The Value of a Friend

Two are better than one,
Because they have a good reward for their labor.

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

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17 As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

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

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18 And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; (A)I will make him a helper comparable to him.”

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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 now (A)God has set the members, each one of them, in the body (B)just as He pleased. 19 And if they were all one member, where would the body be?

20 But now indeed there are many members, yet one body. 21 And 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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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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Sending Out the Twelve(A)

(B)And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out (C)two by two, and gave them power over 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 bear all these people alone, because 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 (A)And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that (B)both he who sows and he who reaps 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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As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, (A)“Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work (B)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 So (A)the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and He said: “Is not Aaron the Levite your (B)brother? I know that he can speak well. And look, (C)he is also coming out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. 15 Now (D)you shall speak to him and (E)put the words in his mouth. And I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and (F)I will teach you what you shall do. 16 So he shall be your spokesman to the people. And he himself shall be as a mouth for you, and (G)you shall be to him as God.

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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 So (A)the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, (B)governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; (C)and they came and 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 your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, (B)under whose wings you have come for 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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(A)Look to yourselves, (B)that [a]we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 John 1:8 NU 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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Footnotes

  1. 2 John 1:8 Some manuscripts you

39 Then the contention became so sharp that they parted from one another. And so Barnabas took Mark and sailed to (A)Cyprus; 40 but Paul chose Silas and departed, (B)being [a]commended by the brethren to the grace of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 15:40 committed

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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