Matthew 21:31
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31 “Which of the two did his father’s will?”
“The first,” they said.
Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you!
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Luke 12:47
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47 And that slave who knew his master’s will and didn’t prepare himself or do it[a] will be severely beaten.(A)
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- Luke 12:47 Lit or do toward his will
Luke 23:25
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25 and released the one they were asking for, who had been thrown into prison for rebellion and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.(A)
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John 1:13
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13 who were born,(A)
not of blood,[a]
or of the will(B) of the flesh,(C)
or of the will of man,[b]
but of God.(D)
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- John 1:13 Lit bloods; the pl form of blood occurs only here in the NT. It may refer either to lineal descent (that is, blood from one’s father and mother) or to the OT sacrificial system (that is, the various blood sacrifices). Neither is the basis for birth into the family of God.
- John 1:13 Or not of human lineage, or of human capacity, or of human volition
1 Corinthians 7:37
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37 But he who stands firm in his heart (who is under no compulsion, but has control over his own will(A)) and has decided in his heart to keep his own virgin, will do well.
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2 Peter 1:21
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21 because no prophecy ever came by the will of man;(A) instead, men spoke from God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.(B)
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