Zephaniah 3:1-2

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Jerusalem

3 Woe to the city of oppressors,^(A)
    rebellious^(B) and defiled!^(C)
²She obeys^(D) no one,
    she accepts no correction.^(E)
She does not trust^(F) in the Lord,
    she does not draw near^(G) to her God.

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Zephaniah 3:5

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⁵The Lord within her is righteous;^(A)
    he does no wrong.^(B)
Morning by morning^(C) he dispenses his justice,
    and every new day he does not fail,^(D)
    yet the unrighteous know no shame.^(E)

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Zephaniah 3:5 in all English translations

Zephaniah 3:7

New International Version

⁷Of Jerusalem I thought,
    ‘Surely you will fear me
    and accept correction!’^(A)
Then her place of refuge^[a] would not be destroyed,
    nor all my punishments come upon^[b] her.
But they were still eager
    to act corruptly^(B) in all they did.

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Footnotes

Zephaniah 3:7 Or her sanctuary
Zephaniah 3:7 Or all those I appointed over

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Proverbs 1:7

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⁷The fear of the Lord^(A) is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools^[a] despise wisdom^(B) and instruction.^(C)

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Footnotes

Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.

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Acts 18:24-28

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²⁴Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos,^(A) a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus.^(B) He was a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures. ²⁵He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor^[a]^(C) and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John.^(D) ²⁶He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila^(E) heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately.

²⁷When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia,^(F) the brothers and sisters^(G) encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed. ²⁸For he vigorously refuted his Jewish opponents in public debate, proving from the Scriptures^(H) that Jesus was the Messiah.^(I)