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37 For I would tell him exactly what I have done.
    I would come before him like a prince.

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37 I would give him an account of my every step;(A)
    I would present it to him as to a ruler.(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

19 Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before God. 20 Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.

21 Dear friends, if we don’t feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence.

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19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Dear friends,(A) if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God(B)

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15 This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. 16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.

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15 For we do not have a high priest(A) who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are(B)—yet he did not sin.(C) 16 Let us then approach(D) God’s throne of grace with confidence,(E) so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

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12 Because of Christ and our faith in him,[a] we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence.

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  1. 3:12 Or Because of Christ’s faithfulness.

12 In him and through faith in him we may approach God(A) with freedom and confidence.(B)

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12 How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart?
    Cleanse me from these hidden faults.

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12 But who can discern their own errors?
    Forgive my hidden faults.(A)

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You asked, ‘Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorance?’
    It is I—and I was talking about things I knew nothing about,
    things far too wonderful for me.
You said, ‘Listen and I will speak!
    I have some questions for you,
    and you must answer them.’
I had only heard about you before,
    but now I have seen you with my own eyes.
I take back everything I said,
    and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance.”

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You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’(A)
    Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,
    things too wonderful for me to know.(B)

“You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak;
    I will question you,
    and you shall answer me.’(C)
My ears had heard of you(D)
    but now my eyes have seen you.(E)
Therefore I despise myself(F)
    and repent(G) in dust and ashes.”(H)

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25 Like a chief, I told them what to do.
    I lived like a king among his troops
    and comforted those who mourned.

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25 I chose the way for them and sat as their chief;(A)
    I dwelt as a king(B) among his troops;
    I was like one who comforts mourners.(C)

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16 For then you would guard my steps,
    instead of watching for my sins.

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16 Surely then you will count my steps(A)
    but not keep track of my sin.(B)

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If someone wanted to take God to court,[a]
    would it be possible to answer him even once in a thousand times?

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Footnotes

  1. 9:3 Or If God wanted to take someone to court.

Though they wished to dispute with him,(A)
    they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.(B)

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He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area.

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and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys,(A) and had a large number of servants.(B) He was the greatest man(C) among all the people of the East.(D)

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28 “Your name will no longer be Jacob,” the man told him. “From now on you will be called Israel,[a] because you have fought with God and with men and have won.”

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Footnotes

  1. 32:28 Jacob sounds like the Hebrew words for “heel” and “deceiver.” Israel means “God fights.”

28 Then the man said, “Your name(A) will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[a](B) because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.