(A)Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
(B)But such as keep the law contend with them.

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32 who, (A)knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things (B)are deserving of death, not only do the same but also (C)approve of those who practice them.

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11 And have (A)no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather [a]expose them.

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  1. Ephesians 5:11 reprove

Because John had said to him, (A)“It is not lawful for you to have her.”

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But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, (A)“Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from (B)the wrath to come?

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18 Though while he lives (A)he blesses himself
(For men will praise you when you do well for yourself),

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18 And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, (A)in that you have forsaken the commandments of the Lord and have followed the Baals.

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Contend for the Faith

Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you (A)concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting (B)you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

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(A)They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and (B)the world hears them.

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Therefore, when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that (A)Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.

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For the wicked (A)boasts of his heart’s desire;
[a]He (B)blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.

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  1. Psalm 10:3 Or The greedy man curses and spurns the Lord

17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, “What evil thing is this that you do, by which you profane the Sabbath day? 18 (A)Did not your fathers do thus, and did not our God bring all this disaster on us and on this city? Yet you bring added wrath on Israel by profaning the Sabbath.”

19 So it was, at the gates of Jerusalem, as it (B)began to be dark before the Sabbath, that I commanded the gates to be shut, and charged that they must not be opened till after the Sabbath. (C)Then I posted some of my servants at the gates, so that no burdens would be brought in on the Sabbath day. 20 Now the merchants and sellers of all kinds of [a]wares [b]lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice.

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  1. Nehemiah 13:20 merchandise
  2. Nehemiah 13:20 spent the night

After serious thought, I rebuked the nobles and rulers, and said to them, (A)“Each of you is [a]exacting usury from his brother.” So I [b]called a great assembly against them. And I said to them, “According to our ability we have (B)redeemed our Jewish brethren who were sold to the nations. Now indeed, will you even sell your brethren? Or should they be sold to us?”

Then they were silenced and found nothing to say. Then I said, “What you are doing is not good. Should you not walk (C)in the fear of our God (D)because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies? 10 I also, with my brethren and my servants, am lending them money and grain. Please, let us stop this [c]usury! 11 Restore now to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their olive groves, and their houses, also a hundredth of the money and the grain, the new wine and the oil, that you have charged them.”

12 So they said, “We will restore it, and will require nothing from them; we will do as you say.”

Then I called the priests, (E)and required an oath from them that they would do according to this promise. 13 Then (F)I shook out [d]the fold of my garment and said, “So may God shake out each man from his house, and from his property, who does not perform this promise. Even thus may he be shaken out and emptied.”

And all the assembly said, “Amen!” and praised the Lord. (G)Then the people did according to this promise.

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  1. Nehemiah 5:7 charging interest
  2. Nehemiah 5:7 Lit. held
  3. Nehemiah 5:10 interest
  4. Nehemiah 5:13 Lit. my lap

13 Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, (A)“What have I to do with you? (B)Go to (C)the prophets of your father and the (D)prophets of your mother.”

But the king of Israel said to him, “No, for the Lord has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”

14 And Elisha said, (E)As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you, nor see you.

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21 And Elijah came to all the people, and said, (A)“How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, (B)follow him.” But the people answered him not a word.

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But [a]even after we had suffered before and were spitefully treated at (A)Philippi, as you know, we were (B)bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much conflict.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:2 NU, M omit even

Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. And this occurred because of (A)false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our (B)liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, (C)that they might bring us into bondage), to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that (D)the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

But from those (E)who seemed to be something—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; (F)God [a]shows personal favoritism to no man—for those who seemed to be something (G)added nothing to me.

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  1. Galatians 2:6 Lit. does not receive the face of a man

And when he was called upon, Tertullus began his accusation, saying: “Seeing that through you we enjoy great peace, and [a]prosperity is being brought to this nation by your foresight, we accept it always and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. Nevertheless, not to be tedious to you any further, I beg you to hear, by your [b]courtesy, a few words from us.

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  1. Acts 24:2 Or reforms are
  2. Acts 24:4 graciousness

But (A)when some were hardened and did not believe, but spoke evil (B)of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and withdrew the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

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22 And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”

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15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.

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30 “An astonishing and (A)horrible thing
Has been committed in the land:

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28 And one of the sons (A)of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law of (B)Sanballat the Horonite; therefore I drove him from me.

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23 In those days I also saw Jews who (A)had married women of (B)Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. 24 And half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and could not speak the language of Judah, but spoke according to the language of one or the other people.

25 So I (C)contended with them and [a]cursed them, struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them (D)swear by God, saying, “You shall not give your daughters as wives to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or yourselves. 26 (E)Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among many nations there was no king like him, (F)who was beloved of his God; and God made him king over all Israel. (G)Nevertheless pagan women caused even him to sin.

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  1. Nehemiah 13:25 pronounced them cursed

15 In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses (A)on the Sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and loading donkeys with wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens, (B)which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. And I warned them about the day on which they were selling provisions.

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