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Leviticus 4:16-35
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Leviticus 4:16-35
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16 Then (A)the anointed priest shall bring some of the blood of the bull into the tent of meeting, 17 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord in front of the veil. 18 And he shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is in the tent of meeting before the Lord, and the rest of the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 19 And all its fat he shall take from it and burn on the altar. 20 Thus shall he do with the bull. As he did (B)with the bull of the sin offering, so shall he do with this. (C)And the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven. 21 And he shall carry the bull (D)outside the camp and burn it up as he burned the first bull; it is the sin offering for the assembly.
22 “When a leader sins, (E)doing unintentionally any one of all the things that by the commandments of the Lord his God ought not to be done, and realizes his guilt, 23 or (F)the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without blemish, 24 and (G)shall lay his hand on the head of the goat and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord; it is a sin offering. 25 (H)Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering. 26 And all its fat he shall burn on the altar, like (I)the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings. So (J)the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin, and he shall be forgiven.
27 “If (K)anyone of the common people sins unintentionally in doing any one of the things that by the Lord's commandments ought not to be done, and realizes his guilt, 28 (L)or the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has committed. 29 (M)And he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and kill the sin offering in the place of burnt offering. 30 And the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. 31 And (N)all its fat he shall remove, (O)as the fat is removed from the peace offerings, and the priest shall burn it on the altar for a (P)pleasing aroma to the Lord. (Q)And the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven.
32 “If he brings a lamb as his offering for a sin offering, he shall bring (R)a female without blemish 33 (S)and lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and kill it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering. 34 Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. 35 And all its fat he shall remove (T)as the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of peace offerings, and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on top of the Lord's food offerings. (U)And the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin which he has committed, and he shall be forgiven.
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Leviticus 4:16-35
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Leviticus 4:16-35
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16 Then the anointed priest is to take some of the bull’s blood(A) into the tent of meeting. 17 He shall dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle(B) it before the Lord(C) seven times in front of the curtain. 18 He is to put some of the blood(D) on the horns of the altar that is before the Lord(E) in the tent of meeting. The rest of the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar(F) of burnt offering at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 19 He shall remove all the fat(G) from it and burn it on the altar,(H) 20 and do with this bull just as he did with the bull for the sin offering. In this way the priest will make atonement(I) for the community, and they will be forgiven.(J) 21 Then he shall take the bull outside the camp(K) and burn it as he burned the first bull. This is the sin offering for the community.(L)
22 “‘When a leader(M) sins unintentionally(N) and does what is forbidden in any of the commands of the Lord his God, when he realizes his guilt 23 and the sin he has committed becomes known, he must bring as his offering a male goat(O) without defect. 24 He is to lay his hand on the goat’s head and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the Lord.(P) It is a sin offering.(Q) 25 Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar(R) of burnt offering and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.(S) 26 He shall burn all the fat on the altar as he burned the fat of the fellowship offering. In this way the priest will make atonement(T) for the leader’s sin, and he will be forgiven.(U)
27 “‘If any member of the community sins unintentionally(V) and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, when they realize their guilt 28 and the sin they have committed becomes known, they must bring as their offering(W) for the sin they committed a female goat(X) without defect. 29 They are to lay their hand on the head(Y) of the sin offering(Z) and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.(AA) 30 Then the priest is to take some of the blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering(AB) and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. 31 They shall remove all the fat, just as the fat is removed from the fellowship offering, and the priest shall burn it on the altar(AC) as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.(AD) In this way the priest will make atonement(AE) for them, and they will be forgiven.(AF)
32 “‘If someone brings a lamb(AG) as their sin offering, they are to bring a female without defect.(AH) 33 They are to lay their hand on its head and slaughter it(AI) for a sin offering(AJ) at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.(AK) 34 Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.(AL) 35 They shall remove all the fat, just as the fat is removed from the lamb of the fellowship offering, and the priest shall burn it on the altar(AM) on top of the food offerings presented to the Lord. In this way the priest will make atonement for them for the sin they have committed, and they will be forgiven.
1 Kings 13:15-34
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1 Kings 13:15-34
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15 Then he said to him, “Come home with me and eat bread.” 16 And he said, (A)“I may not return with you, or go in with you, neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place, 17 for it was said to me (B)by the word of the Lord, ‘You shall neither eat bread nor drink water there, nor return by the way that you came.’” 18 And he said to him, “I also am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘Bring him back with you into your house that he may eat bread and drink water.’” But he lied to him. 19 So he went back with him and ate bread in his house and drank water.
