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28 That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup.

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28 Everyone ought to examine themselves(A) before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup.

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Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else.

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Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone,(A) without comparing themselves to someone else,(B)

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Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you[a]; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith.

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  1. 13:5 Or in you.

Examine yourselves(A) to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves.(B) Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you(C)—unless, of course, you fail the test?

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40 Instead, let us test and examine our ways.
    Let us turn back to the Lord.

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40 Let us examine our ways and test them,(A)
    and let us return to the Lord.(B)

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23 “So if you are presenting a sacrifice[a] at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, 24 leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.

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  1. 5:23 Greek gift; also in 5:24.

23 “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.

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31 But if we would examine ourselves, we would not be judged by God in this way.

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31 But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.(A)

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“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you!

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This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought(A) to your ways.

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This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you!

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Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought(A) to your ways.

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Put me on trial, Lord, and cross-examine me.
    Test my motives and my heart.
For I am always aware of your unfailing love,
    and I have lived according to your truth.
I do not spend time with liars
    or go along with hypocrites.
I hate the gatherings of those who do evil,
    and I refuse to join in with the wicked.
I wash my hands to declare my innocence.
    I come to your altar, O Lord,
singing a song of thanksgiving
    and telling of all your wonders.

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Test me,(A) Lord, and try me,
    examine my heart and my mind;(B)
for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love(C)
    and have lived(D) in reliance on your faithfulness.(E)

I do not sit(F) with the deceitful,
    nor do I associate with hypocrites.(G)
I abhor(H) the assembly of evildoers
    and refuse to sit with the wicked.
I wash my hands in innocence,(I)
    and go about your altar, Lord,
proclaiming aloud your praise(J)
    and telling of all your wonderful deeds.(K)

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20 Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.

21 Dear friends, if we don’t feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence.

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20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Dear friends,(A) if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God(B)

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“Say to all your people and your priests, ‘During these seventy years of exile, when you fasted and mourned in the summer and in early autumn,[a] was it really for me that you were fasting? And even now in your holy festivals, aren’t you eating and drinking just to please yourselves? Isn’t this the same message the Lord proclaimed through the prophets in years past when Jerusalem and the towns of Judah were bustling with people, and the Negev and the foothills of Judah[b] were well populated?’”

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Footnotes

  1. 7:5 Hebrew fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months. The fifth month of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar usually occurs within the months of July and August. The seventh month usually occurs within the months of September and October; both the Day of Atonement and the Festival of Shelters were celebrated in the seventh month.
  2. 7:7 Hebrew the Shephelah.

“Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted(A) and mourned in the fifth and seventh(B) months for the past seventy years,(C) was it really for me that you fasted? And when you were eating and drinking, were you not just feasting for yourselves?(D) Are these not the words the Lord proclaimed through the earlier prophets(E) when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were at rest(F) and prosperous, and the Negev and the western foothills(G) were settled?’”(H)

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10 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: If any of the people now or in future generations are ceremonially unclean at Passover time because of touching a dead body, or if they are on a journey and cannot be present at the ceremony, they may still celebrate the Lord’s Passover. 11 They must offer the Passover sacrifice one month later, at twilight on the fourteenth day of the second month.[a] They must eat the Passover lamb at that time with bitter salad greens and bread made without yeast. 12 They must not leave any of the lamb until the next morning, and they must not break any of its bones. They must follow all the normal regulations concerning the Passover.

13 “But those who neglect to celebrate the Passover at the regular time, even though they are ceremonially clean and not away on a trip, will be cut off from the community of Israel. If they fail to present the Lord’s offering at the proper time, they will suffer the consequences of their guilt.

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  1. 9:11 This day in the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in late April, May, or early June.

10 “Tell the Israelites: ‘When any of you or your descendants are unclean because of a dead body(A) or are away on a journey, they are still to celebrate(B) the Lord’s Passover, 11 but they are to do it on the fourteenth day of the second month(C) at twilight. They are to eat the lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.(D) 12 They must not leave any of it till morning(E) or break any of its bones.(F) When they celebrate the Passover, they must follow all the regulations.(G) 13 But if anyone who is ceremonially clean and not on a journey fails to celebrate the Passover, they must be cut off from their people(H) for not presenting the Lord’s offering at the appointed time. They will bear the consequences of their sin.

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