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In every place of worship, I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy.

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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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Lift your hands toward the sanctuary,
    and praise the Lord.

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Lift up your hands(A) in the sanctuary(B)
    and praise the Lord.(C)

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I will praise you as long as I live,
    lifting up my hands to you in prayer.

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I will praise you as long as I live,(A)
    and in your name I will lift up my hands.(B)

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22 let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

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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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This is a trustworthy saying, and I want you to insist on these teachings so that all who trust in God will devote themselves to doing good. These teachings are good and beneficial for everyone.

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This is a trustworthy saying.(A) And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good.(B) These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.

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Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.

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Come near to God and he will come near to you.(A) Wash your hands,(B) you sinners, and purify your hearts,(C) you double-minded.(D)

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The Ascension

50 Then Jesus led them to Bethany, and lifting his hands to heaven, he blessed them.

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The Ascension of Jesus

50 When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany,(A) he lifted up his hands and blessed them.

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15 When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look.
    Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen,
    for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.

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15 When you spread out your hands(A) in prayer,
    I hide(B) my eyes from you;
even when you offer many prayers,
    I am not listening.(C)

Your hands(D) are full of blood!(E)

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14 So I advise these younger widows to marry again, have children, and take care of their own homes. Then the enemy will not be able to say anything against them.

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14 So I counsel younger widows to marry,(A) to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.(B)

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When we returned to the ship at the end of the week, the entire congregation, including women[a] and children, left the city and came down to the shore with us. There we knelt, prayed,

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Footnotes

  1. 21:5 Or wives.

When it was time to leave, we left and continued on our way. All of them, including wives and children, accompanied us out of the city, and there on the beach we knelt to pray.(A)

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Cornelius stared at him in terror. “What is it, sir?” he asked the angel.

And the angel replied, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have been received by God as an offering!

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Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked.

The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering(A) before God.(B)

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He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was everyone in his household. He gave generously to the poor and prayed regularly to God.

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He and all his family were devout and God-fearing;(A) he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.

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60 He fell to his knees, shouting, “Lord, don’t charge them with this sin!” And with that, he died.

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60 Then he fell on his knees(A) and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.”(B) When he had said this, he fell asleep.(C)

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