Wisdom 18:15
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15 Your all-powerful word from heaven’s royal throne
leapt into the doomed land,(A)
Matthew 5:34
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34 (A)But I say to you, do not swear at all;[a] not by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
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- 5:34–36 The use of these oath formularies that avoid the divine name is in fact equivalent to swearing by it, for all the things sworn by are related to God.
John 3:17
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17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn[a] the world, but that the world might be saved through him.(A)
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- 3:17–19 Condemn: the Greek root means both judgment and condemnation. Jesus’ purpose is to save, but his coming provokes judgment; some condemn themselves by turning from the light.
John 20:21
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21 [a][Jesus] said to them again,(A) “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”
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- 20:21 By means of this sending, the Eleven were made apostles, that is, “those sent” (cf. Jn 17:18), though John does not use the noun in reference to them (see note on Jn 13:16). A solemn mission or “sending” is also the subject of the post-resurrection appearances to the Eleven in Mt 28:19; Lk 24:47; Mk 16:15.
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