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Genesis 34:1-24
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Genesis 34:1-24
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The Defiling of Dinah
34 Now (A)Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the women of the land. 2 And when Shechem the son of (B)Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he seized her and lay with her and humiliated her. 3 And his soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her. 4 So Shechem (C)spoke to his father Hamor, saying, “Get me this girl for my wife.”
5 Now Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah. But his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came. 6 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him. 7 The sons of Jacob had come in from the field as soon as they heard of it, and the men were indignant and (D)very angry, because he (E)had done an outrageous thing in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, (F)for such a thing must not be done.
8 But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your[a] daughter. Please give her to him to be his wife. 9 Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves. 10 You shall dwell with us, and (G)the land shall be open to you. Dwell and (H)trade in it, and (I)get property in it.” 11 Shechem also said to her father and to her brothers, (J)“Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give. 12 Ask me for as great a (K)bride-price[b] and gift as you will, and I will give whatever you say to me. Only give me the young woman to be my wife.”
13 The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully, because he had defiled their sister Dinah. 14 They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for (L)that would be a disgrace to us. 15 Only on this condition will we agree with you—that you will become as we are by every male among you being circumcised. 16 Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will dwell with you and become one people. 17 But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter, and we will be gone.”
18 Their words pleased Hamor and Hamor's son Shechem. 19 And the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob's daughter. Now (M)he was the most honored of all his father's house. 20 So Hamor and his son Shechem (N)came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying, 21 “These men are at peace with us; let them dwell in the land and (O)trade in it, for behold, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives, and let us give them our daughters. 22 Only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us to become one people—when every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised. 23 Will not their livestock, their property and all their beasts be ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will dwell with us.” 24 And all who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised, all who (P)went out of the gate of his city.
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- Genesis 34:8 The Hebrew for your is plural here
- Genesis 34:12 Or engagement present
Genesis 34:1-24
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Genesis 34:1-24
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Dinah and the Shechemites
34 Now Dinah,(A) the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land. 2 When Shechem(B) son of Hamor(C) the Hivite,(D) the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped her.(E) 3 His heart was drawn to Dinah(F) daughter of Jacob;(G) he loved(H) the young woman and spoke tenderly(I) to her. 4 And Shechem said to his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as my wife.”(J)
5 When Jacob heard that his daughter Dinah had been defiled,(K) his sons were in the fields with his livestock; so he did nothing about it until they came home.
6 Then Shechem’s father Hamor went out to talk with Jacob.(L) 7 Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked(M) and furious,(N) because Shechem had done an outrageous thing in[a] Israel(O) by sleeping with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.(P)
8 But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.(Q) 9 Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.(R) 10 You can settle among us;(S) the land is open to you.(T) Live in it, trade[b] in it,(U) and acquire property in it.(V)”
11 Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes,(W) and I will give you whatever you ask. 12 Make the price for the bride(X) and the gift I am to bring as great as you like, and I’ll pay whatever you ask me. Only give me the young woman as my wife.”
13 Because their sister Dinah had been defiled,(Y) Jacob’s sons replied deceitfully(Z) as they spoke to Shechem and his father Hamor. 14 They said to them, “We can’t do such a thing; we can’t give our sister to a man who is not circumcised.(AA) That would be a disgrace to us. 15 We will enter into an agreement with you on one condition(AB) only: that you become like us by circumcising all your males.(AC) 16 Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves.(AD) We’ll settle among you and become one people with you.(AE) 17 But if you will not agree to be circumcised, we’ll take our sister and go.”
18 Their proposal seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. 19 The young man, who was the most honored(AF) of all his father’s family, lost no time in doing what they said, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.(AG) 20 So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city(AH) to speak to the men of their city. 21 “These men are friendly toward us,” they said. “Let them live in our land and trade in it;(AI) the land has plenty of room for them. We can marry their daughters and they can marry ours.(AJ) 22 But the men will agree to live with us as one people only on the condition that our males be circumcised,(AK) as they themselves are. 23 Won’t their livestock, their property and all their other animals become ours?(AL) So let us agree to their terms, and they will settle among us.(AM)”
24 All the men who went out of the city gate(AN) agreed with Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male in the city was circumcised.
