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Leviticus 23:33-44
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Leviticus 23:33-44
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The Feast of Booths
33 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 34 “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, (A)On the fifteenth day of this seventh month and for seven days is the Feast of Booths[a] to the Lord. 35 On the first day shall be a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work. 36 For seven days you shall present food offerings to the Lord. (B)On the eighth day you shall hold a holy convocation and present a food offering to the Lord. It is a (C)solemn assembly; you shall not do any ordinary work.
37 (D)“These are the appointed feasts of the Lord, which you shall proclaim as times of holy convocation, for presenting to the Lord food offerings, burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its proper day, 38 (E)besides the Lord's Sabbaths and besides your gifts and besides all your vow offerings and besides all your freewill offerings, which you give to the Lord.
39 “On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have (F)gathered in the produce of the land, you shall celebrate the feast of the Lord seven days. On the first day shall be a solemn rest, and on the eighth day shall be a solemn rest. 40 And (G)you shall take on the first day the fruit of splendid trees, branches of palm trees and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and (H)you shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days. 41 (I)You shall celebrate it as a feast to the Lord for seven days in the year. It is a statute forever throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month. 42 (J)You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All native Israelites shall dwell in booths, 43 that (K)your generations may know that I made the people of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.”
44 Thus Moses (L)declared to the people of Israel the appointed feasts of the Lord.
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- Leviticus 23:34 Or Tabernacles
Leviticus 23:33-44
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Leviticus 23:33-44
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The Festival of Tabernacles(A)
33 The Lord said to Moses, 34 “Say to the Israelites: ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh(B) month the Lord’s Festival of Tabernacles(C) begins, and it lasts for seven days. 35 The first day is a sacred assembly;(D) do no regular work.(E) 36 For seven days present food offerings to the Lord, and on the eighth day hold a sacred assembly(F) and present a food offering to the Lord.(G) It is the closing special assembly; do no regular work.
37 (“‘These are the Lord’s appointed festivals, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies for bringing food offerings to the Lord—the burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings(H) required for each day. 38 These offerings(I) are in addition to those for the Lord’s Sabbaths(J) and[a] in addition to your gifts and whatever you have vowed and all the freewill offerings(K) you give to the Lord.)
39 “‘So beginning with the fifteenth day of the seventh month, after you have gathered the crops of the land, celebrate the festival(L) to the Lord for seven days;(M) the first day is a day of sabbath rest, and the eighth day also is a day of sabbath rest. 40 On the first day you are to take branches(N) from luxuriant trees—from palms, willows and other leafy trees(O)—and rejoice(P) before the Lord your God for seven days. 41 Celebrate this as a festival to the Lord for seven days each year. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come; celebrate it in the seventh month. 42 Live in temporary shelters(Q) for seven days: All native-born Israelites are to live in such shelters 43 so your descendants will know(R) that I had the Israelites live in temporary shelters when I brought them out of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’”
44 So Moses announced to the Israelites the appointed festivals of the Lord.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 23:38 Or These festivals are in addition to the Lord’s Sabbaths, and these offerings are
2 Kings 16
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2 Kings 16
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Ahaz Reigns in Judah
16 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham, king of Judah, began to reign. 2 Ahaz was (A)twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord his God, as his father David had done, 3 but he walked in the way of the kings of Israel. (B)He even burned his son as an offering,[a] (C)according to the despicable practices of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel. 4 (D)And he sacrificed and made offerings (E)on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.
5 (F)Then Rezin king of Syria and (G)Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, came up to wage war on Jerusalem, and they besieged Ahaz (H)but could not conquer him. 6 At that time Rezin the king of Syria recovered (I)Elath for Syria and drove the men of Judah from (J)Elath, and the Edomites came to Elath, where they dwell to this day. 7 (K)So Ahaz sent messengers to (L)Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and rescue me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who are attacking me.” 8 Ahaz also (M)took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord and in the treasures of the king's house and sent a present to the king of Assyria. 9 (N)And the king of Assyria listened to him. The king of Assyria marched up against Damascus (O)and took it, carrying its people captive to (P)Kir, and he killed Rezin.