20 And as they sat at the table, the word of the Lord came to the prophet who had brought him back. 21 And he cried to the man of God who came from Judah, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because you have disobeyed the word of the Lord and have not kept the command that the Lord your God commanded you, 22 but have come back and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to you, “Eat no bread and drink no water,” your body shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.’” 23 And after he had eaten bread and drunk, he saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back. 24 And as he went away (C)a lion met him on the road and killed him. And his body was thrown in the road, and the donkey stood beside it; the lion also stood beside the body. 25 And behold, men passed by and saw the body thrown in the road and the lion standing by the body. And they came and told it in the city where (D)the old prophet lived.
26 And when the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, “It is the man of God who disobeyed the word of the Lord; therefore the Lord has given him to the lion, which has torn him and killed him, according to the word that the Lord spoke to him.” 27 And he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” And they saddled it. 28 And he went and found his body thrown in the road, and the donkey and the lion standing beside the body. The lion had not eaten the body or torn the donkey. 29 And the prophet took up the body of the man of God and laid it on the donkey and brought it back to the city[a] to mourn and to bury him. 30 And he laid the body in his own grave. And they mourned over him, saying, (E)“Alas, my brother!” 31 And after he had buried him, he said to his sons, “When I die, bury me in the grave in which the man of God is buried; (F)lay my bones beside his bones. 32 (G)For the saying that he called out by the word of the Lord against the altar in Bethel and against (H)all the houses of the high places that are in the cities of (I)Samaria shall surely come to pass.”
33 After this thing Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but made priests for the high places again from among all the people. Any who would, he ordained to be priests of the high places. 34 (J)And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, (K)so as to cut it off and to destroy it from the face of the earth.
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- 1 Kings 13:29 Septuagint; Hebrew he came to the city of the old prophet
1 Kings 13:15-34
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1 Kings 13:15-34
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15 So the prophet said to him, “Come home with me and eat.”
16 The man of God said, “I cannot turn back and go with you, nor can I eat bread(A) or drink water with you in this place. 17 I have been told by the word of the Lord: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way you came.’”
18 The old prophet answered, “I too am a prophet, as you are. And an angel said to me by the word of the Lord:(B) ‘Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water.’” (But he was lying(C) to him.) 19 So the man of God returned with him and ate and drank in his house.
20 While they were sitting at the table, the word of the Lord came to the old prophet who had brought him back. 21 He cried out to the man of God who had come from Judah, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have defied(D) the word of the Lord and have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you. 22 You came back and ate bread and drank water in the place where he told you not to eat or drink. Therefore your body will not be buried in the tomb of your ancestors.’”
23 When the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the prophet who had brought him back saddled his donkey for him. 24 As he went on his way, a lion(E) met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying on the road, with both the donkey and the lion standing beside it. 25 Some people who passed by saw the body lying there, with the lion standing beside the body, and they went and reported it in the city where the old prophet lived.
26 When the prophet who had brought him back from his journey heard of it, he said, “It is the man of God who defied(F) the word of the Lord. The Lord has given him over to the lion, which has mauled him and killed him, as the word of the Lord had warned him.”
27 The prophet said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me,” and they did so. 28 Then he went out and found the body lying on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. The lion had neither eaten the body nor mauled the donkey. 29 So the prophet picked up the body of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back to his own city to mourn for him and bury him. 30 Then he laid the body in his own tomb,(G) and they mourned over him and said, “Alas, my brother!”(H)
31 After burying him, he said to his sons, “When I die, bury me in the grave where the man of God is buried; lay my bones(I) beside his bones. 32 For the message he declared by the word of the Lord against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places(J) in the towns of Samaria(K) will certainly come true.”(L)
33 Even after this, Jeroboam did not change his evil ways,(M) but once more appointed priests for the high places from all sorts(N) of people. Anyone who wanted to become a priest he consecrated for the high places. 34 This was the sin(O) of the house of Jeroboam that led to its downfall and to its destruction(P) from the face of the earth.
Jeremiah 52:14-30
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Jeremiah 52:14-30
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14 And all the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls around Jerusalem. 15 And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive some of the poorest of the people and the rest of the people who were left in the city and (A)the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, together with the rest of the artisans. 16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.
17 And the (B)pillars of bronze that were in the house of the Lord, and the stands and the (C)bronze sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and (D)carried all the bronze to Babylon. 18 And they took away (E)the pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the basins and the dishes for incense and all the vessels of bronze used in the temple service; 19 (F)also the small bowls and the fire pans and the basins and the pots and (G)the lampstands and (H)the dishes for incense (I)and the bowls for drink offerings. What was of gold the captain of the guard took away as gold, and what was of silver, as silver. 20 As for the two pillars, the one sea, (J)the twelve bronze bulls that were under the sea,[a] and the stands, which Solomon the king had made for the house of the Lord, the bronze of all these things was beyond weight. 21 As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits,[b] (K)its circumference was twelve cubits, and its thickness was four fingers, and it was hollow. 22 On it was a capital of bronze. The height of the one capital was (L)five cubits. A network and pomegranates, all of bronze, were around the capital. And the second pillar had the same, with pomegranates. 23 There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the network all around.
