And he said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai.”

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And he said, “Hagar,(A) slave of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?”(B)

“I’m running away from my mistress Sarai,” she answered.

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But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”[a]

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  1. Genesis 3:9 In Hebrew you is singular in verses 9 and 11

But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”(A)

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10 And the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood (A)is crying to me from the ground.

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10 The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.(A)

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17 (A)Have you not brought this upon yourself
    by forsaking the Lord your God,
    when (B)he led you in the way?
18 (C)And now what do you gain by going to Egypt
    to drink the waters of (D)the Nile?
(E)Or what do you gain by going to Assyria
    to drink the waters of (F)the Euphrates?[a]

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  1. Jeremiah 2:18 Hebrew the River

17 Have you not brought this on yourselves(A)
    by forsaking(B) the Lord your God
    when he led you in the way?
18 Now why go to Egypt(C)
    to drink water from the Nile[a]?(D)
And why go to Assyria(E)
    to drink water from the Euphrates?(F)

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  1. Jeremiah 2:18 Hebrew Shihor; that is, a branch of the Nile

If the anger of the ruler rises against you, (A)do not leave your place,
    (B)for calmness[a] will lay great offenses to rest.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 10:4 Hebrew healing

If a ruler’s anger rises against you,
    do not leave your post;(A)
    calmness can lay great offenses to rest.(B)

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(A)Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants[a] regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, (B)so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are (C)brothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved.

False Teachers and True Contentment

(D)Teach and urge these things.

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  1. 1 Timothy 6:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface

All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect,(A) so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered.(B) Those who have believing masters should not show them disrespect just because they are fellow believers.(C) Instead, they should serve them even better because their masters are dear to them as fellow believers and are devoted to the welfare[a] of their slaves.

False Teachers and the Love of Money

These are the things you are to teach and insist on.(D)

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  1. 1 Timothy 6:2 Or and benefit from the service

Bondservants and Masters

(A)Bondservants,[a] obey your earthly masters[b] with fear and trembling, (B)with a sincere heart, (C)as you would Christ, not by the way of eye-service, as (D)people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, (E)knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, (F)whether he is a bondservant or is free.

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  1. Ephesians 6:5 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verse 6; likewise for bondservant in verse 8
  2. Ephesians 6:5 Or your masters according to the flesh

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect(A) and fear, and with sincerity of heart,(B) just as you would obey Christ.(C) Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ,(D) doing the will of God from your heart. Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people,(E) because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do,(F) whether they are slave or free.

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19 Now therefore let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is the Lord who has stirred you up against me, may he accept an offering, but if it is men, may they be cursed before the Lord, (A)for they have driven me out this day that I should have no share in (B)the heritage of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’

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19 Now let my lord the king listen(A) to his servant’s words. If the Lord has incited you against me, then may he accept an offering.(B) If, however, people have done it, may they be cursed before the Lord! They have driven me today from my share in the Lord’s inheritance(C) and have said, ‘Go, serve other gods.’(D)

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And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, (A)she looked with contempt on her mistress.[a]

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  1. Genesis 16:4 Hebrew her mistress was dishonorable in her eyes; similarly in verse 5

He slept with Hagar,(A) and she conceived.

When she knew she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.(B)

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Sarai and Hagar

16 (A)Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was (B)Hagar.

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Hagar and Ishmael

16 Now Sarai,(A) Abram’s wife, had borne him no children.(B) But she had an Egyptian slave(C) named Hagar;(D)

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