And the (A)natives[a] showed us unusual kindness; for they kindled a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold.

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  1. Acts 28:2 Lit. barbarians

(A)Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing (B)some have unwittingly entertained angels.

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11 where there is neither (A)Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, (B)but Christ is all and in all.

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14 I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise.

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So when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet justice does not allow to live.”

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27 in weariness and toil, (A)in sleeplessness often, (B)in hunger and thirst, in (C)fastings often, in cold and nakedness—

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11 Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the language, I shall be a [a]foreigner to him who speaks, and he who speaks will be a foreigner to me.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 14:11 Lit. barbarian

42 (A)And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”

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11 (A)Deliver those who are drawn toward death,
And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.
12 If you say, “Surely we did not know this,”
Does not (B)He who weighs the hearts consider it?
He who keeps your soul, does He not know it?
And will He not render to each man (C)according to his deeds?

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And the next day we landed at Sidon. And Julius (A)treated Paul kindly and gave him liberty to go to his friends and receive care.

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34 (A)The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as [a]one born among you, and (B)you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

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  1. Leviticus 19:34 native among you

27 And will not the physically uncircumcised, if he fulfills the law, (A)judge you who, even with your [a]written code and circumcision, are a transgressor of the law?

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  1. Romans 2:27 Lit. letter

14 for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, 15 who show the (A)work of the law written in their hearts, their (B)conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them)

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18 Now the servants and officers who had made a fire of coals stood there, for it was cold, and they warmed themselves. And Peter stood with them and warmed himself.

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30 Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among [a]thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, (A)he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain (B)Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had (C)compassion. 34 So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 On the next day, [b]when he departed, he took out two (D)denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.’ 36 So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?”

37 And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.”

Then Jesus said to him, (E)“Go and do likewise.”

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  1. Luke 10:30 robbers
  2. Luke 10:35 NU omits when he departed

So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered at Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month; and (A)all the people sat in the open square of the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of heavy rain.

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18 (A)You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, (B)but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.

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