15 but (A)in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, (B)always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and (C)respect,

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Let your speech always (A)be gracious, (B)seasoned with salt, (C)so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.

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25 correcting his opponents (A)with gentleness. God (B)may perhaps grant them repentance (C)leading to a knowledge of the truth, 26 and they may come to their senses and escape from (D)the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.

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14 Settle it therefore in your minds (A)not to meditate beforehand how to answer, 15 for (B)I will give you a mouth and (C)wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or (D)contradict.

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when they see your (A)respectful and pure conduct.

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Now therefore stand still that I may plead with you before the Lord concerning all the righteous deeds of the Lord that he performed for you and for your fathers.

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27 (A)To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are (B)the riches of the glory of (C)this mystery, which is Christ in you, (D)the hope of glory.

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18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which (A)it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope (B)set before us. 19 We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into (C)the inner place behind the curtain,

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Therefore (A)let us leave (B)the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance (C)from dead works and of faith toward God,

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but Christ is faithful over God's house as (A)a son. And (B)we are his house, if indeed we (C)hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.[a]

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  1. Hebrews 3:6 Some manuscripts insert firm to the end

(A)in hope of eternal life, which God, (B)who never lies, (C)promised (D)before the ages began[a]

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  1. Titus 1:2 Greek before times eternal

23 (A)if indeed you continue in the faith, (B)stable and steadfast, not shifting from (C)the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed (D)in all creation[a] under heaven, (E)and of which I, Paul, became a minister.

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  1. Colossians 1:23 Or to every creature

because of (A)the hope (B)laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in (C)the word of the truth, the gospel,

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29 But Peter and the apostles answered, (A)“We must obey God rather than men. 30 (B)The God of our fathers (C)raised Jesus, (D)whom you killed by hanging him on (E)a tree. 31 God exalted (F)him at his right hand as (G)Leader and (H)Savior, (I)to give (J)repentance to Israel and (K)forgiveness of sins.

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18 (A)and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, (B)to bear witness before them and the Gentiles. 19 (C)When (D)they deliver you over, (E)do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for (F)what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. 20 (G)For it is not you who speak, but (H)the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

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Then Peter, (A)filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders, if we are being examined today (B)concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, 10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that (C)by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, (D)whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well. 11 (E)This Jesus[a] is the stone that was (F)rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.[b] 12 And there is (G)salvation (H)in no one else, for (I)there is no other (J)name under heaven given among men[c] by which we must be saved.”

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  1. Acts 4:11 Greek This one
  2. Acts 4:11 Greek the head of the corner
  3. Acts 4:12 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women

14 Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, (A)“I was[a] no prophet, nor a prophet's son, but (B)I was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs. 15 (C)But the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’ 16 (D)Now therefore hear the word of the Lord.

“You say, (E)‘Do not prophesy against Israel,
    and (F)do not preach against the house of (G)Isaac.’

17 (H)Therefore thus says the Lord:

“‘Your wife shall be a prostitute in the city,
    and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword,
    and your land (I)shall be divided up with a measuring line;
you yourself shall die in an unclean land,
    and (J)Israel shall surely go into exile away from its land.’”

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  1. Amos 7:14 Or am; twice in this verse

46 I will also speak of your testimonies (A)before kings
    and shall not be put to shame,

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16 (A)Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. 17 If this be so, (B)our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.[a] 18 But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”

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  1. Daniel 3:17 Or If our God whom we serve is able to deliver us, he will deliver us from the burning fiery furnace and out of your hand, O king

The Futility of Idols

21 Set forth your case, says the Lord;
    bring your proofs, says the King of Jacob.

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but let your adorning be (A)the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.

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Born Again to a Living Hope

(A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! (B)According to his great mercy, (C)he has caused us to be born again to a living hope (D)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to (E)an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and (F)unfading, (G)kept in heaven for you,

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39 Paul replied, (A)“I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city. I beg you, permit me to speak to the people.” 40 And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, (B)motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in (C)the Hebrew language,[a] saying:

22 (D)“Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I now make before you.”

And when they heard that he was addressing them in (E)the Hebrew language,[b] they became even more quiet. And he said:

(F)“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated (G)at the feet of (H)Gamaliel[c] (I)according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, (J)being zealous for God (K)as all of you are this day. (L)I persecuted (M)this Way (N)to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women, as (O)the high priest and (P)the whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to (Q)the brothers, and I journeyed toward Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 21:40 Or the Hebrew dialect (probably Aramaic)
  2. Acts 22:2 Or the Hebrew dialect (probably Aramaic)
  3. Acts 22:3 Or city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated

18 “Come now, (A)let us reason[a] together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as (B)white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
    they shall become like wool.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:18 Or dispute

17 And if you (A)call on him as Father who (B)judges (C)impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves (D)with fear throughout the time of your exile,

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