But (A)whatever gain I had, (B)I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.

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But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss(A) for the sake of Christ.

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33 (A)So therefore, any one of you who (B)does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.

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33 In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.(A)

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26 For (A)what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or (B)what shall a man give in return for his soul?

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26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?

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26 (A)“If anyone comes to me and (B)does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, (C)yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

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26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.(A)

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The Parable of the Hidden Treasure

44 “The kingdom of heaven (A)is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy (B)he goes and sells all that he has and (C)buys that field.

The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value

45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, 46 who, on finding (D)one pearl of great value, (E)went and sold all that he had and (F)bought it.

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The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl

44 “The kingdom of heaven is like(A) treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.(B)

45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like(C) a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.

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The ransom of a man's life is his wealth,
    but a poor man (A)hears no threat.

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A person’s riches may ransom their life,
    but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.(A)

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Indeed, I count everything as loss because of (A)the surpassing worth of (B)knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I (C)have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having (D)a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but (E)that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— 10 (F)that I may know him and (G)the power of his resurrection, and (H)may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,

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What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing(A) Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ(B) and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law,(C) but that which is through faith in[a] Christ—the righteousness(D) that comes from God on the basis of faith.(E) 10 I want to know(F) Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings,(G) becoming like him in his death,(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 3:9 Or through the faithfulness of

31 On that day, (A)let the one who is on (B)the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away, and likewise let the one who is in the field not turn back. 32 (C)Remember Lot's wife. 33 (D)Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will (E)keep it.

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31 On that day no one who is on the housetop, with possessions inside, should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything.(A) 32 Remember Lot’s wife!(B) 33 Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it.(C)

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17 And as they brought them out, one said, “Escape for your life. (A)Do not look back or stop anywhere in the (B)valley. Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away.”

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17 As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, “Flee for your lives!(A) Don’t look back,(B) and don’t stop anywhere in the plain!(C) Flee to the mountains(D) or you will be swept away!”

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Justified by Faith

15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not (A)Gentile sinners; 16 yet we know that (B)a person is not justified[a] by works of the law (C)but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, (D)because by works of the law no one will be justified.

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  1. Galatians 2:16 Or counted righteous (three times in verse 16); also verse 17

15 “We who are Jews by birth(A) and not sinful Gentiles(B) 16 know that a person is not justified by the works of the law,(C) but by faith in Jesus Christ.(D) So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in[a] Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.(E)

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  1. Galatians 2:16 Or but through the faithfulness of … justified on the basis of the faithfulness of

The master commended the dishonest manager for his (A)shrewdness. For (B)the sons of this world[a] are (C)more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than (D)the sons of light.

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  1. Luke 16:8 Greek age

“The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world(A) are more shrewd(B) in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.(C)

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(A)though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: (B)circumcised on the eighth day, (C)of the people of Israel, (D)of the tribe of Benjamin, (E)a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, (F)a Pharisee; (G)as to zeal, (H)a persecutor of the church; (I)as to righteousness under the law,[a] blameless.

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  1. Philippians 3:6 Greek in the law

though I myself have reasons for such confidence.(A)

If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised(B) on the eighth day, of the people of Israel,(C) of the tribe of Benjamin,(D) a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee;(E) as for zeal,(F) persecuting the church;(G) as for righteousness based on the law,(H) faultless.

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Look: I, Paul, say to you that (A)if you accept circumcision, (B)Christ will be of no advantage to you. I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that (C)he is obligated to keep the whole law. You are (D)severed from Christ, (E)you who would be justified[a] by the law; (F)you have fallen away from grace. For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly (G)wait for the hope of righteousness.

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  1. Galatians 5:4 Or counted righteous

Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised,(A) Christ will be of no value to you at all. Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.(B) You who are trying to be justified by the law(C) have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.(D) For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.(E)

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