When it was told to Jotham, he went and stood on top of (A)Mount Gerizim and cried aloud and said to them, “Listen to me, you leaders of Shechem, that God may listen to you.

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When Jotham(A) was told about this, he climbed up on the top of Mount Gerizim(B) and shouted to them, “Listen to me, citizens of Shechem, so that God may listen to you.

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29 And when the Lord your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, you shall set (A)the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.

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29 When the Lord your God has brought you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim on Mount Gerizim(A) the blessings, and on Mount Ebal(B) the curses.(C)

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20 (A)Our fathers worshiped on (B)this mountain, but you say that (C)in Jerusalem is (D)the place where people ought to worship.”

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20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain,(A) but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”(B)

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12 “When you have crossed over the Jordan, (A)these shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

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12 When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim(A) to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar,(B) Joseph and Benjamin.(C)

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15 When you (A)spread out your hands,
    I will hide my eyes from you;
(B)even though you make many prayers,
    I will not listen;
    (C)your hands are full of blood.

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15 When you spread out your hands(A) in prayer,
    I hide(B) my eyes from you;
even when you offer many prayers,
    I am not listening.(C)

Your hands(D) are full of blood!(E)

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If one turns away his ear from hearing the law,
    even his (A)prayer is an abomination.

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If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,
    even their prayers are detestable.(A)

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13 (A)Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor
    will himself call out and not be answered.

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13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor
    will also cry out(A) and not be answered.(B)

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28 (A)Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
    they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
29 Because they (B)hated knowledge
    and (C)did not choose the fear of the Lord,

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28 “Then they will call to me but I will not answer;(A)
    they will look for me but will not find me,(B)
29 since they hated knowledge
    and did not choose to fear the Lord.(C)

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15 and (A)call upon me in the day of trouble;
    I will (B)deliver you, and you shall (C)glorify me.”

16 But to the wicked God says:
    “What right have you to recite my statutes
    or take my covenant on your lips?
17 (D)For you hate discipline,
    (E)and you cast my words behind you.
18 If you see a thief, (F)you are pleased with him,
    (G)and you keep company with adulterers.

19 “You give your mouth free rein for evil,
    (H)and your tongue frames deceit.
20 You sit and speak against your brother;
    you slander your own mother's son.
21 These things you have done, and I (I)have been silent;
    you thought that I[a] was one like yourself.
But now I (J)rebuke you and (K)lay the charge before you.

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  1. Psalm 50:21 Or that the I am

15 and call(A) on me in the day of trouble;(B)
    I will deliver(C) you, and you will honor(D) me.”

16 But to the wicked person, God says:

“What right have you to recite my laws
    or take my covenant(E) on your lips?(F)
17 You hate(G) my instruction
    and cast my words behind(H) you.
18 When you see a thief, you join(I) with him;
    you throw in your lot with adulterers.(J)
19 You use your mouth for evil
    and harness your tongue to deceit.(K)
20 You sit and testify against your brother(L)
    and slander your own mother’s son.
21 When you did these things and I kept silent,(M)
    you thought I was exactly[a] like you.
But I now arraign(N) you
    and set my accusations(O) before you.

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  1. Psalm 50:21 Or thought the ‘I am’ was

33 And all Israel, (A)sojourner as well as native born, with their elders and officers and their judges, stood on opposite sides of the ark before the Levitical priests (B)who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, half of them in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, (C)just as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded at the first, to bless the people of Israel.

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33 All the Israelites, with their elders, officials and judges, were standing on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the Lord, facing the Levitical(A) priests who carried it. Both the foreigners living among them and the native-born(B) were there. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal,(C) as Moses the servant of the Lord had formerly commanded when he gave instructions to bless the people of Israel.

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13 For (A)judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

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13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful.(A) Mercy triumphs over judgment.

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26 So the servant[a] (A)fell on his knees, imploring him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ 27 And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and (B)forgave him the debt. 28 But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred (C)denarii,[b] and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe.’ 29 So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ 30 He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. 31 When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place. 32 Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 (D)And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 (E)And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers,[c] (F)until he should pay all his debt.

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  1. Matthew 18:26 Or bondservant; also verses 27, 28, 29, 32, 33
  2. Matthew 18:28 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
  3. Matthew 18:34 Greek torturers

26 “At this the servant fell on his knees before him.(A) ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ 27 The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.

28 “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.[a] He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.

29 “His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’

30 “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.

32 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.

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  1. Matthew 18:28 Greek a hundred denarii; a denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see 20:2).

“Is not this the fast that I choose:
    (A)to loose the bonds of wickedness,
    to undo the straps (B)of the yoke,
to let the oppressed[a] go free,
    and to break every yoke?
Is it not (C)to share your bread with the hungry
    and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
    (D)and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
(E)Then shall your light break forth like the dawn,
    (F)and your healing shall spring up speedily;
(G)your righteousness shall go before you;
    (H)the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
    you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away (I)the yoke from your midst,
    (J)the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
10 (K)if you pour yourself out for the hungry
    and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
(L)then shall your light rise in the darkness
    and your gloom be as the noonday.

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  1. Isaiah 58:6 Or bruised

“Is not this the kind of fasting(A) I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice(B)
    and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed(C) free
    and break every yoke?(D)
Is it not to share your food with the hungry(E)
    and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter(F)
when you see the naked, to clothe(G) them,
    and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?(H)
Then your light will break forth like the dawn,(I)
    and your healing(J) will quickly appear;
then your righteousness[a](K) will go before you,
    and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.(L)
Then you will call,(M) and the Lord will answer;(N)
    you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.

“If you do away with the yoke of oppression,
    with the pointing finger(O) and malicious talk,(P)
10 and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
    and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,(Q)
then your light(R) will rise in the darkness,
    and your night will become like the noonday.(S)

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  1. Isaiah 58:8 Or your righteous One