Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil.

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Two are better than one,
    because they have a good return for their labor:

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17 Iron sharpens iron,
    and one man sharpens another.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 27:17 Hebrew sharpens the face of another

17 As iron sharpens iron,
    so one person sharpens another.

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18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; (A)I will make him a helper fit for[a] him.”

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  1. Genesis 2:18 Or corresponding to; also verse 20

18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”(A)

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18 But as it is, (A)God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, (B)as he chose. 19 If all were a single member, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts,[a] yet one body.

21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”

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  1. 1 Corinthians 12:20 Or members; also verse 22

18 But in fact God has placed(A) the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.(B) 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body.(C)

21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!”

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Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

(A)And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

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Calling the Twelve to him,(A) he began to send them out two by two(B) and gave them authority over impure spirits.(C)

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14 (A)I am not able to carry all this people alone; the burden is too heavy for me.

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14 I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me.(A)

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36 Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that (A)sower and (B)reaper (C)may rejoice together.

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36 Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests(A) a crop for eternal life,(B) so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.

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While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, (A)the Holy Spirit said, (B)“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul (C)for the work to which I have called them.”

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While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,(A) “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work(B) to which I have called them.”(C)

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14 Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses and he said, “Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Behold, (A)he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. 15 (B)You shall speak to him and (C)put the words in his mouth, and (D)I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you both what to do. 16 (E)He shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and (F)you shall be as God to him.

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14 Then the Lord’s anger burned(A) against Moses and he said, “What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet(B) you, and he will be glad to see you. 15 You shall speak to him and put words in his mouth;(C) I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do. 16 He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth(D) and as if you were God to him.(E)

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14 And (A)the Lord stirred up the spirit of (B)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of (C)Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all (D)the remnant of the people. And they came and (E)worked on the house of the Lord of hosts, their God,

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14 So the Lord stirred up(A) the spirit of Zerubbabel(B) son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jozadak,(C) the high priest, and the spirit of the whole remnant(D) of the people. They came and began to work on the house of the Lord Almighty, their God,

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12 (A)The Lord repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!”

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12 May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord,(A) the God of Israel,(B) under whose wings(C) you have come to take refuge.(D)

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Watch yourselves, (A)so that you may not lose what we[a] have worked for, but (B)may win a full reward.

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  1. 2 John 1:8 Some manuscripts you

Watch out that you do not lose what we[a] have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.(A)

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  1. 2 John 1:8 Some manuscripts you

39 And there arose (A)a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. (B)Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus, 40 but Paul chose Silas and departed, (C)having been commended by (D)the brothers to (E)the grace of the Lord.

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39 They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus, 40 but Paul chose Silas(A) and left, commended by the believers to the grace of the Lord.(B)

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