20 Do not be with (A)heavy drinkers of wine,
Or with (B)gluttonous eaters of meat;

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20 Do not join those who drink too much wine(A)
    or gorge themselves on meat,

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34 “But (A)be on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that [a]this day will not come on you suddenly, like a trap;

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  1. Luke 21:34 Lit that day

34 “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life,(A) and that day will close on you suddenly(B) like a trap.

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Or (A)do you not know that the unrighteous will not (B)inherit the kingdom of God? (C)Do not be deceived; (D)neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor [a]homosexuals,

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  1. 1 Corinthians 6:9 Two Gr words in the text, prob. submissive and dominant male homosexuals

Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God?(A) Do not be deceived:(B) Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers(C) nor men who have sex with men[a](D)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 6:9 The words men who have sex with men translate two Greek words that refer to the passive and active participants in homosexual acts.

27 For all of you who were (A)baptized into Christ have (B)clothed yourselves with Christ.

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27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ(A) have clothed yourselves with Christ.(B)

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16 But I say, (A)walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out (B)the desire of the flesh.

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16 So I say, walk by the Spirit,(A) and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.(B)

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11 (A)Do not participate in the useless (B)deeds of (C)darkness, but instead even (D)expose them;

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11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness,(A) but rather expose them.

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11 (A)Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the (B)schemes of the devil. 12 For our (C)struggle is not against [a](D)flesh and blood, but (E)against the rulers, against the powers, against the (F)world forces of this (G)darkness, against the (H)spiritual forces of wickedness in (I)the heavenly places. 13 Therefore, take up (J)the full armor of God, so that you will be able to (K)resist on (L)the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. 14 Stand firm therefore, (M)having belted your waist with truth, and having (N)put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having (O)strapped on your feet the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 [b]in addition to all, taking up the (P)shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the (Q)flaming arrows of (R)the evil one. 17 And take (S)the helmet of salvation and the (T)sword of the Spirit, which is (U)the word of God.

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  1. Ephesians 6:12 Lit blood and flesh
  2. Ephesians 6:16 Lit in all

11 Put on the full armor of God,(A) so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,(B) but against the rulers, against the authorities,(C) against the powers(D) of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.(E) 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God,(F) so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,(G) with the breastplate of righteousness in place,(H) 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.(I) 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith,(J) with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.(K) 17 Take the helmet of salvation(L) and the sword of the Spirit,(M) which is the word of God.(N)

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Finally, brothers and sisters, (A)whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is [a]lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

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  1. Philippians 4:8 Or lovable and gracious

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

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14 But if you have bitter (A)jealousy and [a]selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against (B)the truth.

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  1. James 3:14 Or strife

14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition(A) in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.(B)

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11 (A)Beloved, (B)I urge you as (C)foreigners and strangers to abstain from (D)fleshly lusts, which wage (E)war against the soul.

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Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society

11 Dear friends,(A) I urge you, as foreigners and exiles,(B) to abstain from sinful desires,(C) which wage war against your soul.(D)

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