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In fact, they once risked their lives for me. I am thankful to them, and so are all the Gentile churches.

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They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

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16 We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters.

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16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.(A) And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.(B)

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30 For he risked his life for the work of Christ, and he was at the point of death while doing for me what you couldn’t do from far away.

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30 because he almost died for the work of Christ. He risked his life to make up for the help you yourselves could not give me.(A)

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14 And then, dear brothers and sisters, you suffered persecution from your own countrymen. In this way, you imitated the believers in God’s churches in Judea who, because of their belief in Christ Jesus, suffered from their own people, the Jews.

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14 For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators(A) of God’s churches in Judea,(B) which are in Christ Jesus: You suffered from your own people(C) the same things those churches suffered from the Jews

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The Collection for Jerusalem

16 Now regarding your question about the money being collected for God’s people in Jerusalem. You should follow the same procedure I gave to the churches in Galatia.

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The Collection for the Lord’s People

16 Now about the collection(A) for the Lord’s people:(B) Do what I told the Galatian(C) churches to do.

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17 Each of you should continue to live in whatever situation the Lord has placed you, and remain as you were when God first called you. This is my rule for all the churches.

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Concerning Change of Status

17 Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them.(A) This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.(B)

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Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good.

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Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die.

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So the churches were strengthened in their faith and grew larger every day.

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So the churches were strengthened(A) in the faith and grew daily in numbers.(B)

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41 Then he traveled throughout Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches there.

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41 He went through Syria(A) and Cilicia,(B) strengthening the churches.(C)

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13 There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

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13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.(A)

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But this is what the Lord says:
“I will reward your evil with evil;
    you won’t be able to pull your neck out of the noose.
You will no longer walk around proudly,
    for it will be a terrible time.”

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Therefore, the Lord says:

“I am planning disaster(A) against this people,
    from which you cannot save yourselves.
You will no longer walk proudly,(B)
    for it will be a time of calamity.

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41 You placed my foot on their necks.
    I have destroyed all who hated me.

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41 You made my enemies turn their backs(A) in flight,
    and I destroyed my foes.

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24 When they brought them out, Joshua told the commanders of his army, “Come and put your feet on the kings’ necks.” And they did as they were told.

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24 When they had brought these kings(A) to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had come with him, “Come here and put your feet(B) on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and placed their feet(C) on their necks.

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