45 And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.

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45 I will walk about in freedom,
    for I have sought out your precepts.(A)

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25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

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25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom,(A) and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.(B)

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12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

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12 When you walk, your steps will not be hampered;
    when you run, you will not stumble.(A)

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133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

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133 Direct my footsteps according to your word;(A)
    let no sin rule(B) over me.

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94 I am thine, save me: for I have sought thy precepts.

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94 Save me,(A) for I am yours;
    I have sought out your precepts.(B)

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30 As he spake these words, many believed on him.

31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.

36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

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30 Even as he spoke, many believed in him.(A)

Dispute Over Whose Children Jesus’ Opponents Are

31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching,(B) you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”(C)

33 They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants(D) and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?”

34 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.(E) 35 Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever.(F) 36 So if the Son sets you free,(G) you will be free indeed.

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39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

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39 You study[a] the Scriptures(A) diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life.(B) These are the very Scriptures that testify about me,(C)

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Footnotes

  1. John 5:39 Or 39 Study

12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

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12 Speak and act as those who are going to be judged(A) by the law that gives freedom,(B)

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17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

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17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.(A)

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19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

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19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.”(A)

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18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

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18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,(A)
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news(B) to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
    and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,

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13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

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13 I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens.(A) What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind!(B)

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18 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

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18 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
    and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

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