2 Corinthians 1:17
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17 Was I vacillating when I wanted to do this? Do I make my plans (A)according to the flesh, ready to say “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time?
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2 Corinthians 1:17
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17 Was I fickle when I intended to do this? Or do I make my plans in a worldly manner(A) so that in the same breath I say both “Yes, yes” and “No, no”?
Matthew 5:37
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37 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; (A)anything more than this comes from evil.[a]
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- Matthew 5:37 Or the evil one
Matthew 5:37
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37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’;(A) anything beyond this comes from the evil one.[a](B)
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- Matthew 5:37 Or from evil
James 5:12
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12 But above all, my brothers, (A)do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.
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James 5:12
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12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.(A)
2 Corinthians 10:2-3
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2 I beg of you (A)that when I am present I may not have to show (B)boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh. 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh.
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2 Corinthians 10:2-3
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2 I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold(A) as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world.(B) 3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.(C)
2 Corinthians 1:18-20
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18 As surely as (A)God is faithful, (B)our word to you has not been Yes and No. 19 For (C)the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, (D)Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but (E)in him it is always Yes. 20 For (F)all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our (G)Amen to God for his glory.
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2 Corinthians 1:18-20
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18 But as surely as God is faithful,(A) our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.” 19 For the Son of God,(B) Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silas[a](C) and Timothy(D)—was not “Yes” and “No,” but in him it has always(E) been “Yes.” 20 For no matter how many promises(F) God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen”(G) is spoken by us to the glory of God.(H)
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- 2 Corinthians 1:19 Greek Silvanus, a variant of Silas
Jeremiah 23:32
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32 Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams, declares the Lord, and who tell them and (A)lead my people astray by their lies and their recklessness, when (B)I did not send them or charge them. So they do not profit this people at all, declares the Lord.
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2 Corinthians 1:12
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Paul's Change of Plans
12 For our boast is this, (A)the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity[a] and (B)godly sincerity, (C)not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.
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- 2 Corinthians 1:12 Some manuscripts holiness
2 Corinthians 1:12
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Paul’s Change of Plans
12 Now this is our boast: Our conscience(A) testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity[a](B) and godly sincerity.(C) We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom(D) but on God’s grace.
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- 2 Corinthians 1:12 Many manuscripts holiness
John 8:15
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15 (A)You judge according to the flesh; (B)I judge no one.
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John 8:15
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Zephaniah 3:4
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4 (A)Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men;
(B)her priests (C)profane what is holy;
they do violence to the law.
Zephaniah 3:4
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Judges 9:4
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4 And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of (A)Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired (B)worthless and reckless fellows, who followed him.
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Judges 9:4
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4 They gave him seventy shekels[a] of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith,(A) and Abimelek used it to hire reckless scoundrels,(B) who became his followers.
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- Judges 9:4 That is, about 1 3/4 pounds or about 800 grams
1 Thessalonians 2:18
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18 because we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, again and again—but Satan (A)hindered us.
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1 Thessalonians 2:18
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18 For we wanted to come to you—certainly I, Paul, did, again and again—but Satan(A) blocked our way.(B)
Galatians 2:2
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2 I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before those (A)who seemed influential) the gospel that (B)I proclaim among the Gentiles, (C)in order to make sure I was not running or had not (D)run in vain.
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Galatians 2:2
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2 I went in response to a revelation(A) and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles.(B) I wanted to be sure I was not running and had not been running my race(C) in vain.
Galatians 1:16
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16 was pleased to reveal his Son to[a] me, in order (A)that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone;[b]
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- Galatians 1:16 Greek in
- Galatians 1:16 Greek with flesh and blood
Galatians 1:16
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16 to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles,(A) my immediate response was not to consult any human being.(B)
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