19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling (A)to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.

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19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet[a] did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce(A) her quietly.

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  1. Matthew 1:19 Or was a righteous man and

21 then they shall bring out the young woman to the door of her father's house, and (A)the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she has (B)done an outrageous thing in Israel by whoring in her father's house. (C)So you shall purge the evil from your midst.

22 (D)“If a man is found lying with the wife of another man, both of them shall die, the man who lay with the woman, and the woman. (E)So you shall purge the evil from Israel.

23 “If there is a (F)betrothed virgin, and a man meets her in the city and lies with her, 24 then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to death with stones, the young woman because she did not cry for help though she was in the city, and the man because he violated his neighbor's wife. (G)So you shall purge the evil from your midst.

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21 she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done an outrageous thing(A) in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her father’s house. You must purge the evil from among you.

22 If a man is found sleeping with another man’s wife, both the man who slept(B) with her and the woman must die.(C) You must purge the evil from Israel.

23 If a man happens to meet in a town a virgin pledged to be married and he sleeps with her, 24 you shall take both of them to the gate of that town and stone them to death—the young woman because she was in a town and did not scream for help, and the man because he violated another man’s wife. You must purge the evil from among you.(D)

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they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. Now (A)in the Law, Moses commanded us (B)to stone such women. So what do you say?”

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and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women.(A) Now what do you say?”

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Laws Concerning Divorce

24 “When a man takes a wife and marries her, if then she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and (A)he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, and she departs out of his house, and if she goes and becomes another man's wife, and the latter man hates her and writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, or if the latter man dies, who took her to be his wife, then (B)her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination before the Lord. And you shall not bring sin upon the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance.

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24 If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him(A) because he finds something indecent about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce,(B) gives it to her and sends her from his house, and if after she leaves his house she becomes the wife of another man, and her second husband dislikes her and writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house, or if he dies, then her first husband, who divorced her, is not allowed to marry her again after she has been defiled. That would be detestable in the eyes of the Lord. Do not bring sin upon the land the Lord(C) your God is giving you as an inheritance.

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25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was (A)righteous and (B)devout, (C)waiting for (D)the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

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25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout.(A) He was waiting for the consolation of Israel,(B) and the Holy Spirit was on him.

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20 for Herod (A)feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he (B)heard him gladly.

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20 because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man.(A) When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled[a]; yet he liked to listen to him.

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  1. Mark 6:20 Some early manuscripts he did many things

Light dawns in the darkness (A)for the upright;
    he is gracious, merciful, and (B)righteous.
It is well with the man who (C)deals generously and lends;
    who conducts his affairs with justice.

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Even in darkness light dawns(A) for the upright,
    for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.(B)
Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,(C)
    who conduct their affairs with justice.

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Punishments for Sexual Immorality

10 “If a (A)man commits adultery with the wife of[a] his neighbor, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

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  1. Leviticus 20:10 Hebrew repeats if a man commits adultery with the wife of

10 “‘If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife(A)—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress are to be put to death.(B)

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24 About three months later Judah was told, “Tamar your daughter-in-law (A)has been immoral.[a] Moreover, she is pregnant by immorality.”[b] And Judah said, “Bring her out, and (B)let her be burned.”

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  1. Genesis 38:24 Or has committed prostitution
  2. Genesis 38:24 Or by prostitution

24 About three months later Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar is guilty of prostitution, and as a result she is now pregnant.”

Judah said, “Bring her out and have her burned to death!”(A)

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They said, (A)“Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away.”

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They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.”(A)

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20 “If a man lies sexually with a woman who is a slave, assigned to another man and not yet ransomed or given her freedom, a distinction shall be made. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free;

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20 “‘If a man sleeps with a female slave who is promised to another man(A) but who has not been ransomed or given her freedom, there must be due punishment.[a] Yet they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed.

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  1. Leviticus 19:20 Or be an inquiry

22 And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and (A)God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by (B)a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and (C)to hear what you have to say.”

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22 The men replied, “We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man,(A) who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to ask you to come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say.”(B)

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Noah and the Flood

These are the generations of Noah. (A)Noah was a righteous man, (B)blameless in his generation. Noah (C)walked with God.

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Noah and the Flood

This is the account(A) of Noah and his family.

Noah was a righteous man, blameless(B) among the people of his time,(C) and he walked faithfully with God.(D)

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