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She said to her husband, “Look, I am sure that this man who regularly passes our way is a holy man of God.(A)

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

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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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Ode to a Woman of Strength

10 A woman of strength who can find?
    She is far more precious than jewels.(A)
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her,
    and he will have no lack of gain.

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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.

She came and told the man of God, and he said, “Go sell the oil and pay your debts, and you and your children can live on the rest.”(A)

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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 he must be hospitable,[a] a lover of goodness, self-controlled, upright, devout, and restrained,

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Footnotes

  1. 1.8 Gk a friend of foreigners

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 You are witnesses, and God also, how pure, upright, and blameless our conduct was toward you believers.(A)

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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 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.(A)

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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 She then said to Elijah, “What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance and to cause the death of my son!”(A)

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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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Wives and Husbands

Wives, in the same way, be subject to your husbands, so that, even if some of them do not obey the word, they may be won over without a word by their wives’ conduct,(A)

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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’s Final Blessing on Israel

33 This is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the Israelites before his death.(A)

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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 should remember the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior spoken through your apostles.

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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 because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1.21 Other ancient authorities read but, moved by the Holy Spirit, saints of God spoke

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 Fight of Faith

11 But as for you, man of God, shun all this; pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, 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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