but God said, (A)‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’”

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but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”(A)

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16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (A)you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat[a] of it you (B)shall surely die.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 2:17 Or when you eat

16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;(A) 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,(B) for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”(C)

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17 Therefore (A)go out from their midst,
    and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch no unclean thing;
    then I will welcome you,

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17 Therefore,

“Come out from them(A)
    and be separate,
says the Lord.
Touch no unclean thing,
    and I will receive you.”[a](B)

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  1. 2 Corinthians 6:17 Isaiah 52:11; Ezek. 20:34,41

11 But (A)stretch out your hand and (B)touch all that he has, and he will (C)curse you (D)to your face.”

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11 But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has,(A) and he will surely curse you to your face.”(B)

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Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that you have done this in the integrity of your heart, and it was I who kept you from sinning (A)against me. Therefore I did not let you touch her.

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Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept(A) you from sinning against me.(B) That is why I did not let you touch her.

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12 And you shall set limits for the people all around, saying, ‘Take care not to go up into the mountain or touch the edge of it. (A)Whoever touches the mountain shall be put to death. 13 No hand shall touch him, but he shall be stoned or shot;[a] whether beast or man, he shall not live.’ When (B)the trumpet sounds a long blast, they shall come up to the mountain.”

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  1. Exodus 19:13 That is, shot with an arrow

12 Put limits(A) for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful that you do not approach the mountain or touch the foot of it. Whoever touches the mountain is to be put to death. 13 They are to be stoned(B) or shot with arrows; not a hand is to be laid on them. No person or animal shall be permitted to live.’ Only when the ram’s horn(C) sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”(D)

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21 (A)“Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch”

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21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”?

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21 Have mercy on me, have mercy on me, O you my friends,
    for the hand of God has (A)touched me!

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21 “Have pity on me, my friends,(A) have pity,
    for the hand of God has struck(B) me.

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But (A)stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will (B)curse you to your face.”

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But now stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones,(A) and he will surely curse you to your face.”(B)

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22 saying, “Touch not my anointed ones,
    do my (A)prophets no harm!”

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22 “Do not touch my anointed ones;
    do my prophets(A) no harm.”

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Principles for Marriage

Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: (A)“It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”

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Concerning Married Life

Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”(A)

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