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Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
    and cleanse me from my sin.(A)

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10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
    and put a new and right[a] spirit within me.(A)

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  1. 51.10 Or steadfast

10 Create in me a pure heart,(A) O God,
    and renew a steadfast spirit within me.(B)

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What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

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Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit[a] gives birth to spirit.(A)

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  1. John 3:6 Or but spirit

Adam and Christ

12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death came through sin, and so death spread to all because all have sinned(A)

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Death Through Adam, Life Through Christ

12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man,(A) and death through sin,(B) and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned(C)

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All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, doing the will of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else,(A)

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All of us also lived among them at one time,(A) gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a](B) and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.

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  1. Ephesians 2:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.