28 But (A)let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of 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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But (A)let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and (B)not in another.

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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 as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, (A)that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you [a]are (B)disqualified.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 13:5 do not stand the test

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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(A)Examine me, O Lord, and [a]prove me;
Try my mind and my heart.
For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,
And (B)I have walked in Your truth.
I have not (C)sat with idolatrous mortals,
Nor will I go in with hypocrites.
I have (D)hated the assembly of evildoers,
And will not sit with the wicked.

I will wash my hands in innocence;
So I will go about Your altar, O Lord,
That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving,
And tell of all Your wondrous works.

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  1. Psalm 26:2 test me

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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31 For (A)if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged.

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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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23 Therefore (A)if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 (B)leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

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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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“Say to all the people of the land, and to the priests: ‘When you (A)fasted and mourned in the fifth (B)and seventh months (C)during those seventy years, did you really fast (D)for Me—for Me? (E)When you eat and when you drink, do you not eat and drink for yourselves? Should you not have obeyed the words which the Lord proclaimed through the (F)former prophets when Jerusalem and the cities around it were inhabited and prosperous, and (G)the [a]South and the Lowland were inhabited?’ ”

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  1. Zechariah 7:7 Heb. Negev

“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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Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways!

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

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Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)“Consider your ways!

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

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40 Let us search out and examine our ways,
And 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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10 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If anyone of you or your [a]posterity is unclean because of a corpse, or is far away on a journey, he may still keep the Lord’s Passover. 11 On (A)the fourteenth day of the second month, at twilight, they may keep it. They shall (B)eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. 12 (C)They shall leave none of it until morning, (D)nor break one of its bones. (E)According to all the [b]ordinances of the Passover they shall keep it. 13 But the man who is clean and is not on a journey, and ceases to keep the Passover, that same person (F)shall be cut off from among his people, because he (G)did not bring the offering of the Lord at its appointed time; that man shall (H)bear his sin.

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  1. Numbers 9:10 descendants
  2. Numbers 9:12 statutes

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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20 (A)For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, (B)we have confidence toward God.

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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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