10 When King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet (Q)Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, he saw the altar that was at Damascus. And King Ahaz sent to (R)Uriah the priest a model of the altar, and its pattern, exact in all its details. 11 And Uriah the priest built the altar; in accordance with all that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so Uriah the priest made it, before King Ahaz arrived from Damascus. 12 And when the king came from Damascus, the king viewed the altar. (S)Then the king drew near to the altar and went up on it 13 and burned his burnt offering and his grain offering and poured his drink offering and threw the blood of his peace offerings on the altar. 14 And (T)the bronze altar that was before the Lord he removed (U)from the front of the house, from the place between (V)his altar and the house of the Lord, and put it on the north side of (W)his altar. 15 And King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, saying, “On the great altar burn (X)the morning burnt offering and the evening grain offering and the king's burnt offering and his grain offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their grain offering and their drink offering. And throw on it all the blood of the burnt offering and all the blood of the sacrifice, but (Y)the bronze altar shall be for me to inquire by.” 16 Uriah the priest did all this, as King Ahaz commanded.
17 And King Ahaz cut off the frames of the stands and removed the basin from them, and he took down (Z)the sea[b] from off the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone pedestal. 18 And the covered way for the Sabbath that had been built inside the house and the outer entrance for the king he caused to go around the house of the Lord, because of the king of Assyria. 19 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz that he did, are they not written (AA)in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 20 And Ahaz slept with his fathers and (AB)was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.
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- 2 Kings 16:3 Or made his son pass through the fire
- 2 Kings 16:17 Compare 1 Kings 7:23
2 Kings 16
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2 Kings 16
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Ahaz King of Judah(A)
16 In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz(B) son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. 2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. Unlike David his father, he did not do what was right(C) in the eyes of the Lord his God. 3 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel(D) and even sacrificed his son(E) in the fire, engaging in the detestable(F) practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. 4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense(G) at the high places, on the hilltops and under every spreading tree.(H)
5 Then Rezin(I) king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem and besieged Ahaz, but they could not overpower him. 6 At that time, Rezin(J) king of Aram recovered Elath(K) for Aram by driving out the people of Judah. Edomites then moved into Elath and have lived there to this day.
7 Ahaz sent messengers to say to Tiglath-Pileser(L) king of Assyria, “I am your servant and vassal. Come up and save(M) me out of the hand of the king of Aram and of the king of Israel, who are attacking me.” 8 And Ahaz took the silver and gold found in the temple of the Lord and in the treasuries of the royal palace and sent it as a gift(N) to the king of Assyria. 9 The king of Assyria complied by attacking Damascus(O) and capturing it. He deported its inhabitants to Kir(P) and put Rezin to death.
10 Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria. He saw an altar in Damascus and sent to Uriah(Q) the priest a sketch of the altar, with detailed plans for its construction. 11 So Uriah the priest built an altar in accordance with all the plans that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus and finished it before King Ahaz returned. 12 When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings[a](R) on it. 13 He offered up his burnt offering(S) and grain offering,(T) poured out his drink offering,(U) and splashed the blood of his fellowship offerings(V) against the altar. 14 As for the bronze altar(W) that stood before the Lord, he brought it from the front of the temple—from between the new altar and the temple of the Lord—and put it on the north side of the new altar.
15 King Ahaz then gave these orders to Uriah the priest: “On the large new altar, offer the morning(X) burnt offering and the evening grain offering, the king’s burnt offering and his grain offering, and the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their grain offering and their drink offering. Splash against this altar the blood of all the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar for seeking guidance.”(Y) 16 And Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had ordered.
17 King Ahaz cut off the side panels and removed the basins from the movable stands. He removed the Sea from the bronze bulls that supported it and set it on a stone base.(Z) 18 He took away the Sabbath canopy[b] that had been built at the temple and removed the royal entryway outside the temple of the Lord, in deference to the king of Assyria.(AA)
19 As for the other events of the reign of Ahaz, and what he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 20 Ahaz rested(AB) with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. And Hezekiah his son succeeded him as king.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 16:12 Or and went up
- 2 Kings 16:18 Or the dais of his throne (see Septuagint)
Ezekiel 18:15-32
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Ezekiel 18:15-32
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15 he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife, 16 does not oppress anyone, (A)exacts no pledge, (B)commits no robbery, (C)but gives his bread to the hungry (D)and covers the naked with a garment, 17 withholds his hand from iniquity,[a] takes no interest or profit, obeys my rules, (E)and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father's iniquity; (F)he shall surely live. 18 As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people, (G)behold, he shall die for his iniquity.
19 “Yet you say, (H)‘Why should not the son suffer for the iniquity of the father?’ When the son has done (I)what is just and right, and has been careful to observe all my statutes, (J)he shall surely live. 20 (K)The soul who sins shall die. (L)The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. (M)The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, (N)and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.
