(A)Working together with him, then, (B)we appeal to you (C)not to receive the grace of God in vain.

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As God’s co-workers(A) we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.(B)

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15 See to it that no one (A)fails to obtain the grace of God; that no (B)“root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;

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15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God(A) and that no bitter root(B) grows up to cause trouble and defile many.

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For we are (A)God's fellow workers. You are God's field, (B)God's building.

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For we are co-workers in God’s service;(A) you are God’s field,(B) God’s building.(C)

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10 (A)As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, (B)as good stewards of God's varied grace:

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10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others,(A) as faithful(B) stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.

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21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for (A)if righteousness[a] were through the law, (B)then Christ died for no purpose.

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  1. Galatians 2:21 Or justification

21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law,(A) Christ died for nothing!”[a]

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  1. Galatians 2:21 Some interpreters end the quotation after verse 14.

18 All this is from God, (A)who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us (B)the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling[a] the world to himself, (C)not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us (D)the message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, (E)we are ambassadors for Christ, (F)God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 5:19 Or God was in Christ, reconciling

18 All this is from God,(A) who reconciled us to himself through Christ(B) and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them.(C) And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors,(D) as though God were making his appeal through us.(E) We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.(F)

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25 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For (A)if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven.

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25 See to it that you do not refuse(A) him who speaks.(B) If they did not escape when they refused him who warned(C) them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?(D)

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A Living Sacrifice

12 (A)I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a] by the mercies of God, (B)to present your bodies (C)as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.[b]

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  1. Romans 12:1 Or brothers and sisters
  2. Romans 12:1 Or your rational service

A Living Sacrifice

12 Therefore, I urge you,(A) brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,(B) holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

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(A)Did you suffer[a] so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain?

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  1. Galatians 3:4 Or experience

Have you experienced[a] so much in vain—if it really was in vain?

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  1. Galatians 3:4 Or suffered

Encouragement to Give Generously

We want you to know, brothers,[a] about the grace of God that has been (A)given among the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and (B)their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 8:1 Or brothers and sisters

The Collection for the Lord’s People

And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian(A) churches. In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.(B)

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So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for (A)the Lord, who bore witness to (B)the word of his grace, (C)granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

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So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly(A) for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.(B)

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11 For (A)the grace of God (B)has appeared, bringing salvation (C)for all people,

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11 For the grace(A) of God has appeared(B) that offers salvation to all people.(C)

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11 I am afraid (A)I may have labored over you in vain.

12 Brothers,[a] (B)I entreat you, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. (C)You did me no wrong.

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  1. Galatians 4:12 Or Brothers and sisters; also verses 28, 31

11 I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.(A)

12 I plead with you, brothers and sisters,(B) become like me, for I became like you. You did me no wrong.

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