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13 Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go.
    Guard them, for they are the key to life.

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13 Hold on to instruction, do not let it go;
    guard it well, for it is your life.(A)

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A Warning against Drifting Away

So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.

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Warning to Pay Attention

We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.(A)

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18 Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
    happy are those who hold her tightly.

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18 She is a tree of life(A) to those who take hold of her;
    those who hold her fast will be blessed.(B)

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23 Get the truth and never sell it;
    also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment.

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23 Buy the truth and do not sell it—
    wisdom, instruction and insight as well.(A)

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47 These instructions are not empty words—they are your life! By obeying them you will enjoy a long life in the land you will occupy when you cross the Jordan River.”

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47 They are not just idle words for you—they are your life.(A) By them you will live long(B) in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”

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The Believers Form a Community

42 All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper[a]), and to prayer.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:42 Greek the breaking of bread; also in 2:46.

The Fellowship of the Believers

42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching(A) and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread(B) and to prayer.(C)

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11 And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb
    and by their testimony.
And they did not love their lives so much
    that they were afraid to die.

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11 They triumphed over(A) him
    by the blood of the Lamb(B)
    and by the word of their testimony;(C)
they did not love their lives so much
    as to shrink from death.(D)

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21 but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good.

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21 but test them all;(A) hold on to what is good,(B)

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23 When he arrived and saw this evidence of God’s blessing, he was filled with joy, and he encouraged the believers to stay true to the Lord.

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23 When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done,(A) he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.(B)

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68 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life.

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68 Simon Peter answered him,(A) “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.(B)

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13 “I know that you live in the city where Satan has his throne, yet you have remained loyal to me. You refused to deny me even when Antipas, my faithful witness, was martyred among you there in Satan’s city.

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13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me,(A) not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness,(B) who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.(C)

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27 Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

28 By this time they were nearing Emmaus and the end of their journey. Jesus acted as if he were going on, 29 but they begged him, “Stay the night with us, since it is getting late.” So he went home with them.

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27 And beginning with Moses(A) and all the Prophets,(B) he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.(C)

28 As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther. 29 But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.

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