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Ephesians 5:2
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Ephesians 5:2
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2 (A) Let love be your guide. Christ loved us[a] and offered his life for us as a sacrifice that pleases God.
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- 5.2 us: Some manuscripts have “you.”
Ephesians 5:2
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Ephesians 5:2
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2 and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us(A) and gave himself up for us(B) as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.(C)
Philippians 4:18
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Philippians 4:18
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18 (A) I have been paid back everything, and with interest. I am completely satisfied with the gifts you sent with Epaphroditus. They are like a sweet-smelling offering or like the right kind of sacrifice that pleases God.
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Philippians 4:18
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Philippians 4:18
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18 I have received full payment and have more than enough. I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus(A) the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant(B) offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.
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