14 Therefore they called out to the Lord, “O Lord, let us not perish for this man's life, and (A)lay not on us innocent blood, (B)for you, O Lord, have done as it pleased you.”

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14 Then they cried out to the Lord, “Please, Lord, do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man,(A) for you, Lord, have done as you pleased.”(B)

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(A)Our God is in the heavens;
    (B)he does all that he pleases.

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Our God is in heaven;(A)
    he does whatever pleases him.(B)

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(A)Whatever the Lord pleases, he does,
    in heaven and on earth,
    in the seas and all deeps.

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The Lord does whatever pleases him,(A)
    in the heavens and on the earth,(B)
    in the seas and all their depths.

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Accept atonement, O Lord, for your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and (A)do not set the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of your people Israel, so that their blood guilt be atoned for.’

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Accept this atonement for your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, Lord, and do not hold your people guilty of the blood of an innocent person.” Then the bloodshed will be atoned for,(A)

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11 In him we have obtained (A)an inheritance, (B)having been predestined (C)according to the purpose of him who works all things according to (D)the counsel of his will,

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11 In him we were also chosen,[a] having been predestined(A) according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose(B) of his will,

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  1. Ephesians 1:11 Or were made heirs

28 (A)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.

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28 Then they cried(A) out to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he brought them out of their distress.(B)

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26 yes, Father, for such was your (A)gracious will.[a]

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  1. Matthew 11:26 Or for so it pleased you well

26 Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

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16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, (A)and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord (B)and made vows.

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16 At this the men greatly feared(A) the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows(B) to him.

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Nebuchadnezzar Restored

34 (A)At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and (B)my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored (C)him who lives forever,

(D)for his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
    and (E)his kingdom endures from generation to generation;
35 (F)all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,
    and (G)he does according to his will among the host of heaven
    and among the inhabitants of the earth;
(H)and none can stay his hand
    or (I)say to him, “What have you done?”

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34 At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity(A) was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever.(B)

His dominion is an eternal dominion;
    his kingdom(C) endures from generation to generation.(D)
35 All the peoples of the earth
    are regarded as nothing.(E)
He does as he pleases(F)
    with the powers of heaven
    and the peoples of the earth.
No one can hold back(G) his hand(H)
    or say to him: “What have you done?”(I)

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(A)making known[a] to us the mystery of his will, (B)according to his purpose, which he (C)set forth in Christ

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  1. Ephesians 1:9 Or he lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight, making known…

he[a] made known to us the mystery(A) of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed(B) in Christ,

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  1. Ephesians 1:9 Or us with all wisdom and understanding. And he

When (A)the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, (B)“No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, (C)Justice[a] has not allowed him to live.”

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  1. Acts 28:4 Or justice

When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand,(A) they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.”(B)

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Then the mariners were afraid, and (A)each cried out to his god. And (B)they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep.

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All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship.(A)

But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.

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16 O Lord, (A)in distress they sought you;
    they poured out a whispered prayer
    when your discipline was upon them.

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16 Lord, they came to you in their distress;(A)
    when you disciplined(B) them,
    they could barely whisper(C) a prayer.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 26:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.