For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should desire instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Armies.(A)

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“For the lips of a priest(A) ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger(B) of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.(C)

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14 But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again.(A) In fact, the water I will give him will become a well[a](B) of water springing up in him for eternal life.”(C)

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  1. 4:14 Or spring

14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.(A) Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water(B) welling up to eternal life.”(C)

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38 The one who believes in me,(A) as the Scripture(B) has said, will have streams of living water(C) flow(D) from deep within him.”

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38 Whoever believes(A) in me, as Scripture has said,(B) rivers of living water(C) will flow from within them.”[a](D)

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  1. John 7:38 Or me. And let anyone drink 38 who believes in me.” As Scripture has said, “Out of him (or them) will flow rivers of living water.”

20 Truly I tell you, whoever receives anyone I send receives me, and the one who receives(A) me receives him who sent me.”

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20 Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”(A)

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14 If anyone does not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet(A) when you leave that house or town.

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14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.(A)

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16 Whoever listens to you listens to me.(A) Whoever rejects you rejects me.(B) And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”(C)

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16 “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”(A)

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The Faithful Manager

A person should think of us in this way: as servants(A) of Christ and managers(B) of the mysteries of God.(C)

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The Nature of True Apostleship

This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants(A) of Christ and as those entrusted(B) with the mysteries(C) God has revealed.

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20 Therefore, we are ambassadors(A) for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ’s behalf,(B) “Be reconciled to God.”

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20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors,(A) as though God were making his appeal through us.(B) We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.(C)

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20 and through him to reconcile
everything to himself,
whether things on earth or things in heaven,
by making peace(A)
through his blood,(B) shed on the cross.[a](C)

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  1. 1:20 Other mss add through him

20 and through him to reconcile(A) to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven,(B) by making peace(C) through his blood,(D) shed on the cross.

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For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should desire instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Armies.(A)

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“For the lips of a priest(A) ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger(B) of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.(C)

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and made us a kingdom,[a] priests[b](A) to his God and Father—to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.(B)

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  1. 1:6 Other mss read kings and
  2. 1:6 Or made us into (or to be) a kingdom of priests; Ex 19:6

and has made us to be a kingdom and priests(A) to serve his God and Father(B)—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.(C)

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10 You made them a kingdom[a]
and priests to our God,(A)
and they will reign on the earth.

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  1. 5:10 Other mss read them kings

10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests(A) to serve our God,
    and they will reign[a] on the earth.”(B)

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  1. Revelation 5:10 Some manuscripts they reign

23 The Lord of Armies says this: “In those days, ten men from nations of every language will grab the robe of a Jewish man tightly, urging: Let us go with you,(A) for we have heard that God is with you.”

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23 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’”(A)

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