Romans 6:22 But now that you’ve found you don’t have to listen to sin tell you what to do, and have discovered the delight of listening to God telling you, what a surpri...

6:22 MSG

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The Message - But now that you’ve found you don’t have to listen to sin tell you what to do, and have discovered the delight of listening to God telling you, what a surprise! A whole, healed, put-together life right now, with more and more of life on the way! Work hard for sin your whole life and your pension is death. But God’s gift is real life, eternal life, delivered by Jesus, our Master.
新标点和合本 - 但现今，你们既从罪里得了释放，作了　神的奴仆，就有成圣的果子，那结局就是永生。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 但如今，你们既从罪里得了释放，作了上帝的奴仆，就结出果子，以至于成圣，那结局就是永生。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 但如今，你们既从罪里得了释放，作了　神的奴仆，就结出果子，以至于成圣，那结局就是永生。
当代译本 - 但现在你们已从罪中得到释放，做了上帝的奴仆，结果使你们圣洁，最终得到永生。
圣经新译本 - 现在你们既然从罪里得了释放，作了　神的奴仆，就有成圣的果子，那结局就是永生。
中文标准译本 - 但如今，你们既从罪中得了释放，成为神的奴仆，就得了果子，以致分别为圣，那结局就是永恒的生命。
现代标点和合本 - 但现今，你们既从罪里得了释放，做了神的奴仆，就有成圣的果子，那结局就是永生。
和合本（拼音版） - 但现今你们既从罪里得了释放，作了上帝的奴仆，就有成圣的果子，那结局就是永生。
New International Version - But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.
New International Reader's Version - You have been set free from sin. God has made you his slaves. The benefit you gain leads to holy living. And the end result is eternal life.
English Standard Version - But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.
New Living Translation - But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life.
Christian Standard Bible - But now, since you have been set free from sin and have become enslaved to God, you have your fruit, which results in sanctification — and the outcome is eternal life!
New American Standard Bible - But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life.
New King James Version - But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.
Amplified Bible - But now since you have been set free from sin and have become [willing] slaves to God, you have your benefit, resulting in sanctification [being made holy and set apart for God’s purpose], and the outcome [of this] is eternal life.
American Standard Version - But now being made free from sin and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end eternal life.
King James Version - But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
New English Translation - But now, freed from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit leading to sanctification, and the end is eternal life.
World English Bible - But now, being made free from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification and the result of eternal life.
新標點和合本 - 但現今，你們既從罪裏得了釋放，作了神的奴僕，就有成聖的果子，那結局就是永生。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 但如今，你們既從罪裏得了釋放，作了上帝的奴僕，就結出果子，以至於成聖，那結局就是永生。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 但如今，你們既從罪裏得了釋放，作了　神的奴僕，就結出果子，以至於成聖，那結局就是永生。
當代譯本 - 但現在你們已從罪中得到釋放，作了上帝的奴僕，結果使你們聖潔，最終得到永生。
聖經新譯本 - 現在你們既然從罪裡得了釋放，作了　神的奴僕，就有成聖的果子，那結局就是永生。
呂振中譯本 - 但如今呢、你們既得自由、脫離了罪、給上帝做奴僕，就有果子以至於聖化了：那結局乃是永生。
中文標準譯本 - 但如今，你們既從罪中得了釋放，成為神的奴僕，就得了果子，以致分別為聖，那結局就是永恆的生命。
現代標點和合本 - 但現今，你們既從罪裡得了釋放，做了神的奴僕，就有成聖的果子，那結局就是永生。
文理和合譯本 - 今爾得釋於罪、為上帝僕、其效成聖、終則永生、
文理委辦譯本 - 令爾遠罪為上帝僕、作聖獲益、終得永生
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 今爾得釋於罪、為天主之僕、獲成聖之果、終致永生、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 今既從罪中解放、而獲自由、且為天主之僕矣、則應勉結聖德之果、而止於永生。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Pero ahora que han sido liberados del pecado y se han puesto al servicio de Dios, cosechan la santidad que conduce a la vida eterna.
현대인의 성경 - 그러나 이제 여러분은 죄에서 해방되어 하나님의 종이 되었고 거룩한 생활을 하게 되었으니 그 결과는 영원한 생명입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Сейчас же вы освобождены от греха и стали рабами Бога, и плодом этого будет святость, а концом – вечная жизнь.
