32 (A)Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to (B)the church of God,

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32 Do not cause anyone to stumble,(A) whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God(B)

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28 (A)Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all (B)the flock, in which (C)the Holy Spirit has made you (D)overseers, (E)to care for (F)the church of God,[a] which he (G)obtained (H)with his own blood.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 20:28 Some manuscripts of the Lord
  2. Acts 20:28 Or with the blood of his Own

28 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock(A) of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers.(B) Be shepherds of the church of God,[a](C) which he bought(D) with his own blood.[b](E)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 20:28 Many manuscripts of the Lord
  2. Acts 20:28 Or with the blood of his own Son

Do Not Cause Another to Stumble

13 (A)Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide (B)never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.

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13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment(A) on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.(B)

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33 just as (A)I try to please everyone in everything I do, (B)not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.

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33 even as I try to please everyone in every way.(A) For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many,(B) so that they may be saved.(C)

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15 if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.

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15 if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church(A) of the living God,(B) the pillar and foundation of the truth.

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13 Therefore, (A)if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.

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13 Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.(A)

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for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for (A)God's church?

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(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)(A)

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We (A)put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry,

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Paul’s Hardships

We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path,(A) so that our ministry will not be discredited.

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22 What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise (A)the church of God and (B)humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not.

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22 Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God(A) by humiliating those who have nothing?(B) What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you?(C) Certainly not in this matter!

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16 So I always (A)take pains to have a (B)clear conscience toward both God and man.

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16 So I strive always to keep my conscience clear(A) before God and man.

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10 so that you may approve what is excellent, (A)and so be pure and blameless (B)for the day of Christ,

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10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,(A)

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