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20 I have no one so like myself who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare.

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20 I have no one else like him,(A) who will show genuine concern for your welfare.

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make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.(A)

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then make my joy complete(A) by being like-minded,(B) having the same love, being one(C) in spirit and of one mind.

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22 But Timothy’s[a] worth you know, how like a son with a father he has served with me in the work of the gospel.(A)

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  1. 2.22 Gk his

22 But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father(A) he has served with me in the work of the gospel.

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10 If Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear among you, for he is doing the work of the Lord just as I am;(A)

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10 When Timothy(A) comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is carrying on the work of the Lord,(B) just as I am.

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(He said this not because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.)

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He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag,(A) he used to help himself to what was put into it.

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13 The hired hand runs away because a hired hand does not care for the sheep.

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13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.

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Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as his own soul.

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And Jonathan made a covenant(A) with David because he loved him as himself.

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I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you.(A)

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I am reminded of your sincere faith,(A) which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice(B) and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.

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To Timothy, my true child[a] in the faith:

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.(A)

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  1. 1.2 Gk legitimate child

To Timothy(A) my true son(B) in the faith:

Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.(C)

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11 And Jesus who is called Justus greets you. These are the only ones of the circumcision among my coworkers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.

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11 Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews[a] among my co-workers(A) for the kingdom of God, and they have proved a comfort to me.

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  1. Colossians 4:11 Greek only ones of the circumcision group

Divisions in the Church

10 Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in agreement and that there be no divisions among you but that you be knit together in the same mind and the same purpose.(A) 11 For it has been made clear to me by Chloe’s people that there are quarrels among you, my brothers and sisters.

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A Church Divided Over Leaders

10 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters,[a](A) in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you,(B) but that you be perfectly united(C) in mind and thought. 11 My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s household(D) have informed me that there are quarrels among you.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verses 11 and 26; and in 2:1; 3:1; 4:6; 6:8; 7:24, 29; 10:1; 11:33; 12:1; 14:6, 20, 26, 39; 15:1, 6, 50, 58; 16:15, 20.

29 “Many women have done excellently,
    but you surpass them all.”(A)

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29 “Many women do noble things,
    but you surpass them all.”

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13 But it is you, my equal,
    my companion, my familiar friend,(A)

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13 But it is you, a man like myself,
    my companion, my close friend,(A)

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