American Standard Version of 1901
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God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,
The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass.
And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's {Or, sake; for the}sake, for that the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.
as it is written, {Psalm 14:1 ff.; 53:1 ff}There is none righteous, no, not one;
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born {Or, from above See verse 31, chapter 19:11; James 1:17; 3:15,17}anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.
I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof.
knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away, that so we should no longer be in bondage to sin;
and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places, in Christ Jesus:
having been buried with him in baptism, wherein ye were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
Wherefore if any man is in Christ, {Or, there is a new creation}he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.
There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.
Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world.
he again defineth a certain day, To-day, saying in David so long a time afterward (even as hath been said before), {Psalms 95:7 f.}To-day if ye shall hear his voice,Harden not your hearts.