19 (A)They went out from us, but they were not of us; for (B)if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, (C)that it might become plain that they all are not of us.

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19 They went out from us,(A) but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.(B)

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30 and (A)from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.

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30 Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples(A) after them.

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19 for (A)there must be factions among you in order (B)that those who are genuine among you may be recognized.

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19 No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.(A)

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19 It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, (A)devoid of the Spirit.

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19 These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.(A)

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13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it (A)with joy. But these have no root; they (B)believe for a while, and in time of testing (C)fall away.

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13 Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away.(A)

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24 For (A)false christs and (B)false prophets will arise and (C)perform great signs and wonders, (D)so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

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24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders(A) to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

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20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately (A)receives it with joy, 21 yet he has no root in himself, but (B)endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately (C)he falls away.[a]

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  1. Matthew 13:21 Or stumbles

20 The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.(A)

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24 Since we have heard that (A)some persons have gone out from us and (B)troubled you[a] with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions,

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  1. Acts 15:24 Some manuscripts some persons from us have troubled you

24 We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by what they said.(A)

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22 (A)For false christs and false prophets will arise and (B)perform signs and wonders, (C)to lead astray, if possible, (D)the elect.

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22 For false messiahs and false prophets(A) will appear and perform signs and wonders(B) to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

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13 that certain (A)worthless fellows have gone out among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which you have not known,

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13 that troublemakers(A) have arisen among you and have led the people of their town astray, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (gods you have not known),

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20 For if, (A)after they have escaped the defilements of the world (B)through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, (C)the last state has become worse for them than the first. 21 For (D)it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from (E)the holy commandment delivered to them.

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20 If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing(A) our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ(B) and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.(C) 21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them.(D)

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Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil. And (A)when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, (B)it withered away.

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Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

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Yet the righteous holds to his way,
    and he who has (A)clean hands grows stronger and stronger.

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Nevertheless, the righteous(A) will hold to their ways,
    and those with clean hands(B) will grow stronger.(C)

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