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“Ananias,” Peter asked, “why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the proceeds of the land?(A)

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Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan(A) has so filled your heart(B) that you have lied to the Holy Spirit(C) and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?(D)

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24 Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them? says the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the Lord.(A)

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24 Who can hide(A) in secret places
    so that I cannot see them?”
declares the Lord.
    “Do not I fill heaven and earth?”(B)
declares the Lord.

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15 Woe to those who hide a plan too deep for the Lord,
    whose deeds are in the dark,
    and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”(A)

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15 Woe to those who go to great depths
    to hide(A) their plans from the Lord,
who do their work in darkness and think,
    “Who sees us?(B) Who will know?”(C)

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Discipline yourselves; keep alert. Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour.(A)

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Be alert and of sober mind.(A) Your enemy the devil prowls around(B) like a roaring lion(C) looking for someone to devour.

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Then Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”(A)

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Peter said to her, “How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord?(A) Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

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27 After he received the piece of bread, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, “Do quickly what you are going to do.”(A)

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27 As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him.(A)

So Jesus told him, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”

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The devil had already decided[a] that Judas son of Simon Iscariot would betray Jesus. And during supper(A)

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  1. 13.2 Gk put it into his heart

The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.(A)

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Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.(A)

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Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil,(A) and he will flee from you.

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11 put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil, 12 for our[a] struggle is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present[b] darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.[c](A) 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on the evil day and, having prevailed against everything, to stand firm.(B) 14 Stand, therefore, and belt your waist with truth and put on the breastplate of righteousness(C) 15 and lace up your sandals in preparation for the gospel of peace. 16 With all of these,[d] take the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one.(D)

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  1. 6.12 Other ancient authorities read your
  2. 6.12 Gk lacks present
  3. 6.12 Gk heavenlies
  4. 6.16 Or In all circumstances

11 Put on the full armor of God,(A) so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,(B) but against the rulers, against the authorities,(C) against the powers(D) of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.(E) 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God,(F) so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,(G) with the breastplate of righteousness in place,(H) 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.(I) 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith,(J) with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.(K)

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While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, were not the proceeds at your disposal? How is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You did not lie to us[a] but to God!”

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  1. 5.4 Gk to men

Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal?(A) What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.”(B)

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with his wife’s knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds and brought only a part and laid it at the apostles’ feet.(A)

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With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself,(A) but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet.(B)

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Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve;(A)

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Then Satan(A) entered Judas, called Iscariot,(B) one of the Twelve.

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When you make a vow to God, do not delay fulfilling it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you vow.(A)

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When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it.(A) He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow.(B)

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