When (A)the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, (B)“No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, (C)Justice[a] has not allowed him to live.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 28:4 Or justice

When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand,(A) they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.”(B)

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Or those eighteen on whom the tower in (A)Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem?

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Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam(A) fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem?

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And he answered them, (A)“Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way?

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Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way?(A)

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35 so that on you may come all (A)the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous (B)Abel to the blood of (C)Zechariah the son of Barachiah,[a] whom you murdered between (D)the sanctuary and (E)the altar.

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  1. Matthew 23:35 Some manuscripts omit the son of Barachiah

35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel(A) to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah,(B) whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.(C)

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(A)But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, (B)their portion will be in (C)the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is (D)the second death.”

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But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars(A)—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur.(B) This is the second death.”(C)

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He, however, (A)shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.

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But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.(A)

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(A)The native people[a] showed us unusual (B)kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.

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  1. Acts 28:2 Greek barbaroi (that is, non–Greek speakers); also verse 4

The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold.

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Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, (A)“Rabbi, (B)who sinned, (C)this man or (D)his parents, that he was born blind?”

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Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi,(A) who sinned,(B) this man(C) or his parents,(D) that he was born blind?”

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24 (A)Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”

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24 Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”(A)

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25 And all the people answered, (A)“His blood be on us and (B)on our children!”

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25 All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”(A)

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15 This is the exultant city
    (A)that lived securely,
that said in her heart,
    “I am, and there is no one else.”
What a desolation she has become,
    (B)a lair for wild beasts!
(C)Everyone who passes by her
    hisses and (D)shakes his fist.

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15 This is the city of revelry(A)
    that lived in safety.(B)
She said to herself,
    “I am the one! And there is none besides me.”(C)
What a ruin she has become,
    a lair for wild beasts!(D)
All who pass by her scoff(E)
    and shake their fists.(F)

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20 The wild beasts will honor me,
    (A)the jackals and the ostriches,
(B)for I give water in the wilderness,
    rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,

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20 The wild animals(A) honor me,
    the jackals(B) and the owls,
because I provide water(C) in the wilderness
    and streams in the wasteland,
to give drink to my people, my chosen,

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21 (A)For behold, the Lord is coming out from his place
    to punish the inhabitants of (B)the earth for their iniquity,
and the earth will disclose the blood shed on it,
    and will no more cover its slain.

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21 See, the Lord is coming(A) out of his dwelling(B)
    to punish(C) the people of the earth for their sins.
The earth will disclose the blood(D) shed on it;
    the earth will conceal its slain no longer.

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