Joh 6:70-71, 15:5-7, Act 8:21-23, Gal 5:6, 6:15, Eph 3:17, 2Pe 1:8-9 | ESV | STEP | Jesus answered them , Did I not choose you , the twelve ? And yet one of you is a devil .

70 Jesus answered them, ^a“Did I not choose you, ^bthe twelve? And yet one of you is ^ca devil.” 71 He spoke of Judas ^dthe son of Simon Iscariot, for ^ehe, one of the twelve, was going to betray him.

John 15:5-7

5 I am the vine; ^fyou are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that ^gbears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me ^hhe is thrown away like a branch and withers; ⁱand the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If ^jyou abide in me, and my words abide in you, ^kask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Acts 8:21-23

21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for ^lyour heart is not right before God. 22 Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, ^mif possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. 23 For I see that you are in ⁿthe gall ^{▼▼That is, a bitter fluid secreted by the liver; bile} of bitterness and in ^pthe bond of iniquity.”

Galatians 5:6

6 For in Christ Jesus ^qneither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but ^ronly faith working through love.

Galatians 6:15

15 For ^sneither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but ^ta new creation.

Ephesians 3:17

17 ^uso that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being ^vrooted and ^wgrounded in love,

2 Peter 1:8-9

8 For if these qualities ^{▼▼Greek these things; also verses 9, 10, 12} are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or ^yunfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he ^zis blind, having forgotten that he was ^aacleansed from his former sins.