And she said to her husband, “Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us regularly.

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She said to her husband, “I know that this man who often comes our way is a holy man of God.

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24 Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now by this (A)I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is the truth.”

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24 Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know(A) that you are a man of God(B) and that the word of the Lord from your mouth is the truth.”(C)

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The Virtuous Wife

10 (A)Who[a] can find a [b]virtuous wife?
For her worth is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband safely trusts her;
So he will have no lack of gain.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:10 Vv. 10–31 are an alphabetic acrostic in Hebrew; cf. Ps. 119
  2. Proverbs 31:10 Lit. a wife of valor, in the sense of all forms of excellence

Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character

10 [a]A wife of noble character(A) who can find?(B)
    She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband(C) has full confidence in her
    and lacks nothing of value.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:10 Verses 10-31 are an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.”

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She went and told the man of God,(A) and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left.”

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but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled,

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Rather, he must be hospitable,(A) one who loves what is good,(B) who is self-controlled,(C) upright, holy and disciplined.

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10 (A)You are witnesses, and God also, (B)how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among you who believe;

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10 You are witnesses,(A) and so is God,(B) of how holy,(C) righteous and blameless we were among you who believed.

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16 Let your light so shine before men, (A)that they may see your good works and (B)glorify your Father in heaven.

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16 In the same way, let your light shine before others,(A) that they may see your good deeds(B) and glorify(C) your Father in heaven.

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18 So she said to Elijah, (A)“What have I to do with you, O man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to kill my son?”

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18 She said to Elijah, “What do you have against me, man of God? Did you come to remind me of my sin(A) and kill my son?”

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Submission to Husbands

Wives, likewise, be (A)submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, (B)they, without a word, may (C)be won by the conduct of their wives,

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Wives, in the same way submit yourselves(A) to your own husbands(B) so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over(C) without words by the behavior of their wives,

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Moses’ Final Blessing on Israel

33 Now this is (A)the blessing with which Moses (B)the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

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Moses Blesses the Tribes(A)

33 This is the blessing(B) that Moses the man of God(C) pronounced on the Israelites before his death.

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that you may be mindful of the words (A)which were spoken before by the holy prophets, (B)and of the commandment of [a]us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 3:2 NU, M the apostles of your Lord and Savior or your apostles of the Lord and Savior

I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets(A) and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.(B)

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21 for (A)prophecy never came by the will of man, (B)but [a]holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

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  1. 2 Peter 1:21 NU men spoke from God

21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God(A) as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.(B)

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The Good Confession

11 But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.

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Final Charge to Timothy

11 But you, man of God,(A) flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness,(B) faith, love,(C) endurance and gentleness.

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