation [that is, allowing time for more to be saved]; just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given to him [by God], 16 speaking about these things as he does in all of his letters. In which there are some things that are difficult to understand, which the untaught and unstable [who have fallen into error] twist and misinterpret, just as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
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2 Peter 3:15-16
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2 Peter 3:15-16
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15 Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience(A) means salvation,(B) just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him.(C) 16 He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable(D) people distort,(E) as they do the other Scriptures,(F) to their own destruction.
2 Peter 3:15-16
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2 Peter 3:15-16
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15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
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Matthew 15:3
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Matthew 15:3
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3 He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?
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Matthew 15:3
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Matthew 15:3
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3 And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves also break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
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Matthew 15:3
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Matthew 15:3
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3 He replied to them, “Why also do you violate the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition [handed down by the elders]?
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Matthew 15:3
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Matthew 15:3
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3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
Matthew 15:3
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Matthew 15:3
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3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
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Jude 4
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Jude 4
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4 For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord [a]God and our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- Jude 1:4 NU omits God
Jude 4
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Jude 4
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4 For certain people have (A)crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand [a](B)marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn (C)the grace of our God into (D)indecent behavior and (E)deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
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- Jude 1:4 Or written about regarding this
Jude 4
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Jude 4
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4 For certain people have crept in unnoticed [just as if they were sneaking in by a side door]. They are ungodly persons whose condemnation was predicted long ago, for they distort the grace of our God into decadence and immoral freedom [viewing it as an opportunity to do whatever they want], and deny and disown our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
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Jude 4
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Jude 4
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4 For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about[a] long ago have secretly slipped in among you.(A) They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.(B)
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- Jude 1:4 Or individuals who were marked out for condemnation
Jude 4
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Jude 4
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4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Romans 7:4
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Romans 7:4
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4 Therefore, my brethren, you also have become (A)dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you may be married to another—to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should (B)bear fruit to God.
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Romans 7:4
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Romans 7:4
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4 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you also were (A)put to death (B)in regard to the Law (C)through the body of Christ, so that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.
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Romans 7:4
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Romans 7:4
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4 Therefore, my [a]fellow believers, you too died to the Law through the [crucified] body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God.
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- Romans 7:4 Lit brethren.
Romans 7:4
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Romans 7:4
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4 So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law(A) through the body of Christ,(B) that you might belong to another,(C) to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.
Romans 7:4
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Romans 7:4
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4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
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2 Timothy 4:3-4
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2 Timothy 4:3-4
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3 (A)For the time will come when they will not endure (B)sound doctrine, (C)but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; 4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and (D)be turned aside to fables.
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2 Timothy 4:3-4
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2 Timothy 4:3-4
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3 For (A)the time will come when they will not tolerate (B)sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance with their own desires, 4 and they (C)will turn their ears away from the truth and (D)will turn aside to myths.
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2 Timothy 4:3-4
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2 Timothy 4:3-4
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3 For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine and accurate instruction [that challenges them with God’s truth]; but wanting to have their ears tickled [with something pleasing], they will accumulate for themselves [many] teachers [one after another, chosen] to satisfy their own desires and to support the errors they hold, 4 and will turn their ears away from the truth and will wander off into myths and man-made fictions [and will accept the unacceptable].
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2 Timothy 4:3-4
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2 Timothy 4:3-4
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3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine.(A) Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.(B) 4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.(C)
2 Timothy 4:3-4
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2 Timothy 4:3-4
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3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
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