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25 A truthful witness saves lives,
    but one who utters lies is a betrayer.(A)

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25 A truthful witness saves lives,
    but a false witness is deceitful.(A)

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A faithful witness does not lie,
    but a false witness breathes out lies.(A)

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An honest witness does not deceive,
    but a false witness pours out lies.(A)

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First of all you must understand this, that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and indulging their own lusts(A)

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Above all, you must understand that in the last days(A) scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.(B)

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False Asceticism

Now the Spirit expressly says that in later[a] times some will renounce[b] the faith by paying attention to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,(A) through the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared with a hot iron. They forbid marriage and abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.(B)

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  1. 4.1 Or the last
  2. 4.1 Or move away from

The Spirit(A) clearly says that in later times(B) some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits(C) and things taught by demons. Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.(D) They forbid people to marry(E) and order them to abstain from certain foods,(F) which God created(G) to be received with thanksgiving(H) by those who believe and who know the truth.

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16 But get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you to serve and testify to the things in which you have seen me[a] and to those in which I will appear to you.(A) 17 I will rescue you from your people and from the gentiles—to whom I am sending you(B) 18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’(C)

Paul Tells of His Preaching

19 “After that, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision 20 but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout the countryside of Judea, and also to the gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and do deeds consistent with repentance.(D)

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  1. 26.16 Other ancient authorities read the things that you have seen

16 ‘Now get up and stand on your feet.(A) I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me.(B) 17 I will rescue you(C) from your own people and from the Gentiles.(D) I am sending you to them 18 to open their eyes(E) and turn them from darkness to light,(F) and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins(G) and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’(H)

19 “So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient(I) to the vision from heaven. 20 First to those in Damascus,(J) then to those in Jerusalem(K) and in all Judea, and then to the Gentiles,(L) I preached that they should repent(M) and turn to God and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds.(N)

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26 Therefore I declare to you this day that I am not responsible for the blood of any of you,(A) 27 for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.(B)

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26 Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of any of you.(A) 27 For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God.(B)

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21 as I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.[a](A)

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  1. 20.21 Other ancient authorities add Christ

21 I have declared to both Jews(A) and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance(B) and have faith in our Lord Jesus.(C)

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