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15 “I know your works; you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot.

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15 I know your deeds,(A) that you are neither cold nor hot.(B) I wish you were either one or the other!

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11 Do not lag in zeal; be ardent in spirit; serve the Lord.

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11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor,(A) serving the Lord.

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Serving Two Masters

24 “No one can serve two masters, for a slave will either hate the one and love the other or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.[a](A)

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  1. 6.24 Gk mammon

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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7,8 For the doubter, being double-minded and unstable in every way, must not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

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

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21 Elijah then came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping with two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him, but if Baal, then follow him.” The people did not answer him a word.(A)

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21 Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver(A) between two opinions? If the Lord(B) is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.”

But the people said nothing.

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But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.

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Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.(A)

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12 And because of the increase of lawlessness, the love of many will grow cold.

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12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,

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those who bow down on the roofs
    to the host of the heavens,
those who bow down and swear to the Lord
    but also swear by Milcom,[a](A)
those who have turned back from following the Lord,
    who have not sought the Lord or inquired of him.(B)

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  1. 1.5 Gk mss Syr Vg: Heb their king

those who bow down on the roofs
    to worship the starry host,(A)
those who bow down and swear by the Lord
    and who also swear by Molek,[a](B)
those who turn back from following(C) the Lord
    and neither seek(D) the Lord nor inquire(E) of him.”

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  1. Zephaniah 1:5 Hebrew Malkam

11 “But my people did not listen to my voice;
    Israel would not submit to me.(A)
12 So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts,
    to follow their own counsels.(B)
13 O that my people would listen to me,
    that Israel would walk in my ways!(C)

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11 “But my people would not listen to me;
    Israel would not submit to me.(A)
12 So I gave them over(B) to their stubborn hearts
    to follow their own devices.

13 “If my people would only listen to me,(C)
    if Israel would only follow my ways,

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26 My child, give me your heart,
    and let your eyes observe[a] my ways.(A)

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  1. 23.26 Or delight in

Saying 18

26 My son,(A) give me your heart
    and let your eyes delight in my ways,(B)

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22 Now that you have purified your souls[a] by your obedience to the truth[b] so that you have genuine mutual affection, love one another deeply from the heart.[c](A)

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  1. 1.22 Or lives
  2. 1.22 Other ancient authorities add through the Spirit
  3. 1.22 Other ancient authorities read a pure heart

22 Now that you have purified(A) yourselves by obeying(B) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(C) from the heart.[a]

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  1. 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart

And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight(A)

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And this is my prayer: that your love(A) may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,(B)

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20 For I fear that when I come I may find you not as I wish and that you may find me not as you wish; I fear that there may perhaps be quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.(A)

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20 For I am afraid that when I come(A) I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be.(B) I fear that there may be discord,(C) jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition,(D) slander,(E) gossip,(F) arrogance(G) and disorder.(H)

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