mSee 1 Cor. 7:22
Ezekiel 18:23
23 aHave I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord God, and not rather that he should turn from his way and live?Ezekiel 18:32
32 bFor I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord God; cso turn, and live.”Ezekiel 33:11
11Say to them, dAs I live, declares the Lord God, eI have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; fturn back, turn back from your evil ways, gfor why will you die, O house of Israel?Acts 11:18
18When they heard these things they fell silent. And they hglorified God, saying, i“Then to the Gentiles also God has jgranted krepentance that leads to life.”Philemon 15-16
15For this perhaps is why lhe was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, 16 mno longer as a bondservant ▼▼Or slave; twice in this verse (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
but more than a bondservant, as oa beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, pboth in the flesh and in the Lord.
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