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But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.(A)

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Those who want to get rich(A) fall into temptation and a trap(B) and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

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15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. The love of the Father is not in those who love the world,(A) 16 for all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride in riches—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 And the world and its desire[a] are passing away, but those who do the will of God abide forever.(B)

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  1. 2.17 Or the desire for it

On Not Loving the World

15 Do not love the world or anything in the world.(A) If anyone loves the world, love for the Father[a] is not in them.(B) 16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh,(C) the lust of the eyes,(D) and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its desires pass away,(E) but whoever does the will of God(F) lives forever.

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  1. 1 John 2:15 Or world, the Father’s love

27 Those greedy for unjust gain make trouble for their households,
    but those who hate bribes will live.(A)

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27 The greedy bring ruin to their households,
    but the one who hates bribes will live.(A)

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Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil.(A)

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He must also have a good reputation with outsiders,(A) so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.(B)

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20 But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain God’s gift with money!(A)

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20 Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!(A)

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22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of this[a] age and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing.(A)

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  1. 13.22 Some ancient authorities read the

22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth(A) choke the word, making it unfruitful.

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20 The faithful will abound with blessings,
    but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.(A)
21 To show partiality is not good,
    yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
22 The miser is in a hurry to get rich
    and does not know that loss is sure to come.

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20 A faithful person will be richly blessed,
    but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.(A)

21 To show partiality(B) is not good(C)
    yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.(D)

22 The stingy are eager to get rich
    and are unaware that poverty awaits them.(E)

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11 Woe to them! For they go the way of Cain and abandon themselves to Balaam’s error for the sake of gain and perish in Korah’s rebellion.(A)

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11 Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain;(A) they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error;(B) they have been destroyed in Korah’s rebellion.(C)

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And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation, pronounced against them long ago, has not been idle, and their destruction is not asleep.(A)

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In their greed(A) these teachers will exploit you(B) with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

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22 to put away your former way of life, your old self, corrupt and deluded by its lusts,(A)

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22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off(A) your old self,(B) which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;(C)

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19 but the cares of the age and the lure of wealth and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it yields nothing.

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19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth(A) and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.

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17 For in vain is the net baited
    while the bird is looking on;
18 yet they lie in wait—to kill themselves!
    and set an ambush—for their own lives!
19 Such is the end[a] of all who are greedy for gain;
    it takes away the life of its possessors.(A)

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  1. 1.19 Gk: Heb are the ways

17 How useless to spread a net
    where every bird can see it!
18 These men lie in wait(A) for their own blood;
    they ambush only themselves!(B)
19 Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
    it takes away the life of those who get it.(C)

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17 for I will surely do you great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do; come, curse this people for me.”(A) 18 But Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, “Although Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the command of the Lord my God, to do less or more.(B) 19 You also stay here overnight, so that I may learn what more the Lord may say to me.”

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17 because I will reward you handsomely(A) and do whatever you say. Come and put a curse(B) on these people for me.”

18 But Balaam answered them, “Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not do anything great or small to go beyond the command of the Lord my God.(C) 19 Now spend the night here so that I can find out what else the Lord will tell me.(D)

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