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 \v 12 But all who took him into their lives and trusted in him, to them he gave the right to become God's children.
-\v 13 These are children born from God. They were not born by means of a normal human birth nor out of a human desire or choice nor because of a husband's desire to become a father.
+\v 13 These are children born from God. They were not born by means of a normal human birth, nor out of a human desire or choice, nor because of a husband's desire to become a father.
 
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 \v 16 We have all benefited very much from what he has done. Again and again, he has acted very kindly toward us.
-\v 17 God gave Moses his law. That law showed us our failures and sin. But how much greater is the person and work of Jesus Christ. He was kind and forgiving to us when we had broken God's law, and he forgave us, and he taught us the truth about God. 
-\v 18 No one has ever seen God. But, Jesus Christ, the Only Son, who himself is God, is always close to the Father. Christ has shown us what God is like.
+\v 17 God gave Moses his law. That law showed us our failures and sin. But how much greater is the person and work of Jesus Christ. He was kind and forgiving to us when we had broken God's law, and he forgave us and he taught us the truth about God. 
+\v 18 No one has ever seen God. But Jesus Christ, the Only Son, who himself is God, is always close to the Father. Christ has shown us what God is like.
 
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 \v 37 The two disciples of John, when they heard John, left John and followed him.
 \v 38 Jesus turned around and saw them following him, and he asked them, "What are you looking for?" They said to him, "Rabbi (which means 'teacher'), tell us where you are staying."
-\v 39 He replied, "Come with me, and you will see!" So they came and saw where Jesus was staying. They stayed with him that day because it was getting late (it was about 4 pm.)
+\v 39 He replied, "Come with me, and you will see!" So they came and saw where Jesus was staying. They stayed with him that day because it was getting late. (It was about 4 pm.)
 
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 \v 40 One of those two disciples who followed Jesus was named Andrew; he was Simon Peter's brother.
 \v 41 Andrew first went off to find his brother Simon. When he came to him, he said, "We have found the Messiah (which means Christ)!"
-\v 42 Andrew took Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked intently at Peter, and said, "You are Simon. Your father's name is John. You will be given the name Cephas." Cephas is an Aramaic name that means 'solid rock.' (Peter means the same thing in Greek.)
+\v 42 Andrew took Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked intently at Peter and said, "You are Simon. Your father's name is John. You will be given the name Cephas." Cephas is an Aramaic name that means 'solid rock.' ('Peter' means the same thing in Greek.)
 
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 \v 46 Nathaniel replied, "From Nazareth? Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip replied, "Come and you will see!"
-\v 47 When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said this about him, "Look there! There is an Israelite who never deceives anyone!"
+\v 47 When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said this about him: "Look there! There is an Israelite who never deceives anyone!"
 \v 48 Nathaniel asked him, "How do you know what kind of man I am? You do not know me." Jesus replied, "I saw you before Philip called you, when you were sitting by yourself under the fig tree."
 
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 \v 3 They served wine to those attending the wedding and they drank all the wine they had. Jesus' mother said to him, "They are out of wine."
-\v 4 Jesus said to her, "Madam, what does that have to do with me? The chosen time to begin my most important work has not come yet."
+\v 4 Jesus said to her, "Madam, what does that have to do with me? The chosen time to begin my most important work has not yet come."
 \v 5 Jesus' mother turned and said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
 
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-\v 6 There were six empty stone jars there. They held water so that the guests and servants could wash their hands and feet, and so that other Jewish rites of cleansing could be done. Each jar could hold 75 to 115 liters.
+\v 6 Six empty stone jars were there. They held water so that the guests and servants could wash their hands and feet, and so that other Jewish rites of cleansing could be done. Each jar could hold 75 to 115 liters.
 \v 7 Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water!" So they filled the jars to the brim.
 \v 8 Then he told them, "Now, draw some water out of a jar and take it to the director of the feast." So the servants did that.
 
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 \v 16 He commanded those who were selling pigeons, "Take these pigeons out of here! Do not turn my Father's house into a marketplace!"
 
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-\v 17 This reminded his disciples about what someone had written in the scriptures long before, "I love your house so much, O God, that I will die for it."
+\v 17 This reminded his disciples about what someone had written in the scriptures long before: "I love your house so much, O God, that I will die for it."
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 \v 18 The Jewish leaders asked him, "What miracle can you do for us to prove you have permission from God to do what you are doing?"
-\v 19 Jesus replied to them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will rebuild it again."
+\v 19 Jesus replied to them, "Destroy this temple and in three days I will rebuild it again."
 
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-\v 20 "Are you saying that you are you going to rebuild this entire temple is just three days?" they asked him. "It took forty-six years to build this temple."
+\v 20 "Are you saying that you are you going to rebuild this entire temple in just three days?" they asked him. "It took forty-six years to build this temple."
 \v 21 However, the temple Jesus was speaking about was his own body, not the temple building.
 \v 22 Later, after Jesus had died and God had raised him from the dead, his disciples remembered what he had said about the temple. They believed both what the scriptures said and what Jesus himself had said.
 
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 \v 2 He went by night to see Jesus. He said to Jesus, "Teacher, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. We know this because no one could perform the miracles you are doing unless God helped him."
 
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-\v 3 Jesus replied to what Nicodemus said, "I am telling you the truth, no one can enter God's kingdom unless he is born again."
+\v 3 Jesus replied to what Nicodemus said: "I am telling you the truth, no one can enter God's kingdom unless he is born again."
 \v 4 Then Nicodemus said to him, "How can a person be born again when he is old? No one can enter his mother's womb and be born a second time!"
 
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 \v 34 God has sent his spokesman, and what he has said is true, for he speaks God's words. And he gives his Spirit with no concern for how much he gives.
-\v 35 The Father loves the Son and he puts everything under his power.
+\v 35 The Father loves the Son and puts everything under his power.
 \v 36 Whoever trusts in God's Son has everlasting life. Whoever does not obey the Son of God can never have everlasting life, and the righteous fury of God for every sin which that person has done will remain upon him forever."
 
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