39 And the Lord said to him, (A)“Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of (B)greed and wickedness.

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39 Then the Lord(A) said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.(B)

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(A)Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. (B)Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and (C)purify your hearts, (D)you double-minded.

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Come near to God and he will come near to you.(A) Wash your hands,(B) you sinners, and purify your hearts,(C) you double-minded.(D)

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15 (A)To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and (B)unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both (C)their minds and their consciences are defiled.

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15 To the pure, all things are pure,(A) but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure.(B) In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.(C)

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21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for (A)your heart is not right before God. 22 Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, (B)if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. 23 For I see that you are in (C)the gall[a] of bitterness and in (D)the bond of iniquity.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 8:23 That is, a bitter fluid secreted by the liver; bile

21 You have no part or share(A) in this ministry, because your heart is not right(B) before God. 22 Repent(C) of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. 23 For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.”

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But Peter said, “Ananias, why has (A)Satan filled your heart to lie (B)to the Holy Spirit and (C)to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land?

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Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan(A) has so filled your heart(B) that you have lied to the Holy Spirit(C) and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?(D)

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19 For out of the heart come (A)evil thoughts, (B)murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, (C)slander.

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19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.(A)

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A Tree and Its Fruit

15 (A)“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are (B)ravenous wolves.

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True and False Prophets

15 “Watch out for false prophets.(A) They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.(B)

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12 There are those who are (A)clean in their own eyes
    but are not washed of their filth.

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12 those who are pure in their own eyes(A)
    and yet are not cleansed of their filth;(B)

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(A)The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every (B)intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

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The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth,(A) and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.(B)

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14 And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely (A)zealous was I for (B)the traditions of my fathers.

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14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous(A) for the traditions of my fathers.(B)

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He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and (A)having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it.

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He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag,(A) he used to help himself to what was put into it.

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15 And he said to them, “You are those who (A)justify yourselves before men, but (B)God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men (C)is an abomination in the sight of God.

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15 He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves(A) in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts.(B) What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.

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13 And when the Lord saw her, (A)he had compassion on her and (B)said to her, “Do not weep.”

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13 When the Lord(A) saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.”

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