Восточный перевод - Сейчас же вы освобождены от греха и стали рабами Всевышнего, и плодом этого будет святость, а концом – вечная жизнь.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Сейчас же вы освобождены от греха и стали рабами Аллаха, и плодом этого будет святость, а концом – вечная жизнь.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Сейчас же вы освобождены от греха и стали рабами Всевышнего, и плодом этого будет святость, а концом – вечная жизнь.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais maintenant, affranchis du péché et devenus esclaves de Dieu, le fruit que vous portez, c’est une vie sainte, et le résultat auquel vous aboutissez, c’est la vie éternelle.
リビングバイブル - しかし今は、罪の力から解放されて、神に仕える者になりました。そして、神があなたがたに下さる恵みによってきよくされ、永遠のいのちが与えられているのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - νυνὶ δὲ ἐλευθερωθέντες ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας δουλωθέντες δὲ τῷ θεῷ ἔχετε τὸν καρπὸν ὑμῶν εἰς ἁγιασμόν, τὸ δὲ τέλος ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - νυνὶ δέ, ἐλευθερωθέντες ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας, δουλωθέντες δὲ τῷ Θεῷ, ἔχετε τὸν καρπὸν ὑμῶν εἰς ἁγιασμόν, τὸ δὲ τέλος ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
Nova Versão Internacional - Mas agora que vocês foram libertados do pecado e se tornaram escravos de Deus o fruto que colhem leva à santidade, e o seu fim é a vida eterna.
Hoffnung für alle - Aber jetzt seid ihr frei von der Sünde und dient Gott mit eurem ganzen Leben. Das Ergebnis ist: Ihr gehört zu ihm und tut, was ihm gefällt, und schließlich schenkt er euch das ewige Leben.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Nhưng ngày nay anh chị em được giải thoát khỏi tội lỗi, để “làm nô lệ” cho Đức Chúa Trời, kết quả là được thánh hóa, và cuối cùng được sống vĩnh cửu.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - แต่บัดนี้ท่านเป็นอิสระจากบาปและได้กลายมาเป็นทาสของพระเจ้าแล้ว ประโยชน์ที่ท่านได้เก็บเกี่ยวนำไปสู่ความบริสุทธิ์ และผลลัพธ์คือชีวิตนิรันดร์
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - แต่ขณะนี้ ท่านได้รับการปลดปล่อยให้พ้นจากอำนาจบาป และกลับมาเป็นทาสของพระเจ้าแล้ว ผลที่ท่านเก็บเกี่ยวนำไปสู่ความบริสุทธิ์ และผลสุดท้ายที่ได้รับคือชีวิตอันเป็นนิรันดร์

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Colossians 4:12 - Epaphras, who is one of you, says hello. What a trooper he has been! He’s been tireless in his prayers for you, praying that you’ll stand firm, mature and confident in everything God wants you to do. I’ve watched him closely, and can report on how hard he has worked for you and for those in Laodicea and Hierapolis.
James 1:1 - I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello!
Psalms 37:37 - Keep your eye on the healthy soul, scrutinize the straight life; There’s a future in strenuous wholeness. But the willful will soon be discarded; insolent souls are on a dead-end street.
Galatians 1:10 - Do you think I speak this strongly in order to manipulate crowds? Or court favor with God? Or get popular applause? If my goal was popularity, I wouldn’t bother being Christ’s slave. Know this—I am most emphatic here, friends—this great Message I delivered to you is not mere human optimism. I didn’t receive it through the traditions, and I wasn’t taught it in some school. I got it straight from God, received the Message directly from Jesus Christ.
Matthew 13:40 - “The picture of thistles pulled up and burned is a scene from the final act. The Son of Man will send his angels, weed out the thistles from his kingdom, pitch them in the trash, and be done with them. They are going to complain to high heaven, but nobody is going to listen. At the same time, ripe, holy lives will mature and adorn the kingdom of their Father. “Are you listening to this? Really listening?
Titus 1:1 - I, Paul, am God’s slave and Christ’s agent for promoting the faith among God’s chosen people, getting out the accurate word on God and how to respond rightly to it. My aim is to raise hopes by pointing the way to life without end. This is the life God promised long ago—and he doesn’t break promises! And then when the time was ripe, he went public with his truth. I’ve been entrusted to proclaim this Message by order of our Savior, God himself. Dear Titus, legitimate son in the faith: Receive everything God our Father and Jesus our Savior give you!
John 4:36 - “The Harvester isn’t waiting. He’s taking his pay, gathering in this grain that’s ripe for eternal life. Now the Sower is arm in arm with the Harvester, triumphant. That’s the truth of the saying, ‘This one sows, that one harvests.’ I sent you to harvest a field you never worked. Without lifting a finger, you have walked in on a field worked long and hard by others.”
