give_v also_o to_o her_o husband_n with_o she_o and_o he_o do_v eat_v gen._n 3.6_o so_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n rom._n 5.12_o q._n what_o mean_v you_o by_o sin_n a._n sin_n be_v the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n 1_o john_n 3.4_o q._n what_o do_v every_o sin_n deserve_v a._n the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n rom._n 6.23_o gen._n 2.17_o q._n shall_v not_o man_n have_v die_v if_o he_o have_v not_o sin_v a._n death_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n by_o sin_n rom._n 5.12_o q._n do_v adam_n sin_n do_v we_o any_o hurt_n a._n by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n rom._n 5.19_o q_o how_o can_v we_o become_v sinner_n by_o adam_n disobedience_n a._n adam_n beget_v child_n after_o his_o own_o likeness_n gen._n 5.3_o and_o who_o can_v bring_v a_o clean_a thing_n out_o of_o a_o unclean_a job_n 14.4_o that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n be_v flesh_n john_n 3.6_o we_o be_v shape_v in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o sin_n do_v our_o mother_n 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neither_o be_v guile_n find_v in_o his_o mouth_n 1_o pet._n 2.22_o he_o be_v in_o all_o point_v tempt_v as_o we_o be_v yet_o without_o sin_n heb._n 4.15_o for_o such_o a_o highpriest_n become_v we_o who_o be_v holy_a harmless_a undefiled_a separate_a from_o sinner_n heb._n 7.26_o q._n for_o what_o sin_n then_o do_v christ_n offer_v himself_o a._n christ_n be_v deliver_v for_o our_o offence_n rom._n 4.25_o the_o just_a for_o the_o unjust_a 1_o pet._n 3.18_o god_n make_v he_o to_o be_v sin_n for_o we_o who_o know_v no_o sin_n 2_o cor._n 5.21_o and_o lay_v on_o he_o the_o iniquity_n of_o
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