69 The proud have (A)forged[a] a lie against me,
But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.

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  1. Psalm 119:69 Lit. smeared me with a lie

69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies,(A)
    I keep your precepts with all my heart.

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But you forgers of lies,
(A)You are all worthless physicians.

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You, however, smear me with lies;(A)
    you are worthless physicians,(B) all of you!(C)

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11 (A)Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of (B)evil against you falsely for My sake. 12 (C)Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for (D)so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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11 “Blessed are you when people insult you,(A) persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.(B) 12 Rejoice and be glad,(C) because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.(D)

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For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful
Have opened against me;
They have spoken against me with a (A)lying tongue.
They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And fought against me (B)without a cause.

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for people who are wicked and deceitful(A)
    have opened their mouths against me;
    they have spoken against me with lying tongues.(B)
With words of hatred(C) they surround me;
    they attack me without cause.(D)

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he is (A)a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

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Such a person is double-minded(A) and unstable(B) in all they do.

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13 Nor can they prove the things of which they now accuse me.

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13 And they cannot prove to you the charges they are now making against me.(A)

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(A)For we have found this man a plague, a creator of dissension among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

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“We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots(A) among the Jews(B) all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene(C) sect(D)

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59 Now the chief priests, [a]the elders, and all the council sought (A)false testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, 60 [b]but found none. Even though (B)many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last (C)two [c]false witnesses came forward 61 and said, “This fellow said, (D)‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.’ ”

62 (E)And the high priest arose and said to Him, “Do You answer nothing? What is it these men testify against You?” 63 But (F)Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, (G)“I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!”

64 Jesus said to him, It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, (H)hereafter you will see the Son of Man (I)sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

65 (J)Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard His (K)blasphemy! 66 What do you think?”

They answered and said, (L)“He is deserving of death.”

67 (M)Then they spat in His face and beat Him; and (N)others struck Him with [d]the palms of their hands, 68 saying, (O)“Prophesy to us, Christ! Who is the one who struck You?”

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  1. Matthew 26:59 NU omits the elders
  2. Matthew 26:60 NU but found none, even though many false witnesses came forward.
  3. Matthew 26:60 NU omits false witnesses
  4. Matthew 26:67 Or rods,

59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin(A) were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death. 60 But they did not find any, though many false witnesses(B) came forward.

Finally two(C) came forward 61 and declared, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”(D)

62 Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?” 63 But Jesus remained silent.(E)

The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath(F) by the living God:(G) Tell us if you are the Messiah,(H) the Son of God.”(I)

64 “You have said so,”(J) Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One(K) and coming on the clouds of heaven.”[a](L)

65 Then the high priest tore his clothes(M) and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. 66 What do you think?”

“He is worthy of death,”(N) they answered.

67 Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists.(O) Others slapped him 68 and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah. Who hit you?”(P)

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  1. Matthew 26:64 See Psalm 110:1; Daniel 7:13.

You Cannot Serve God and Riches

24 (A)“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. (B)You cannot serve God and [a]mammon.

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  1. Matthew 6:24 Lit., in Aram., riches

24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.(A)

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157 Many are my persecutors and my enemies,
Yet I do not (A)turn from Your testimonies.

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157 Many are the foes who persecute me,(A)
    but I have not turned(B) from your statutes.

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34 (A)Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law;
Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

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34 Give me understanding,(A) so that I may keep your law(B)
    and obey it with all my heart.(C)

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(A)that Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men spoke, saying to Jeremiah, “You speak falsely! The Lord our God has not sent you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to dwell there.’ But (B)Baruch the son of Neriah has [a]set you against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death or carry us away captive to Babylon.”

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  1. Jeremiah 43:3 Or incited

Azariah son of Hoshaiah(A) and Johanan(B) son of Kareah and all the arrogant(C) men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying!(D) The Lord our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to settle there.’(E) But Baruch(F) son of Neriah is inciting you against us to hand us over to the Babylonians,[a] so they may kill us or carry us into exile to Babylon.”(G)

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  1. Jeremiah 43:3 Or Chaldeans

58 I entreated Your favor with my whole heart;
Be merciful to me according to Your word.

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58 I have sought(A) your face with all my heart;
    be gracious to me(B) according to your promise.(C)

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