Psalm 109:1-7

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Psalm 109

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

¹My God, whom I praise,^(A)
    do not remain silent,^(B)
²for people who are wicked and deceitful^(C)
    have opened their mouths against me;
    they have spoken against me with lying tongues.^(D)
³With words of hatred^(E) they surround me;
    they attack me without cause.^(F)
⁴In return for my friendship they accuse me,
    but I am a man of prayer.^(G)
⁵They repay me evil for good,^(H)
    and hatred for my friendship.

⁶Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy;
let an accuser^(I) stand at his right hand.
⁷When he is tried, let him be found guilty,^(J)
and may his prayers condemn^(K) him.

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John 5:41-47

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⁴¹“I do not accept glory from human beings,^(A) ⁴²but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. ⁴³I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. ⁴⁴How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God^[a]?^(B)

⁴⁵“But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses,^(C) on whom your hopes are set.^(D) ⁴⁶If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.^(E) ⁴⁷But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?”^(F)

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Footnotes

John 5:44 Some early manuscripts the Only One

Acts 18:9-18

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⁹One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision:^(A) “Do not be afraid;^(B) keep on speaking, do not be silent. ¹⁰For I am with you,^(C) and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.” ¹¹So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.^(D)

¹²While Gallio was proconsul^(E) of Achaia,^(F) the Jews of Corinth made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the place of judgment. ¹³“This man,” they charged, “is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.”

¹⁴Just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to them, “If you Jews were making a complaint about some misdemeanor or serious crime, it would be reasonable for me to listen to you. ¹⁵But since it involves questions about words and names and your own law^(G)—settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.” ¹⁶So he drove them off. ¹⁷Then the crowd there turned on Sosthenes^(H) the synagogue leader^(I) and beat him in front of the proconsul; and Gallio showed no concern whatever.

Priscilla, Aquila and Apollos

¹⁸Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he left the brothers and sisters^(J) and sailed for Syria,^(K) accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.^(L) Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchreae^(M) because of a vow he had taken.^(N)