45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, (A)inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’

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45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’(A)

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13 (A)Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
Will also cry himself and not be heard.

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13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor
    will also cry out(A) and not be answered.(B)

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40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, (A)inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

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40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’(A)

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(A)He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker;
(B)He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

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Whoever mocks the poor(A) shows contempt for their Maker;(B)
    whoever gloats over disaster(C) will not go unpunished.(D)

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31 (A)He who oppresses the poor reproaches (B)his Maker,
But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.

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31 Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,(A)
    but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.(B)

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And he said, “Who are You, Lord?”

Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. [a]It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 9:5 NU, M omit the rest of v. 5 and begin v. 6 with But arise and go

“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.

“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied.

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12 not as (A)Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.

13 Do not marvel, my brethren, if (B)the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love [a]his brother abides in death. 15 (C)Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that (D)no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

The Outworking of Love

16 (E)By this we know love, (F)because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But (G)whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

18 My little children, (H)let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 19 And by this we [b]know (I)that we are of the truth, and shall [c]assure our hearts before Him. 20 (J)For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 3:14 NU omits his brother
  2. 1 John 3:19 NU shall know
  3. 1 John 3:19 persuade, set at rest

12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one(A) and murdered his brother.(B) And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous.(C) 13 Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters,[a] if the world hates you.(D) 14 We know that we have passed from death to life,(E) because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death.(F) 15 Anyone who hates a brother or sister(G) is a murderer,(H) and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.(I)

16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.(J) And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.(K) 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them,(L) how can the love of God be in that person?(M) 18 Dear children,(N) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.(O)

19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 3:13 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verse 16.

Obedience by Faith

Whoever believes that (A)Jesus is the Christ is (B)born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and (C)keep His commandments. (D)For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And (E)His commandments are not burdensome.

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Faith in the Incarnate Son of God

Everyone who believes(A) that Jesus is the Christ(B) is born of God,(C) and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.(D) This is how we know(E) that we love the children of God:(F) by loving God and carrying out his commands. In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands.(G) And his commands are not burdensome,(H)

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The World’s Hatred

18 (A)“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. 19 (B)If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet (C)because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

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The World Hates the Disciples

18 “If the world hates you,(A) keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you(B) out of the world. That is why the world hates you.(C)

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15 Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm.”

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15 “Do not touch(A) my anointed ones;
    do my prophets(B) no harm.”

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For thus says the Lord of hosts: “He sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who (A)touches you touches the [a]apple of His eye.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 2:8 Lit. pupil

For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye(A)

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‘He(A) bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’

(B)“Blessed is he who blesses you,
And cursed is he who curses you.”

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Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
    like a lioness(A)—who dares to rouse them?

“May those who bless you be blessed(B)
    and those who curse you be cursed!”(C)

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(A)I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in (B)you all the families of the earth shall be (C)blessed.”

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I will bless those who bless you,
    and whoever curses you I will curse;(A)
and all peoples on earth
    will be blessed through you.(B)[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 12:3 Or earth / will use your name in blessings (see 48:20)