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 \v 5 I said, "Yahweh, you are the God of heaven, the God who is great and awesome, who keeps his covenant and lovingkindness with those who love him and keep his commandments.
 
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-\v 6 Listen to my prayer and open your eyes, so you may hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for the people of Israel your servants. I am confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. And I and and the house of my father have sinned.
+\v 6 Listen to my prayer and open your eyes, so you may hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for the people of Israel your servants. I am confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. And I and the house of my father have sinned.
-\v 7 We have acted very wickedly against you, and we have not kept the commandments,  the laws, and the decrees you commanded your servant Moses.
+\v 7 We have acted very wickedly against you, and we have not kept the commandments, the laws, and the decrees you commanded your servant Moses.
 
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 \v 8 Please call to mind the word you commanded your servant Moses, 'If you act unfaithfully, I will scatter you among the nations,

16-NEH/02.usfm

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 \v 2 But the king said to me, "Why is your face so sad? You do not appear to be ill. This must be sadness of heart." Then I became very much afraid.
 
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-\v 3 I said to the king, "May the king live forever! Why should not my face be sad? The city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire.
+\v 3 I said to the king, "May the king live forever! Why should not my face be sad? The city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire."
 
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 \v 4 Then the king said to me, "What do you want me to do?" So I prayed to the God of heaven.
-\v 5 I replied to the king, "If it seems good to the king, and if your servant has done well in your sight, you could send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may rebuild it.
+\v 5 I replied to the king, "If it seems good to the king, and if your servant has done well in your sight, you could send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may rebuild it."
 \v 6 The king replied to me (and the queen was also sitting beside him), "How long shall you be away and when will you return?" The king was glad to send me when I gave him the dates.
 
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-\v 17 I said to them, "You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins and it gates have been destroyed by fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so we will no longer be in disgrace."
+\v 17 I said to them, "You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so we will no longer be in disgrace."
 \v 18 I told them that the good hand of my God was on me and also about the king's words that he had spoken to me. They said, "Let us rise up and build." So they strengthened their hands for the good work.
 
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-\v 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the Ammonite servant, and Geshem the Arabian, heard about it, they mocked and ridiculed us, and they said, "What are you doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"
+\v 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the Ammonite servant, and Geshem the Arabian heard about it, they mocked and ridiculed us, and they said, "What are you doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"
 \v 20 Then I answered them, "The God of heaven will give us success. We are his servants and we will arise and build. But you have no share, no right, and no historic claim in Jerusalem."
 
 

16-NEH/03.usfm

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 \v 2 Next to him the men of Jericho worked, and next to them Zaccur son of Imri worked.
 
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-\v 3 The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They put its beams in place and set its doors, its bolts and its bars. 
+\v 3 The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They put its beams in place and set its doors and its bolts and its bars. 
 \v 4 Meremoth repaired the next section. He is the son of Uriah son of Hakkoz. And next to them Meshullam repaired. He is the son of Berechiah son of Meshezabel. Next to them Zadok repaired. He is the son of Baana. 
 \v 5 Next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their leaders refused to do the work ordered by their supervisors.
 
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-\v 6 Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate. They set the beams, and set its doors, and the bolts and its bars.
+\v 6 Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate. They set the beams, and set its doors and its bolts and its bars.
 \v 7 Next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite made repairs, with Jadon the Meronothite. They were leading men of Gibeon and Mizpah. Mizpah was where the governor of the province beyond the River lived.
 
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 \v 10 Next to them Jedaiah son of Harumaph repaired next to his house. Next to him Hattush son of Hashabneiah repaired.
 
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-\v 11 Malchijah son of Harim, and Hasshub son of Pahathmoab repaired another section along with the Tower of the Ovens.
+\v 11 Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath Moab repaired another section along with the Tower of the Ovens.
 \v 12 Next to them Shallum son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired, along with his daughters.
 
