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22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and went outside and told his brothers.

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22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked(A) and told his two brothers outside.

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17 The eye that mocks a father
    and despises a mother’s instructions
will be plucked out by ravens of the valley
    and eaten by vultures.

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17 “The eye that mocks(A) a father,
    that scorns an aged mother,
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
    will be eaten by the vultures.(B)

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We Harvest What We Plant

Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer[a] is overcome by some sin, you who are godly[b] should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:1a Greek Brothers, if a man.
  2. 6:1b Greek spiritual.

Doing Good to All

Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit(A) should restore(B) that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.

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It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.

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Love does not delight in evil(A) but rejoices with the truth.(B)

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Correcting Another Believer

15 “If another believer[a] sins against you,[b] go privately and point out the offense. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back.

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Footnotes

  1. 18:15a Greek If your brother.
  2. 18:15b Some manuscripts do not include against you.

Dealing With Sin in the Church

15 “If your brother or sister[a] sins,[b] go and point out their fault,(A) just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:15 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman; also in verses 21 and 35.
  2. Matthew 18:15 Some manuscripts sins against you

12 “You should not have gloated
    when they exiled your relatives to distant lands.
You should not have rejoiced
    when the people of Judah suffered such misfortune.
You should not have spoken arrogantly
    in that terrible time of trouble.
13 You should not have plundered the land of Israel
    when they were suffering such calamity.
You should not have gloated over their destruction
    when they were suffering such calamity.
You should not have seized their wealth
    when they were suffering such calamity.

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12 You should not gloat(A) over your brother
    in the day of his misfortune,(B)
nor rejoice(C) over the people of Judah
    in the day of their destruction,(D)
nor boast(E) so much
    in the day of their trouble.(F)
13 You should not march through the gates of my people
    in the day of their disaster,
nor gloat over them in their calamity(G)
    in the day of their disaster,
nor seize their wealth
    in the day of their disaster.

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When arguing with your neighbor,
    don’t betray another person’s secret.

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If you take your neighbor to court,
    do not betray another’s confidence,

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Let them be horrified by their shame,
    for they said, “Aha! We’ve got him now!”

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May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”(A)
    turn back because of their shame.

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15 Let them be horrified by their shame,
    for they said, “Aha! We’ve got him now!”

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15 May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”(A)
    be appalled at their own shame.

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15 Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,[a] 16 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 17 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 18 Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. The Canaanite clans eventually spread out, 19 and the territory of Canaan extended from Sidon in the north to Gerar and Gaza in the south, and east as far as Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, near Lasha.

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  1. 10:15 Hebrew ancestor of Heth.

15 Canaan(A) was the father of

Sidon(B) his firstborn,[a](C) and of the Hittites,(D) 16 Jebusites,(E) Amorites,(F) Girgashites,(G) 17 Hivites,(H) Arkites, Sinites, 18 Arvadites,(I) Zemarites and Hamathites.(J)

Later the Canaanite(K) clans scattered 19 and the borders of Canaan(L) reached from Sidon(M) toward Gerar(N) as far as Gaza,(O) and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim,(P) as far as Lasha.

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  1. Genesis 10:15 Or of the Sidonians, the foremost

Descendants of Ham

The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

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20 They don’t talk of peace;
    they plot against innocent people who mind their own business.
21 They shout, “Aha! Aha!
    With our own eyes we saw him do it!”

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20 They do not speak peaceably,
    but devise false accusations(A)
    against those who live quietly in the land.
21 They sneer(B) at me and say, “Aha! Aha!(C)
    With our own eyes we have seen it.”

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13 Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,[a] 14 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16 Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.

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  1. 1:13 Hebrew ancestor of Heth.

13 Canaan was the father of

Sidon his firstborn,[a] and of the Hittites, 14 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16 Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 1:13 Or of the Sidonians, the foremost