John 12:49-50

New King James Version

⁴⁹For ^(A)I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, ^(B)what I should say and what I should speak. ⁵⁰And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I ^(C)speak.”

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John 12:49-50

New American Standard Bible

⁴⁹^(A)For I did not speak ^[a]on My own, but the Father Himself who sent Me ^(B)has given Me a commandment as to what to say and what to speak. ⁵⁰And I know that ^(C)His commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak ^(D)just as the Father has told Me.”

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John 12:49 Lit from Myself

John 12:49-50

New International Version

⁴⁹For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me^(A) to say all that I have spoken. ⁵⁰I know that his command leads to eternal life.^(B) So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”^(C)

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John 7:18

New King James Version

¹⁸^(A)He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who ^(B)seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and ^(C)no unrighteousness is in Him.

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John 7:18

New American Standard Bible

¹⁸The one who speaks from himself ^(A)seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

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John 7:18

New International Version

¹⁸Whoever speaks on their own does so to gain personal glory,^(A) but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him.

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1 Corinthians 2:13

New King James Version

¹³These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the ^[a]Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

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1 Corinthians 2:13 NU omits Holy

1 Corinthians 2:13

New American Standard Bible

¹³We also speak these things, ^(A)not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, ^[a]combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.

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1 Corinthians 2:13 Or interpreting spiritual things for spiritual people

1 Corinthians 2:13

New International Version

¹³This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom^(A) but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.^[a]

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1 Corinthians 2:13 Or Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual

1 Peter 4:11

New King James Version

¹¹^(A)If anyone speaks, let him speak as the ^[a]oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that ^(B)in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the ^[b]dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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1 Peter 4:11 utterances
1 Peter 4:11 sovereignty

1 Peter 4:11

New American Standard Bible

¹¹^(A)Whoever speaks is to do so as one who is speaking ^(B)actual words of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving ^[a]^(C)by the strength which God supplies; so that ^(D)in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, ^(E)to whom belongs the glory and ^[b]dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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1 Peter 4:11 Lit from
1 Peter 4:11 Or power

1 Peter 4:11

New International Version

¹¹If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God.^(A) If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides,^(B) so that in all things God may be praised^(C) through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.^(D)

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Colossians 3:16

New King James Version

¹⁶Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another ^(A)in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

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Colossians 3:16

New American Standard Bible

¹⁶Let ^(A)the word of ^[a]Christ richly dwell within you, ^[b]with all wisdom ^(B)teaching and admonishing ^[c]one another ^(C)with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, ^(D)singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

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Colossians 3:16 One early ms the Lord
Colossians 3:16 Or in
Colossians 3:16 Or one another, singing with psalms...

Colossians 3:16

New International Version

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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1 John 1:3

New King James Version

³that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is ^(A)with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.

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1 John 1:3

New American Standard Bible

³what we have ^(A)seen and ^(B)heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our ^(C)fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.

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1 John 1:3

New International Version

³We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard,^(A) so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.^(B)

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2 Peter 1:21

New King James Version

²¹for ^(A)prophecy never came by the will of man, ^(B)but ^[a]holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

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2 Peter 1:21 NU men spoke from God

2 Peter 1:21

New American Standard Bible

²¹for ^(A)no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men ^(B)moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

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2 Peter 1:21

New International Version

²¹For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God^(A) as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.^(B)

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Acts 2:4

New King James Version

⁴And ^(A)they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began ^(B)to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

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Acts 2:4

New American Standard Bible

⁴And they were all ^(A)filled with the Holy Spirit and began to ^(B)speak with different ^[a]tongues, as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out.

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Acts 2:4 Or languages

Acts 2:4

New International Version

⁴All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit^(A) and began to speak in other tongues^[a]^(B) as the Spirit enabled them.

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Acts 2:4 Or languages; also in verse 11

Ephesians 6:19

New King James Version

¹⁹and for me, that utterance may be given to me, ^(A)that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,

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Ephesians 6:19

New American Standard Bible

¹⁹and ^(A)pray in my behalf, that speech may be given to me ^(B)in the opening of my mouth, to make known with ^(C)boldness ^(D)the mystery of the gospel,

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Ephesians 6:19

New International Version

¹⁹Pray also for me,^(A) that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly^(B) make known the mystery^(C) of the gospel,

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