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But you are doing away with the fear of God
    and hindering meditation before God.

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But you even undermine piety
    and hinder devotion to God.(A)

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31 Do we then overthrow the law through this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.

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31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.

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21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness[a] comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.

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  1. 2.21 Or justification

21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law,(A) Christ died for nothing!”[a]

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  1. Galatians 2:21 Some interpreters end the quotation after verse 14.

The Parable of the Widow and the Unjust Judge

18 Then Jesus[a] told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart.

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  1. 18.1 Gk he

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

18 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.(A)

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those who have turned back from following the Lord,
    who have not sought the Lord or inquired of him.(A)

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those who turn back from following(A) the Lord
    and neither seek(B) the Lord nor inquire(C) of him.”

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10 And if a relative, one who burns it,[a] takes up the body to bring it out of the house and says to someone in the innermost parts of the house, “Is anyone else with you?” the answer will come, “No.” Then the relative[b] shall say, “Hush! We must not mention the name of the Lord.”

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  1. 6.10 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 6.10 Heb he

10 And if the relative who comes to carry the bodies out of the house to burn them[a](A) asks anyone who might be hiding there, “Is anyone else with you?” and he says, “No,” then he will go on to say, “Hush!(B) We must not mention the name of the Lord.”

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  1. Amos 6:10 Or to make a funeral fire in honor of the dead

14 They do not cry to me from the heart,
    but they wail upon their beds;
they gash themselves for grain and wine;
    they rebel against me.(A)

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14 They do not cry out to me from their hearts(A)
    but wail on their beds.
They slash themselves,[a] appealing to their gods
    for grain and new wine,(B)
    but they turn away from me.(C)

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  1. Hosea 7:14 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts They gather together

126 It is time for the Lord to act,
    for your law has been broken.

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126 It is time for you to act, Lord;
    your law is being broken.(A)

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Psalm 36

Human Wickedness and Divine Goodness

To the leader. Of David, the servant of the Lord.

Transgression speaks to the wicked
    deep in their hearts;
there is no fear of God
    before their eyes.(A)
For they flatter themselves in their own eyes
    that their iniquity cannot be found out and hated.
The words of their mouths are mischief and deceit;
    they have ceased to act wisely and do good.(B)

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Psalm 36[a]

For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord.

I have a message from God in my heart
    concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:[b](A)
There is no fear(B) of God
    before their eyes.(C)

In their own eyes they flatter themselves
    too much to detect or hate their sin.(D)
The words of their mouths(E) are wicked and deceitful;(F)
    they fail to act wisely(G) or do good.(H)

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  1. Psalm 36:1 In Hebrew texts 36:1-12 is numbered 36:2-13.
  2. Psalm 36:1 Or A message from God: The transgression of the wicked / resides in their hearts.

10 Will they take delight in the Almighty?[a]
    Will they call upon God at all times?(A)

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  1. 27.10 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

10 Will they find delight in the Almighty?(A)
    Will they call on God at all times?

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14 “Those who withhold[a] kindness from a friend
    forsake the fear of the Almighty.[b]

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  1. 6.14 Syr Vg Compare Tg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 6.14 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

14 “Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend(A)
    forsakes the fear of the Almighty.(B)

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“As for me, I would seek God,
    and to God I would commit my cause.(A)

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“But if I were you, I would appeal to God;
    I would lay my cause before him.(A)

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But now it has come to you, and you are impatient;
    it touches you, and you are dismayed.(A)
Is not your fear of God your confidence
    and the integrity of your ways your hope?(B)

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But now trouble comes to you, and you are discouraged;(A)
    it strikes(B) you, and you are dismayed.(C)
Should not your piety be your confidence(D)
    and your blameless(E) ways your hope?

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