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John 3:12–15

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If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
¶ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
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From verse 12

  1. 1 Corinthians 3:1–2Rank 1 from verse 12
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    1AND I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

    2I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

  2. 1 Corinthians 2:7–9Rank 2 from verse 12
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    7But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

    8Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

    9But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

  3. Hebrews 5:11Rank 3 from verse 12
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    11Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

  4. John 3:31–36Rank 4 from verse 12
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    31He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

    32And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

    33He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

    34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

    35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

    36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

  5. 1 Peter 2:1–3Rank 5 from verse 12
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    1WHEREFORE laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

    2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

    3If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

  6. John 1:1–14Rank 6 from verse 12
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    1IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

    2The same was in the beginning with God.

    3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

    4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

    5And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

    6¶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

    7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

    8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

    9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

    10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

    11He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

    12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

    13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

    14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

  7. John 3:13–17Rank 7 from verse 12
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    13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

    14¶ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

    15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

    16¶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

    17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

  8. John 3:5Rank 8 from verse 12
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    5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

  9. John 3:8Rank 9 from verse 12
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    8The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

  10. 1 John 4:10Rank 10 from verse 12
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    10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

  11. 1 Timothy 3:16Rank 11 from verse 12
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    16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

  12. John 3:3Rank 12 from verse 12
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    3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

From verse 13

  1. Proverbs 30:4Rank 1 from verse 13
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    4Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?

  2. Acts 2:34Rank 2 from verse 13
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    34For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

  3. John 6:38Rank 3 from verse 13
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    38For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

  4. John 1:18Rank 4 from verse 13
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    18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

  5. 1 Corinthians 15:47Rank 5 from verse 13
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    47The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

  6. John 13:3Rank 6 from verse 13
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    3Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;

  7. Ephesians 4:9–10Rank 7 from verse 13
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    9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

    10He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

  8. John 6:62Rank 8 from verse 13
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    62What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

  9. Romans 10:6Rank 9 from verse 13
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    6But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)

  10. John 3:31Rank 10 from verse 13
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    31He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

  11. John 6:46Rank 11 from verse 13
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    46Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.

  12. John 17:5Rank 12 from verse 13
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    5And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

  13. John 6:42Rank 13 from verse 13
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    42And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

  14. Mark 16:19–20Rank 14 from verse 13
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    19¶ So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

    20And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

  15. Deuteronomy 30:12Rank 15 from verse 13
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    12It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?

  16. John 16:28–30Rank 16 from verse 13
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    28I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

    29His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.

    30Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

  17. John 6:33Rank 17 from verse 13
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    33For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

  18. John 6:51Rank 18 from verse 13
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    51I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

  19. John 8:42Rank 19 from verse 13
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    42Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

  20. Acts 20:28Rank 20 from verse 13
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    28¶ Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

  21. Matthew 28:20Rank 21 from verse 13
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    20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

  22. Ephesians 1:23Rank 22 from verse 13
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    23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

From verse 14

  1. Numbers 21:7–9Rank 1 from verse 14
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    7¶ Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

    8And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.

    9And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

  2. John 8:28Rank 2 from verse 14
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    28Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

  3. John 12:32–34Rank 3 from verse 14
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    32And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

    33This he said, signifying what death he should die.

    34The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

  4. Luke 24:26–27Rank 4 from verse 14
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    26Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

    27And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

  5. Luke 24:44–46Rank 5 from verse 14
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    44And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

    45Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

    46And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

  6. 2 Kings 18:4Rank 6 from verse 14
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    4¶ He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.

  7. Psalms 22:16Rank 7 from verse 14
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    16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

  8. Acts 2:23Rank 8 from verse 14
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    23Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

  9. Matthew 26:54Rank 9 from verse 14
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    54But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

  10. Acts 4:27–28Rank 10 from verse 14
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    27For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

    28For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

  11. Luke 18:31–33Rank 11 from verse 14
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    31¶ Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.

    32For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:

    33And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.

  12. Luke 24:20Rank 12 from verse 14
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    20And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.

