Ephesians 3:17
New King James Version
17 (A)that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, (B)being rooted and grounded in love,
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Ephesians 3:17
Amplified Bible
17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through your faith. And may you, having been [deeply] rooted and [securely] grounded in love,
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Ephesians 3:17
King James Version
17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
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2 Corinthians 13:5
New King James Version
5 Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, (A)that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you [a]are (B)disqualified.
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- 2 Corinthians 13:5 do not stand the test
2 Corinthians 13:5
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5 Test and evaluate yourselves to see whether you are in the faith and living your lives as [committed] believers. Examine yourselves [not me]! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves [by an ongoing experience] that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test and are rejected as counterfeit?
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2 Corinthians 13:5
King James Version
5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
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Acts 17:26-28
New King James Version
26 And He has made from one [a]blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and (A)the boundaries of their dwellings, 27 (B)so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, (C)though He is not far from each one of us; 28 for (D)in Him we live and move and have our being, (E)as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’
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- Acts 17:26 NU omits blood
Acts 17:26-28
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26 And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands and territories. 27 This was so that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grasp for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. 28 For in Him we live and move and exist [that is, in Him we actually have our being], as even some of [a]your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children.’
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- Acts 17:28 Paul was probably exposed to Greek literature when he studied with Gamaliel, and quoting or paraphrasing a line from one of their poets would have surprised and kept the attention of the audience. See note 22:3.
Acts 17:26-28
King James Version
26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
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Colossians 1:27
New King James Version
27 (A)To them God willed to make known what are (B)the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: [a]which is (C)Christ in you, (D)the hope of glory.
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- Colossians 1:27 M who
Colossians 1:27
Amplified Bible
27 God [in His eternal plan] chose to make known to them how great for the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in and among you, the hope and guarantee of [realizing the] glory.
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Colossians 1:27
King James Version
27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
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2 Corinthians 4:6
New King James Version
6 For it is the God (A)who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has (B)shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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2 Corinthians 4:6
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6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give us the Light of the knowledge of the glory and majesty of God [clearly revealed] in the face of Christ.(A)
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2 Corinthians 4:6
King James Version
6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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2 Corinthians 3:18
New King James Version
18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding (A)as in a mirror (B)the glory of the Lord, (C)are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as [a]by the Spirit of the Lord.
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- 2 Corinthians 3:18 Or from the Lord, the Spirit
2 Corinthians 3:18
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18 And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit.
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2 Corinthians 3:18
King James Version
18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
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Galatians 4:6
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6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth (A)the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, [a]“Abba, Father!”
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- Galatians 4:6 Lit., in Aram., Father
Galatians 4:6
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6 And because you [really] are [His] sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, [a]“Abba! Father!”
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- Galatians 4:6 An Aramaic word used by small children when informally addressing their fathers.
Galatians 4:6
King James Version
6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
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Galatians 4:19
New King James Version
19 (A)My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you,
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Galatians 4:19
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19 My little children, for whom I am again in [the pains of] labor until Christ is [completely and permanently] formed within you—
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Galatians 4:19
King James Version
19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
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Colossians 3:11
New King James Version
11 where there is neither (A)Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, (B)but Christ is all and in all.
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Colossians 3:11
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11 a renewal in which there is no [distinction between] Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, [nor between nations whether] [a]barbarian or [b]Scythian, [nor in status whether] slave or free, but Christ is all, and in all [so believers are equal in Christ, without distinction].
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- Colossians 3:11 A derogatory term used to describe uneducated, uncultured people who were not fluent in the Greek language.
- Colossians 3:11 The Scythians were savage equestrian herdsmen who were skilled archers and often worked as mercenaries and/or slave traders. The Scythian women were known to dress as warriors and fight alongside the men.
Colossians 3:11
King James Version
11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
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