21 And he said to him, “See, (A)I have favored you concerning this thing also, in that I will not overthrow this city for which you have spoken.

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21 He said to him, “Very well, I will grant this request(A) too; I will not overthrow the town you speak of.

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19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He also will hear their cry and save them.

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19 He fulfills the desires(A) of those who fear him;(B)
    he hears their cry(C) and saves them.(D)

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17 (A)He shall regard the prayer of the destitute,
And shall not despise their prayer.

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17 He will respond to the prayer(A) of the destitute;
    he will not despise their plea.

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15 (A)The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.

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15 The eyes of the Lord(A) are on the righteous,(B)
    and his ears are attentive(C) to their cry;

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Now therefore, take for yourselves (A)seven bulls and seven rams, (B)go to My servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and My servant Job shall (C)pray for you. For I will accept [a]him, lest I deal with you according to your folly; because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.

So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the Lord commanded them; for the Lord had [b]accepted Job.

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  1. Job 42:8 Lit. his face
  2. Job 42:9 Lit. lifted up the face of Job

So now take seven bulls and seven rams(A) and go to my servant Job(B) and sacrifice a burnt offering(C) for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer(D) and not deal with you according to your folly.(E) You have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.”(F) So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite(G) did what the Lord told them; and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer.(H)

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15 For (A)we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but (B)was in all points tempted as we are, (C)yet without sin. 16 (D)Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

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15 For we do not have a high priest(A) who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are(B)—yet he did not sin.(C) 16 Let us then approach(D) God’s throne of grace with confidence,(E) so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

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17 Therefore, in all things He had (A)to be made like His brethren, that He might be (B)a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

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17 For this reason he had to be made like them,[a](A) fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful(B) and faithful high priest(C) in service to God,(D) and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people.(E)

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  1. Hebrews 2:17 Or like his brothers

I say to you, (A)though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.

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I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity[a] he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.(A)

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  1. Luke 11:8 Or yet to preserve his good name

20 A bruised reed He will not break,
And smoking flax He will not quench,
Till He sends forth justice to victory;

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20 A bruised reed he will not break,
    and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till he has brought justice through to victory.

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24 Suppose there were fifty righteous within the city; would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it?

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24 What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare[a] the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it?(A)

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  1. Genesis 18:24 Or forgive; also in verse 26

(A)I will make you a great nation;
(B)I will bless you
And make your name great;
(C)And you shall be a blessing.

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If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is [a]for you, but you should rule over it.”

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  1. Genesis 4:7 Lit. toward

If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door;(A) it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.(B)

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10 Thus says the Lord to this people:

(A)“Thus they have loved to wander;
They have not restrained their feet.
Therefore the Lord does not accept them;
(B)He will remember their iniquity now,
And punish their sins.”

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10 This is what the Lord says about this people:

“They greatly love to wander;
    they do not restrain their feet.(A)
So the Lord does not accept(B) them;
    he will now remember(C) their wickedness
    and punish them for their sins.”(D)

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