24 because this son of mine was dead and is alive again;(A) he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

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From Death to Life

And you were dead(A) in your trespasses and sins

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made us alive(A) with the Messiah even though we were dead(B) in trespasses. You are saved by grace!

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14 for what makes everything clear is light. Therefore it is said:

Get up, sleeper,(A) and rise up from the dead,(B)
and the Messiah will shine on you.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 5:14 This poem may have been an early Christian hymn based on several passages in Isaiah; Is 9:2; 26:19; 40:1; 51:17; 52:1; 60:1.

The Letter to Sardis

“Write to the angel of the church in Sardis:

“The One who has the seven spirits of God(A) and the seven stars says: I know your works; you have a reputation[a] for being alive, but you are dead.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 3:1 Lit have a name

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