From verse 15

  1. John 3:16Rank 1 from verse 15
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    16¶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

  2. John 6:40Rank 2 from verse 15
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    40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

  3. John 3:36Rank 3 from verse 15
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    36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

  4. 1 John 5:11–13Rank 4 from verse 15
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    11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

    12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

    13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

  5. John 12:44–46Rank 5 from verse 15
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    44¶ Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.

    45And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.

    46I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

  6. 1 John 5:1Rank 6 from verse 15
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    1WHOSOEVER believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

  7. 1 John 5:20Rank 7 from verse 15
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    20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

  8. Romans 10:9–14Rank 8 from verse 15
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    9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

    10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

    11For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

    12For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

    13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

    14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

  9. Hebrews 7:25Rank 9 from verse 15
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    25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

  10. John 10:28–30Rank 10 from verse 15
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    28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

    29My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

    30I and my Father are one.

  11. John 20:31Rank 11 from verse 15
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    31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

  12. Isaiah 45:22Rank 12 from verse 15
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    22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

  13. Acts 16:30–31Rank 13 from verse 15
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    30And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

    31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

  14. John 1:12Rank 14 from verse 15
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    12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

  15. John 11:25–26Rank 15 from verse 15
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    25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

    26And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

  16. John 6:47Rank 16 from verse 15
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    47Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

  17. John 5:24Rank 17 from verse 15
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    24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

  18. Luke 19:10Rank 18 from verse 15
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    10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

  19. Galatians 2:16Rank 19 from verse 15
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    16Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

  20. John 17:2–3Rank 20 from verse 15
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    2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

    3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

  21. Romans 6:22–23Rank 21 from verse 15
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    22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

    23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

  22. 1 John 2:25Rank 22 from verse 15
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    25And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

  23. Acts 8:36Rank 23 from verse 15
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    36And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

  24. Hebrews 10:39Rank 24 from verse 15
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    39But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

  25. Mark 16:16Rank 25 from verse 15
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    16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

  26. 1 Corinthians 1:18Rank 26 from verse 15
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    18For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

  27. 2 Corinthians 4:3Rank 27 from verse 15
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    3But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

  28. Acts 13:41Rank 28 from verse 15
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    41Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

  29. Galatians 2:20Rank 29 from verse 15
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    20I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

  30. Matthew 18:10Rank 30 from verse 15
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    10Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

  31. Romans 5:1–2Rank 31 from verse 15
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    1THEREFORE being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

    2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

  32. Romans 5:21Rank 32 from verse 15
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    21That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

  33. John 16:33Rank 33 from verse 15
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    33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

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John 3:12

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told

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Past-tense or past-participial form of tell (to say, relate, inform, count, or make known).

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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earthly

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Pertaining to the earth or present world; material or worldly rather than heavenly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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believe

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Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

tell

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1. To speak, relate, declare, report, inform, explain, reveal, recount, or make known. 2. To know, discern, or determine, especially in 'cannot tell' or 'who can tell.' 3. To count, number, or enumerate.

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John 3:13

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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ascended

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of ascend, meaning to go or rise upward to a higher place.

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heaven

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Sense 1: The firmament or expanse above the earth, including the sky and the region of the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, and flying creatures. Sense 2: The realm above spoken of as God's throne and dwelling place, and as the place of angels, heavenly beings, and the righteous. Sense 3: By metonymy, God, heavenly authority or source, or those who dwell there.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

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Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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John 3:14

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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wilderness

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Uncultivated, desolate, sparsely inhabited, or uninhabited land; a desert, wild country, or solitary region.

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even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

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Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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John 3:15

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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perish

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Sense 1: Of a living person or creature, to die, be killed, be destroyed, or be lost. Sense 2: Of a thing, condition, plan, thought, or work, to be ruined, decay, fail, vanish, or come to nothing.

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COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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3:1THERE was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

3:2The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

3:3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

3:4Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?

3:5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

3:6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

3:7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

3:8The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

3:9Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

3:10Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

3:11Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

3:12If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

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3:13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

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3:14¶ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

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3:15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

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