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11 Oh, dear Corinthian friends! We have spoken honestly with you, and our hearts are open to you.

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11 We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you.(A)

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15 As you know, you Philippians were the only ones who gave me financial help when I first brought you the Good News and then traveled on from Macedonia. No other church did this.

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15 Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days(A) of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia,(B) not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only;(C)

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God knows how much I love you and long for you with the tender compassion of Christ Jesus.

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God can testify(A) how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

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15 I will gladly spend myself and all I have for you, even though it seems that the more I love you, the less you love me.

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15 So I will very gladly spend for you everything I have and expend myself as well.(A) If I love you more,(B) will you love me less?

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32 I will pursue your commands,
    for you expand my understanding.

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32 I run in the path of your commands,
    for you have broadened my understanding.

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12 “Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds.

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Epilogue: Invitation and Warning

12 “Look, I am coming soon!(A) My reward is with me,(B) and I will give to each person according to what they have done.(C)

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Remember that the Lord will reward each one of us for the good we do, whether we are slaves or free.

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because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do,(A) whether they are slave or free.

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The Law and Faith in Christ

Oh, foolish Galatians! Who has cast an evil spell on you? For the meaning of Jesus Christ’s death was made as clear to you as if you had seen a picture of his death on the cross.

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Faith or Works of the Law

You foolish(A) Galatians!(B) Who has bewitched you?(C) Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.(D)

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I’m not saying this to condemn you. I said before that you are in our hearts, and we live or die together with you. I have the highest confidence in you, and I take great pride in you. You have greatly encouraged me and made me happy despite all our troubles.

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I do not say this to condemn you; I have said before that you have such a place in our hearts(A) that we would live or die with you. I have spoken to you with great frankness; I take great pride in you.(B) I am greatly encouraged;(C) in all our troubles my joy knows no bounds.(D)

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I wrote that letter in great anguish, with a troubled heart and many tears. I didn’t want to grieve you, but I wanted to let you know how much love I have for you.

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For I wrote you(A) out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the depth of my love for you.

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Wealth[a] is treacherous,
    and the arrogant are never at rest.
They open their mouths as wide as the grave,[b]
    and like death, they are never satisfied.
In their greed they have gathered up many nations
    and swallowed many peoples.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:5a As in Dead Sea Scroll 1QpHab; other Hebrew manuscripts read Wine.
  2. 2:5b Hebrew as Sheol.

indeed, wine(A) betrays him;
    he is arrogant(B) and never at rest.
Because he is as greedy as the grave
    and like death is never satisfied,(C)
he gathers to himself all the nations
    and takes captive(D) all the peoples.

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15 Unseal my lips, O Lord,
    that my mouth may praise you.

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15 Open my lips, Lord,(A)
    and my mouth will declare your praise.

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Now that I have begun to speak,
    let me continue.
I speak with all sincerity;
    I speak the truth.

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I am about to open my mouth;
    my words are on the tip of my tongue.
My words come from an upright heart;(A)
    my lips sincerely speak what I know.(B)

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