32 For the simple are killed by (A)their turning away,
    and (B)the complacency of fools destroys them;

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32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them;(A)

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36 but he who fails to find me (A)injures himself;
    all who (B)hate me (C)love death.”

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36 But those who fail to find me harm themselves;(A)
    all who hate me love death.”(B)

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25 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For (A)if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven.

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25 See to it that you do not refuse(A) him who speaks.(B) If they did not escape when they refused him who warned(C) them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?(D)

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36 (A)Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; (B)whoever does not obey the Son shall not (C)see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

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36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life,(A) but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.

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19 (A)Your evil will chastise you,
    and (B)your apostasy will reprove you.
Know and see that it is evil and (C)bitter
    for (D)you to forsake the Lord your God;
    the fear of me is not in you,
declares the Lord God of hosts.

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19 Your wickedness will punish you;
    your backsliding(A) will rebuke(B) you.
Consider then and realize
    how evil and bitter(C) it is for you
when you forsake(D) the Lord your God
    and have no awe(E) of me,”
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.

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If you are left without discipline, (A)in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.

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If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline(A)—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all.

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38 (A)but my righteous one shall live by faith,
    and if he shrinks back,
my soul has no pleasure in him.”

39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.

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38 And,

“But my righteous[a] one will live by faith.(A)
    And I take no pleasure
    in the one who shrinks back.”[b](B)

39 But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 10:38 Some early manuscripts But the righteous
  2. Hebrews 10:38 Hab. 2:4 (see Septuagint)

The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 “There was a rich man who was clothed in (A)purple and fine linen and (B)who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate (C)was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21 who desired to be fed with (D)what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 The poor man died and was carried by (E)the angels (F)to Abraham's side.[a] The rich man also died and was buried, 23 and in (G)Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and (H)saw Abraham far off and Lazarus (I)at his side. 24 And he called out, (J)‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and (K)cool my tongue, for (L)I am in anguish in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that (M)you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.

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  1. Luke 16:22 Greek bosom; also verse 23

The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.(A) 20 At his gate was laid a beggar(B) named Lazarus, covered with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table.(C) Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham,(D) have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’(E)

25 “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things,(F) but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.(G)

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16 And he told them a parable, saying, (A)“The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, (B)‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my (C)barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up (D)for many years; relax, (E)eat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, (F)‘Fool! (G)This night (H)your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, (I)whose will they be?’ 21 So is the one (J)who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

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16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’

18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’

20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(A) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(B) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(C)

21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”(D)

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11 “Moab has been at ease from his youth
    and has (A)settled on his dregs;
he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,
    nor has he gone into exile;
so his taste remains in him,
    and his scent is not changed.

12 “Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I shall send to him pourers who will pour him, and empty his vessels and break his[a] jars in pieces.

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  1. Jeremiah 48:12 Septuagint, Aquila; Hebrew their

11 “Moab has been at rest(A) from youth,
    like wine left on its dregs,(B)
not poured from one jar to another—
    she has not gone into exile.
So she tastes as she did,
    and her aroma is unchanged.
12 But days are coming,”
    declares the Lord,
“when I will send men who pour from pitchers,
    and they will pour her out;
they will empty her pitchers
    and smash her jars.

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The stupid man cannot know;
    the fool cannot understand this:
that though (A)the wicked sprout like grass
    and all (B)evildoers flourish,
they are doomed to destruction forever;

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Senseless people(A) do not know,
    fools do not understand,
that though the wicked spring up like grass
    and all evildoers flourish,
    they will be destroyed forever.(B)

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22 (A)Let their own (B)table before them become a snare;
    (C)and when they are at peace, let it become a trap.[a]

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  1. Psalm 69:22 Hebrew; a slight revocalization yields (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Jerome) a snare, and retribution and a trap

22 May the table set before them become a snare;
    may it become retribution and[a] a trap.(A)

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  1. Psalm 69:22 Or snare / and their fellowship become

15 “But (A)Jeshurun grew fat, and (B)kicked;
    (C)you grew fat, stout, and sleek;
(D)then he forsook God (E)who made him
    and scoffed at (F)the Rock of his salvation.
16 (G)They stirred him to jealousy with strange gods;
    with abominations they provoked him to anger.
17 (H)They sacrificed to demons that were no gods,
    to gods they had never known,
to (I)new gods that had come recently,
    whom your fathers had never dreaded.
18 You were unmindful of (J)the Rock that bore[a] you,
    and you (K)forgot the God who gave you birth.

