32 But recall the former days when, after (A)you were enlightened, you endured (B)a hard struggle with sufferings,

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32 Remember those earlier days after you had received the light,(A) when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering.(B)

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For it is impossible, in the case of those (A)who have once been enlightened, who have tasted (B)the heavenly gift, and (C)have shared in the Holy Spirit,

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It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened,(A) who have tasted the heavenly gift,(B) who have shared in the Holy Spirit,(C)

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In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.

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God Disciplines His Children

In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.(A)

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(A)I have fought the good fight, (B)I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is (C)laid up for me (D)the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, (E)the righteous judge, will award to me on (F)that day, and not only to me but also to all (G)who have loved his appearing.

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I have fought the good fight,(A) I have finished the race,(B) I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me(C) the crown of righteousness,(D) which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day(E)—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.(F)

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Are you so foolish? (A)Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by[a] the flesh? (B)Did you suffer[b] so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain?

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  1. Galatians 3:3 Or now ending with
  2. Galatians 3:4 Or experience

Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?[a] Have you experienced[b] so much in vain—if it really was in vain?

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  1. Galatians 3:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
  2. Galatians 3:4 Or suffered

Watch yourselves, (A)so that you may not lose what we[a] have worked for, but (B)may win a full reward.

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  1. 2 John 1:8 Some manuscripts you

Watch out that you do not lose what we[a] have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.(A)

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  1. 2 John 1:8 Some manuscripts you

(A)Share in suffering as (B)a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier (C)gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. (D)An athlete is not (E)crowned unless he competes according to the rules. It is (F)the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.

Remember Jesus Christ, (G)risen from the dead, the (H)offspring of David, (I)as preached in my gospel, (J)for which I am suffering, (K)bound with chains as a criminal. But (L)the word of God is not bound! 10 Therefore (M)I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain (N)the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with (O)eternal glory. 11 The saying is (P)trustworthy, for:

(Q)If we have died with him, we will also (R)live with him;
12 (S)if we endure, we will also reign with him;
(T)if we deny him, he also will deny us;
13 (U)if we are faithless, (V)he remains faithful—

for (W)he cannot deny himself.

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Join with me in suffering,(A) like a good soldier(B) of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer. Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown(C) except by competing according to the rules. The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops.(D) Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this.

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead,(E) descended from David.(F) This is my gospel,(G) for which I am suffering(H) even to the point of being chained(I) like a criminal. But God’s word(J) is not chained. 10 Therefore I endure everything(K) for the sake of the elect,(L) that they too may obtain the salvation(M) that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.(N)

11 Here is a trustworthy saying:(O)

If we died with him,
    we will also live with him;(P)
12 if we endure,
    we will also reign with him.(Q)
If we disown him,
    he will also disown us;(R)
13 if we are faithless,
    he remains faithful,(S)
    for he cannot disown himself.

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16 Only (A)let us hold true to what we have attained.

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16 Only let us live up to what we have already attained.

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29 For (A)it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also (B)suffer for his sake, 30 engaged in the same (C)conflict that (D)you saw I had and now hear that I still have.

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29 For it has been granted to you(A) on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer(B) for him, 30 since you are going through the same struggle(C) you saw(D) I had, and now hear(E) that I still have.

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Saul Ravages the Church

And (A)Saul (B)approved of his execution.

And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and (C)they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. But (D)Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he (E)dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.

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And Saul(A) approved of their killing him.

The Church Persecuted and Scattered

On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered(B) throughout Judea and Samaria.(C) Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. But Saul(D) began to destroy the church.(E) Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.

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(A)Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, (B)I will come (C)like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you.

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Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent.(A) But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief,(B) and you will not know at what time(C) I will come to you.

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For I want you to know (A)how great a (B)struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face,

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I want you to know how hard I am contending(A) for you and for those at Laodicea,(B) and for all who have not met me personally.

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The Conversion of Saul

But Saul, (A)still (B)breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to (C)the high priest and asked him for letters (D)to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to (E)the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

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Saul’s Conversion(A)

Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples.(B) He went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus,(C) so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way,(D) whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

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