2 Samuel 23:20-39

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²⁰Benaiah^(A) son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel,^(B) performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion. ²¹And he struck down a huge Egyptian. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. ²²Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty warriors. ²³He was held in greater honor than any of the Thirty, but he was not included among the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

²⁴Among the Thirty were:

Asahel^(C) the brother of Joab,

Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,

²⁵Shammah the Harodite,^(D)

Elika the Harodite,

²⁶Helez^(E) the Paltite,

Ira^(F) son of Ikkesh from Tekoa,

²⁷Abiezer^(G) from Anathoth,^(H)

Sibbekai^[a] the Hushathite,

²⁸Zalmon the Ahohite,

Maharai^(I) the Netophathite,^(J)

²⁹Heled^[b]^(K) son of Baanah the Netophathite,

Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah^(L) in Benjamin,

³⁰Benaiah the Pirathonite,^(M)

Hiddai^[c] from the ravines of Gaash,^(N)

³¹Abi-Albon the Arbathite,

Azmaveth the Barhumite,^(O)

³²Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

the sons of Jashen,

Jonathan ³³son of^[d] Shammah the Hararite,

Ahiam son of Sharar^[e] the Hararite,

³⁴Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maakathite,^(P)

Eliam^(Q) son of Ahithophel^(R) the Gilonite,

³⁵Hezro the Carmelite,^(S)

Paarai the Arbite,

³⁶Igal son of Nathan from Zobah,^(T)

the son of Hagri,^[f]

³⁷Zelek the Ammonite,

Naharai the Beerothite,^(U) the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

³⁸Ira the Ithrite,^(V)

Gareb the Ithrite

³⁹and Uriah^(W) the Hittite.

There were thirty-seven in all.

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Notas al pie

2 Samuel 23:27 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 21:18; 1 Chron. 11:29); Hebrew Mebunnai
2 Samuel 23:29 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also 1 Chron. 11:30); most Hebrew manuscripts Heleb
2 Samuel 23:30 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 11:32) Hurai
2 Samuel 23:33 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 11:34); Hebrew does not have son of.
2 Samuel 23:33 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 11:35) Sakar
2 Samuel 23:36 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 11:38); Hebrew Haggadi

1 John 4:1-11

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On Denying the Incarnation

4 Dear friends,^(A) do not believe every spirit,^(B) but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.^(C) ²This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh^(D) is from God,^(E) ³but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist,^(F) which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.^(G)

⁴You, dear children,^(H) are from God and have overcome them,^(I) because the one who is in you^(J) is greater than the one who is in the world.^(K) ⁵They are from the world^(L) and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. ⁶We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us.^(M) This is how we recognize the Spirit^[a] of truth^(N) and the spirit of falsehood.^(O)

God’s Love and Ours

⁷Dear friends, let us love one another,^(P) for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God^(Q) and knows God.^(R) ⁸Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.^(S) ⁹This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son^(T) into the world that we might live through him.^(U) ¹⁰This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us^(V) and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.^(W) ¹¹Dear friends,^(X) since God so loved us,^(Y) we also ought to love one another.^(Z)