Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm,
    and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure.

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Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

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14 But solid food is for the mature,(A) who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.(B)

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14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

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13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?(A) 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed.(B) “Do not fear their threats[a]; do not be frightened.”[b](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 3:14 Or fear what they fear
  2. 1 Peter 3:14 Isaiah 8:12

13 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

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And this is my prayer: that your love(A) may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,(B) 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,(C)

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And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ.

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14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God(A) but considers them foolishness,(B) and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. 15 The person with the Spirit(C) makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments,

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14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

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Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.(A)

This is also why you pay taxes,(B) for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes;(C) if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

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Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

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19 But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him?(A) You be the judges!

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19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

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25 He said to them, “Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s,(A) and to God what is God’s.”

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25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.

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32 from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do(A)—200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command;

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32 And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

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29 Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!(A)

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29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

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56 Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?(A)

57 “Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

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56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?

57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

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11 Ephraim is oppressed,
    trampled in judgment,
    intent on pursuing idols.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

11 Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

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The heart of the wise inclines to the right,
    but the heart of the fool to the left.

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A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

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