And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I [a]offended you, (A)that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me (B)that ought not to be done.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 20:9 sinned against

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 And Pharaoh called Abram and said, (A)“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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There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. (A)How then can I do this great wickedness, and (B)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 And Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might soon have lain with your wife, and (A)you would have brought guilt on 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)Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; (B)but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

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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 whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, (A)for the sake of dishonest gain.

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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)there is no partiality with God.

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11 For God does not show favoritism.(A)

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10 (A)Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way,
He himself will fall into his own pit;
(B)But the blameless will inherit good.

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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 But she answered him, “No, my brother, do not [a]force me, for (A)no such thing should be done in Israel. Do not do this (B)disgraceful thing!

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  1. 2 Samuel 13:12 Lit. humble me

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, (A)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 adversity against you from your own house; and I will (B)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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So David’s anger was greatly aroused against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this [a]shall surely die!

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  1. 2 Samuel 12:5 deserves to die, lit. is a son of death

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 thus pursue his servant? For what have I done, or what evil is in my hand? 19 Now therefore, please, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the Lord has (B)stirred you up against me, let Him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, may they be cursed before the Lord, (C)for they have driven me out this day from sharing in the (D)inheritance 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, (A)“Why have you troubled us? The Lord will trouble you this day.” (B)So all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire after they had 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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