14 Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, “And what shall we do?”

So he said to them, “Do not [a]intimidate anyone (A)or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.”

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  1. Luke 3:14 Lit. shake down for money

14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?”

He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely(A)—be content with your pay.”

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16 (A)“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

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Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, (A)“I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say:

(B)“The Lord is my helper;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?”

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Keep your lives free from the love of money(A) and be content with what you have,(B) because God has said,

“Never will I leave you;
    never will I forsake you.”[a](C)

So we say with confidence,

“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?”[b](D)

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  1. Hebrews 13:5 Deut. 31:6
  2. Hebrews 13:6 Psalm 118:6,7

11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, (A)to be content:

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11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content(A) whatever the circumstances.

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11 (A)‘You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, (B)nor lie to one another.

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11 “‘Do not steal.(A)

“‘Do not lie.(B)

“‘Do not deceive one another.(C)

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Justice for All

23 “You (A)shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an (B)unrighteous witness.

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Laws of Justice and Mercy

23 “Do not spread false reports.(A) Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.(B)

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And having food and clothing, with these we shall be (A)content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.(A) Those who want to get rich(B) fall into temptation and a trap(C) and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money(D) is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith(E) and pierced themselves with many griefs.(F)

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For the commandments, (A)“You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” [a]“You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, (B)“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore (C)love is the fulfillment of the law.

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  1. Romans 13:9 NU omits “You shall not bear false witness,”

The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,”[a](A) and whatever other command there may be, are summed up(B) in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b](C) 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.(D)

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  1. Romans 13:9 Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deut. 5:17-19,21
  2. Romans 13:9 Lev. 19:18

Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the (A)poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by (B)false accusation, (C)I restore fourfold.”

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But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord,(A) “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything,(B) I will pay back four times the amount.”(C)

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10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, (A)“Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, (B)who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.

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10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven(A) say:

“Now have come the salvation(B) and the power
    and the kingdom of our God,
    and the authority of his Messiah.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,(C)
    who accuses them before our God day and night,
    has been hurled down.

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the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things—

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Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers(A) or addicted to much wine,(B) but to teach what is good.

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15 that you may become blameless and [a]harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as (A)lights in the world,

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  1. Philippians 2:15 innocent

15 so that you may become blameless(A) and pure, “children of God(B) without fault in a warped and crooked generation.”[a](C) Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky

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  1. Philippians 2:15 Deut. 32:5

And when the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier from among those who waited on him continually.

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When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants.

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