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14 “Why were you not afraid to kill the Lord’s anointed one?” David asked.

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14 David asked him, “Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?(A)

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“No!” David said. “Don’t kill him. For who can remain innocent after attacking the Lord’s anointed one?

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But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him! Who can lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed(A) and be guiltless?(B)

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He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do this to my lord the king. I shouldn’t attack the Lord’s anointed one, for the Lord himself has chosen him.”

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He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed,(A) or lay my hand on him; for he is the anointed of the Lord.”

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15 “Do not touch my chosen people,
    and do not hurt my prophets.”

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15 “Do not touch(A) my anointed ones;
    do my prophets(B) no harm.”

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Saul groaned to his armor bearer, “Take your sword and kill me before these pagan Philistines come to run me through and taunt and torture me.”

But his armor bearer was afraid and would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

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Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through,(A) or these uncircumcised(B) fellows will come and run me through and abuse me.”

But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

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10 He is especially hard on those who follow their own twisted sexual desire, and who despise authority.

These people are proud and arrogant, daring even to scoff at supernatural beings[a] without so much as trembling.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:10 Greek at glorious ones, which are probably evil angels.

10 This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire(A) of the flesh[a] and despise authority.

Bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to heap abuse on celestial beings;(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 2:10 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 18.

I speak to him face to face,
    clearly, and not in riddles!
    He sees the Lord as he is.
So why were you not afraid
    to criticize my servant Moses?”

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With him I speak face to face,
    clearly and not in riddles;(A)
    he sees the form of the Lord.(B)
Why then were you not afraid
    to speak against my servant Moses?”(C)

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