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-\v 14 Malchijah son of Rechab, the ruler of the district of Bethhaccherem, repaired the Dung Gate. He built it and set its doors, its bolts and its bars. 
+\v 14 Malchijah son of Rechab, the ruler of the district of Beth Hakkerem, repaired the Dung Gate. He built it and set its doors, its bolts and its bars. 
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-\v 15 Shallun son of Colhozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah, rebuilt the Fountain Gate. He built it, and put a cover on it and set its doors and its bolts and its bars. He also rebuilt the wall of the Pool of Siloam by the king's garden, as far as the stairs leading down from the city of David.
+\v 15 Shallun son of Col Hozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah, rebuilt the Fountain Gate. He built it, and put a cover on it and set its doors and its bolts and its bars. He also rebuilt the wall of the Pool of Siloam by the king's garden, as far as the stairs leading down from the city of David.
 
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-\v 16 Nehemiah son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Bethzur, repaired to the place across from  the tombs of David, to the man-made pool, and to the house of the mighty men.
+\v 16 Nehemiah son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth Zur, repaired to the place across from  the tombs of David, to the man-made pool, and to the house of the mighty men.
 \v 17 After him the Levites repaired, including Rehum son of Bani and next to him Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district. 
 
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-\v 18 After him their countrymen repaired, including Bavvai son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah,
+\v 18 After him their countrymen repaired, including Bavvai son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah.
-\v 19 next to him Ezer son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, who repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory, at the buttress.
+\v 19 Next to him Ezer repaired. He was son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, who repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory, at the buttress.
 
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-\v 20 After him Baruch son of Zabbai energetically repaired another section, from the buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
+\v 20 After him Baruch son of Zabbai devotedly repaired another section, from the buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
-\v 21 After him Meremoth son of Uriah son of Hakkoz repaired another section from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib.
+\v 21 After him Meremoth son of Uriah son of Hakkoz repaired another section, from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib.
 
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 \v 22 Next to him the priests, the men from the area around Jerusalem, repaired.
 \v 23 After them Benjamin and Hasshub repaired opposite their own house. After them Azariah son of Maaseiah son of Ananiah repaired next to his own house.
-\v 24 After him Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section from the house of Azariah to the buttress.
+\v 24 After him Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the buttress.
 
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 \v 25 Palal son of Uzai repaired over against the buttress and the tower that extends upward from the upper house of the king at the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah son of Parosh repaired.
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 \v 28 The priests repaired above the Horse Gate, each opposite his own house. 
 \v 29 After them Zadok son of Immer repaired  the section opposite his own house. And after him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate, repaired.
-\v 30 After him Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph repaired another section. After him Meshullam son of Berechiah repaired opposite his living chambers.
+\v 30 After him Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. After him Meshullam son of Berechiah repaired opposite his living chambers.
 
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 \v 31 After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired to the house of the temple servants and the merchants that was opposite the Appointment Gate and the upper living chambers on the corner. 

16-NEH/04.usfm

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 \v 1 Now when Sanballat heard we were building the wall, it burned within him, and he was furiously angry, and he mocked the Jews.
 \v 2 In the presence of his brothers and the army of Samaria, he said, "What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore the city for themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish the work in a day? Will they bring to life the stones from the piles of rubble after they were burned?
-\v 3 Tobiah the Ammonite was with him, and he said, "If only a fox went up on what they are building it would break down their stone wall!"
+\v 3 Tobiah the Ammonite was with him, and he said, "If only a fox went up on what they are building, it would break down their stone wall!"
 
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 \v 4 Hear, our God, for we are despised. Turn back their taunts on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are prisoners. 
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 \v 11 And our enemies said, "They will not know or see until we come among them and kill them, and stop the work." 
 
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-\v 12 At that time the Jews who lived near them came from all directions and spoke to us ten times warning us about the schemes they were making against us.
+\v 12 At that time the Jews who lived near them came from all directions and spoke to us ten times, warning us about the schemes they were making against us.
 \v 13 So I positioned people in the lowest parts of the wall in the exposed areas. I gave a position to each family. They had their swords, spears, and bows.
 \v 14 And I looked, and stood up, and said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, "Do not be afraid of them. Call to mind the Lord, who is great and awesome. Fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives, and your homes.
 
