With him I speak (A)mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in (B)riddles, and he beholds (C)the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?”

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With him I speak face to face,
    clearly and not in riddles;(A)
    he sees the form of the Lord.(B)
Why then were you not afraid
    to speak against my servant Moses?”(C)

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10 And there has not (A)arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, (B)whom the Lord knew face to face,

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10 Since then, no prophet(A) has risen in Israel like Moses,(B) whom the Lord knew face to face,(C)

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12 For (A)now we see in a mirror dimly, but (B)then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as (C)I have been fully known.

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12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror;(A) then we shall see face to face.(B) Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.(C)

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23 Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall (A)not be seen.”

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23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.”

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11 Thus (A)the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses turned again into the camp, his (B)assistant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent.

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11 The Lord would speak to Moses face to face,(A) as one speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua(B) son of Nun did not leave the tent.

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In their case (A)the god of this world (B)has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing (C)the light of (D)the gospel of the glory of Christ, (E)who is the image of God. For what (F)we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with (G)ourselves as your servants[a] for Jesus' sake. For God, who said, (H)“Let light shine out of darkness,” (I)has shone in our hearts to give (J)the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 4:5 Or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)

The god(A) of this age(B) has blinded(C) the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ,(D) who is the image of God.(E) For what we preach is not ourselves,(F) but Jesus Christ as Lord,(G) and ourselves as your servants(H) for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”[a](I) made his light shine in our hearts(J) to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.(K)

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  1. 2 Corinthians 4:6 Gen. 1:3

15 (A)No longer do I call you servants,[a] for the servant (B)does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for (C)all that I have heard from my Father (D)I have made known to you.

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  1. John 15:15 Or bondservants, or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface); likewise for servant later in this verse and in verse 20

15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.(A)

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(A)If you had known me, you would have (B)known my Father also.[a] From now on you do know him and (C)have seen him.”

(D)Philip said to him, “Lord, (E)show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? (F)Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that (G)I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you (H)I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.

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  1. John 14:7 Or If you know me, you will know my Father also, or If you have known me, you will know my Father also

If you really know me, you will know[a] my Father as well.(A) From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”

Philip(B) said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”

Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.(C) How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me?(D) The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority.(E) Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.

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  1. John 14:7 Some manuscripts If you really knew me, you would know

16 (A)“The one who hears you hears me, and (B)the one who rejects you rejects me, and (C)the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

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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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10 and they (A)saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of (B)sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness. 11 And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and (C)ate and drank.

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10 and saw(A) the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli,(B) as bright blue as the sky.(C) 11 But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw(D) God, and they ate and drank.(E)

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10 and especially (A)those who indulge[a] in the lust of defiling passion and (B)despise authority.

Bold and willful, they do not tremble (C)as they blaspheme the glorious ones,

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  1. 2 Peter 2:10 Greek who go after the flesh

10 This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire(A) of the flesh[a] and despise authority.

Bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to heap abuse on celestial beings;(B)

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  1. 2 Peter 2:10 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 18.

16 (A)who alone has immortality, (B)who dwells in (C)unapproachable light, (D)whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.

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16 who alone is immortal(A) and who lives in unapproachable light,(B) whom no one has seen or can see.(C) To him be honor and might forever. Amen.(D)

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18 And we all, with unveiled face, (A)beholding (B)the glory of the Lord,[a] (C)are being transformed into the same image (D)from one degree of glory to another.[b] For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 3:18 Or reflecting the glory of the Lord
  2. 2 Corinthians 3:18 Greek from glory to glory

18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate[a](A) the Lord’s glory,(B) are being transformed into his image(C) with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 3:18 Or reflect