19 (L)“The Lord saw it and spurned them,
    because of the provocation of (M)his sons and his daughters.
20 And he said, (N)‘I will hide my face from them;
    I will see what their end will be,
for they are a perverse generation,
    children in whom is no faithfulness.
21 (O)They have made me jealous with what is no god;
    they have provoked me to anger (P)with their idols.
So (Q)I will make them jealous with those who are no people;
    I will provoke them to anger with (R)a foolish nation.
22 For (S)a fire is kindled by my anger,
    and it burns to (T)the depths of Sheol,
devours the earth and its increase,
    and sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.

23 “‘And I will heap disasters upon them;
    (U)I will spend my arrows on them;
24 they shall be wasted with hunger,
    and devoured by plague
    and poisonous pestilence;
I will send (V)the teeth of beasts against them,
    with the venom of (W)things that crawl in the dust.
25 (X)Outdoors the sword shall bereave,
    and indoors terror,
for young man and woman alike,
    the nursing child with the man of gray hairs.
26 (Y)I would have said, “I will cut them to pieces;
    (Z)I will wipe them from human memory,”
27 had I not feared provocation by the enemy,
    lest their adversaries should misunderstand,
lest they should say, (AA)“Our hand is triumphant,
    it was not the Lord who did all this.”’

28 “For they are a nation void of counsel,
    and there is (AB)no understanding in them.
29 (AC)If they were wise, they would understand this;
    they would (AD)discern their latter end!
30 How could (AE)one have chased a thousand,
    and two have put ten thousand to flight,
unless their Rock (AF)had sold them,
    and the Lord had given them up?
31 For (AG)their rock is not as our Rock;
    (AH)our enemies are by themselves.
32 For their vine (AI)comes from the vine of Sodom
    and from the fields of Gomorrah;
their grapes are grapes of (AJ)poison;
    their clusters are bitter;
33 their wine is the poison of (AK)serpents
    and the cruel venom of asps.

34 “‘Is not this laid up in store with me,
    (AL)sealed up in my treasuries?
35 (AM)Vengeance is mine, and recompense,[b]
    (AN)for the time when their foot shall slip;
for (AO)the day of their calamity is at hand,
    and their doom comes swiftly.’
36 For (AP)the Lord will vindicate[c] his people
    (AQ)and have compassion on his servants,
when he sees that their power is gone
    and there is none remaining, (AR)bond or free.
37 Then he will say, (AS)‘Where are their gods,
    (AT)the rock in which they took refuge,
38 who ate the fat of their sacrifices
    and drank the wine of their drink offering?
Let them rise up and help you;
    let them be your protection!

39 “‘See now that (AU)I, even I, am he,
    and there is no god beside me;
(AV)I kill and I make alive;
    (AW)I wound and I heal;
    and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.
40 For (AX)I lift up my hand to heaven
    and swear, As I live forever,
41 if I (AY)sharpen my flashing sword[d]
    and my hand takes hold on judgment,
I will take vengeance on my adversaries
    and will repay those who hate me.
42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
    and (AZ)my sword shall devour flesh—
with the blood of the slain and the captives,
    from the (BA)long-haired heads of the enemy.’

43 (BB)“Rejoice with him, O heavens;[e]
    bow down to him, all gods,[f]
for he (BC)avenges the blood of his children[g]
    and takes vengeance on his adversaries.
He repays those who hate him[h]
    and cleanses[i] his people's land.”[j]

44 Moses came and recited all the words of this song in the hearing of the people, he and (BD)Joshua[k] the son of Nun.

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:18 Or fathered
  2. Deuteronomy 32:35 Septuagint and I will repay
  3. Deuteronomy 32:36 Septuagint judge
  4. Deuteronomy 32:41 Hebrew the lightning of my sword
  5. Deuteronomy 32:43 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text Rejoice his people, O nations
  6. Deuteronomy 32:43 Masoretic Text lacks bow down to him, all gods
  7. Deuteronomy 32:43 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text servants
  8. Deuteronomy 32:43 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text lacks He repays those who hate him
  9. Deuteronomy 32:43 Or atones for
  10. Deuteronomy 32:43 Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew his land his people
  11. Deuteronomy 32:44 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew Hoshea

15 Jeshurun[a](A) grew fat(B) and kicked;
    filled with food, they became heavy and sleek.
They abandoned(C) the God who made them
    and rejected the Rock(D) their Savior.
16 They made him jealous(E) with their foreign gods
    and angered(F) him with their detestable idols.
17 They sacrificed(G) to false gods,(H) which are not God—
    gods they had not known,(I)
    gods that recently appeared,(J)
    gods your ancestors did not fear.
18 You deserted the Rock, who fathered you;
    you forgot(K) the God who gave you birth.

