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Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.(A)

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Suddenly an angel(A) of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. “Quick, get up!” he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.(B)

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26 Suddenly there was an earthquake so violent that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.(A)

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26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken.(A) At once all the prison doors flew open,(B) and everyone’s chains came loose.(C)

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19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors, brought them out, and said,(A)

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19 But during the night an angel(A) of the Lord opened the doors of the jail(B) and brought them out.(C)

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18 His feet were hurt with fetters;
    his neck was put in a collar of iron;(A)
19 until what he had said came to pass,
    the word of the Lord kept testing him.(B)
20 The king sent and released him;
    the ruler of the peoples set him free.(C)

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18 They bruised his feet with shackles,(A)
    his neck was put in irons,
19 till what he foretold(B) came to pass,
    till the word(C) of the Lord proved him true.
20 The king sent and released him,
    the ruler of peoples set him free.(D)

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    who executes justice for the oppressed;
    who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets the prisoners free;(A)

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He upholds(A) the cause of the oppressed(B)
    and gives food to the hungry.(C)
The Lord sets prisoners free,(D)

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Listen to my cry,
    for I am brought very low.

Save me from my persecutors,
    for they are too strong for me.(A)
Bring me out of prison,
    so that I may give thanks to your name.
The righteous will surround me,
    for you will deal bountifully with me.(B)

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Listen to my cry,(A)
    for I am in desperate need;(B)
rescue me(C) from those who pursue me,
    for they are too strong(D) for me.
Set me free from my prison,(E)
    that I may praise your name.(F)
Then the righteous will gather about me
    because of your goodness to me.(G)

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14 he brought them out of darkness and gloom,
    and broke their bonds apart.(A)

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14 He brought them out of darkness,(A) the utter darkness,(B)
    and broke away their chains.(C)

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The angel of the Lord encamps
    around those who fear him and delivers them.(A)

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The angel of the Lord(A) encamps around those who fear him,
    and he delivers(B) them.

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15 When morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Get up, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or else you will be consumed in the punishment of the city.”(A) 16 But he lingered, so the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the Lord being merciful to him, and they brought him out and left him outside the city.(B)

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15 With the coming of dawn, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away(A) when the city is punished.(B)

16 When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters(C) and led them safely out of the city, for the Lord was merciful to them.(D)

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14 for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,

“Sleeper, awake!
    Rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”(A)

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14 This is why it is said:

“Wake up, sleeper,(A)
    rise from the dead,(B)
    and Christ will shine on you.”(C)

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23 For last night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship,(A) 24 and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before the emperor, and, indeed, God has granted safety to all those who are sailing with you.’(B)

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23 Last night an angel(A) of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve(B) stood beside me(C) 24 and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar;(D) and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.’(E)

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30 Cornelius replied, “Four days ago at this very hour, at three o’clock, I was praying in my house when suddenly a man in dazzling clothes stood before me.

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30 Cornelius answered: “Three days ago I was in my house praying at this hour, at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes(A) stood before me

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24 But God raised him up, having released him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power.(A)

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24 But God raised him from the dead,(A) freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.(B)

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