Jeremiah 20:7-13

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⁷O Lord, ^(A)you have deceived me,
    and I was deceived;
^(B)you are stronger than I,
    and you have prevailed.
^(C)I have become a laughingstock all the day;
    everyone mocks me.
⁸For whenever I speak, I cry out,
    I shout, ^(D)“Violence and destruction!”
For ^(E)the word of the Lord has become for me
    ^(F)a reproach and ^(G)derision all day long.
⁹If I say, “I will not mention him,
    or speak any more in his name,”
^(H)there is in my heart as it were a burning fire
    shut up in my bones,
and ^(I)I am weary with holding it in,
    and I cannot.
¹⁰^(J)For I hear many whispering.
    ^(K)Terror is on every side!
“Denounce him! ^(L)Let us denounce him!”
    say all my ^(M)close friends,
    ^(N)watching for ^(O)my fall.
“Perhaps he will be deceived;
    then ^(P)we can overcome him
    and take our revenge on him.”
¹¹But ^(Q)the Lord is with me as a dread warrior;
    therefore my persecutors will stumble;
    ^(R)they will not overcome me.
^(S)They will be greatly shamed,
    for they will not succeed.
Their ^(T)eternal dishonor
    will never be forgotten.
¹²O Lord of hosts, who tests the righteous,
    ^(U)who sees the heart and the mind,^[a]
let me see your vengeance upon them,
    for to you have I committed my cause.

¹³^(V)Sing to the Lord;
praise the Lord!
For he has delivered the life of the needy
from the hand of evildoers.

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Jeremiah 20:12 Hebrew kidneys

Jeremiah 20:7-13

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Jeremiah’s Complaint

⁷You deceived^[a]^(A) me, Lord, and I was deceived^[b];
    you overpowered^(B) me and prevailed.
I am ridiculed^(C) all day long;
    everyone mocks^(D) me.
⁸Whenever I speak, I cry out
    proclaiming violence and destruction.^(E)
So the word of the Lord has brought me
    insult and reproach^(F) all day long.
⁹But if I say, “I will not mention his word
    or speak anymore in his name,”^(G)
his word is in my heart like a fire,^(H)
    a fire shut up in my bones.
I am weary of holding it in;^(I)
    indeed, I cannot.
¹⁰I hear many whispering,
    “Terror^(J) on every side!
    Denounce^(K) him! Let’s denounce him!”
All my friends^(L)
    are waiting for me to slip,^(M) saying,
“Perhaps he will be deceived;
    then we will prevail^(N) over him
    and take our revenge^(O) on him.”

¹¹But the Lord^(P) is with me like a mighty warrior;
    so my persecutors^(Q) will stumble and not prevail.^(R)
They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced;^(S)
    their dishonor will never be forgotten.
¹²Lord Almighty, you who examine the righteous
    and probe the heart and mind,^(T)
let me see your vengeance^(U) on them,
    for to you I have committed^(V) my cause.

¹³Sing^(W) to the Lord!
Give praise to the Lord!
He rescues^(X) the life of the needy
from the hands of the wicked.^(Y)

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Jeremiah 20:7 Or persuaded
Jeremiah 20:7 Or persuaded

Romans 6:12-23

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¹²Let not ^(A)sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. ¹³^(B)Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but ^(C)present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. ¹⁴For ^(D)sin ^(E)will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

Slaves to Righteousness

¹⁵What then? ^(F)Are we to sin ^(G)because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! ¹⁶Do you not know that if you present yourselves ^(H)to anyone as obedient slaves,^[a] you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? ¹⁷But ^(I)thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the ^(J)standard of teaching to which you were committed, ¹⁸and, ^(K)having been set free from sin, ^(L)have become slaves of righteousness. ¹⁹^(M)I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For ^(N)just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members ^(O)as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.

²⁰^(P)For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. ²¹^(Q)But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things ^(R)of which you are now ashamed? ^(S)For the end of those things is death. ²²But now that you ^(T)have been set free from sin and ^(U)have become slaves of God, ^(V)the fruit you get leads to sanctification and ^(W)its end, eternal life. ²³^(X)For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Romans 6:16 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; twice in this verse; also verses 17, 19 (twice), 20

Romans 6:12-23

New International Version

¹²Therefore do not let sin reign^(A) in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. ¹³Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness,^(B) but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness.^(C) ¹⁴For sin shall no longer be your master,^(D) because you are not under the law,^(E) but under grace.^(F)

Slaves to Righteousness

¹⁵What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace?^(G) By no means! ¹⁶Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey^(H)—whether you are slaves to sin,^(I) which leads to death,^(J) or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? ¹⁷But thanks be to God^(K) that, though you used to be slaves to sin,^(L) you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching^(M) that has now claimed your allegiance. ¹⁸You have been set free from sin^(N) and have become slaves to righteousness.^(O)

¹⁹I am using an example from everyday life^(P) because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness^(Q) leading to holiness. ²⁰When you were slaves to sin,^(R) you were free from the control of righteousness.^(S) ²¹What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!^(T) ²²But now that you have been set free from sin^(U) and have become slaves of God,^(V) the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.^(W) ²³For the wages of sin is death,^(X) but the gift of God is eternal life^(Y) in^[a] Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Matthew 10:5

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Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

⁵^(A)These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of ^(B)the Samaritans,

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Matthew 10:5

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⁵These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.^(A)

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Matthew 10:21-23

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²¹^(A)Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death, ²²^(B)and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. ^(C)But the one who endures to the end will be saved. ²³When they ^(D)persecute you in one town, ^(E)flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel ^(F)before the Son of Man comes.

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Matthew 10:21-23

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²¹“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents^(A) and have them put to death.^(B) ²²You will be hated by everyone because of me,^(C) but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.^(D) ²³When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.^(E)

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Jeremiah 20:7-13

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Slaves to Righteousness

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Slaves to Righteousness

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Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

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