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Genesis 6:1-3
New American Standard Bible 1995

The Corruption of Mankind

6 Now it came about, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were [a]beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, “(A)My Spirit shall not [b]strive with man forever, [c](B)because he also is flesh; [d]nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”

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  1. Genesis 6:2 Lit good
  2. Genesis 6:3 Or rule in; some ancient versions read abide in
  3. Genesis 6:3 Or in his going astray he is flesh
  4. Genesis 6:3 Or therefore
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