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Warning against Partiality

My brothers and sisters, do not claim the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory while showing partiality.(A)

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Further Sayings of the Wise

23     These also are sayings of the wise:

Partiality in judging is not good.(A)

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But if you show partiality, you commit sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

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19 You must not distort justice; you must not show partiality; and you must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.(A)

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17 You must not be partial in judging: hear out the small and the great alike; you shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgment is God’s. Any case that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.’(A)

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15 “You shall not render an unjust judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great: with justice you shall judge your neighbor.(A)

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21 To show partiality is not good,
    yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.

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Now, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care what you do, for there is no perversion of justice with the Lord our God or partiality or taking of bribes.”(A)

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16 So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one, for you do not regard people with partiality.(A)

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17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.(A)

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and if you take notice of the one wearing the fine clothes and say, “Have a seat here in a good place, please,” while to the one who is poor you say, “Stand there,” or, “Sit by my footstool,”(A)

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and which none of the rulers of this age understood, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

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16 These are grumblers and malcontents; they indulge their lusts;[a] their mouths utter bombastic nonsense, flattering people to their own advantage.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 16 Other ancient authorities read their own lusts

13 while we wait for the blessed hope and the manifestation of the glory of our great God and Savior,[a] Jesus Christ.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 2.13 Or of the great God and our Savior

Salutation

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth that is in accordance with godliness,

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21 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels, I warn you to keep these instructions without prejudice, doing nothing on the basis of partiality.(A)

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19 having faith and a good conscience. By rejecting conscience, certain persons have suffered shipwreck in the faith;(A)

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12 Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and hold fast to the faith of[a] Jesus.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 14.12 Or to their faith in

Paul Held in Custody

24 Some days later when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and heard him speak concerning faith in Christ Jesus.

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Lift up your heads, O gates!
    and be lifted up, O ancient doors,
    that the King of glory may come in!(A)
Who is the King of glory?
    The Lord, strong and mighty,
    the Lord, mighty in battle.(B)
Lift up your heads, O gates!
    and be lifted up, O ancient doors,
    that the King of glory may come in!(C)
10 Who is this King of glory?
    The Lord of hosts,
    he is the King of glory. Selah

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Salutation

Simeon[a] Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who have received a faith as equally honorable as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

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Footnotes

  1. 1.1 Other ancient authorities read Simon

He is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being, and he sustains[a] all things by his powerful word. When he had made purification for[b] sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1.3 Or bears along
  2. 1.3 Other ancient authorities add our

for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints,(A)

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21 as I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.[a](A)

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  1. 20.21 Other ancient authorities add Christ

And Stephen replied:

“Brothers[a] and fathers, listen to me. The God of glory appeared to our ancestor Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 7.2 Gk Men, brothers