28 But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him,

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28 “The older brother became angry(A) and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him.

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But God said to Jonah, (A)“Do you do well to be angry for the plant?” And he said, “Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die.”

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But God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?”(A)

“It is,” he said. “And I’m so angry I wish I were dead.”

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And Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed thousands, and what more can he have but (A)the kingdom?”

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Saul was very angry; this refrain displeased him greatly. “They have credited David with tens of thousands,” he thought, “but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?(A)

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Jonah's Anger and the Lord's Compassion

But it displeased Jonah exceedingly,[a] and (A)he was angry. And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? (B)That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a (C)gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and (D)relenting from disaster. (E)Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, (F)for it is better for me to die than to live.” And the Lord said, (G)“Do you do well to be angry?”

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  1. Jonah 4:1 Hebrew it was exceedingly evil to Jonah

Jonah’s Anger at the Lord’s Compassion

But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry.(A) He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew(B) that you are a gracious(C) and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love,(D) a God who relents(E) from sending calamity.(F) Now, Lord, take away my life,(G) for it is better for me to die(H) than to live.”(I)

But the Lord replied, “Is it right for you to be angry?”(J)

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but (A)for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? (B)If you do well, will you not be accepted?[a] And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. (C)Its desire is contrary to[b] you, but you must rule over it.”

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  1. Genesis 4:7 Hebrew will there not be a lifting up [of your face]?
  2. Genesis 4:7 Or is toward

but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry?(A) Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door;(B) it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.(C)

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And the Pharisees and the scribes (A)grumbled, saying, (B)“This man receives sinners and (C)eats with them.”

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But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”(A)

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39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If (A)this man were (B)a prophet, he (C)would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.”

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39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet,(A) he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”

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Hear the word of the Lord,
    you who tremble at his word:
“Your brothers who hate you
    and cast you out for my name's sake
have said, (A)‘Let the Lord be glorified,
    that we may see your joy’;
    but it is they who shall be put to shame.

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Hear the word of the Lord,
    you who tremble at his word:(A)
“Your own people who hate(B) you,
    and exclude you because of my name, have said,
‘Let the Lord be glorified,
    that we may see your joy!’
    Yet they will be put to shame.(C)

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who say, “Keep to yourself,
    do not come near me, for I am too holy for you.”
(A)These are a smoke in my nostrils,
    a fire that burns all the day.

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who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me,
    for I am too sacred(A) for you!’
Such people are smoke(B) in my nostrils,
    a fire that keeps burning all day.

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(A)But the (B)unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against (C)the brothers.[a]

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  1. Acts 14:2 Or brothers and sisters

But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the other Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.(A)

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45 (A)But (B)when the Jews[a] saw the crowds, they were filled with (C)jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, (D)reviling him.

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  1. Acts 13:45 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 50

45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying(A) and heaped abuse(B) on him.

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47 and that (A)repentance for[a] the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed (B)in his name (C)to all nations, (D)beginning from Jerusalem.

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  1. Luke 24:47 Some manuscripts and

47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name(A) to all nations,(B) beginning at Jerusalem.(C)

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34 (A)O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that (B)kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! (C)How often would I have (D)gathered (E)your children together (F)as a hen gathers her brood (G)under her wings, and (H)you were not willing!

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34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(A) and you were not willing.

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