Colossians 3:16

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¹⁶Let the [spoken] word of Christ have its home within you [dwelling in your heart and mind—permeating every aspect of your being] as you teach [spiritual things] and admonish and train one another with all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

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Colossians 3:16

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¹⁶Let the message of Christ^(A) dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom^(B) through psalms,^(C) hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.^(D)

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Ephesians 4:21

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²¹If in fact you have [really] heard Him and have been taught by Him, just as truth is in Jesus [revealed in His life and personified in Him],

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Ephesians 4:21

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²¹when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus.

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Ephesians 1:13

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¹³In Him, you also, when you heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, and [as a result] believed in Him, were stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit [the One promised by Christ] as owned and protected [by God].^(A)

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Ephesians 1:13

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¹³And you also were included in Christ^(A) when you heard the message of truth,^(B) the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal,^(C) the promised Holy Spirit,^(D)

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Romans 10:8

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⁸But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word [the message, the basis] of faith which we preach—^(A)

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Romans 10:8

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⁸But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,”^[a]^(A) that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim:

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Footnotes

Romans 10:8 Deut. 30:14

Romans 10:17

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¹⁷So faith comes from hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the [preaching of the] message concerning Christ.

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Romans 10:17

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¹⁷Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message,^(A) and the message is heard through the word about Christ.^(B)

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Deuteronomy 30:12-14

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¹²It is not [a secret hidden] in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will go up to heaven for us and bring it to us, so that we may hear it and obey it?’ ¹³Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will cross the sea for us and bring it to us, so that we may hear it and obey it?’ ¹⁴But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may obey it.

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Deuteronomy 30:12-14

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¹²It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven^(A) to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”^(B) ¹³Nor is it beyond the sea,^(C) so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”^(D) ¹⁴No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.^(E)

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1 John 2:14

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¹⁴I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has existed from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong and vigorous, and the word of God remains [always] in you, and you have been victorious over the evil one [by accepting Jesus as Savior].

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1 John 2:14

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¹⁴I write to you, dear children,^(A)
    because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.^(B)
I write to you, young men,
    because you are strong,^(C)
    and the word of God^(D) lives in you,^(E)
    and you have overcome the evil one.^(F)

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1 John 1:1

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Introduction, The Incarnate Word

1 [I am writing about] what existed from the beginning, what ^[a]we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life [the One who existed even before the beginning of the world, Christ]—

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Footnotes

1 John 1:1 John the Apostle wrote the Gospel of John, this letter along with two others, and the book of Revelation. He and his brother James (also an apostle) were the sons of Zebedee and Salome.

1 John 1:1

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The Incarnation of the Word of Life

1 That which was from the beginning,^(A) which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes,^(B) which we have looked at and our hands have touched^(C)—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.

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1 Peter 1:23

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²³for you have been born again [that is, reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] not of seed which is perishable but [from that which is] imperishable and immortal, that is, through the living and everlasting word of God.

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1 Peter 1:23

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²³For you have been born again,^(A) not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,^(B) through the living and enduring word of God.^(C)

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1 Peter 1:25

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But the word of the Lord endures forever.”

And this is the word [the good news of salvation] which was preached to you.^(A)

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1 Peter 1:25

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²⁵ but the word of the Lord endures forever.”^[a]^(A)

And this is the word that was preached to you.

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Footnotes

1 Peter 1:25 Isaiah 40:6-8 (see Septuagint)

Revelation 19:13-16

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¹³He is dressed in a robe dipped in ^[a]blood, and His name is called The Word of God.^(A) ¹⁴And the armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, [dazzling] white and clean, followed Him on white horses. ¹⁵From His mouth comes a sharp sword (His word) with which He may strike down the nations, and He will ^[b]rule them with a rod of iron; and He will tread the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty [in judgment of the rebellious world].^(B) ¹⁶And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name inscribed, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”^(C)

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Footnotes

Revelation 19:13 Christ was once dipped in His own blood for mankind’s redemption (1:5; 5:9, etc.), but now in the blood of the wicked for mankind’s judgment.
Revelation 19:15 Or shepherd.

Revelation 19:13-16

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¹³He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood,^(A) and his name is the Word of God.^(B) ¹⁴The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen,^(C) white^(D) and clean. ¹⁵Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword^(E) with which to strike down^(F) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”^[a]^(G) He treads the winepress^(H) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. ¹⁶On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:^(I)

king of kings and lord of lords.^(J)

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Footnotes

Revelation 19:15 Psalm 2:9

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