16 In the dark they break into houses
Which they marked for themselves in the daytime;
(A)They do not know the light.

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16 In the dark, thieves break into houses,(A)
    but by day they shut themselves in;
    they want nothing to do with the light.(B)

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20 For (A)everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

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20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.(A)

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11 And have (A)no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather [a]expose them. 12 (B)For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. 13 But (C)all things that are [b]exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 5:11 reprove
  2. Ephesians 5:13 reproved

11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness,(A) but rather expose them. 12 It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. 13 But everything exposed by the light(B) becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.

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43 (A)But know this, that if the master of the house had known what [a]hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.

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  1. Matthew 24:43 Lit. watch of the night

43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming,(A) he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

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Lay Up Treasures in Heaven(A)

19 (B)“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;

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Treasures in Heaven(A)

19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,(B) where moths and vermin destroy,(C) and where thieves break in and steal.

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12 And (A)the prince who is among them shall bear his belongings on his shoulder at twilight and go out. They shall dig through the wall to carry them out through it. He shall cover his face, so that he cannot see the ground with his eyes.

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12 “The prince among them will put his things on his shoulder at dusk(A) and leave, and a hole will be dug in the wall for him to go through. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land.(B)

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Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your belongings out through it. In their sight you shall bear them on your shoulders and carry them out at twilight; you shall cover your face, so that you cannot see the ground, (A)for I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”

So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my belongings by day, as though going into captivity, and at evening I dug through the wall with my hand. I brought them out at twilight, and I bore them on my shoulder in their sight.

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While they watch, dig through the wall(A) and take your belongings out through it. Put them on your shoulder as they are watching and carry them out at dusk. Cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have made you a sign(B) to the Israelites.”

So I did as I was commanded.(C) During the day I brought out my things packed for exile. Then in the evening I dug through the wall with my hands. I took my belongings out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulders while they watched.

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12 “Have you (A)commanded the morning since your days began,
And caused the dawn to know its place,
13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,
And (B)the wicked be shaken out of it?

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12 “Have you ever given orders to the morning,(A)
    or shown the dawn its place,(B)
13 that it might take the earth by the edges
    and shake the wicked(C) out of it?(D)

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13 “There are those who rebel against the light;
They do not know its ways
Nor abide in its paths.

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13 “There are those who rebel against the light,(A)
    who do not know its ways
    or stay in its paths.(B)

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If the thief is found (A)breaking in, and he is struck so that he dies, there shall be (B)no guilt for his bloodshed. If the sun has risen on him, there shall be guilt for his bloodshed. He should make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be (C)sold[a] for his theft.

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  1. Exodus 22:3 Sold as a slave

“If a thief is caught breaking in(A) at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed;(B) but if it happens after sunrise, the defender is guilty of bloodshed.

“Anyone who steals must certainly make restitution,(C) but if they have nothing, they must be sold(D) to pay for their theft.

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