And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.

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When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died.(A) And great fear(B) seized all who heard what had happened.

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10 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.

11 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.

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10 At that moment she fell down at his feet and died.(A) Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.(B) 11 Great fear(C) seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.

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43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

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43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles.(A)

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13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

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13 At that very hour there was a severe earthquake(A) and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory(B) to the God of heaven.(C)

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And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.

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If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies.(A) This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die.(B)

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10 Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.

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10 This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh(A) in my use of authority—the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.(B)

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I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:

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I already gave you a warning when I was with you the second time. I now repeat it while absent:(A) On my return I will not spare(B) those who sinned earlier(C) or any of the others,

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But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

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I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold(A) as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world.(B) For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.(C) The weapons we fight with(D) are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power(E) to demolish strongholds.(F) We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,(G) and we take captive every thought to make it obedient(H) to Christ. And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.(I)

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11 For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

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11 See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern,(A) what readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

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21 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?

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21 What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline,(A) or shall I come in love and with a gentle spirit?

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11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

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11 Now the hand of the Lord is against you.(A) You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.”(B)

Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

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13 And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.

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13 No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people.(A)

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13 And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord God! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?

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13 Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah(A) son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! Will you completely destroy the remnant of Israel?(B)

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