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26 Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.(A)

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26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be.(A) My Father will honor the one who serves me.

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30 Therefore the Lord the God of Israel declares: I promised that your family and the family of your ancestor should go in and out before me forever, but now the Lord declares: Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be treated with contempt.(A)

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30 “Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that members of your family would minister before me forever.(A)’ But now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor,(B) but those who despise(C) me will be disdained.(D)

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24 since you know that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward; you serve the Lord Christ.(A)

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24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance(A) from the Lord as a reward.(B) It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

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10 Am I now seeking human approval or God’s approval? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of Christ.(A)

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10 Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people?(A) If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

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Salutation

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,

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Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle(A) and set apart(B) for the gospel of God(C)

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24 Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.(A)

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24 “Father, I want those you have given me(A) to be with me where I am,(B) and to see my glory,(C) the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.(D)

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27 My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.(A)

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27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them,(A) and they follow me.(B)

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Yes, we do have confidence, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

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We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.(A)

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Salutation

Jude,[a] a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James,

To those who are called, who are beloved[b] in[c] God the Father and kept safe for[d] Jesus Christ:(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Gk Judas
  2. 1 Other ancient authorities read sanctified
  3. 1 Or by
  4. 1 Or by

Jude,(A) a servant of Jesus Christ(B) and a brother of James,

To those who have been called,(C) who are loved in God the Father and kept for[a] Jesus Christ:(D)

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  1. Jude 1:1 Or by; or in

For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome,(A)

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In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands.(A) And his commands are not burdensome,(B)

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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

Simon Peter, a servant(A) and apostle of Jesus Christ,(B)

To those who through the righteousness(C) of our God and Savior Jesus Christ(D) have received a faith as precious as ours:

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17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will be with the Lord forever.(A) 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.

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17 After that, we who are still alive and are left(A) will be caught up together with them in the clouds(B) to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord(C) forever. 18 Therefore encourage one another(D) with these words.

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For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’s sake.(A)

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For what we preach is not ourselves,(A) but Jesus Christ as Lord,(B) and ourselves as your servants(C) for Jesus’ sake.

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