John 15:16 - “You didn’t choose me, remember; I chose you, and put you in the world to bear fruit, fruit that won’t spoil. As fruit bearers, whatever you ask the Father in relation to me, he gives you.
Revelation 7:13 - Just then one of the Elders addressed me: “Who are these dressed in white robes, and where did they come from?” Taken aback, I said, “O Sir, I have no idea—but you must know.”
Matthew 25:46 - “Then those ‘goats’ will be herded to their eternal doom, but the ‘sheep’ to their eternal reward.”
Galatians 5:13 - It is absolutely clear that God has called you to a free life. Just make sure that you don’t use this freedom as an excuse to do whatever you want to do and destroy your freedom. Rather, use your freedom to serve one another in love; that’s how freedom grows. For everything we know about God’s Word is summed up in a single sentence: Love others as you love yourself. That’s an act of true freedom. If you bite and ravage each other, watch out—in no time at all you will be annihilating each other, and where will your precious freedom be then?
Romans 7:4 - So, my friends, this is something like what has taken place with you. When Christ died he took that entire rule-dominated way of life down with him and left it in the tomb, leaving you free to “marry” a resurrection life and bear “offspring” of faith for God. For as long as we lived that old way of life, doing whatever we felt we could get away with, sin was calling most of the shots as the old law code hemmed us in. And this made us all the more rebellious. In the end, all we had to show for it was miscarriages and stillbirths. But now that we’re no longer shackled to that domineering mate of sin, and out from under all those oppressive regulations and fine print, we’re free to live a new life in the freedom of God.
Daniel 3:26 - Nebuchadnezzar went to the door of the roaring furnace and called in, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the High God, come out here!” Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego walked out of the fire.
Romans 7:25 - The answer, thank God, is that Jesus Christ can and does. He acted to set things right in this life of contradictions where I want to serve God with all my heart and mind, but am pulled by the influence of sin to do something totally different.
Job 1:8 - God said to Satan, “Have you noticed my friend Job? There’s no one quite like him—honest and true to his word, totally devoted to God and hating evil.”
Galatians 5:22 - But what happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. We find ourselves involved in loyal commitments, not needing to force our way in life, able to marshal and direct our energies wisely.

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交叉引用

The Message - But now that you’ve found you don’t have to listen to sin tell you what to do, and have discovered the delight of listening to God telling you, what a surprise! A whole, healed, put-together life right now, with more and more of life on the way! Work hard for sin your whole life and your pension is death. But God’s gift is real life, eternal life, delivered by Jesus, our Master.
新标点和合本 - 但现今，你们既从罪里得了释放，作了　神的奴仆，就有成圣的果子，那结局就是永生。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 但如今，你们既从罪里得了释放，作了上帝的奴仆，就结出果子，以至于成圣，那结局就是永生。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 但如今，你们既从罪里得了释放，作了　神的奴仆，就结出果子，以至于成圣，那结局就是永生。
当代译本 - 但现在你们已从罪中得到释放，做了上帝的奴仆，结果使你们圣洁，最终得到永生。
圣经新译本 - 现在你们既然从罪里得了释放，作了　神的奴仆，就有成圣的果子，那结局就是永生。
中文标准译本 - 但如今，你们既从罪中得了释放，成为神的奴仆，就得了果子，以致分别为圣，那结局就是永恒的生命。
现代标点和合本 - 但现今，你们既从罪里得了释放，做了神的奴仆，就有成圣的果子，那结局就是永生。
和合本（拼音版） - 但现今你们既从罪里得了释放，作了上帝的奴仆，就有成圣的果子，那结局就是永生。
New International Version - But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.
New International Reader's Version - You have been set free from sin. God has made you his slaves. The benefit you gain leads to holy living. And the end result is eternal life.
English Standard Version - But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.
New Living Translation - But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life.
Christian Standard Bible - But now, since you have been set free from sin and have become enslaved to God, you have your fruit, which results in sanctification — and the outcome is eternal life!
New American Standard Bible - But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life.
New King James Version - But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.
Amplified Bible - But now since you have been set free from sin and have become [willing] slaves to God, you have your benefit, resulting in sanctification [being made holy and set apart for God’s purpose], and the outcome [of this] is eternal life.
American Standard Version - But now being made free from sin and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end eternal life.
King James Version - But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
New English Translation - But now, freed from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit leading to sanctification, and the end is eternal life.
