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I will never concede that you are right;
    I will defend my integrity until I die.

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I will never admit you are in the right;
    till I die, I will not deny my integrity.(A)

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His wife said to him, “Are you still trying to maintain your integrity? Curse God and die.”

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His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity?(A) Curse God and die!”(B)

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15 God might kill me, but I have no other hope.[a]
    I am going to argue my case with him.

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Footnotes

  1. 13:15 An alternate reading in the Masoretic Text reads God might kill me, but I hope in him.

15 Though he slay me, yet will I hope(A) in him;(B)
    I will surely[a] defend my ways to his face.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 13:15 Or He will surely slay me; I have no hope — / yet I will

Paul Confronts Peter

11 But when Peter came to Antioch, I had to oppose him to his face, for what he did was very wrong.

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Paul Opposes Cephas

11 When Cephas(A) came to Antioch,(B) I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.

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15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent—
    both are detestable to the Lord.

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15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent(A)
    the Lord detests them both.(B)

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Conclusion: The Lord Blesses Job

After the Lord had finished speaking to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “I am angry with you and your two friends, for you have not spoken accurately about me, as my servant Job has.

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Epilogue

After the Lord had said these things to Job(A), he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends,(B) because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.(C)

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He was also angry with Job’s three friends, for they made God[a] appear to be wrong by their inability to answer Job’s arguments.

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Footnotes

  1. 32:3 As in ancient Hebrew scribal tradition; the Masoretic Text reads Job.

He was also angry with the three friends,(A) because they had found no way to refute Job,(B) and yet had condemned him.[a](C)

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  1. Job 32:3 Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition Job, and so had condemned God

14 Everything I did was honest.
    Righteousness covered me like a robe,
    and I wore justice like a turban.

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14 I put on righteousness(A) as my clothing;
    justice was my robe and my turban.(B)

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25 “Suppose two people take a dispute to court, and the judges declare that one is right and the other is wrong.

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25 When people have a dispute, they are to take it to court and the judges(A) will decide the case,(B) acquitting(C) the innocent and condemning the guilty.(D)

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Paul’s Change of Plans

12 We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness[a] and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God’s grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially toward you.

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  1. 1:12 Some manuscripts read honesty.

Paul’s Change of Plans

12 Now this is our boast: Our conscience(A) testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity[a](B) and godly sincerity.(C) We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom(D) but on God’s grace.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 1:12 Many manuscripts holiness