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\w This|strong="G3588"\w* ready belief \w did|strong="G2564"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w come|strong="G1537"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w him|strong="G2564"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* made \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w his|strong="G2564"\w*.


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\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* certain \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w no|strong="G3762"\w* \w other|strong="G0243"\w* \w mind|strong="G5426"\w*; \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G3754"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* troubling \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w his|strong="G0941"\w* \w punishment|strong="G2917"\w*, \w whoever|strong="G3748"\w* \w he|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w*.


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\w Because|strong="G1223"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w*, \w were|strong="G3588"\w* marked out \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G3361"\w* free; \w only|strong="G3440"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w make|strong="G3361"\w* use \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* free \w condition|strong="G4561"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w give|strong="G2564"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w flesh|strong="G4561"\w* \w its|strong="G1223"\w* chance, \w but|strong="G0235"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w love|strong="G0026"\w* \w be|strong="G3361"\w* servants \w one|strong="G0240"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w another|strong="G0240"\w*.


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\w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* given \w to|strong="G2532"\w* fighting \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G0240"\w* \w another|strong="G0240"\w*, \w take|strong="G0991"\w* \w care|strong="G0991"\w* \w that|strong="G0991"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* cause \w of|strong="G2532"\w* destruction \w one|strong="G0240"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w another|strong="G0240"\w*.


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\w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w*, Go \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* come under \w the|strong="G2532"\w* rule \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* evil \w desires|strong="G1939"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w flesh|strong="G4561"\w*.


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\w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w flesh|strong="G4561"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* \w desires|strong="G2309"\w* \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w flesh|strong="G4561"\w*; \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* opposite \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G0240"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w*; \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G4160"\w* \w a|strong="G4160"\w* mind \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*.


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\w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* guided \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*, \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w under|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w*.


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\w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w fruit|strong="G2590"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w love|strong="G0026"\w*, \w joy|strong="G5479"\w*, \w peace|strong="G1515"\w*, \w a|strong="G1510"\w* quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*,


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Gentle behaviour, control \w over|strong="G2596"\w* desires: \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w such|strong="G5108"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w*.


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\w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* Christ's \w have|strong="G2532"\w* put \w to|strong="G2532"\w* death \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* cross \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w flesh|strong="G4561"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* its \w passions|strong="G3804"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* its evil \w desires|strong="G1939"\w*.


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\w And|strong="G1161"\w* be made new \w in|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* \w mind|strong="G3563"\w*,


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\w Be|strong="G2532"\w* \w angry|strong="G3710"\w* \w without|strong="G3361"\w* doing wrong; \w let|strong="G1931"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w sun|strong="G2246"\w* \w go|strong="G1931"\w* \w down|strong="G1931"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* wrath;


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\w And|strong="G3366"\w* \w do|strong="G1325"\w* \w not|strong="G3366"\w* \w give|strong="G1325"\w* way \w to|strong="G1325"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Evil \w One|strong="G3588"\w*.


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\w Let|strong="G2443"\w* \w him|strong="G2813"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* thief \w be|strong="G3123"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w no|strong="G3371"\w* \w longer|strong="G3371"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w let|strong="G2443"\w* \w him|strong="G2813"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w good|strong="G0018"\w* \w work|strong="G2038"\w* \w with|strong="G2192"\w* \w his|strong="G2192"\w* \w hands|strong="G5495"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* something \w to|strong="G2443"\w* give \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w him|strong="G2813"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G0018"\w* \w in|strong="G2192"\w* \w need|strong="G5532"\w*.


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\w Being|strong="G1510"\w* certain \w of|strong="G0932"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* gives \w way|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* passions \w of|strong="G0932"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* flesh, \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w unclean|strong="G0169"\w* \w person|strong="G4205"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* desire \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* property \w of|strong="G0932"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* gives worship \w to|strong="G2532"\w* images, \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w any|strong="G3956"\w* heritage \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w kingdom|strong="G0932"\w* \w of|strong="G0932"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.


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\w Do|strong="G3056"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* \w be|strong="G2316"\w* \w turned|strong="G2064"\w* \w from|strong="G2064"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* right \w way|strong="G1223"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w foolish|strong="G2756"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w*; \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* punishment \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w comes|strong="G2064"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G3056"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* put themselves \w under|strong="G1909"\w* \w him|strong="G1223"\w*.


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\w Have|strong="G1096"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w part|strong="G0846"\w* \w with|strong="G0846"\w* such \w men|strong="G0846"\w*;


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\w For|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G5613"\w* \w time|strong="G4218"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* dark, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*: \w let|strong="G1510"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* behaviour \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G5613"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w*


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(\w Because|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w fruit|strong="G2590"\w* \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w righteousness|strong="G1343"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* good \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w true|strong="G0225"\w*),


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\w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w*, \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w their|strong="G3956"\w* true quality \w is|strong="G1510"\w* seen, \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w made|strong="G5319"\w* \w clear|strong="G5319"\w* \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w*: \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w made|strong="G5319"\w* \w clear|strong="G5319"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w*.


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\w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* take overmuch \w wine|strong="G3631"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* overcome, \w but|strong="G0235"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w full|strong="G4137"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*;


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Let \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w orders|strong="G3853"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w teaching|strong="G1321"\w*.


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Give honour \w to|strong="G3588"\w* \w widows|strong="G5503"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* truly \w widows|strong="G5503"\w*.


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