Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me things that ought not to be done.”

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Then Abimelek called Abraham in and said, “What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such great guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.(A)

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18 So Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?

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18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram. “What have you done to me?”(A) he said. “Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?(B)

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He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and (A)sin against God?”

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No one is greater in this house than I am.(A) My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?”(B)

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10 Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and (A)you would have brought guilt upon us.”

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10 Then Abimelek said, “What is this you have done to us?(A) One of the men might well have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”

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(A)Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge (B)the sexually immoral and adulterous.

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Marriage should be honored by all,(A) and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.(B)

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11 They must be silenced, since (A)they are upsetting whole families by teaching (B)for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.

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11 They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households(A) by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain.

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11 For (A)God shows no partiality.

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11 For God does not show favoritism.(A)

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10 Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way
    (A)will fall into his own pit,
    but the blameless (B)will have a goodly inheritance.

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10 Whoever leads the upright along an evil path
    will fall into their own trap,(A)
    but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.

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12 She answered him, “No, my brother, do not violate[a] me, for (A)such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this (B)outrageous thing.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 13:12 Or humiliate; also verses 14, 22, 32

12 “No, my brother!” she said to him. “Don’t force me! Such a thing should not be done in Israel!(A) Don’t do this wicked thing.(B)

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10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’ 11 Thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house. And I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.

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10 Now, therefore, the sword(A) will never depart from your house, because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’

11 “This is what the Lord says: ‘Out of your own household(B) I am going to bring calamity on you.(C) Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight.(D)

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Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, (A)“As the Lord lives, the man who has done this deserves to die,

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David(A) burned with anger(B) against the man(C) and said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives,(D) the man who did this must die!

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18 And he said, (A)“Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? What evil is on my hands? 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, (B)for they have driven me out this day that I should have no share in (C)the heritage of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’

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18 And he added, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done, and what wrong(A) am I guilty of? 19 Now let my lord the king listen(B) to his servant’s words. If the Lord has incited you against me, then may he accept an offering.(C) 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(D) and have said, ‘Go, serve other gods.’(E)

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25 And Joshua said, “Why did you (A)bring trouble on us? The Lord brings trouble on you today.” And all Israel (B)stoned him with stones. (C)They burned them with fire and stoned them with stones.

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25 Joshua said, “Why have you brought this trouble(A) on us? The Lord will bring trouble on you today.”

Then all Israel stoned him,(B) and after they had stoned the rest, they burned them.(C)

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