19 I, Paul, am writing with my own (A)hand. I will repay—not to mention to you that you owe me even your own self besides.

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19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand.(A) I will pay it back—not to mention that you owe me your very self.

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Indeed I, Paul, say to you that (A)if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.

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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.

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Bring Back the Erring One

19 Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone (A)turns him back, 20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way (B)will save [a]a soul from death and (C)cover a multitude of sins.

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  1. James 5:20 NU his soul

19 My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth(A) and someone should bring that person back,(B) 20 remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save(C) them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.(D)

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To (A)Titus, a true son in our common faith:

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and [a]the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

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  1. Titus 1:4 NU Christ Jesus

To Titus,(A) my true son(B) in our common faith:

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.(C)

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To Timothy, a (A)true son in the faith:

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

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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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Glory Only in the Cross

11 See with what large letters I have written to you with my own hand!

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Not Circumcision but the New Creation

11 See what large letters I use as I write to you with my own hand!(A)

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(A)You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men;

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You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone.(A)

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21 (A)The salutation with my own hand—Paul’s.

22 If anyone (B)does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, (C)let him be [a]accursed. (D)O[b] Lord, come!

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  1. 1 Corinthians 16:22 Gr. anathema
  2. 1 Corinthians 16:22 Aram. Marana tha; possibly Maran atha, Our Lord has come

21 I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand.(A)

22 If anyone does not love the Lord,(B) let that person be cursed!(C) Come, Lord[a]!(D)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 16:22 The Greek for Come, Lord reproduces an Aramaic expression (Marana tha) used by early Christians.

A Pattern of Self-Denial

Am (A)I not an apostle? Am I not free? (B)Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? (C)Are you not my work in the Lord? If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you. For you are (D)the [a]seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 9:2 certification

Paul’s Rights as an Apostle

Am I not free?(A) Am I not an apostle?(B) Have I not seen Jesus our Lord?(C) Are you not the result of my work in the Lord?(D) Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal(E) of my apostleship in the Lord.

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15 For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for (A)in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

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15 Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father(A) through the gospel.(B)

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