The People Exiled to Babylon
24 And the captain of the guard took (M)Seraiah the chief priest, and (N)Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the threshold; 25 and from the city he took an officer who had been in command of the men of war, and (O)seven men of the king's council, who were found in the city; and the secretary of the commander of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the midst of the city. 26 And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at (P)Riblah. 27 And the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at (Q)Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was taken into exile out of its land.
28 This is the number of the people whom Nebuchadnezzar carried away captive: (R)in the seventh year, 3,023 Judeans; 29 (S)in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem 832 persons; 30 in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Judeans 745 persons; all the persons were 4,600.
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- Jeremiah 52:20 Hebrew lacks the sea
- Jeremiah 52:21 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
Jeremiah 52:14-30
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Jeremiah 52:14-30
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14 The whole Babylonian army, under the commander of the imperial guard, broke down all the walls(A) around Jerusalem. 15 Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile(B) some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the rest of the craftsmen[a] and those who had deserted(C) to the king of Babylon. 16 But Nebuzaradan left behind(D) the rest of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
17 The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars,(E) the movable stands(F) and the bronze Sea(G) that were at the temple of the Lord and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.(H) 18 They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls,(I) dishes and all the bronze articles used in the temple service.(J) 19 The commander of the imperial guard took away the basins, censers,(K) sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands,(L) dishes(M) and bowls used for drink offerings(N)—all that were made of pure gold or silver.(O)
20 The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the twelve bronze bulls(P) under it, and the movable stands, which King Solomon had made for the temple of the Lord, was more than could be weighed.(Q) 21 Each pillar was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference[b]; each was four fingers thick, and hollow.(R) 22 The bronze capital(S) on top of one pillar was five cubits[c] high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates(T) of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar. 23 There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; the total number of pomegranates(U) above the surrounding network was a hundred.(V)
24 The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah(W) the chief priest, Zephaniah(X) the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers.(Y) 25 Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and seven royal advisers. He also took the secretary(Z) who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land, sixty of whom were found in the city. 26 Nebuzaradan(AA) the commander took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 27 There at Riblah,(AB) in the land of Hamath, the king had them executed.
So Judah went into captivity, away(AC) from her land. 28 This is the number of the people Nebuchadnezzar carried into exile:(AD)
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- Jeremiah 52:15 Or the populace
- Jeremiah 52:21 That is, about 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference or about 8.1 meters high and 5.4 meters in circumference
- Jeremiah 52:22 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters
Psalm 78:25-42
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Psalm 78:25-42
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25 Man ate of the bread of (A)the angels;
he sent them food (B)in abundance.
26 He (C)caused the east wind to blow in the heavens,
and by his power he led out the south wind;
27 he rained meat on them like (D)dust,
winged birds like (E)the sand of the seas;
28 he (F)let them fall in the midst of their camp,
all around their dwellings.
29 And they (G)ate and were well filled,
for he gave them what they (H)craved.
30 But before they had satisfied their craving,
(I)while the food was still in their mouths,
31 the anger of God rose against them,
and he killed (J)the strongest of them
and laid low (K)the young men of Israel.
32 In spite of all this, they (L)still sinned;
(M)despite his wonders, they did not believe.
33 So he made (N)their days (O)vanish like[a] a breath,[b]
and their years in terror.
34 When he killed them, they (P)sought him;
they repented and sought God earnestly.
35 They remembered that God was their (Q)rock,
the Most High God their (R)redeemer.
36 But they (S)flattered him with their mouths;
they (T)lied to him with their tongues.
37 Their (U)heart was not (V)steadfast toward him;
they were not faithful to his covenant.
38 Yet he, being (W)compassionate,
(X)atoned for their iniquity
and did not destroy them;
he restrained his anger often
and did not stir up all his wrath.
39 He (Y)remembered that they were but (Z)flesh,
(AA)a wind that passes and comes not again.
40 How often they (AB)rebelled against him in the wilderness
and (AC)grieved him in (AD)the desert!
41 They (AE)tested God again and again
and provoked (AF)the Holy One of Israel.