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-\v 21 So we were doing the work. Half of them holding spears from the rising of the dawn until the coming out of the stars.
+\v 21 So we were doing the work. Half of them were holding spears from the rising of the dawn until the coming out of the stars.
 \v 22 I also said to the people at that time, "Let every man and  his servant spend the night in the middle of Jerusalem, so they may be for us a guard during the night and a worker in the day."
-\v 23 So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us, changed our clothes, and each of us carried his weapon, even if he went for water.
+\v 23 So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us changed our clothes, and each of us carried his weapon, even if he went for water.
 
 
 

16-NEH/05.usfm

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 \v 1 Then the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews.
 \v 2 For there were some who said, "With our sons and daughters we are many. So let us get grain that we may eat and stay alive."
-\v 3 There were also some who said, "We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses to get grain during the  famine.
+\v 3 There were also some who said, "We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses to get grain during the famine."
 
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 \v 4 Some also said, "We have borrowed money to pay the king's tax on our fields and our vineyards.
-\v 5 Yet now our flesh and blood is the same as our brothers, and our children are the same as their children. Yet we are forced to sell our sons and our daughters to become slaves. Some of our daughters have already been enslaved. But it is not in our power to help it because other men now own our fields and our vineyards.
+\v 5 Yet now our flesh and blood is the same as our brothers, and our children are the same as their children. We are forced to sell our sons and our daughters to become slaves. Some of our daughters have already been enslaved. But it is not in our power to help it because other men now own our fields and our vineyards."
 
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 \v 9 Also I said, "What you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations that are our enemies?
-\v 10 I and my bothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. But we must stop charging interest on these loans.
+\v 10 I and my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. But we must stop charging interest on these loans.
 \v 11 Return to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive orchards, and their houses and the percentage of the money, the grain, the new wine, and the oil that you exacted from them."
 
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16-NEH/06.usfm

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-\v 1 Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies heard that I rebuilt the wall and that there were no longer any sections left broken open, although I had not yet set up the doors in the gates, 
+\v 1 Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian and the rest of our enemies heard that I rebuilt the wall and that there were no longer any sections left broken open, although I had not yet set up the doors in the gates, 
 \v 2 Sanballat and Geshem sent to me saying, "Come, let us meet together somewhere in the plain of Ono." But they intended to do harm to me.
 
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 \v 4 They sent me the same message four times, and I answered them the same way each time.
 
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-\v 5 Sanballat sent his servant to me in the same way the  fifth time, with an open letter in his hand.
+\v 5 Sanballat sent his servant to me in the same way the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand.
 \v 6 In it was written, 
 \pi "It is reported among the nations, and Geshem also says it, that you and the Jews are planning to rebel, for that is why you are rebuilding the wall. From what these reports say, you are about to become their king.
 
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 \v 7 And you have also appointed prophets to proclaim about you in Jerusalem, saying, 'There is a king in Judah!' You can be sure the king will hear these reports. Therefore come, let us speak with one another."
 
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 \v 8 Then I sent word to him saying, "No such things have occurred as you say, for within your heart you invented them." 
-\v 9 For they all wanted to make us afraid thinking, "They will drop their hands from doing the work, and it will not be done." But now, God, please strengthen my hands.
+\v 9 For they all wanted to make us afraid, thinking, "They will drop their hands from doing the work, and it will not be done." But now, God, please strengthen my hands.
 
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 \v 10 I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah son of Mehetabel, who was confined in his home. He said, "Let us meet together in the house of God, inside the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you. At  night they are coming to kill you."
 \v 11 I replied, "Would a man like me run away?  And would a man like me go into the temple just so I might live? I will not go in."
 

16-NEH/07.usfm

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 \v 10 The descendants of Arah, 652.
 
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-\v 11 The descendants of Pahath Moab, the descendants of Jeshua and Joab, 2,818.
+\v 11 The descendants of Pahath Moab, through the descendants of Jeshua and Joab, 2,818.
 \v 12 The descendants of Elam, 1,254.
 \v 13 The descendants of Zattu, 845.
 \v 14 The descendants of Zaccai, 760.
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-\v 61 And these were they who went up from Telmelah, Telharsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not prove that they or their ancestors' families were descendants from Israel.
+\v 61 And these were they who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Charsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not prove that they or their ancestors' families were descendants from Israel:
 \v 62 The descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642.
 \v 63 And of the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called after their name.
 
