22 who also (A)sealed us and (B)gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a [a]pledge.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 1:22 Or first installment

13 In [a]Him, [b]you also, after listening to (A)the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also [c]believed, you were (B)sealed in [d]Him with (C)the Holy Spirit of the promise,

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  1. Ephesians 1:13 Lit whom
  2. Ephesians 1:13 I.e., Gentile believers
  3. Ephesians 1:13 Or believed in Him, you were sealed
  4. Ephesians 1:13 Lit whom

30 (A)Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, [a]by whom you were (B)sealed for the day of redemption.

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  1. Ephesians 4:30 Lit in

44 (A)You are of (B)your father the devil, and (C)you want to do the desires of your father. (D)He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because (E)there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells [a]a lie, he (F)speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of [b]lies.

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  1. John 8:44 Lit the lie
  2. John 8:44 Lit it

And the great (A)dragon was thrown down, the (B)serpent of old who is called the devil and (C)Satan, who (D)deceives the whole [a]world; he was (E)thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

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  1. Revelation 12:9 Lit inhabited earth

26 and they may come to their senses and escape from (A)the snare of the devil, having been (B)held captive [a]by him to do his will.

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  1. 2 Timothy 2:26 Or by him, to do His will

(A)You are altogether beautiful, my darling,
And there is no blemish on you.

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But (A)my dove, my perfect one, is [a]unique:
She is her mother’s [b]only daughter;
She is the pure child of the one who gave birth to her.
The [c](B)young women saw her and called her [d]blessed,
The (C)queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,

10 ‘Who is this who looks down like the dawn,
As beautiful as the full (D)moon,
As pure (E)as the sun,
As (F)awesome as an army with banners?’

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  1. Song of Solomon 6:9 Lit one
  2. Song of Solomon 6:9 Lit one
  3. Song of Solomon 6:9 Lit daughters
  4. Song of Solomon 6:9 Or happy

16 For (A)who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct Him? But (B)we have the mind of Christ.

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16 (A)Do you not know that (B)you are a [a]temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If anyone destroys the [b]temple of God, God will destroy [c]that person; for the [d]temple of God is holy, [e]and that is what you are.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 3:16 Or sanctuary
  2. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Or sanctuary
  3. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Lit this
  4. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Or sanctuary
  5. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Lit who you are

17 But the one who joins himself to the Lord is (A)one spirit with Him.

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17 Therefore if anyone is (A)in Christ, this person is (B)a new [a]creation; (C)the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Or creature

21 He made Him who (A)knew no sin to be [a](B)sin in our behalf, so that we might become the (C)righteousness of God in Him.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 5:21 Or a sin offering

But I am afraid that, as the (A)serpent deceived Eve by his trickery, your minds will be led astray from sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

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14 No wonder, for even (A)Satan disguises himself as an (B)angel of light.

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10 By [a]this will, we have been (A)sanctified through (B)the offering of (C)the body of Jesus Christ (D)once for all time.

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  1. Hebrews 10:10 Lit which

14 For by one offering He has (A)perfected (B)for all time those who are [a]sanctified.

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  1. Hebrews 10:14 Or being sanctified

The Chorus

15 (A)Catch the [a]foxes for us,
The [b]little [c]foxes that are ruining the vineyards,
While our (B)vineyards are in blossom.”

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  1. Song of Solomon 2:15 Or jackals
  2. Song of Solomon 2:15 Or young
  3. Song of Solomon 2:15 Or jackals

18 But we all, with unveiled faces, (A)looking as in a mirror at the (B)glory of the Lord, are being (C)transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from (D)the Lord, the Spirit.

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For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage battle (A)according to the flesh, for the (B)weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but [a]divinely powerful (C)for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying arguments and all (D)arrogance raised against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the (E)obedience of Christ,

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  1. 2 Corinthians 10:4 Or mighty before God

And do not (A)be conformed to (B)this [a]world, but be transformed by the (C)renewing of your mind, so that you may [b](D)prove what the will of God is, that which is good and [c]acceptable and perfect.

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  1. Romans 12:2 Or age
  2. Romans 12:2 Or discover
  3. Romans 12:2 Or pleasing

The Temptation of Jesus

(A)Now Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, (B)returned from the Jordan and was led around [a]by the Spirit in the wilderness for (C)forty days, being tempted by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry. And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.” And Jesus answered him, “It is written: ‘(D)Man shall not live on bread alone.’”

(E)And he led Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of [b](F)the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to Him, “I will give You all this domain and [c]its glory, (G)for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I want. Therefore if You [d]worship before me, it shall all be Yours.” Jesus replied to him, “It is written: ‘(H)You shall worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

(I)And he brought Him into Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here; 10 for it is written:

(J)He will give His angels orders concerning You, to protect You,’

11 and,

(K)On their hands they will lift You up,
So that You do not strike Your foot against a stone.’”

12 And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been stated, ‘(L)You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

13 And so when the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.

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  1. Luke 4:1 Or under the influence of; lit in
  2. Luke 4:5 Lit the inhabited earth
  3. Luke 4:6 Lit their (referring to the kingdoms in v 5)
  4. Luke 4:7 Or bow down before

(A)Submit therefore to God. But [a](B)resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

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  1. James 4:7 Or oppose

[a](A)So resist him, (B)firm in your faith, knowing that (C)the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your [b]brothers and sisters who are in the world.

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  1. 1 Peter 5:9 Lit Whom resist
  2. 1 Peter 5:9 Lit fellowship

Marriage of the Lamb

Let’s rejoice and be glad and (A)give the glory to Him, because (B)the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His [a](C)bride has prepared herself.” It was given to her to clothe herself in (D)fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the (E)righteous acts of the [b]saints.

Then (F)he *said to me, “(G)Write: ‘(H)Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.’” And he *said to me, “(I)These are the true words of God.”

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  1. Revelation 19:7 Lit wife
  2. Revelation 19:8 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people

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