20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, (A)divisions,

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20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions

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(A)But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, (B)their portion will be in (C)the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is (D)the second death.”

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But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars(A)—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur.(B) This is the second death.”(C)

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10 As for a person who stirs up division, (A)after warning him once and then twice, (B)have nothing more to do with him,

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10 Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them.(A)

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19 for (A)there must be factions among you in order (B)that those who are genuine among you may be recognized.

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19 No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.(A)

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19 For you gladly bear with fools, (A)being wise yourselves!

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19 You gladly put up with(A) fools since you are so wise!(B)

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Simon the Magician Believes

But there was a man named Simon, (A)who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, (B)saying that he himself was somebody great. 10 They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, (C)“This man is the power of God that is called (D)Great.” 11 And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had (E)amazed them with his magic.

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Simon the Sorcerer

Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery(A) in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,(B) 10 and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.”(C) 11 They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery.

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13 So Saul died (A)for his breach of faith. He broke faith with the Lord in that he did not keep the command of the Lord, and also (B)consulted a medium, seeking guidance. 14 He (C)did not seek guidance from the Lord. Therefore the Lord put him to death and (D)turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.

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13 Saul died(A) because he was unfaithful(B) to the Lord; he did not keep(C) the word of the Lord and even consulted a medium(D) for guidance, 14 and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned(E) the kingdom(F) over to David son of Jesse.

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Paul and Silas in Prison

16 As we were going to (A)the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had (B)a spirit of (C)divination and (D)brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and us, (E)crying out, “These men are (F)servants of (G)the Most High God, who proclaim to you (H)the way of salvation.” 18 And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, (I)“I command you (J)in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And (K)it came out that very hour.

19 But (L)when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and (M)dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.

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Paul and Silas in Prison

16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer,(A) we were met by a female slave who had a spirit(B) by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God,(C) who are telling you the way to be saved.” 18 She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her.(D)

19 When her owners realized that their hope of making money(E) was gone, they seized Paul and Silas(F) and dragged(G) them into the marketplace to face the authorities.

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10 There shall not be found among you anyone (A)who burns his son or his daughter as an offering,[a] anyone who (B)practices divination or (C)tells fortunes or interprets omens, or (D)a sorcerer

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 18:10 Hebrew makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire

10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire,(A) who practices divination(B) or sorcery,(C) interprets omens, engages in witchcraft,(D)

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False Prophets and Teachers

But (A)false prophets also arose among the people, (B)just as there will be false teachers among you, who will (C)secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master (D)who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

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False Teachers and Their Destruction

But there were also false prophets(A) among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you.(B) They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord(C) who bought them(D)—bringing swift destruction on themselves.

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18 (A)“Son of man, the house of Israel has become (B)dross to me; all of them are (C)bronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace; they are (D)dross of silver.

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18 “Son of man, the people of Israel have become dross(A) to me; all of them are the copper, tin, iron and lead left inside a furnace.(B) They are but the dross of silver.(C)

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(A)And he burned his sons as an offering (B)in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and (C)used fortune-telling and omens and sorcery, and dealt with (D)mediums and with necromancers. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger.

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He sacrificed his children(A) in the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, practiced divination and witchcraft, sought omens, and consulted mediums(B) and spiritists.(C) He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing his anger.

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23 For rebellion is as the sin of divination,
    and presumption is as iniquity and (A)idolatry.
Because (B)you have rejected the word of the Lord,
    (C)he has also rejected you from being king.”

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23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination,(A)
    and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.
Because you have rejected(B) the word of the Lord,
    he has rejected you as king.”

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