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21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God,

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21 Dear friends,(A) if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God(B)

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28 And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming.(A)

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God’s Children and Sin

28 And now, dear children,(A) continue in him, so that when he appears(B) we may be confident(C) and unashamed before him at his coming.(D)

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16 Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

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16 Let us then approach(A) God’s throne of grace with confidence,(B) so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

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The Postponement of Paul’s Visit

12 Indeed, this is our boast, the testimony of our conscience: we have behaved in the world with holiness[a] and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God—and all the more toward you.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1.12 Other ancient authorities read simplicity

Paul’s Change of Plans

12 Now this is our boast: Our conscience(A) testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity[a](B) and godly sincerity.(C) We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom(D) but on God’s grace.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 1:12 Many manuscripts holiness

O Lord my God, if I have done this,
    if there is wrong in my hands,(A)
if I have repaid my ally with harm
    or plundered my foe without cause,(B)
then let the enemy pursue and overtake me,
    trample my life to the ground,
    and lay my soul in the dust. Selah

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Lord my God, if I have done this
    and there is guilt on my hands(A)
if I have repaid my ally with evil
    or without cause(B) have robbed my foe—
then let my enemy pursue and overtake(C) me;
    let him trample my life to the ground(D)
    and make me sleep in the dust.[a](E)

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  1. Psalm 7:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

14 And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

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14 This is the confidence(A) we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.(B)

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I will study the way that is blameless.
    When shall I attain it?

I will walk with integrity of heart
    within my house;(A)

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I will be careful to lead a blameless life(A)
    when will you come to me?

I will conduct the affairs(B) of my house
    with a blameless heart.

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17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness on the day of judgment, because as he is, so are we in this world.(A)

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17 This is how love is made complete(A) among us so that we will have confidence(B) on the day of judgment:(C) In this world we are like Jesus.

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22 let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.(A)

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22 let us draw near to God(A) with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings,(B) having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience(C) and having our bodies washed with pure water.(D)

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I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me.

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My conscience(A) is clear, but that does not make me innocent.(B) It is the Lord who judges me.(C)

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I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go;
    my heart will not reproach me as long as I live.(A)

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I will maintain my innocence(A) and never let go of it;
    my conscience(B) will not reproach me as long as I live.(C)

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26 then you will delight yourself in the Almighty[a]
    and lift up your face to God.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 22.26 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

26 Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty(A)
    and will lift up your face(B) to God.(C)

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I desire, then, that in every place the men should pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument,

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Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands(A) without anger or disputing.

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