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23 Those who bring thanksgiving as their sacrifice honor me;
    to those who go the right way,[a]
    I will show the salvation of God.”

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  1. 50.23 Heb who set a way

16 With long life I will satisfy them
    and show them my salvation.(A)

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Two Kinds of Wisdom

13 Who is wise and knowledgeable among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom.(A)

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12 I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,
    and I will glorify your name forever.

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Those who have clean hands and pure hearts,
    who do not lift up their souls to what is false
    and do not swear deceitfully.(A)
They will receive blessing from the Lord
    and vindication from the God of their salvation.(B)

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The New Life in Christ

12 I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, on the basis of God’s mercy, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable act of worship.(A)

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14 Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving,[a]
    and pay your vows to the Most High.(A)
15 Call on me in the day of trouble;
    I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”(B)

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  1. 50.14 Or make thanksgiving your sacrifice to God

14 The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him,
    and he makes his covenant known to them.(A)

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Surely God is my salvation;
    I will trust and will not be afraid,
for the Lord[a] is my strength and my might;
    he has become my salvation.”(A)

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  1. 12.2 Q ms Heb mss Gk Syr Vg Tg: MT for Yah, the Lord

26 “Brothers and sisters,[a] you descendants of Abraham’s family and others who fear God, to us[b] the message of this salvation has been sent.

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  1. 13.26 Gk Men, brothers
  2. 13.26 Other ancient authorities read you

27 Only, live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or am absent and hear about you, I will know that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel

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17 Anyone who resolves to do the will of God will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own.(A)

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30 for my eyes have seen your salvation,(A)

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All the nations you have made shall come
    and bow down before you, O Lord,
    and shall glorify your name.(A)

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13 Righteousness will go before him
    and will make a path for his steps.(A)

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24 And they glorified God because of me.

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and that the gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,

“Therefore I will confess you among the gentiles
    and sing praises to your name”;(A)

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But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,[a] in order that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.(A)

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  1. 2.9 Gk a people for his possession

15 Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct,(A)

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16 As for those who will follow this rule—peace be upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

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so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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He was a devout man who feared God with all his household; he gave alms generously to the people and prayed constantly to God. One afternoon at about three o’clock he had a vision in which he clearly saw an angel of God coming in and saying to him, “Cornelius.”(A) He stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” He answered, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.(B)

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True Disciples

31 Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”(A)

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Surely his salvation is at hand for those who fear him,
    that his glory may dwell in our land.(A)

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23 You who fear the Lord, praise him!
    All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him;
    stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!(A)

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