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14 Depart from evil, and do good;
    seek peace, and pursue it.(A)

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14 Turn from evil and do good;(A)
    seek peace(B) and pursue it.

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27 Depart from evil, and do good;
    so you shall abide forever.(A)

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27 Turn from evil and do good;(A)
    then you will dwell in the land forever.(B)

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Warnings against Rejecting God’s Grace

14 Pursue peace with everyone and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

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Warning and Encouragement

14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone(A) and to be holy;(B) without holiness no one will see the Lord.(C)

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11 let them turn away from evil and do good;
    let them seek peace and pursue it.

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11 They must turn from evil and do good;
    they must seek peace and pursue it.

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11 Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but imitate what is good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.(A)

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11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good.(A) Anyone who does what is good is from God.(B) Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.(C)

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18 If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.(A)

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18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.(A)

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Marks of the True Christian

Let love be genuine; hate what is evil; hold fast to what is good;

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Love in Action

Love must be sincere.(A) Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.(B)

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Do not be wise in your own eyes;
    fear the Lord and turn away from evil.(A)

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Do not be wise in your own eyes;(A)
    fear the Lord(B) and shun evil.(C)

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19 Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.(A)

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19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace(A) and to mutual edification.(B)

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17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.(A) 18 And the fruit of righteousness[a] is sown in peace by those who make peace.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 3.18 Or justice

17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven(A) is first of all pure; then peace-loving,(B) considerate, submissive, full of mercy(C) and good fruit, impartial and sincere.(D) 18 Peacemakers(E) who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.(F)

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11 to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we directed you,(A)

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11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands,(A) just as we told you,

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Final Greetings and Benediction

11 Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell.[a] Be restored; listen to my appeal;[b] agree with one another; live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 13.11 Or rejoice
  2. 13.11 Or encourage one another

Final Greetings

11 Finally, brothers and sisters,(A) rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace.(B) And the God of love(C) and peace(D) will be with you.

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28 And he said to humankind,
‘Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
    and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”(A)

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28 And he said to the human race,
    “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
    and to shun evil(A) is understanding.”(B)

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