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

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

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

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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(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

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 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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Footnotes

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

The Hamites(A)

The sons of Ham:

Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.

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19 “A gazelle[a] lies slain on your heights, Israel.
    How the mighty(A) have fallen!(B)

20 “Tell it not in Gath,(C)
    proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon,(D)
lest the daughters of the Philistines(E) be glad,
    lest the daughters of the uncircumcised rejoice.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 1:19 Gazelle here symbolizes a human dignitary.

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