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-\v 70 Some from among the heads of ancestors' families gave gifts for the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1000 darics of gold, 50 basins, and 530 priestly garments.
+\v 70 Some from among the heads of ancestors' families gave gifts for the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold, 50 basins, and 530 priestly garments.
-\v 71 Some of the heads of ancestors' families gave into the treasury for the work, 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.
+\v 71 Some of the heads of ancestors' families gave into the treasury for the work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.
 \v 72 The rest of the people gave 20,000 darics of gold, and 2,000 minas of silver, and sixty-seven robes for the priests. 
 
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-\v 73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel, lived in their cities.
+\v 73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel lived in their cities.
 \p By the seventh month the people of Israel were settled in their cities."
 
 

16-NEH/08.usfm

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 \v 3 He faced the open area in front of the Water Gate, and he read from it from early morning until midday, before men and women, and any who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to The Book of the Law. 
 
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-\v 4 And Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform which the people had made for the purpose. Standing beside him were Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right side; and , Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam, were standing on his left side.
+\v 4 And Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform which the people had made for the purpose. Standing beside him were Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right side; and Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam were standing on his left side.
 \v 5 Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was standing above the people, and when he opened it all the people stood up.
 
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-\v 6 Ezra gave thanks to Yahweh, the great God, and all the people lifted up their hands and answered, "Amen!, Amen!" Then they bowed their heads and worshiped Yahweh with their faces to the ground.
+\v 6 Ezra gave thanks to Yahweh, the great God, and all the people lifted up their hands and answered, "Amen! Amen!" Then they bowed their heads and worshiped Yahweh with their faces to the ground.
 \v 7 Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites helped the people understand the law, while the people remained in their place.
 \v 8 And they read in the book, the law of God, making it clear with interpretation and giving the meaning so they understood the reading. 
 
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 \v 9 Nehemiah the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were interpreting to the people said to all the people, "This day is holy to Yahweh your God. Do not mourn or weep." For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.
-\v 10 Then Nehemiah said to them, "Go your way, eat the fat and have  something sweet to drink, and send some of it to one who has nothing prepared, for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of Yahweh is your strength."
+\v 10 Then Nehemiah said to them, "Go your way, eat the fat and have something sweet to drink, and send some of it to one who has nothing prepared, for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of Yahweh is your strength."
 
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-\v 11 So the Levites made the people be quiet saying, "Hush! for this day is holy. Do not be grieved." 
+\v 11 So the Levites made the people be quiet, saying, "Hush! for this day is holy. Do not be grieved." 
 \v 12 And all the people went their way to eat and to drink and to share food and to celebrate with great joy because they had understood the words that were made known to them.
 
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16-NEH/09.usfm

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 \v 1 Now on the twenty-fourth day of the same month the people of Israel were assembled and they were fasting, and they were wearing sackcloth, and they put dust on their heads.
-\v 2 The descendants of Israel separated themselves apart from all the foreigners. They stood and confessed their own sins and the evil actions of their ancestors.
+\v 2 The descendants of Israel separated themselves from all the foreigners. They stood and confessed their own sins and the evil actions of their ancestors.
 
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-\v 3 They stood up in their places, and for a fourth of the day they read from The Bbook of the Law of Yahweh their God. For another fourth of the day they were confessing and bowing down before Yahweh their God.
+\v 3 They stood up in their places, and for a fourth of the day they read from The Book of the Law of Yahweh their God. For another fourth of the day they were confessing and bowing down before Yahweh their God.
-\v 4 The Levites, Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenan, stood on the stairs and they called out with a loud voice to Yahweh their God.
+\v 4 The Levites, Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, stood on the stairs and they called out with a loud voice to Yahweh their God.
 
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-\v 5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, "Stand up and give praise to Yahweh your God forever and ever." "May they bless your glorious name, and may it be exalted above every blessing and praise."
+\v 5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, "Stand up and give praise to Yahweh your God forever and ever." 
-\v 6 You are Yahweh. You alone. You have made heaven, the highest  heavens, with all their angels arrayed for war, and the earth and everything on it, and the seas and all that is in them. You give life to them all, and the angel armies of heaven  worship you.
+\p "May they bless your glorious name, and may it be exalted above every blessing and praise.
+\v 6 You are Yahweh. You alone. You have made heaven, the highest heavens, with all their angels arrayed for war, and the earth and everything on it, and the seas and all that is in them. You give life to them all, and the angel armies of heaven  worship you.
 
