29 (A)And you warned them in order to turn them back to your law. Yet (B)they acted presumptuously and did not obey your commandments, but sinned against your rules, (C)which if a person does them, he shall live by them, (D)and they turned a stubborn shoulder (E)and stiffened their neck and would not obey.

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29 “You warned(A) them in order to turn them back to your law, but they became arrogant(B) and disobeyed your commands. They sinned against your ordinances, of which you said, ‘The person who obeys them will live by them.’(C) Stubbornly they turned their backs(D) on you, became stiff-necked(E) and refused to listen.(F)

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16 “But they and our fathers (A)acted presumptuously and stiffened their neck and did not obey your commandments.

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16 “But they, our ancestors, became arrogant and stiff-necked,(A) and they did not obey your commands.(B)

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(A)You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; (B)if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the Lord.

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Keep my decrees and laws,(A) for the person who obeys them will live by them.(B) I am the Lord.

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26 (A)“Nevertheless, they were disobedient and rebelled against you (B)and cast your law behind their back (C)and killed your prophets, who (D)had warned them in order to turn them back to you, (E)and they committed great blasphemies.

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26 “But they were disobedient and rebelled against you; they turned their backs on your law.(A) They killed(B) your prophets,(C) who had warned them in order to turn them back to you; they committed awful blasphemies.(D)

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10 (A)and performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants and all the people of his land, for you knew that (B)they acted arrogantly against our fathers. And (C)you made a name for yourself, as it is to this day.

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10 You sent signs(A) and wonders(B) against Pharaoh, against all his officials and all the people of his land, for you knew how arrogantly the Egyptians treated them. You made a name(C) for yourself,(D) which remains to this day.

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But (A)he gives more grace. Therefore it says, (B)“God opposes the proud but (C)gives grace to the humble.” Submit yourselves therefore to God. (D)Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (E)Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. (F)Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and (G)purify your hearts, (H)you double-minded. (I)Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 (J)Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

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But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:

“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble.”[a](A)

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil,(B) and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you.(C) Wash your hands,(D) you sinners, and purify your hearts,(E) you double-minded.(F) Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.(G) 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.(H)

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  1. James 4:6 Prov. 3:34

11 But (A)they refused to pay attention (B)and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear.[a] 12 (C)They made their hearts diamond-hard (D)lest they should hear the law and the words that the Lord of hosts had sent (E)by his Spirit through (F)the former prophets. (G)Therefore great anger came from the Lord of hosts.

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  1. Zechariah 7:11 Hebrew and made their ears too heavy to hear

11 “But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly(A) they turned their backs(B) and covered their ears.(C) 12 They made their hearts as hard as flint(D) and would not listen to the law or to the words that the Lord Almighty had sent by his Spirit through the earlier prophets.(E) So the Lord Almighty was very angry.(F)

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Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;
    I have slain them (A)by the words of my mouth,
    and my judgment goes forth as the light.

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Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets,
    I killed you with the words of my mouth(A)
    then my judgments go forth like the sun.[a](B)

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  1. Hosea 6:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.

Azariah the son of (A)Hoshaiah and (B)Johanan the son of Kareah and (C)all the insolent men said to Jeremiah, “You are telling a lie. The Lord our God did not send you to say, (D)‘Do not go to Egypt to live there,’

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Azariah son of Hoshaiah(A) and Johanan(B) son of Kareah and all the arrogant(C) men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying!(D) The Lord our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to settle there.’(E)

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12 But the law is not of faith, rather (A)“The one who does them shall live by them.”

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12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.”[a](A)

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  1. Galatians 3:12 Lev. 18:5

The Message of Salvation to All

For (A)Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that (B)the person who does the commandments shall live by them.

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Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”[a](A)

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  1. Romans 10:5 Lev. 18:5

28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; (A)do this, and you will live.”

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28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”(A)

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20 But (A)when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, (B)he was brought down from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him.

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20 But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride,(A) he was deposed from his royal throne(B) and stripped(C) of his glory.(D)

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