Greek adverb · G3568
νῦν
nynnoon
prop., of time; Of logical sequence (often difficult to disting. from the temporal sense
145 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: nŷn
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3568is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 24 of 27New Testament books
- 1spelling
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3568
"now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate
The King James renders it: henceforth, + hereafter, of late, soon, present, this (time).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
nyn is rendered "prop., of time; Of logical sequence (often difficult to disting. from the temporal sense". It stands 145 times in the Greek text, across twenty-four books.
- Twenty-eight of the uses stand in John, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "prop., of time".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 24:21For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
The first use
For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in twenty-four of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: prop., of time, and Of logical sequence (often difficult to disting. from the temporal sense.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| prop., of time | Tagged as
and 2 more, 145 uses in all | WhereJohn 4:18In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband… |
| Of logical sequence (often difficult to disting. from the temporal sense | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereLuke 11:39“Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| νυνί | nyni | now | Uses19 |
The words it stands beside
All 145, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
1 spelling and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- νῦν145
The grammar of each form
- adverb145ADV
Matthew
four uses
For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
Mark
three uses
will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.
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For those will be days of tribulation unmatched from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.
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Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
Luke
fourteen uses
For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: henceforth
“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: Now
and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now on
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
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Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
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“Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: Now
From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: Now
and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: Now
For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
“Now, however,” He told them, “the one with a purse should take it, and likewise a bag; and the one without a sword should sell his cloak and buy one.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now on
John
twenty-eight uses
“Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so,
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: then
But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
“Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: Now
But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: presently
“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: since
“Rabbi,” they replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?”
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: just now
But even now I know that God will give You whatever You ask of Him.”
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.
- Νῦνnunadverbtagged: Now
Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: Now
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When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: Now
“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
And now I have told you before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.
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If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.
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Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: Now
So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech.
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Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.”
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: Now
And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.
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Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You.
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But now I am coming to You; and I am saying these things while I am in the world, so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: Now
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
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Jesus told them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
Acts
twenty-five uses
And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
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And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,
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So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.
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So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.
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I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’
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Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
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Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.
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So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
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Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
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Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
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and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: Now
The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”
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But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
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Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now on
And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.
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And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
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And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
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Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: Now
Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: present
And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
Romans
thirteen uses
He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: present
Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
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I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: present
We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: present
Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience,
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
so they too have now disobeyed, in order that they too may now receive mercy through the mercy shown to you.
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And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
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1 Corinthians
six uses
I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
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As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: Now
Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?
- Νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: now
2 Corinthians
seven uses
So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
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For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!
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And now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: Now
At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. Then there will be equality.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: present
I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,
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Galatians
six uses
They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
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I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
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Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh?
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But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
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Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: present
At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now.
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Ephesians
four uses
in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
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which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.
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His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
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For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
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Philippians
five uses
because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,
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I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
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since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.
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Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
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For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
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Colossians
two uses
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
- Νῦνnunadverbtagged: Now
the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.
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1 Thessalonians
one use
For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.
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2 Thessalonians
one use
And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.
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1 Timothy
two uses
For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: present
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
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2 Timothy
two uses
And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,
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because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: present
Titus
one use
It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: present
Hebrews
five uses
and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.
- νῦνnunadverbtagged: At present
Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.
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For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
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Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
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At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
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James
three uses
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”
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As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.
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Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
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1 Peter
five uses
It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
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Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
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For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
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And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
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2 Peter
two uses
And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
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But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
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1 John
four uses
Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.
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And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
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Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
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and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.
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2 John
one use
And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
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Jude
one use
to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
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