13 (A)And I declare to him that I am about to punish his house forever, for the iniquity that he knew, (B)because his sons were blaspheming God,[a] (C)and he did not restrain them.

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  1. 1 Samuel 3:13 Or blaspheming for themselves

13 For I told him that I would judge his family forever because of the sin he knew about; his sons blasphemed God,[a] and he failed to restrain(A) them.

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  1. 1 Samuel 3:13 An ancient Hebrew scribal tradition (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text sons made themselves contemptible

37 (A)Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

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37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.(A)

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18 (A)Discipline your son, for there is hope;
    do not set your heart on (B)putting him to death.

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18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
    do not be a willing party to their death.(A)

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Eli's Worthless Sons

12 Now the sons of Eli were (A)worthless men. (B)They did not know the Lord.

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Eli’s Wicked Sons

12 Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard(A) for the Lord.

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17 Thus the sin of the young men was very great (A)in the sight of the Lord, (B)for the men treated the offering of the Lord with contempt.

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17 This sin of the young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they[a] were treating the Lord’s offering with contempt.(A)

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  1. 1 Samuel 2:17 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text people

13 Do not withhold (A)discipline from a child;
    (B)if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
14 If you strike him with the rod,
    you will (C)save his soul from Sheol.

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Saying 13

13 Do not withhold discipline from a child;
    if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
14 Punish them with the rod
    and save them from death.(A)

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30 “Therefore (A)I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord God. (B)Repent and turn from all your transgressions, (C)lest iniquity be your ruin.[a]

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  1. Ezekiel 18:30 Or lest iniquity be your stumbling block

30 “Therefore, you Israelites, I will judge each of you according to your own ways, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent!(A) Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall.(B)

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Now (A)the end is upon you, and (B)I will send my anger upon you; (C)I will judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations.

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The end is now upon you,
    and I will unleash my anger against you.
I will judge you according to your conduct(A)
    and repay you for all your detestable practices.(B)

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His father had never at any time displeased him by asking, “Why have you done thus and so?” He was also a very handsome man, (A)and he was born next after Absalom.

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(His father had never rebuked(A) him by asking, “Why do you behave as you do?” He was also very handsome and was born next after Absalom.)

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15 (A)The rod and reproof give wisdom,
    but a child left to himself (B)brings shame to his mother.

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15 A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,
    but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.(A)

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20 for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.

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20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.

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12 Let the nations stir themselves up
    and come up to (A)the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
(B)for there I will sit to judge
    all the surrounding nations.

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12 “Let the nations be roused;
    let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat,(A)
for there I will sit
    to judge(B) all the nations on every side.

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22 Your heart knows that (A)many times you yourself have cursed others.

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22 for you know in your heart
    that many times you yourself have cursed others.

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