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Matthew 21:31
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Matthew 21:31
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31 “Which of the two did his father’s will?”
“The first,” they said.
Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you!
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Matthew 21:31
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Matthew 21:31
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31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?”
“The first,” they answered.
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors(A) and the prostitutes(B) are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.
Matthew 21:31
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Matthew 21:31
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31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
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Luke 12:47
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Luke 12:47
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47 And that slave who knew his master’s will and didn’t prepare himself or do it[a] will be severely beaten.(A)
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- Luke 12:47 Lit or do toward his will
Luke 12:47
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Luke 12:47
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47 “The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows.(A)
Luke 12:47
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Luke 12:47
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47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
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Luke 23:25
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Luke 23:25
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25 and released the one they were asking for, who had been thrown into prison for rebellion and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.(A)
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Luke 23:25
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25 He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for, and surrendered Jesus to their will.
Luke 23:25
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Luke 23:25
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25 And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
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John 1:13
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John 1:13
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13 who were born,(A)
not of blood,[a]
or of the will(B) of the flesh,(C)
or of the will of man,[b]
but of God.(D)
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- John 1:13 Lit bloods; the pl form of blood occurs only here in the NT. It may refer either to lineal descent (that is, blood from one’s father and mother) or to the OT sacrificial system (that is, the various blood sacrifices). Neither is the basis for birth into the family of God.
- John 1:13 Or not of human lineage, or of human capacity, or of human volition
John 1:13
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John 1:13
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13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.(A)
John 1:13
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John 1:13
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13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
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1 Corinthians 7:37
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1 Corinthians 7:37
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37 But he who stands firm in his heart (who is under no compulsion, but has control over his own will(A)) and has decided in his heart to keep his own virgin, will do well.
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1 Corinthians 7:37
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1 Corinthians 7:37
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37 But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin—this man also does the right thing.
1 Corinthians 7:37
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1 Corinthians 7:37
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37 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
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2 Peter 1:21
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2 Peter 1:21
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21 because no prophecy ever came by the will of man;(A) instead, men spoke from God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.(B)
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2 Peter 1:21
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2 Peter 1:21
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21 For 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)
2 Peter 1:21
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2 Peter 1:21
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21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
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