So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

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Those who are in the realm of the flesh(A) cannot please God.

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34 Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (A)whoever commits sin is a slave of sin.

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34 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.(A)

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13 For (A)if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you (B)put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

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13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die;(A) but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body,(B) you will live.(C)

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20 Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear.

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20 But those elders who are sinning you are to reprove(A) before everyone, so that the others may take warning.(B)

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43 (A)If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life [a]maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to [b]hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched—

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  1. Mark 9:43 crippled
  2. Mark 9:43 Gr. Gehenna

43 If your hand causes you to stumble,(A) cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell,(B) where the fire never goes out.(C)

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45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into [a]hell, [b]into the fire that shall never be quenched—

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  1. Mark 9:45 Gr. Gehenna
  2. Mark 9:45 NU omits the rest of v. 45 and all of v. 46.

45 And if your foot causes you to stumble,(A) cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.(B)

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47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into [a]hell fire—

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  1. Mark 9:47 Gr. Gehenna

47 And if your eye causes you to stumble,(A) pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,(B)

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48 where

(A)‘Their worm does not die
And the (B)fire is not quenched.’

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48 where

“‘the worms that eat them do not die,
    and the fire is not quenched.’[a](A)

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  1. Mark 9:48 Isaiah 66:24

(A)Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. (B)Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and (C)purify your hearts, you double-minded. (D)Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 (E)Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

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Come near to God and he will come near to you.(A) Wash your hands,(B) you sinners, and purify your hearts,(C) you double-minded.(D) Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.(E) 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.(F)

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tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew (A)first and also of the [a]Greek;

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  1. Romans 2:9 Gentile

There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil:(A) first for the Jew, then for the Gentile;(B)

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For [a]this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any (A)inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

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  1. Ephesians 5:5 NU know this

For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a person is an idolater(A)—has any inheritance(B) in the kingdom of Christ and of God.[a](C) Let no one deceive you(D) with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath(E) comes on those who are disobedient.(F)

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  1. Ephesians 5:5 Or kingdom of the Messiah and God

(A)He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, (B)that He might destroy the works of the devil.

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The one who does what is sinful is of the devil,(A) because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God(B) appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.(C)

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34 (A)Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; (B)for some do not have the knowledge of God. (C)I speak this to your shame.

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34 Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God(A)—I say this to your shame.(B)

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