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 \v 7 You are Yahweh, the God who chose Abram, and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name Abraham.
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 \v 11 And you divided the sea before them, so that they went through the middle of the sea on the dry land; and threw those who pursued them into the depths, as a stone into deep waters.
 
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-\v 12 You led them by a pillar of cloud during the by day, and by a pillar of fire during the night to light up the way for them so they could walk in its light.
+\v 12 You led them by a pillar of cloud during the by day, and by a pillar of fire during the night, to light up the way for them so they could walk in its light.
 \v 13 On Mount Sinai you came down and you spoke with them from heaven and gave to them righteous decrees and true laws, good statutes and commandments.
 
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 \v 24 So the people went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites. You gave them into their hands, with their kings and the peoples of the land, that Israel might do with them as they pleased.
 
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-\v 25 They captured the fortified cities and a productive land, and they captured houses full of all good things, cisterns already cut out, vineyards and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and were satisfied, and they delighted themselves in your great goodness.
+\v 25 They captured the fortified cities and a productive land, and they captured houses full of all good things, cisterns already cut out, vineyards and olive orchards, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and were satisfied, and they delighted themselves in your great goodness.
 
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 \v 37 The rich yield from our land goes to the kings you have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and over our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.
 
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-\v 38 Because of all this, we make a firm  covenant in writing, on the sealed document are the names of our princes, Levites, and priests."
+\v 38 Because of all this, we make a firm covenant in writing. On the sealed document are the names of our princes, Levites, and priests."
 
 
 

16-NEH/10.usfm

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 \v 12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
 \v 13 Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
 \v 14 The leaders of the people were: 
-Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
+Parosh, Pahath Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
 
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 \v 15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
 \v 16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
 \v 17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
 \v 18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
-\v 19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai,
+\v 19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
 \v 20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
 \v 21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
 
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 \v 32 We accepted the commands to give a third of a shekel each year for the service of the house of our God,
-\v 33 to provide for the the bread of the presence, and for the regular grain offering,  the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, the new moon festivals and appointed feasts, and for the holy offerings, and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, as well as for all the work of the house of our God.
+\v 33 to provide for the bread of the presence, and for the regular grain offering,  the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, the new moon festivals and appointed feasts, and for the holy offerings, and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, as well as for all the work of the house of our God.
 
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 \v 34 And the priests, the Levites, and the people cast lots for the wood offering. The lots would select which of our families would bring wood into the house of our God at the appointed times each year. The wood would be burned on the altar of Yahweh our God, as it is written in the law.

16-NEH/11.usfm

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 The people from Judah included: Athaiah son of Uzziah son of Zechariah son of Amariah son of Shephatiah son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez.
 
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-\v 5 And there was Maaseiah son of Baruch son of Colhozeh son of Hazaiah son of Adaiah son of Joiarib son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.
+\v 5 And there was Maaseiah son of Baruch son of Col Hozeh son of Hazaiah son of Adaiah son of Joiarib son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.
 \v 6 All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were 468. They were outstanding men.
 
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 \v 19 The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates, 172 men.
-\v 20 And the remainder of Israel and of the priests and the Levites were in all the towns of Judah, everyone lived on his own inherited property.
+\v 20 And the remainder of Israel and of the priests and the Levites were in all the towns of Judah. Everyone lived on his own inherited property.
 \v 21 The temple workers lived in Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
 
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 \v 25 As for the villages and their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its villages, and in Dibon and its villages, and in Jekabzeel and its villages.
-\v 26 They also lived in Jeshua, Moladah, Bethpelet,
+\v 26 They also lived in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth Pelet,
-\v 27 Hazar Shual, Beersheba and its villages.
+\v 27 Hazar Shual, and Beersheba and its villages.
 
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 \v 8 The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was in charge of the thanksgiving songs, along with his associates. 
-\v 9 Bakbukiah and Unno, their associates, stood opposite them during the service.
+\v 9 Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood opposite them during the service.
 
