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15 Your all-powerful word from heaven’s royal throne
    leapt into the doomed land,(A)

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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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Footnotes

  1. 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.

34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all:(A) either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;(B)

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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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  1. 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.

17 For God did not send his Son into the world(A) to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.(B)

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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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  1. 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.

21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you!(A) As the Father has sent me,(B) I am sending you.”(C)

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