42 They (AG)did not remember his power[c]
or the day when he redeemed them from the foe,
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- Psalm 78:33 Hebrew in
- Psalm 78:33 Or vapor
- Psalm 78:42 Hebrew hand
Psalm 78:25-42
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Psalm 78:25-42
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25 Human beings ate the bread of angels;
he sent them all the food they could eat.
26 He let loose the east wind(A) from the heavens
and by his power made the south wind blow.
27 He rained meat down on them like dust,
birds(B) like sand on the seashore.
28 He made them come down inside their camp,
all around their tents.
29 They ate till they were gorged—(C)
he had given them what they craved.
30 But before they turned from what they craved,
even while the food was still in their mouths,(D)
31 God’s anger rose against them;
he put to death the sturdiest(E) among them,
cutting down the young men of Israel.
32 In spite of all this, they kept on sinning;(F)
in spite of his wonders,(G) they did not believe.(H)
33 So he ended their days in futility(I)
and their years in terror.
34 Whenever God slew them, they would seek(J) him;
they eagerly turned to him again.
35 They remembered that God was their Rock,(K)
that God Most High was their Redeemer.(L)
36 But then they would flatter him with their mouths,(M)
lying to him with their tongues;
37 their hearts were not loyal(N) to him,
they were not faithful to his covenant.
38 Yet he was merciful;(O)
he forgave(P) their iniquities(Q)
and did not destroy them.
Time after time he restrained his anger(R)
and did not stir up his full wrath.
39 He remembered that they were but flesh,(S)
a passing breeze(T) that does not return.
Luke 1:67-80
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Luke 1:67-80
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Zechariah's Prophecy
67 And his father Zechariah (A)was filled with the Holy Spirit and (B)prophesied, saying,
68 (C)“Blessed be the Lord (D)God of Israel,
for he has (E)visited and (F)redeemed his people
69 and (G)has raised up (H)a horn of salvation for us
(I)in the house of his servant David,
70 (J)as (K)he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
71 (L)that we should be saved from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us;
72 (M)to show the mercy promised to our fathers
and (N)to remember his holy (O)covenant,
73 (P)the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve him (Q)without fear,
75 (R)in holiness and righteousness before him (S)all our days.
76 And you, child, will be called (T)the prophet of (U)the Most High;
for (V)you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people
(W)in the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the (X)tender mercy of our God,
whereby (Y)the sunrise shall (Z)visit us[a] (AA)from on high
79 to (AB)give light to (AC)those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into (AD)the way of (AE)peace.”
80 (AF)And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was (AG)in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
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- Luke 1:78 Or when the sunrise shall dawn upon us; some manuscripts since the sunrise has visited us
Luke 1:67-80
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Luke 1:67-80
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Zechariah’s Song
67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit(A) and prophesied:(B)
68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,(C)
because he has come to his people and redeemed them.(D)
69 He has raised up a horn[a](E) of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David(F)
70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),(G)
71 salvation from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 to show mercy to our ancestors(H)
and to remember his holy covenant,(I)
73 the oath he swore to our father Abraham:(J)
74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
and to enable us to serve him(K) without fear(L)
75 in holiness and righteousness(M) before him all our days.
76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet(N) of the Most High;(O)
for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,(P)
77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation
through the forgiveness of their sins,(Q)
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun(R) will come to us from heaven
79 to shine on those living in darkness
and in the shadow of death,(S)
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”(T)
80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit[b];(U) and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.
1 Corinthians 7:17-24
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1 Corinthians 7:17-24
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Live as You Are Called
17 Only let each person lead the life[a] (A)that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. (B)This is my rule in (C)all the churches. 18 Was anyone at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was anyone at the time of his call uncircumcised? (D)Let him not seek circumcision. 19 (E)For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but (F)keeping the commandments of God. 20 (G)Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called. 21 Were you a bondservant[b] when called? Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.) 22 For he who was called in the Lord as a bondservant is (H)a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is (I)a bondservant of Christ. 23 (J)You were bought with a price; (K)do not become bondservants of men. 24 So, brothers,[c] (L)in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:17 Or each person walk in the way
- 1 Corinthians 7:21 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verses 22 (twice), 23
- 1 Corinthians 7:24 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 29
1 Corinthians 7:17-24
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1 Corinthians 7:17-24
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Concerning Change of Status
17 Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them.(A) This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.(B) 18 Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man uncircumcised when he was called? He should not be circumcised.(C) 19 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing.(D) Keeping God’s commands is what counts. 20 Each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.(E)
21 Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so. 22 For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person;(F) similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ’s slave.(G) 23 You were bought at a price;(H) do not become slaves of human beings. 24 Brothers and sisters, each person, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.(I)
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