16 (A)But for this purpose I have raised you up, to show you my power, so (B)that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.

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16 But I have raised you up[a] for this very purpose,(A) that I might show you my power(B) and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.

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  1. Exodus 9:16 Or have spared you

17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, (A)“For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”

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17 For Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”[a](A)

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  1. Romans 9:17 Exodus 9:16

(A)The Lord has made everything for its purpose,
    even (B)the wicked for the day of trouble.

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The Lord works out everything to its proper end(A)
    even the wicked for a day of disaster.(B)

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17 Let them be (A)put to shame and dismayed forever;
    let them perish in disgrace,
18 that they may (B)know that you alone,
    (C)whose name is the Lord,
    are (D)the Most High over all the earth.

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17 May they ever be ashamed and dismayed;(A)
    may they perish in disgrace.(B)
18 Let them know that you, whose name is the Lord(C)
    that you alone are the Most High(D) over all the earth.(E)

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and

(A)“A stone of stumbling,
    and a rock of offense.”

They stumble because they disobey the word, (B)as they were destined to do.

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and,

“A stone that causes people to stumble
    and a rock that makes them fall.”[a](A)

They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.(B)

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  1. 1 Peter 2:8 Isaiah 8:14

10 to him who (A)struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
11 and (B)brought Israel out from among them,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
12 with (C)a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
13 to him who (D)divided the Red Sea in two,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
14 (E)and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
15 but (F)overthrew[a] Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;

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  1. Psalm 136:15 Hebrew shook off

10 to him who struck down the firstborn(A) of Egypt
His love endures forever.
11 and brought Israel out(B) from among them
His love endures forever.
12 with a mighty hand(C) and outstretched arm;(D)
His love endures forever.

13 to him who divided the Red Sea[a](E) asunder
His love endures forever.
14 and brought Israel through(F) the midst of it,
His love endures forever.
15 but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;(G)
His love endures forever.

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  1. Psalm 136:13 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verse 15

Then all mankind (A)fears;
    they (B)tell what God has brought about
    and ponder what he has done.

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All people will fear;(A)
    they will proclaim the works of God
    and ponder what he has done.(B)

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24 Declare his glory among the nations,
    his marvelous works among all the peoples!

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24 Declare his glory(A) among the nations,
    his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

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11 Now I know that (A)the Lord is greater than all gods, because in this affair they (B)dealt arrogantly with the people.”[a]

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  1. Exodus 18:11 Hebrew with them

11 Now I know that the Lord is greater than all other gods,(A) for he did this to those who had treated Israel arrogantly.”(B)

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17 And (A)I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they shall go in after them, and (B)I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, his chariots, and his horsemen.

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17 I will harden the hearts(A) of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them.(B) And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen.

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For (A)certain people (B)have crept in unnoticed (C)who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert (D)the grace of our God into sensuality and (E)deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

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For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about[a] long ago have secretly slipped in among you.(A) They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.(B)

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  1. Jude 1:4 Or individuals who were marked out for condemnation

19 For this is a gracious thing, when, (A)mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.

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19 For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God.(A)

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22 What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience (A)vessels of wrath (B)prepared for destruction,

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22 What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience(A) the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction?(B)

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