18 And he was very thirsty, and he called upon the Lord and said, (A)“You have granted this great salvation by the hand of your servant, and shall I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”

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So (A)to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations,[a] (B)a thorn was given me in the flesh, (C)a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. (D)Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 12:7 Or hears from me, even because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited

32 And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of (A)Gideon, (B)Barak, (C)Samson, (D)Jephthah, of (E)David and (F)Samuel and the prophets—

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We are (A)afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but (B)not forsaken; (C)struck down, but not destroyed;

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For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers,[a] of (A)the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us (B)rely not on ourselves (C)but on God (D)who raises the dead.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 1:8 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters

The Death of Jesus

28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now (A)finished, said ((B)to fulfill the Scripture), (C)“I thirst.”

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

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31 For (A)who is God, but the Lord?
    And who is (B)a rock, except our God?—
32 the God who (C)equipped me with strength
    and made my way (D)blameless.
33 He made my feet like the feet of a (E)deer
    and set me secure on (F)the heights.
34 He (G)trains my hands for war,
    so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You have given me the shield of your salvation,
    and your right hand (H)supported me,
    and your (I)gentleness made me great.
36 You (J)gave 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 till they were consumed.
38 I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise;
    they fell under my feet.
39 For you equipped me with strength for the battle;
    you made those who rise against me sink under me.
40 You made my enemies (K)turn their backs to me,[a]
    and those who hated me I destroyed.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:40 Or You gave me my enemies' necks

(A)Arise, O Lord!
    Save me, O my God!
For you (B)strike all my enemies on the cheek;
    you (C)break the teeth of the wicked.

(D)Salvation belongs to the Lord;
    your blessing be on your people! Selah

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20 (A)Tell it not in Gath,
    (B)publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon,
(C)lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
    lest the daughters of (D)the uncircumcised exult.

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David Flees to the Philistines

27 Then David said in his heart, “Now I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should 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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36 Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, (A)for he has defied the armies of the living God.”

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

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28 Then Samson called to the Lord and said, “O Lord God, (A)please remember me and please strengthen me only this once, O God, that I may be avenged on the Philistines for my two eyes.”

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And Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over, he and (A)the 300 men who were with him, exhausted yet pursuing.

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31 The sun rose upon him as he passed (A)Penuel, limping because of his hip.

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11 Abraham said, “I did it because I thought, (A)‘There is no fear of God at all in this place, and (B)they will kill me because of my wife.’

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12 and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they (A)will kill me, but they will let you live. 13 Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared for your sake.”

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