(A)Bondservants[a] are to be submissive to their own masters (B)in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10 not pilfering, (C)but showing all good faith, (D)so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

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  1. Titus 2:9 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface

understanding this, that the (A)law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, 10 the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers,[a] liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to (B)sound[b] doctrine, 11 in accordance with (C)the gospel of the glory of (D)the blessed God (E)with which I have been entrusted.

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  1. 1 Timothy 1:10 That is, those who take someone captive in order to sell him into slavery
  2. 1 Timothy 1:10 Or healthy

28 (A)There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave[a] nor free, (B)there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

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  1. Galatians 3:28 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

16 (A)And he came to (B)Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And (C)as was his custom, (D)he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up (E)to read. 17 And (F)the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

18 (G)“The Spirit of the Lord (H)is upon me,
    because he has anointed me
    to (I)proclaim good news to the poor.
(J)He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
    and (K)recovering of sight to the blind,
    (L)to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
19 (M)to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”

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