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23 (A)When God created us, he did not intend for us to die; he made us like himself.

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    He made them to be like himself,
        and gave them his[a] own strength.
    He made all other creatures afraid of them;
        he gave them authority over all the animals and birds.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 17:3 Probable text his; Greek their.
  2. Sirach 17:4 Some manuscripts add verse 5: The Lord gave them the five senses, but he also gave them a sixth—intelligence, and a seventh—reason, which enables them to interpret what comes to them through the senses.

(A)A man has no need to cover his head, because he reflects the image and glory of God. But woman reflects the glory of man;

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