through honor and dishonor, (A)through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true;

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through glory and dishonor,(A) bad report(B) and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors;(C)

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63 and said, “Sir, we remember how (A)that impostor said, while he was still alive, (B)‘After three days I will rise.’

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63 “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’(A)

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Behold, I will make those of (A)the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, (B)I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that (C)I have loved you.

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I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan,(A) who claim to be Jews though they are not,(B) but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet(C) and acknowledge that I have loved you.(D)

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14 (A)If you are insulted (B)for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory[a] and of God rests upon you.

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  1. 1 Peter 4:14 Some manuscripts insert and of power

14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ,(A) you are blessed,(B) for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

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10 For to this end we toil and strive,[a] because we have our hope set on the living God, (A)who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.

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  1. 1 Timothy 4:10 Some manuscripts and suffer reproach

10 That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God,(A) who is the Savior of all people,(B) and especially of those who believe.

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22 But we desire to hear from you what your views are, for with regard to this (A)sect we know that everywhere (B)it is spoken against.”

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22 But we want to hear what your views are, for we know that people everywhere are talking against this sect.”(A)

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12 Demetrius (A)has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also add our testimony, and (B)you know that our testimony is true.

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12 Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone(A)—and even by the truth itself. We also speak well of him, and you know that our testimony is true.(B)

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13 Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear (A)the reproach he endured.

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13 Let us, then, go to him(A) outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore.(B)

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And why not (A)do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.

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Why not say—as some slanderously claim that we say—“Let us do evil that good may result”?(A) Their condemnation is just!

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When (A)the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, (B)“No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, (C)Justice[a] has not allowed him to live.” He, however, (D)shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. They were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw no misfortune come to him, (E)they changed their minds and (F)said that he was a god.

Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and entertained us hospitably for three days. It happened that the father of Publius lay sick with fever and dysentery. And Paul visited him and (G)prayed, and (H)putting his hands on him, healed him. And when this had taken place, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases also came and were cured. 10 They also honored us greatly,[b] and when we were about to sail, they put on board whatever we needed.

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  1. Acts 28:4 Or justice
  2. Acts 28:10 Greek honored us with many honors

When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand,(A) they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.”(B) But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.(C) The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead; but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.(D)

There was an estate nearby that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us to his home and showed us generous hospitality for three days. His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer,(E) placed his hands on him(F) and healed him.(G) When this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured. 10 They honored us(H) in many ways; and when we were ready to sail, they furnished us with the supplies we needed.

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For we have found this man a plague, (A)one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of (B)the sect of the Nazarenes.

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“We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots(A) among the Jews(B) all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene(C) sect(D)

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12 “And (A)one Ananias, a devout man (B)according to the law, (C)well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,

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12 “A man named Ananias came to see me.(A) He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there.(B)

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39 So they came and apologized to them. And they took them out and (A)asked them to leave the city.

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39 They came to appease them and escorted them from the prison, requesting them to leave the city.(A)

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