Men and Women in the Church

I desire therefore that the men pray (A)everywhere, (B)lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting;

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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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(A)Lift up your hands in the sanctuary,
And bless the Lord.

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

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Thus I will bless You while I live;
I will (A)lift up my hands in Your name.

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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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(A)Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. (B)Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and (C)purify your hearts, you double-minded.

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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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22 let us (A)draw near with a true heart (B)in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies 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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(A)This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

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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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14 Therefore I desire that the younger widows marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

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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 had come to the end of those days, we departed and went on our way; and they all accompanied us, with wives and children, till we were out of the city. And (A)we knelt down on the shore and prayed.

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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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21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming (A)when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father.

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21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming(A) when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.(B)

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(A)Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and (B)walk after other gods whom you do not know, 10 (C)and then come and stand before Me in this house (D)which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are delivered to do all these abominations’?

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“‘Will you steal(A) and murder,(B) commit adultery(C) and perjury,[a](D) burn incense to Baal(E) and follow other gods(F) you have not known, 10 and then come and stand(G) before me in this house,(H) which bears my Name, and say, “We are safe”—safe to do all these detestable things?(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 7:9 Or and swear by false gods

15 (A)When you [a]spread out your hands,
I will hide My eyes from you;
(B)Even though you make many prayers,
I will not hear.
Your hands are full of [b]blood.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:15 Pray
  2. Isaiah 1:15 bloodshed

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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20 (A)For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, (B)we have confidence toward God. 22 And (C)whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments (D)and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

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20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Dear friends,(A) if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God(B) 22 and receive from him anything we ask,(C) because we keep his commands(D) and do what pleases him.(E)

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A Word to Husbands

(A)Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, (B)as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, (C)that your prayers may not be hindered.

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Husbands,(A) in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

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