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21 He said to him, “Very well, I grant you this favor too and will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.(A)

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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 fulfills the desire of all who fear him;
    he also hears their cry and saves them.(A)

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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 He will regard the prayer of the destitute
    and will not despise their prayer.(A)

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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 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
    and his ears are open to their cry.(A)

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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 seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering, and my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept his prayer not to deal with you according to your folly, for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has done.”(A) So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did what the Lord had told them, and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer.

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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 we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested[a] as we are, yet without sin.(A) 16 Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

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  1. 4.15 Or tempted

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 he had to become like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make a sacrifice of atonement for the sins of the people.(A)

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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 tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything out of friendship, at least because of his persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs.(A)

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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 He will not break a bruised reed
    or quench a smoldering wick
until he brings 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 are fifty righteous within the city; will you then sweep away the place and not forgive it for the fifty righteous who are in it?(A)

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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

I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.(A)

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If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it.”

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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 concerning this people:
Truly they have loved to wander;
    they have not restrained their feet;
therefore the Lord does not accept them;
    now he will remember their iniquity
    and punish their sins.(A)

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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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