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14 “Do not insult the deaf or cause the blind to stumble. You must fear your God; I am the Lord.

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14 “‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind,(A) but fear your God.(B) I am the Lord.

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18 ‘Cursed is anyone who leads a blind person astray on the road.’

And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’

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18 “Cursed is anyone who leads the blind astray on the road.”(A)

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

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32 “Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the Lord.

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32 “‘Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect(A) for the elderly(B) and revere your God.(C) I am the Lord.(D)

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17 Respect everyone, and love the family of believers.[a] Fear God, and respect the king.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:17 Greek love the brotherhood.

17 Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers,(A) fear God, honor the emperor.(B)

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13 So let’s stop condemning each other. Decide instead to live in such a way that you will not cause another believer to stumble and fall.

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13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment(A) on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.(B)

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17 Show your fear of God by not taking advantage of each other. I am the Lord your God.

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17 Do not take advantage of each other,(A) but fear your God.(B) I am the Lord your God.(C)

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14 “But I have a few complaints against you. You tolerate some among you whose teaching is like that of Balaam, who showed Balak how to trip up the people of Israel. He taught them to sin by eating food offered to idols and by committing sexual sin.

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14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you:(A) There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam,(B) who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols(C) and committed sexual immorality.(D)

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It’s true that we can’t win God’s approval by what we eat. We don’t lose anything if we don’t eat it, and we don’t gain anything if we do.

But you must be careful so that your freedom does not cause others with a weaker conscience to stumble. 10 For if others see you—with your “superior knowledge”—eating in the temple of an idol, won’t they be encouraged to violate their conscience by eating food that has been offered to an idol? 11 So because of your superior knowledge, a weak believer[a] for whom Christ died will be destroyed. 12 And when you sin against other believers[b] by encouraging them to do something they believe is wrong, you are sinning against Christ. 13 So if what I eat causes another believer to sin, I will never eat meat again as long as I live—for I don’t want to cause another believer to stumble.

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  1. 8:11 Greek brother; also in 8:13.
  2. 8:12 Greek brothers.

But food does not bring us near to God;(A) we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.

Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block(B) to the weak.(C) 10 For if someone with a weak conscience sees you, with all your knowledge, eating in an idol’s temple, won’t that person be emboldened to eat what is sacrificed to idols?(D) 11 So this weak brother or sister, for whom Christ died, is destroyed(E) by your knowledge. 12 When you sin against them(F) in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.(G) 13 Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.(H)

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15 The former governors, in contrast, had laid heavy burdens on the people, demanding a daily ration of food and wine, besides forty pieces[a] of silver. Even their assistants took advantage of the people. But because I feared God, I did not act that way.

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  1. 5:15 Hebrew 40 shekels [1 pound or 456 grams].

15 But the earlier governors—those preceding me—placed a heavy burden on the people and took forty shekels[a] of silver from them in addition to food and wine. Their assistants also lorded it over the people. But out of reverence for God(A) I did not act like that.

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  1. Nehemiah 5:15 That is, about 1 pound or about 460 grams

17 And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time here as “temporary residents.”

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17 Since you call on a Father(A) who judges each person’s work(B) impartially,(C) live out your time as foreigners(D) here in reverent fear.(E)

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14 Bless those who persecute you. Don’t curse them; pray that God will bless them.

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14 Bless those who persecute you;(A) bless and do not curse.

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18 On the third day Joseph said to them, “I am a God-fearing man. If you do as I say, you will live.

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18 On the third day, Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:(A)

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32 Don’t give offense to Jews or Gentiles[a] or the church of God.

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  1. 10:32 Greek or Greeks.

32 Do not cause anyone to stumble,(A) whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God(B)

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