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18 By then he was very thirsty, and he called on the Lord, saying, “You have granted this great victory by the hand of your servant. Am I now to die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”(A)

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18 Because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the Lord,(A) “You have given your servant this great victory.(B) Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”

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even considering the exceptional character of the revelations. Therefore, to keep[a] me from being too elated, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, to keep me from being too elated.[b] Three times I appealed to the Lord about this, that it would leave me,(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 12.7 Other ancient authorities read To keep
  2. 12.7 Other ancient authorities lack to keep me from being too elated

or because of these surpassingly great revelations.(A) Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh,(B) a messenger of Satan,(C) to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.(D)

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32 And what more should I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets,

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32 And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon,(A) Barak,(B) Samson(C) and Jephthah,(D) about David(E) and Samuel(F) and the prophets,

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We are afflicted in every way but not crushed, perplexed but not driven to despair, persecuted but not forsaken, struck down but not destroyed,

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We are hard pressed on every side,(A) but not crushed; perplexed,(B) but not in despair; persecuted,(C) but not abandoned;(D) struck down, but not destroyed.(E)

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We do not want you to be ignorant, brothers and sisters, of the affliction we experienced in Asia, for we were so utterly, unbearably crushed that we despaired of life itself.(A) Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death so that we would rely not on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.

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We do not want you to be uninformed,(A) brothers and sisters,[a] about the troubles we experienced(B) in the province of Asia.(C) We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God,(D) who raises the dead.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 1:8 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 8:1; 13:11.

28 After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in order to fulfill the scripture), “I am thirsty.”(A)

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The Death of Jesus(A)

28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished,(B) and so that Scripture would be fulfilled,(C) Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”

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14 I am poured out like water,
    and all my bones are out of joint;
my heart is like wax;
    it is melted within my breast;(A)
15 my mouth[a] is dried up like a potsherd,
    and my tongue sticks to my jaws;
    you lay me in the dust of death.(B)

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  1. 22.15 Cn: Heb strength

14 I am poured out like water,
    and all my bones are out of joint.(A)
My heart has turned to wax;(B)
    it has melted(C) within me.
15 My mouth[a] is dried up like a potsherd,(D)
    and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;(E)
    you lay me in the dust(F) of death.

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  1. Psalm 22:15 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text strength

31 For who is God except the Lord?
    And who is a rock besides our God?(A)
32 The God who has girded me with strength
    and made my way safe.[a]
33 He made my feet like the feet of a deer
    and set me secure on the heights.(B)
34 He trains my hands for war,
    so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.(C)
35 You have given me the shield of your salvation,
    and your right hand has supported me;
    your help[b] has made me great.
36 You gave me a wide place for my steps under me,
    and my feet did not slip.
37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them
    and did not turn back until they were consumed.(D)
38 I struck them down so that they were unable to rise;
    they fell under my feet.(E)
39 For you girded me with strength for the battle;
    you made my assailants sink under me.(F)
40 You made my enemies turn their backs to me,
    and those who hated me I destroyed.(G)

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  1. 18.32 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 18.35 Or gentleness

31 For who is God besides the Lord?(A)
    And who is the Rock(B) except our God?
32 It is God who arms me with strength(C)
    and keeps my way secure.(D)
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;(E)
    he causes me to stand on the heights.(F)
34 He trains my hands for battle;(G)
    my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You make your saving help my shield,
    and your right hand sustains(H) me;
    your help has made me great.
36 You provide a broad path(I) for my feet,
    so that my ankles do not give way.(J)

37 I pursued my enemies(K) and overtook them;
    I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
38 I crushed them(L) so that they could not rise;(M)
    they fell beneath my feet.(N)
39 You armed me with strength(O) for battle;
    you humbled my adversaries(P) before me.
40 You made my enemies turn their backs(Q) in flight,
    and I destroyed(R) my foes.

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Rise up, O Lord!
    Deliver me, O my God!
For you strike all my enemies on the cheek;
    you break the teeth of the wicked.

Deliverance belongs to the Lord;
    may your blessing be on your people! Selah(A)

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Arise,(A) Lord!
    Deliver me,(B) my God!
Strike(C) all my enemies on the jaw;
    break the teeth(D) of the wicked.

From the Lord comes deliverance.(E)
    May your blessing(F) be on your people.

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20 Tell it not in Gath;
    proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon,
or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice;
    the daughters of the uncircumcised will exult.(A)

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20 “Tell it not in Gath,(A)
    proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon,(B)
lest the daughters of the Philistines(C) be glad,
    lest the daughters of the uncircumcised rejoice.(D)

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David Serves King Achish of Gath

27 David said in his heart, “I shall certainly perish one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines; then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.”

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David Among the Philistines

27 But David thought to himself, “One of these days I will be destroyed by the hand of Saul. The best thing I can do is to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me anywhere in Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”

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36 Your servant has killed both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, since he has defied the armies of the living God.”

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36 Your servant has killed both the lion(A) and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.

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26 David said to the men who stood by him, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?”(A)

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26 David asked the men standing near him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace(A) from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised(B) Philistine that he should defy(C) the armies of the living(D) God?”

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