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- Genesis 34:7 Or against
- Genesis 34:10 Or move about freely; also in verse 21
Judges 19:22-30
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Judges 19:22-30
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Gibeah's Crime
22 As they were (A)making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, worthless fellows, (B)surrounded the house, beating on the door. And they said to the old man, the master of the house, “Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him.” 23 And the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my brothers, (C)do not act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house, (D)do not do this vile thing. 24 (E)Behold, here are my virgin daughter and his concubine. Let me bring them out now. (F)Violate them and do with them what seems good to you, but against this man (G)do not do this outrageous thing.” 25 But the men would not listen to him. So the man seized his concubine and made her go out to them. And they knew her and abused her all night until the morning. And as the dawn began to break, they let her go. 26 And as morning appeared, the woman came and fell down at the door of the man's house where her master was, until it was light.
27 And her master rose up in the morning, and when he opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, behold, there was his concubine lying at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold. 28 He said to her, “Get up, let us be going.” (H)But there was no answer. Then he put her on the donkey, and the man rose up and went away to his home. 29 And when he entered his house, he took a knife, and taking hold of his concubine he (I)divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel. 30 (J)And all who saw it said, “Such a thing has never happened or been seen from the day that the people of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt until this day; (K)consider it, take counsel, and speak.”
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Judges 19:22-30
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Judges 19:22-30
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22 While they were enjoying themselves,(A) some of the wicked men(B) of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they shouted to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house so we can have sex with him.(C)”
23 The owner of the house went outside(D) and said to them, “No, my friends, don’t be so vile. Since this man is my guest, don’t do this outrageous thing.(E) 24 Look, here is my virgin daughter,(F) and his concubine. I will bring them out to you now, and you can use them and do to them whatever you wish. But as for this man, don’t do such an outrageous thing.”
25 But the men would not listen to him. So the man took his concubine and sent her outside to them, and they raped her(G) and abused her(H) throughout the night, and at dawn they let her go. 26 At daybreak the woman went back to the house where her master was staying, fell down at the door and lay there until daylight.
27 When her master got up in the morning and opened the door of the house and stepped out to continue on his way, there lay his concubine, fallen in the doorway of the house, with her hands on the threshold. 28 He said to her, “Get up; let’s go.” But there was no answer. Then the man put her on his donkey and set out for home.
29 When he reached home, he took a knife(I) and cut up his concubine, limb by limb, into twelve parts and sent them into all the areas of Israel.(J) 30 Everyone who saw it was saying to one another, “Such a thing has never been seen or done, not since the day the Israelites came up out of Egypt.(K) Just imagine! We must do something! So speak up!(L)”
Isaiah 45:20-46:13
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Isaiah 45:20-46:13
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20 (A)“Assemble yourselves and come;
draw near together,
you survivors of the nations!
(B)They have no knowledge
who (C)carry about their wooden idols,
(D)and keep on praying to a god
that cannot save.
21 (E)Declare and present your case;
let them take counsel together!
Who told this long ago?
Who declared it of old?
Was it not I, the Lord?
And there is no other god besides me,
a righteous God (F)and a Savior;
there is none besides me.
22 “Turn to me and be saved,
(G)all the ends of the earth!
For I am God, and there is no other.
23 (H)By myself I have sworn;
from my mouth has gone out in (I)righteousness
a word that shall not return:
(J)‘To me every knee shall bow,
every tongue shall swear allegiance.’[a]
24 (K)“Only in the Lord, it shall be said of me,
are righteousness and (L)strength;
to him shall come and be ashamed
(M)all who were incensed against him.
25 In the Lord all the offspring of Israel
shall be justified and shall glory.”
The Idols of Babylon and the One True God
46 (N)Bel bows down; Nebo stoops;
their idols are on beasts and livestock;
these things you carry are borne
as burdens on weary beasts.
2 They stoop; they bow down together;
they cannot save the burden,
but (O)themselves go into captivity.
3 “Listen to me, O house of Jacob,
all the remnant of the house of Israel,
(P)who have been borne by me from before your birth,
carried from the womb;
4 (Q)even to your old age I am he,
and to gray hairs I will carry you.
I have made, and I will bear;
I will carry and will save.
5 (R)“To whom will you liken me and make me equal,
and compare me, that we may be alike?
6 (S)Those who lavish gold from the purse,
and weigh out silver in the scales,
hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
(T)then they fall down and worship!
7 (U)They lift it to their shoulders, they carry it,
they set it in its place, and it stands there;
(V)it cannot move from its place.
If one cries to it, it does not answer
or save him from his trouble.
8 “Remember this and stand firm,
recall it to mind, (W)you transgressors,
9 remember the former things of old;
for I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me,
10 (X)declaring the end from the beginning
and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, (Y)‘My counsel shall stand,
and I will accomplish all my purpose,’
11 (Z)calling a bird of prey from the east,
the man of my counsel from a far country.