21 (O)“But if a wicked person turns away from all his sins that he has committed and keeps all my statutes and does (P)what is just and right, (Q)he shall surely live; he shall not die. 22 (R)None of the transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him; for the righteousness that he has done he shall live. 23 (S)Have 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? 24 (T)But when a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice and does the same abominations that the wicked person does, shall he live? (U)None of the righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered; for (V)the treachery of which he is guilty and the sin he has committed, for them he shall die.
25 (W)“Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is my way not just? Is it not your ways that are not just? 26 (X)When a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice, he shall die for it; for the injustice that he has done he shall die. 27 Again, (Y)when a wicked person turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he shall save his life. 28 Because he considered and turned away from all the transgressions that he had committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die. 29 Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ O house of Israel, are my ways not just? Is it not your ways that are not just?
30 “Therefore (Z)I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord God. (AA)Repent and turn from all your transgressions, (AB)lest iniquity be your ruin.[b] 31 (AC)Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and (AD)make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! (AE)Why will you die, O house of Israel? 32 (AF)For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord God; (AG)so turn, and live.”
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- Ezekiel 18:17 Septuagint; Hebrew from the poor
- Ezekiel 18:30 Or lest iniquity be your stumbling block
Ezekiel 18:15-32
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Ezekiel 18:15-32
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15 “He does not eat at the mountain shrines(A)
or look to the idols(B) of Israel.
He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.
16 He does not oppress anyone
or require a pledge for a loan.
He does not commit robbery
but gives his food to the hungry(C)
and provides clothing for the naked.(D)
17 He withholds his hand from mistreating the poor
and takes no interest or profit from them.
He keeps my laws(E) and follows my decrees.
He will not die for his father’s sin; he will surely live. 18 But his father will die for his own sin, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother and did what was wrong among his people.
19 “Yet you ask, ‘Why does the son not share the guilt of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right and has been careful to keep all my decrees, he will surely live.(F) 20 The one who sins is the one who will die.(G) The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.(H)
21 “But if(I) a wicked person turns away from all the sins they have committed and keeps all my decrees(J) and does what is just and right, that person will surely live; they will not die.(K) 22 None of the offenses they have committed will be remembered against them. Because of the righteous things they have done, they will live.(L) 23 Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign Lord. Rather, am I not pleased(M) when they turn from their ways and live?(N)
24 “But if a righteous person turns(O) from their righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked person does, will they live? None of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness(P) they are guilty of and because of the sins they have committed, they will die.(Q)
25 “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’(R) Hear, you Israelites: Is my way unjust?(S) Is it not your ways that are unjust? 26 If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin, they will die for it; because of the sin they have committed they will die. 27 But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life.(T) 28 Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, that person will surely live; they will not die.(U) 29 Yet the Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are my ways unjust, people of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
30 “Therefore, you Israelites, I will judge each of you according to your own ways, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent!(V) Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall.(W) 31 Rid(X) yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart(Y) and a new spirit. Why(Z) will you die, people of Israel?(AA) 32 For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent(AB) and live!(AC)
Psalm 105:28-45
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Psalm 105:28-45
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28 He (A)sent darkness, and made the land dark;
they (B)did not rebel[a] against his words.
29 He turned their waters into blood
and (C)caused their fish to die.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs,
even in (D)the chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and there came (E)swarms of flies,
(F)and gnats throughout their country.
32 He gave them hail for rain,
and fiery (G)lightning bolts through their land.
33 He struck down their vines and fig trees,
and (H)shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke, and the (I)locusts came,
young locusts without number,
35 which devoured all the vegetation in their land
and ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 He (J)struck down all the firstborn in their land,
(K)the firstfruits of all their strength.
37 Then he brought out Israel with (L)silver and gold,
and there was none among his tribes who stumbled.
38 (M)Egypt was glad when they departed,
for (N)dread of them had fallen upon it.
39 He (O)spread a cloud for a covering,
and fire to give light by night.
40 (P)They asked, and he (Q)brought quail,
and gave them (R)bread from heaven in abundance.
41 He opened the rock, and (S)water gushed out;
it flowed through (T)the desert like a river.
42 For he (U)remembered his holy promise,
and (V)Abraham, his servant.
43 So he brought his people out with joy,
his (W)chosen ones with (X)singing.
44 And he (Y)gave them the lands of the nations,
and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples' toil,
45 that they might (Z)keep his statutes
and (AA)observe his laws.
(AB)Praise the Lord!
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- Psalm 105:28 Septuagint, Syriac omit not
Psalm 105:28-45
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Psalm 105:28-45
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28 He sent darkness(A) and made the land dark—
for had they not rebelled against(B) his words?
