49 Therefore also (A)the Wisdom of God said, (B)‘I will send them (C)prophets and apostles, (D)some of whom they will (E)kill and persecute,’

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49 Because of this, God in his wisdom(A) said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’(B)

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49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:

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30 And because of him[a] you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us (A)wisdom from God, (B)righteousness and (C)sanctification and (D)redemption,

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  1. 1 Corinthians 1:30 Greek And from him

30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus,(A) who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness,(B) holiness(C) and redemption.(D)

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30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

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(A)in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

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in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.(A)

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In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

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11 And (A)he gave the (B)apostles, the prophets, the (C)evangelists, the (D)shepherds[a] and teachers,[b]

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  1. Ephesians 4:11 Or pastors
  2. Ephesians 4:11 Or the shepherd-teachers

11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

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24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ (A)the power of God and (B)the wisdom of God.

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24 but to those whom God has called,(A) both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God(B) and the wisdom of God.(C)

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24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

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To know wisdom and instruction,
    to understand words of insight,
to receive instruction in wise dealing,
    in (A)righteousness, justice, and equity;
to give prudence to (B)the simple,
    knowledge and (C)discretion to the youth—
Let the wise hear and (D)increase in learning,
    and the one who understands obtain guidance,
to understand a proverb and a saying,
    (E)the words of the wise and their (F)riddles.

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for gaining wisdom and instruction;
    for understanding words of insight;
for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
    doing what is right and just and fair;
for giving prudence to those who are simple,[a](A)
    knowledge and discretion(B) to the young—
let the wise listen and add to their learning,(C)
    and let the discerning get guidance—
for understanding proverbs and parables,(D)
    the sayings and riddles(E) of the wise.[b](F)

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  1. Proverbs 1:4 The Hebrew word rendered simple in Proverbs denotes a person who is gullible, without moral direction and inclined to evil.
  2. Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles

To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

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10 (A)And I did so in Jerusalem. I not only locked up many of the saints in prison after receiving authority (B)from the chief priests, but (C)when they were put to death I cast my vote against them. 11 And (D)I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make them (E)blaspheme, and (F)in raging fury against them I (G)persecuted them even to foreign cities.

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10 And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the Lord’s people(A) in prison,(B) and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.(C) 11 Many a time I went from one synagogue to another to have them punished,(D) and I tried to force them to blaspheme. I was so obsessed with persecuting them that I even hunted them down in foreign cities.

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10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.

11 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.

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20 And when the blood of Stephen (A)your witness was being shed, (B)I myself was standing by and (C)approving and (D)watching over the garments of those who killed him.’

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20 And when the blood of your martyr[a] Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’(A)

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  1. Acts 22:20 Or witness

20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

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The Conversion of Saul

But Saul, (A)still (B)breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to (C)the high priest and asked him for letters (D)to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to (E)the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

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Saul’s Conversion(A)

Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples.(B) He went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus,(C) so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way,(D) whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

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And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

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