For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—

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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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16 By this we know love, that (A)he laid down his life for us, and (B)we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

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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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who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well.

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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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24 for he was a good man, (A)full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people (B)were added to the Lord.

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24 He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit(A) and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.(B)

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13 (A)Greater love has no one than this, (B)that someone lay down his life for his 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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It is well with the man who (A)deals generously and lends;
    who conducts his affairs with justice.

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Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,(A)
    who conduct their affairs with justice.

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14 David was then (A)in the stronghold, and (B)the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem. 15 And David said longingly, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!” 16 Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and carried and brought it to David. But he would not drink of it. He poured it out to the Lord 17 and said, “Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this. Shall I drink (C)the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

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14 At that time David was in the stronghold,(A) and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.(B) 15 David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!” 16 So the three mighty warriors broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured(C) it out before the Lord. 17 “Far be it from me, Lord, to do this!” he said. “Is it not the blood(D) of men who went at the risk of their lives?” And David would not drink it.

Such were the exploits of the three mighty warriors.

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27 The watchman said, “I think the running of the first is (A)like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” And the king said, (B)“He is a good man and comes with good news.”

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27 The watchman said, “It seems to me that the first one runs like(A) Ahimaaz son of Zadok.”

“He’s a good man,” the king said. “He comes with good news.”

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(A)But the men said, “You shall not go out. For if we flee, they will not care about us. If half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore it is better that you send us help from the city.”

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But the men said, “You must not go out; if we are forced to flee, they won’t care about us. Even if half of us die, they won’t care; but you are worth ten(A) thousand of us.[a] It would be better now for you to give us support from the city.”(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 18:3 Two Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts care; for now there are ten thousand like us