(AA)I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass;
I have purposed, and I will do it.
12 “Listen to me, you stubborn of heart,
you who are far from righteousness:
13 (AB)I bring near my righteousness; it is not far off,
and my salvation will not delay;
(AC)I will put salvation in Zion,
for Israel my glory.”
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- Isaiah 45:23 Septuagint every tongue shall confess to God
Isaiah 45:20-46:13
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Isaiah 45:20-46:13
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20 “Gather together(A) and come;
assemble, you fugitives from the nations.
Ignorant(B) are those who carry(C) about idols of wood,
who pray to gods that cannot save.(D)
21 Declare what is to be, present it—
let them take counsel together.
Who foretold(E) this long ago,
who declared it from the distant past?(F)
Was it not I, the Lord?
And there is no God apart from me,(G)
a righteous God(H) and a Savior;(I)
there is none but me.
22 “Turn(J) to me and be saved,(K)
all you ends of the earth;(L)
for I am God, and there is no other.(M)
23 By myself I have sworn,(N)
my mouth has uttered in all integrity(O)
a word that will not be revoked:(P)
Before me every knee will bow;(Q)
by me every tongue will swear.(R)
24 They will say of me, ‘In the Lord alone
are deliverance(S) and strength.(T)’”
All who have raged against him
will come to him and be put to shame.(U)
25 But all the descendants(V) of Israel
will find deliverance(W) in the Lord
and will make their boast in him.(X)
Gods of Babylon
46 Bel(Y) bows down, Nebo stoops low;
their idols(Z) are borne by beasts of burden.[a]
The images that are carried(AA) about are burdensome,
a burden for the weary.
2 They stoop and bow down together;
unable to rescue the burden,
they themselves go off into captivity.(AB)
3 “Listen(AC) to me, you descendants of Jacob,
all the remnant(AD) of the people of Israel,
you whom I have upheld since your birth,(AE)
and have carried(AF) since you were born.(AG)
4 Even to your old age and gray hairs(AH)
I am he,(AI) I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you;
I will sustain(AJ) you and I will rescue you.
5 “With whom will you compare me or count me equal?
To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?(AK)
6 Some pour out gold from their bags
and weigh out silver on the scales;
they hire a goldsmith(AL) to make it into a god,
and they bow down and worship it.(AM)
7 They lift it to their shoulders and carry(AN) it;
they set it up in its place, and there it stands.
From that spot it cannot move.(AO)
Even though someone cries out to it, it cannot answer;(AP)
it cannot save(AQ) them from their troubles.
8 “Remember(AR) this, keep it in mind,
take it to heart, you rebels.(AS)
9 Remember the former things,(AT) those of long ago;(AU)
I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me.(AV)
10 I make known the end from the beginning,(AW)
from ancient times,(AX) what is still to come.(AY)
I say, ‘My purpose will stand,(AZ)
and I will do all that I please.’
11 From the east I summon(BA) a bird of prey;(BB)
from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose.
What I have said, that I will bring about;
what I have planned,(BC) that I will do.(BD)
12 Listen(BE) to me, you stubborn-hearted,(BF)
you who are now far from my righteousness.(BG)
13 I am bringing my righteousness(BH) near,
it is not far away;
and my salvation(BI) will not be delayed.
I will grant salvation to Zion,(BJ)
my splendor(BK) to Israel.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 46:1 Or are but beasts and cattle
Job 34:10-21
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Job 34:10-21
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10 “Therefore, hear me, you men of understanding:
far be it from God that he should (A)do wickedness,
and from the Almighty that he should do wrong.
11 For according to (B)the work of a man he will repay him,
and (C)according to his ways he will make it befall him.
12 Of a truth, God will not do wickedly,
and (D)the Almighty will not pervert justice.
13 Who gave him charge over the earth,
and who (E)laid on him[a] the whole world?
14 If he should (F)set his heart to it
and (G)gather to himself his (H)spirit and his breath,
15 all flesh would perish together,
and man would (I)return to dust.
16 “If you have understanding, hear this;
listen to what I say.
17 (J)Shall one who hates justice govern?
Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty,
18 who (K)says to a king, ‘Worthless one,’
and to nobles, ‘Wicked man,’
19 who (L)shows no partiality to princes,
nor regards the rich (M)more than the poor,
for (N)they are all the work of his hands?