World English Bible - But now, being made free from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification and the result of eternal life.
新標點和合本 - 但現今，你們既從罪裏得了釋放，作了神的奴僕，就有成聖的果子，那結局就是永生。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 但如今，你們既從罪裏得了釋放，作了上帝的奴僕，就結出果子，以至於成聖，那結局就是永生。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 但如今，你們既從罪裏得了釋放，作了　神的奴僕，就結出果子，以至於成聖，那結局就是永生。
當代譯本 - 但現在你們已從罪中得到釋放，作了上帝的奴僕，結果使你們聖潔，最終得到永生。
聖經新譯本 - 現在你們既然從罪裡得了釋放，作了　神的奴僕，就有成聖的果子，那結局就是永生。
呂振中譯本 - 但如今呢、你們既得自由、脫離了罪、給上帝做奴僕，就有果子以至於聖化了：那結局乃是永生。
中文標準譯本 - 但如今，你們既從罪中得了釋放，成為神的奴僕，就得了果子，以致分別為聖，那結局就是永恆的生命。
現代標點和合本 - 但現今，你們既從罪裡得了釋放，做了神的奴僕，就有成聖的果子，那結局就是永生。
文理和合譯本 - 今爾得釋於罪、為上帝僕、其效成聖、終則永生、
文理委辦譯本 - 令爾遠罪為上帝僕、作聖獲益、終得永生
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 今爾得釋於罪、為天主之僕、獲成聖之果、終致永生、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 今既從罪中解放、而獲自由、且為天主之僕矣、則應勉結聖德之果、而止於永生。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Pero ahora que han sido liberados del pecado y se han puesto al servicio de Dios, cosechan la santidad que conduce a la vida eterna.
현대인의 성경 - 그러나 이제 여러분은 죄에서 해방되어 하나님의 종이 되었고 거룩한 생활을 하게 되었으니 그 결과는 영원한 생명입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Сейчас же вы освобождены от греха и стали рабами Бога, и плодом этого будет святость, а концом – вечная жизнь.
Восточный перевод - Сейчас же вы освобождены от греха и стали рабами Всевышнего, и плодом этого будет святость, а концом – вечная жизнь.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Сейчас же вы освобождены от греха и стали рабами Аллаха, и плодом этого будет святость, а концом – вечная жизнь.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Сейчас же вы освобождены от греха и стали рабами Всевышнего, и плодом этого будет святость, а концом – вечная жизнь.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais maintenant, affranchis du péché et devenus esclaves de Dieu, le fruit que vous portez, c’est une vie sainte, et le résultat auquel vous aboutissez, c’est la vie éternelle.
リビングバイブル - しかし今は、罪の力から解放されて、神に仕える者になりました。そして、神があなたがたに下さる恵みによってきよくされ、永遠のいのちが与えられているのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - νυνὶ δὲ ἐλευθερωθέντες ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας δουλωθέντες δὲ τῷ θεῷ ἔχετε τὸν καρπὸν ὑμῶν εἰς ἁγιασμόν, τὸ δὲ τέλος ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - νυνὶ δέ, ἐλευθερωθέντες ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας, δουλωθέντες δὲ τῷ Θεῷ, ἔχετε τὸν καρπὸν ὑμῶν εἰς ἁγιασμόν, τὸ δὲ τέλος ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
Nova Versão Internacional - Mas agora que vocês foram libertados do pecado e se tornaram escravos de Deus o fruto que colhem leva à santidade, e o seu fim é a vida eterna.
Hoffnung für alle - Aber jetzt seid ihr frei von der Sünde und dient Gott mit eurem ganzen Leben. Das Ergebnis ist: Ihr gehört zu ihm und tut, was ihm gefällt, und schließlich schenkt er euch das ewige Leben.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Nhưng ngày nay anh chị em được giải thoát khỏi tội lỗi, để “làm nô lệ” cho Đức Chúa Trời, kết quả là được thánh hóa, và cuối cùng được sống vĩnh cửu.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - แต่บัดนี้ท่านเป็นอิสระจากบาปและได้กลายมาเป็นทาสของพระเจ้าแล้ว ประโยชน์ที่ท่านได้เก็บเกี่ยวนำไปสู่ความบริสุทธิ์ และผลลัพธ์คือชีวิตนิรันดร์
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - แต่ขณะนี้ ท่านได้รับการปลดปล่อยให้พ้นจากอำนาจบาป และกลับมาเป็นทาสของพระเจ้าแล้ว ผลที่ท่านเก็บเกี่ยวนำไปสู่ความบริสุทธิ์ และผลสุดท้ายที่ได้รับคือชีวิตอันเป็นนิรันดร์

Colossians 4:12 - Epaphras, who is one of you, says hello. What a trooper he has been! He’s been tireless in his prayers for you, praying that you’ll stand firm, mature and confident in everything God wants you to do. I’ve watched him closely, and can report on how hard he has worked for you and for those in Laodicea and Hierapolis.