29 He turned their waters into blood,(C)
causing their fish to die.(D)
30 Their land teemed with frogs,(E)
which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
31 He spoke,(F) and there came swarms of flies,(G)
and gnats(H) throughout their country.
32 He turned their rain into hail,(I)
with lightning throughout their land;
33 he struck down their vines(J) and fig trees(K)
and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke,(L) and the locusts came,(M)
grasshoppers(N) without number;(O)
35 they ate up every green thing in their land,
ate up the produce of their soil.
36 Then he struck down all the firstborn(P) in their land,
the firstfruits of all their manhood.
37 He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,(Q)
and from among their tribes no one faltered.
38 Egypt was glad when they left,
because dread of Israel(R) had fallen on them.
39 He spread out a cloud(S) as a covering,
and a fire to give light at night.(T)
40 They asked,(U) and he brought them quail;(V)
he fed them well with the bread of heaven.(W)
41 He opened the rock,(X) and water gushed out;
it flowed like a river in the desert.
42 For he remembered his holy promise(Y)
given to his servant Abraham.
43 He brought out his people with rejoicing,(Z)
his chosen ones with shouts of joy;
44 he gave them the lands of the nations,(AA)
and they fell heir to what others had toiled(AB) for—
45 that they might keep his precepts
and observe his laws.(AC)
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- Psalm 105:45 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
Luke 10:1-12
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Luke 10:1-12
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Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two
10 After this the Lord appointed (A)seventy-two[a] others and (B)sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. 2 (C)And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. (D)Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. 3 Go your way; (E)behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. 4 (F)Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and (G)greet no one on the road. 5 Whatever house you enter, first say, (H)‘Peace be to this house!’ 6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, (I)it will return to you. 7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for (J)the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house. 8 Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. 9 Heal the sick in it and say to them, (K)‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ 10 But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, 11 (L)‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that (M)the kingdom of God has come near.’ 12 I tell you, (N)it will be more bearable on (O)that day for Sodom than for that town.
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Luke 10:1-12
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Luke 10:1-12
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Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two(A)(B)(C)
10 After this the Lord(D) appointed seventy-two[a] others(E) and sent them two by two(F) ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go.(G) 2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.(H) 3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.(I) 4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.
5 “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ 6 If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages.(J) Do not move around from house to house.
8 “When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you.(K) 9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God(L) has come near to you.’ 10 But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 11 ‘Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you.(M) Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God has come near.’(N) 12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom(O) than for that town.(P)
Footnotes
- Luke 10:1 Some manuscripts seventy; also in verse 17
2 Corinthians 8:16-24
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2 Corinthians 8:16-24
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Commendation of Titus
16 But (A)thanks be to God, (B)who put into the heart of Titus the same earnest care I have for you. 17 For (C)he not only accepted our appeal, but being himself very earnest he is going[a] to you of his own accord. 18 With him we are sending[b] (D)the brother who is famous among (E)all the churches for his preaching of the gospel. 19 And not only that, but he has been (F)appointed by the churches to travel with us as we carry out this act of (G)grace that is being ministered by us, (H)for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our good will. 20 We take this course so that no one should blame us about this generous gift that is being administered by us, 21 for (I)we aim at what is honorable (J)not only in the Lord's sight but also in the sight of man. 22 And with them we are sending our brother whom we have often tested and found earnest in many matters, but who is now more earnest than ever because of his great confidence in you. 23 As for Titus, he is (K)my partner and fellow worker for your benefit. And as for our brothers, they are messengers[c] of the churches, the glory of Christ. 24 So give proof before the churches of your love and of (L)our boasting about you to these men.
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- 2 Corinthians 8:17 Or he went
- 2 Corinthians 8:18 Or we sent; also verse 22
- 2 Corinthians 8:23 Greek apostles
2 Corinthians 8:16-24
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2 Corinthians 8:16-24
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Titus Sent to Receive the Collection
16 Thanks be to God,(A) who put into the heart(B) of Titus(C) the same concern I have for you. 17 For Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative.(D) 18 And we are sending along with him the brother(E) who is praised by all the churches(F) for his service to the gospel.(G) 19 What is more, he was chosen by the churches to accompany us(H) as we carry the offering, which we administer in order to honor the Lord himself and to show our eagerness to help.(I) 20 We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this liberal gift. 21 For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man.(J)
22 In addition, we are sending with them our brother who has often proved to us in many ways that he is zealous, and now even more so because of his great confidence in you. 23 As for Titus,(K) he is my partner(L) and co-worker(M) among you; as for our brothers,(N) they are representatives of the churches and an honor to Christ. 24 Therefore show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our pride in you,(O) so that the churches can see it.
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