21 (A)“You shall not eat anything that has died naturally. You may give it to the sojourner who is within your towns, that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For (B)you are a people holy to the Lord your God.

(C)“You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.

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21 Do not eat anything you find already dead.(A) You may give it to the foreigner residing in any of your towns, and they may eat it, or you may sell it to any other foreigner. But you are a people holy to the Lord your God.(B)

Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.(C)

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19 “The best of the (A)firstfruits of your ground you shall bring into the house of the Lord your God.

(B)“You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.

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19 “Bring the best of the firstfruits(A) of your soil to the house of the Lord your God.

“Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.(B)

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26 (A)The best of the firstfruits of your ground you shall bring to the house of the Lord your God. (B)You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.”

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26 “Bring the best of the firstfruits(A) of your soil to the house of the Lord your God.

“Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”(B)

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For (A)you are a people holy to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.

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for you are a people holy(A) to the Lord your God.(B) Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his treasured possession.(C)

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(A)He shall not eat what dies of itself or is torn by beasts, and so make himself unclean by it: I am the Lord.’

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He must not eat anything found dead(A) or torn by wild animals,(B) and so become unclean(C) through it. I am the Lord.(D)

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15 (A)And every person who eats what dies of itself or what is torn by beasts, (B)whether he is a native or a sojourner, (C)shall wash his clothes and (D)bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening; then he shall be clean.

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15 “‘Anyone, whether native-born or foreigner, who eats anything(A) found dead or torn by wild animals(B) must wash their clothes and bathe with water,(C) and they will be ceremonially unclean till evening;(D) then they will be clean.

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14 Then I said, (A)“Ah, Lord God! Behold, I have never defiled myself.[a] (B)From my youth up till now I have never eaten (C)what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has (D)tainted meat come into my mouth.”

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  1. Ezekiel 4:14 Hebrew my soul (or throat) has never been made unclean

14 Then I said, “Not so, Sovereign Lord!(A) I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have never eaten anything found dead(B) or torn by wild animals. No impure meat has ever entered my mouth.(C)

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16 since it is written, (A)“You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

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16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”[a](A)

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  1. 1 Peter 1:16 Lev. 11:44,45; 19:2

(A)Do not be conformed to this world,[a] but be transformed by (B)the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may (C)discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.[b]

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  1. Romans 12:2 Greek age
  2. Romans 12:2 Or what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God

Do not conform(A) to the pattern of this world,(B) but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.(C) Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is(D)—his good, pleasing(E) and perfect will.

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20 but should write to them (A)to abstain from (B)the things polluted by idols, and from (C)sexual immorality, and from (D)what has been strangled, and from (E)blood.

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20 Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols,(A) from sexual immorality,(B) from the meat of strangled animals and from blood.(C)

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And I heard (A)the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; (B)he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and (C)swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a (D)time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of (E)the power of (F)the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished.

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The man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, lifted his right hand(A) and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by him who lives forever,(B) saying, “It will be for a time, times and half a time.[a](C) When the power of the holy people(D) has been finally broken, all these things will be completed.(E)

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  1. Daniel 12:7 Or a year, two years and half a year

24 His power shall be great—(A)but not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction (B)and shall succeed in what he does, (C)and destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints.

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24 He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy those who are mighty, the holy people.(A)

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33 (A)“When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. 34 (B)You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and (C)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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33 “‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. 34 The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born.(A) Love them as yourself,(B) for you were foreigners(C) in Egypt.(D) I am the Lord your God.

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