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That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; |
that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, |
that you may prove yourselves to be (or, may become) blameless and innocent children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, |
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so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe |
That you may show yourselves to be blameless and guileless, innocent and uncontaminated, children of God without blemish (faultless, unrebukable) in the midst of a crooked and wicked generation – [spiritually] perverted and perverse. Among whom you are seen as bring lights – stars or beacons shining out clearly – in the [dark] world. |
to the end that you may become those who are deserving of no censure, free from fault or defect, and guileless in their simplicity, God’s children without Flemish, in the midst of a perverse and distorted generation among whom you appear as luminaries in the world, |
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so that you may be blameless and harmless, faultless children of God, living in a warped and diseased age, and shining like lights in a dark world. |
so that you may prove to be blameless and spotless, faultless children of God in a crooked and perverted age, in which you shine as light-bearers in the world as you continue |
That 2443 ye may be 1096 blameless 273 and 2532 harmless, 185 the sons 5043 of God, 2316 without rebuke, 298 in 1722 the midst 3319 of a crooked 4646 and 2532 perverse 1294 nation, 1074 among 1722 whom 3739 ye shine 5316 as 5613 lights 5458 in 1722 the world; 2889 |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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