20 In a moment (O)they die;
at (P)midnight the people are shaken and pass away,
and the mighty are taken away by (Q)no human hand.
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- Job 34:13 Hebrew lacks on him
Job 34:10-21
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Job 34:10-21
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10 “So listen to me,(A) you men of understanding.(B)
Far be it from God to do evil,(C)
from the Almighty to do wrong.(D)
11 He repays everyone for what they have done;(E)
he brings on them what their conduct deserves.(F)
12 It is unthinkable that God would do wrong,(G)
that the Almighty would pervert justice.(H)
13 Who appointed(I) him over the earth?
Who put him in charge of the whole world?(J)
14 If it were his intention
and he withdrew his spirit[a](K) and breath,(L)
15 all humanity would perish(M) together
and mankind would return to the dust.(N)
16 “If you have understanding,(O) hear this;
listen to what I say.(P)
17 Can someone who hates justice govern?(Q)
Will you condemn the just and mighty One?(R)
18 Is he not the One who says to kings, ‘You are worthless,’
and to nobles,(S) ‘You are wicked,’(T)
19 who shows no partiality(U) to princes
and does not favor the rich over the poor,(V)
for they are all the work of his hands?(W)
20 They die in an instant, in the middle of the night;(X)
the people are shaken and they pass away;
the mighty are removed without human hand.(Y)
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- Job 34:14 Or Spirit
Matthew 19:23-30
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Matthew 19:23-30
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23 And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, (A)only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 (B)Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter (C)the kingdom of God.” 25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” 26 But Jesus (D)looked at them and said, (E)“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” 27 Then Peter said in reply, “See, (F)we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?” 28 Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world,[a] (G)when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me (H)will also sit on twelve thrones, (I)judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 (J)And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold[b] and will (K)inherit eternal life. 30 But (L)many who are (M)first will be last, and the last first.
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- Matthew 19:28 Greek in the regeneration
- Matthew 19:29 Some manuscripts manifold
Matthew 19:23-30
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Matthew 19:23-30
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23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich(A) to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”
26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”(B)
27 Peter answered him, “We have left everything to follow you!(C) What then will there be for us?”
28 Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne,(D) you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.(E) 29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife[a] or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.(F) 30 But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.(G)
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- Matthew 19:29 Some manuscripts do not have or wife.
Acts 20:1-12
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Acts 20:1-12
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Paul in Macedonia and Greece
20 After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and (A)departed for Macedonia. 2 When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece. 3 There he spent three months, and when (B)a plot was made against him by the Jews[a] as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. 4 Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, (C)Aristarchus and Secundus; and (D)Gaius of Derbe, and (E)Timothy; and the Asians, (F)Tychicus and (G)Trophimus. 5 These went on ahead and were waiting for (H)us at (I)Troas, 6 but we sailed away from Philippi after (J)the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days.
Eutychus Raised from the Dead
7 (K)On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together (L)to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight. 8 There were many lamps in (M)the upper room where we were gathered. 9 And a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he (N)fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. 10 But Paul went down and (O)bent over him, and taking him in his arms, said, (P)“Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him.” 11 And when Paul had gone up and (Q)had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with them a long while, until daybreak, and so departed. 12 And they took the youth away alive, and were not a little comforted.
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Acts 20:1-12
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Acts 20:1-12
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Through Macedonia and Greece
20 When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples(A) and, after encouraging them, said goodbye and set out for Macedonia.(B) 2 He traveled through that area, speaking many words of encouragement to the people, and finally arrived in Greece, 3 where he stayed three months. Because some Jews had plotted against him(C) just as he was about to sail for Syria,(D) he decided to go back through Macedonia.(E) 4 He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus(F) and Secundus from Thessalonica,(G) Gaius(H) from Derbe, Timothy(I) also, and Tychicus(J) and Trophimus(K) from the province of Asia.(L) 5 These men went on ahead and waited for us(M) at Troas.(N) 6 But we sailed from Philippi(O) after the Festival of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined the others at Troas,(P) where we stayed seven days.
Eutychus Raised From the Dead at Troas
7 On the first day of the week(Q) we came together to break bread.(R) Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight. 8 There were many lamps in the upstairs room(S) where we were meeting. 9 Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead. 10 Paul went down, threw himself on the young man(T) and put his arms around him. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “He’s alive!”(U) 11 Then he went upstairs again and broke bread(V) and ate. After talking until daylight, he left. 12 The people took the young man home alive and were greatly comforted.
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