(A)For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and (B)ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake.

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For what we preach is not ourselves,(A) but Jesus Christ as Lord,(B) and ourselves as your servants(C) for Jesus’ sake.

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24 Not (A)that we [a]have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for (B)by faith you stand.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 1:24 rule

24 Not that we lord it over(A) your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm.(B)

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23 but we preach Christ crucified, (A)to the Jews a [a]stumbling block and to the [b]Greeks (B)foolishness,

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  1. 1 Corinthians 1:23 Gr. skandalon, offense
  2. 1 Corinthians 1:23 NU Gentiles

23 but we preach Christ crucified:(A) a stumbling block(B) to Jews and foolishness(C) to Gentiles,

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For (A)neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor a [a]cloak for covetousness—(B)God is witness. (C)Nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, when (D)we might have (E)made demands (F)as apostles of Christ.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:5 pretext for greed

You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed(A)—God is our witness.(B) We were not looking for praise from people,(C) not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles(D) of Christ we could have asserted our authority.(E)

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By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction [a]does not slumber.

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  1. 2 Peter 2:3 M will not

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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13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only (A)do not use liberty as an (B)opportunity for the flesh, but (C)through love serve one another.

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Life by the Spirit

13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.(A) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a];(B) rather, serve one another(C) humbly in love.

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  1. Galatians 5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.

(A)Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, (B)not by compulsion but [a]willingly, (C)not for dishonest gain but eagerly; nor as (D)being [b]lords over (E)those entrusted to you, but (F)being examples to the flock; and when (G)the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive (H)the crown of glory that does not fade away.

Submit to God, Resist the Devil

Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, (I)all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for

(J)“God resists the proud,
But (K)gives grace to the humble.”

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  1. 1 Peter 5:2 NU adds according to God
  2. 1 Peter 5:3 masters

Be shepherds of God’s flock(A) that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be;(B) not pursuing dishonest gain,(C) but eager to serve; not lording it over(D) those entrusted to you, but being examples(E) to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd(F) appears, you will receive the crown of glory(G) that will never fade away.(H)

In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves(I) to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility(J) toward one another, because,

“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble.”[a](K)

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  1. 1 Peter 5:5 Prov. 3:34

11 whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, (A)for the sake of dishonest gain.

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11 They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households(A) by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain.

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10 Therefore (A)I endure all things for the sake of the [a]elect, (B)that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

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  1. 2 Timothy 2:10 chosen ones

10 Therefore I endure everything(A) for the sake of the elect,(B) that they too may obtain the salvation(C) that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.(D)

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11 and (A)that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,(A)
    to the glory of God the Father.

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15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill:

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15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.

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14 For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that (A)if One died for all, then all died; 15 and He died for all, (B)that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.

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14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.(A) 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves(B) but for him who died for them(C) and was raised again.

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19 For (A)the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, (B)Silvanus, and (C)Timothy—was not Yes and No, (D)but in Him was Yes.

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19 For the Son of God,(A) Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silas[a](B) and Timothy(C)—was not “Yes” and “No,” but in him it has always(D) been “Yes.”

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  1. 2 Corinthians 1:19 Greek Silvanus, a variant of Silas