American Standard Version of 1901
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Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity;And in sin did my mother conceive me.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:
that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
among whom we also all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the {Greek: thoughts.}mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:—
See 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 who is in heaven. {Many authorities, some ancient insert verse 11 For the Son of man came to save that which was lost. See Luke 19:10.}
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How think ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray?
And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nine which have not gone astray.
Even so it is not {Greek: a thing willed before your Father.}the will of {Some ancient authorities read my.}your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
for the law worketh wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.
And {Or, law}the law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly:
that, as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on Jesus.
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.
and he died for all, that they that live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto him who for their sakes died and rose again.