19 The Lord saw this and rejected them(L)
    because he was angered by his sons and daughters.(M)
20 “I will hide my face(N) from them,” he said,
    “and see what their end will be;
for they are a perverse generation,(O)
    children who are unfaithful.(P)
21 They made me jealous(Q) by what is no god
    and angered me with their worthless idols.(R)
I will make them envious by those who are not a people;
    I will make them angry by a nation that has no understanding.(S)
22 For a fire will be kindled by my wrath,(T)
    one that burns down to the realm of the dead below.(U)
It will devour(V) the earth and its harvests(W)
    and set afire the foundations of the mountains.(X)

23 “I will heap calamities(Y) on them
    and spend my arrows(Z) against them.
24 I will send wasting famine(AA) against them,
    consuming pestilence(AB) and deadly plague;(AC)
I will send against them the fangs of wild beasts,(AD)
    the venom of vipers(AE) that glide in the dust.(AF)
25 In the street the sword will make them childless;
    in their homes terror(AG) will reign.(AH)
The young men and young women will perish,
    the infants and those with gray hair.(AI)
26 I said I would scatter(AJ) them
    and erase their name from human memory,(AK)
27 but I dreaded the taunt of the enemy,
    lest the adversary misunderstand(AL)
and say, ‘Our hand has triumphed;
    the Lord has not done all this.’”(AM)

28 They are a nation without sense,
    there is no discernment(AN) in them.
29 If only they were wise and would understand this(AO)
    and discern what their end will be!(AP)
30 How could one man chase a thousand,
    or two put ten thousand to flight,(AQ)
unless their Rock had sold them,(AR)
    unless the Lord had given them up?(AS)
31 For their rock is not like our Rock,(AT)
    as even our enemies concede.(AU)
32 Their vine comes from the vine of Sodom(AV)
    and from the fields of Gomorrah.
Their grapes are filled with poison,(AW)
    and their clusters with bitterness.(AX)
33 Their wine is the venom of serpents,
    the deadly poison of cobras.(AY)

34 “Have I not kept this in reserve
    and sealed it in my vaults?(AZ)
35 It is mine to avenge;(BA) I will repay.(BB)
    In due time their foot will slip;(BC)
their day of disaster is near
    and their doom rushes upon them.(BD)

36 The Lord will vindicate his people(BE)
    and relent(BF) concerning his servants(BG)
when he sees their strength is gone
    and no one is left, slave(BH) or free.[b]
37 He will say: “Now where are their gods,
    the rock they took refuge in,(BI)
38 the gods who ate the fat of their sacrifices
    and drank the wine of their drink offerings?(BJ)
Let them rise up to help you!
    Let them give you shelter!

39 “See now that I myself am he!(BK)
    There is no god besides me.(BL)
I put to death(BM) and I bring to life,(BN)
    I have wounded and I will heal,(BO)
    and no one can deliver out of my hand.(BP)
40 I lift my hand(BQ) to heaven and solemnly swear:
    As surely as I live forever,(BR)
41 when I sharpen my flashing sword(BS)
    and my hand grasps it in judgment,
I will take vengeance(BT) on my adversaries
    and repay those who hate me.(BU)
42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,(BV)
    while my sword devours flesh:(BW)
the blood of the slain and the captives,
    the heads of the enemy leaders.”

43 Rejoice,(BX) you nations, with his people,[c][d]
    for he will avenge the blood of his servants;(BY)
he will take vengeance on his enemies(BZ)
    and make atonement for his land and people.(CA)

44 Moses came with Joshua[e](CB) son of Nun and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people.

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:15 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel.
  2. Deuteronomy 32:36 Or and they are without a ruler or leader
  3. Deuteronomy 32:43 Or Make his people rejoice, you nations
  4. Deuteronomy 32:43 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint) people, / and let all the angels worship him, /
  5. Deuteronomy 32:44 Hebrew Hoshea, a variant of Joshua