James 1:1 - I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello!
Psalms 37:37 - Keep your eye on the healthy soul, scrutinize the straight life; There’s a future in strenuous wholeness. But the willful will soon be discarded; insolent souls are on a dead-end street.
Galatians 1:10 - Do you think I speak this strongly in order to manipulate crowds? Or court favor with God? Or get popular applause? If my goal was popularity, I wouldn’t bother being Christ’s slave. Know this—I am most emphatic here, friends—this great Message I delivered to you is not mere human optimism. I didn’t receive it through the traditions, and I wasn’t taught it in some school. I got it straight from God, received the Message directly from Jesus Christ.
Matthew 13:40 - “The picture of thistles pulled up and burned is a scene from the final act. The Son of Man will send his angels, weed out the thistles from his kingdom, pitch them in the trash, and be done with them. They are going to complain to high heaven, but nobody is going to listen. At the same time, ripe, holy lives will mature and adorn the kingdom of their Father. “Are you listening to this? Really listening?
Titus 1:1 - I, Paul, am God’s slave and Christ’s agent for promoting the faith among God’s chosen people, getting out the accurate word on God and how to respond rightly to it. My aim is to raise hopes by pointing the way to life without end. This is the life God promised long ago—and he doesn’t break promises! And then when the time was ripe, he went public with his truth. I’ve been entrusted to proclaim this Message by order of our Savior, God himself. Dear Titus, legitimate son in the faith: Receive everything God our Father and Jesus our Savior give you!
John 4:36 - “The Harvester isn’t waiting. He’s taking his pay, gathering in this grain that’s ripe for eternal life. Now the Sower is arm in arm with the Harvester, triumphant. That’s the truth of the saying, ‘This one sows, that one harvests.’ I sent you to harvest a field you never worked. Without lifting a finger, you have walked in on a field worked long and hard by others.”
John 15:16 - “You didn’t choose me, remember; I chose you, and put you in the world to bear fruit, fruit that won’t spoil. As fruit bearers, whatever you ask the Father in relation to me, he gives you.
Revelation 7:13 - Just then one of the Elders addressed me: “Who are these dressed in white robes, and where did they come from?” Taken aback, I said, “O Sir, I have no idea—but you must know.”
Matthew 25:46 - “Then those ‘goats’ will be herded to their eternal doom, but the ‘sheep’ to their eternal reward.”
Galatians 5:13 - It is absolutely clear that God has called you to a free life. Just make sure that you don’t use this freedom as an excuse to do whatever you want to do and destroy your freedom. Rather, use your freedom to serve one another in love; that’s how freedom grows. For everything we know about God’s Word is summed up in a single sentence: Love others as you love yourself. That’s an act of true freedom. If you bite and ravage each other, watch out—in no time at all you will be annihilating each other, and where will your precious freedom be then?
Romans 7:4 - So, my friends, this is something like what has taken place with you. When Christ died he took that entire rule-dominated way of life down with him and left it in the tomb, leaving you free to “marry” a resurrection life and bear “offspring” of faith for God. For as long as we lived that old way of life, doing whatever we felt we could get away with, sin was calling most of the shots as the old law code hemmed us in. And this made us all the more rebellious. In the end, all we had to show for it was miscarriages and stillbirths. But now that we’re no longer shackled to that domineering mate of sin, and out from under all those oppressive regulations and fine print, we’re free to live a new life in the freedom of God.
Daniel 3:26 - Nebuchadnezzar went to the door of the roaring furnace and called in, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the High God, come out here!” Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego walked out of the fire.
Romans 7:25 - The answer, thank God, is that Jesus Christ can and does. He acted to set things right in this life of contradictions where I want to serve God with all my heart and mind, but am pulled by the influence of sin to do something totally different.
Job 1:8 - God said to Satan, “Have you noticed my friend Job? There’s no one quite like him—honest and true to his word, totally devoted to God and hating evil.”
Galatians 5:22 - But what happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. We find ourselves involved in loyal commitments, not needing to force our way in life, able to marshal and direct our energies wisely.