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Acts 24:26
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Acts 24:26
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26 At the same time he hoped that money would be given him by Paul, and for that reason he used to send for him very often and converse with him.
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Acts 24:26
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Acts 24:26
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26 At the same time he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe, so he sent for him frequently and talked with him.
1 Timothy 6:9-10
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1 Timothy 6:9-10
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9 But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.(A) 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
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1 Timothy 6:9-10
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1 Timothy 6:9-10
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9 Those who want to get rich(A) fall into temptation and a trap(B) and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money(C) is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith(D) and pierced themselves with many griefs.(E)
Proverbs 17:23
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Proverbs 17:23
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23 The wicked accept a concealed bribe
to pervert the ways of justice.(A)
Proverbs 17:23
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Proverbs 17:23
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2 Peter 2:14-15
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2 Peter 2:14-15
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14 They have eyes full of adultery,[a] insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children! 15 They have left the straight road and have gone astray, following the road of Balaam son of Bosor,[b] who loved the wages of doing wrong(A)
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2 Peter 2:14-15
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2 Peter 2:14-15
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14 With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce(A) the unstable;(B) they are experts in greed(C)—an accursed brood!(D) 15 They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam(E) son of Bezer,[a] who loved the wages of wickedness.
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- 2 Peter 2:15 Greek Bosor
2 Peter 2:3
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2 Peter 2:3
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3 And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation, pronounced against them long ago, has not been idle, and their destruction is not asleep.(A)
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2 Peter 2:3
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2 Peter 2:3
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3 In their greed(A) these teachers will exploit you(B) with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
Ephesians 5:5-6
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Ephesians 5:5-6
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5 Be sure of this, that no sexually immoral or impure person or one who is greedy (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.(A)
6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes on those who are disobedient.[a](B)
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- 5.6 Gk sons of disobedience
Ephesians 5:5-6
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Ephesians 5:5-6
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5 For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a person is an idolater(A)—has any inheritance(B) in the kingdom of Christ and of God.[a](C) 6 Let no one deceive you(D) with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath(E) comes on those who are disobedient.(F)
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- Ephesians 5:5 Or kingdom of the Messiah and God
1 Corinthians 6:9
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1 Corinthians 6:9
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1 Corinthians 6:9
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1 Corinthians 6:9
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9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God?(A) Do not be deceived:(B) Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers(C) nor men who have sex with men[a](D)
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- 1 Corinthians 6:9 The words men who have sex with men translate two Greek words that refer to the passive and active participants in homosexual acts.
Acts 24:17
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Acts 24:17
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17 Now after some years I came to bring alms to my people and to offer sacrifices.(A)
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17 “After an absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for the poor(A) and to present offerings.
Acts 24:2-3
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Acts 24:2-3
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2 When Paul[a] had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying:
“Because of you, most excellent Felix, we have long enjoyed peace, and reforms have been made for this people because of your foresight. 3 In every way and everywhere we welcome this with utmost gratitude.(A)
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- 24.2 Gk he
Acts 24:2-3
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Acts 24:2-3
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2 When Paul was called in, Tertullus presented his case before Felix: “We have enjoyed a long period of peace under you, and your foresight has brought about reforms in this nation. 3 Everywhere and in every way, most excellent(A) Felix, we acknowledge this with profound gratitude.
Micah 7:3
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Micah 7:3
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3 Their hands are skilled to do evil;
the official and the judge ask for a bribe,
and the powerful dictate what they desire;
thus they pervert justice.[a](A)
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- 7.3 Cn: Heb they weave it
Micah 7:3
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Micah 7:3
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Micah 3:11
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Micah 3:11
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11 Its rulers give judgment for a bribe;
its priests teach for a price;
its prophets give oracles for money;
yet they lean upon the Lord and say,
“Surely the Lord is with us!
No harm shall come upon us.”(A)
Amos 2:6-7
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Amos 2:6-7
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Judgment on Israel
6 Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Israel,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,[a]
because they sell the righteous for silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals—(A)
7 they who trample the head of the poor into the dust of the earth
and push the afflicted out of the way;
father and son go in to the same young woman,
so that my holy name is profaned;(B)
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- 2.6 Heb cause it to return
Amos 2:6-7
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Amos 2:6-7
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Judgment on Israel
6 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Israel,
even for four, I will not relent.(A)
They sell the innocent for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals.(B)
7 They trample on the heads of the poor
as on the dust of the ground
and deny justice to the oppressed.
Father and son use the same girl
and so profane my holy name.(C)
Hosea 12:7-8
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Hosea 12:7-8
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7 A trader in whose hands are false balances,
he loves to oppress.(A)
8 Ephraim has said, “Ah, I am rich;
I have gained wealth for myself;
in all of my gain
no offense has been found in me
that would be sin.”[a](B)
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- 12.8 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Hosea 12:7-8
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Hosea 12:7-8
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