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passing along the street near her corner,
    taking the road to her house(A)

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He was going down the street near her corner,
    walking along in the direction of her house

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23 save others by snatching them out of the fire; and have mercy on still others with fear, hating even the tunic defiled by their bodies.[a](A)

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  1. 23 Gk by the flesh

23 save others by snatching them from the fire;(A) to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.[a](B)

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  1. Jude 1:23 The Greek manuscripts of these verses vary at several points.

22 Shun youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.(A)

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22 Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love(A) and peace, along with those who call on the Lord(B) out of a pure heart.(C)

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18 Shun sexual immorality![a] Every sin that a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person[b] sins against the body itself.(A)

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  1. 6.18 Or prostitution
  2. 6.18 Or the one who hires a prostitute

18 Flee from sexual immorality.(A) All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.(B)

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12 now in the street, now in the squares,
    and at every corner she lies in wait.(A)

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12 now in the street, now in the squares,
    at every corner she lurks.)(A)

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Keep your way far from her,
    and do not go near the door of her house,(A)

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Keep to a path far from her,(A)
    do not go near the door of her house,

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14 Do not enter the path of the wicked,
    and do not walk in the way of evildoers.(A)
15 Avoid it; do not go on it;
    turn away from it and pass on.

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14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
    or walk in the way of evildoers.(A)
15 Avoid it, do not travel on it;
    turn from it and go on your way.

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It happened, late one afternoon when David rose from his couch and was walking about on the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; the woman was very beautiful.(A) David sent someone to inquire about the woman. It was reported, “This is Bathsheba daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”(B)

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One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof(A) of the palace. From the roof he saw(B) a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, “She is Bathsheba,(C) the daughter of Eliam(D) and the wife of Uriah(E) the Hittite.”

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Samson and Delilah

16 Once Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to her.

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Samson and Delilah

16 One day Samson(A) went to Gaza,(B) where he saw a prostitute.(C) He went in to spend the night with her.

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