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-\v 10 Jeshua was the father of Joiakim. Joiakim became the father of Eliashib, Eliashib became the father of Joiada,
+\v 10 Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
-\v 11 Joiada became the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan became the father of Jaddua.
+\v 11 Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
 
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-\v 12 In the days of Joiakim these were the priests, the heads of fathers' families: Meraiah was the leader of Seraiah, Hananiah was the leader of Jeremiah,
+\v 12 In the days of Joiakim these were the priests, the heads of fathers' families: Meraiah was leader of Seraiah, Hananiah was leader of Jeremiah,
 \v 13 Meshullam was leader of Ezra, Jehohanan was leader of Amariah,
-\v 14 Jonathan was leader of Malluchi, Joseph was leader of Shebaniah.
+\v 14 Jonathan was leader of Malluchi, and Joseph was leader of Shebaniah.
 
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-\v 15 To continue, Adna was the leader of Harim, Helkai was leader of Meraioth,
+\v 15 To continue, Adna was leader of Harim, Helkai leader of Meraioth,
-\v 16 Zechariah was leader of Iddo, Meshullam was leader of Ginnethon,
+\v 16 Zechariah was leader of Iddo, Meshullam was leader of Ginnethon, and 
 \v 17 Zichri was leader of Abijah. There was also a leader of Miniamin. Piltai was leader of Moadiah. 
 \v 18 Shammua was leader of Bilgah, Jehonathan was leader of Shemaiah,
 \v 19 Mattenai was leader of Joiarib, Uzzi was leader of Jedaiah,
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-\v 22 In the days of Eliashib, the Levites, Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded as the heads of families, and the priests were recorded during the reign of Darius the Persian. 
+\v 22 In the days of Eliashib, the Levites Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were recorded as the heads of families, and the priests were recorded during the reign of Darius the Persian. 
 \v 23 The descendants of Levi and their leaders of families were recorded in The Book of the Annals up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.
 
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-\v 24 And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, with their colleagues who stood opposite them to give praise and to give thanks, responding section by section, in obedience to the command of David, the man of God.
+\v 24 And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, with their associates who stood opposite them to give praise and to give thanks, responding section by section, in obedience to the command of David, the man of God.
-\v 25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub, were gatekeepers standing guard at the storerooms of the gates.
+\v 25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storerooms of the gates.
 \v 26 They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest and scribe.
 
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-\v 27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the people sought out the Levites wherever they lived, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with joy, with thanksgivings, singing, with cymbals, harps, and with lyres.
+\v 27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the people sought out the Levites wherever they lived, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with joy, with thanksgivings and singing with cymbals, harps, and with lyres.
 \v 28 The fellowship of singers gathered together from the district around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites.
 
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 \v 38 And the other choir of those who gave thanks went in the other direction. I followed them on the wall with half the people, above the Tower of Ovens, to the Broad Wall,
-\v 39 and above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Old Gate, and by the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of Hammeah, to the Sheep Gate, and they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
+\v 39 and above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Old Gate, and by the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate, and they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
 
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-\v 40 So both choirs of those who gave thanks took their place in the house of God,  and I also took my place with half of the officials with me. 
+\v 40 So both choirs of those who gave thanks took their place in the house of God, and I also took my place with half of the officials with me. 
 \v 41 And the priests took their place: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with the trumpets,
 \v 42 Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang with Jezrahiah as director.
 

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-\v 1 On that day they read The Book of Moses in the hearing of the people. It was found written in it that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not come into the assembly of God, forever.
+\v 1 On that day they read The Book of Moses in the hearing of the people. It was found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite should not come into the assembly of God, forever.
 \v 2 This was because they had not come to the people of Israel with bread and with water, but they had hired Balaam to curse Israel. However, our God turned the curse into a blessing.
 \v 3 As soon as they heard the law, they separated out from Israel every foreign person.
 
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 \v 4 Now before this Eliashib the priest was appointed over the storerooms of the house of our God. He was related to Tobiah.
-\v 5 Eliashib prepared for Tobiah a large storeroom, where previously they kept the grain offering, the incense, the articles, the tithes of the grain, new wine, and the oil, which were designated for the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests.
+\v 5 Eliashib prepared for Tobiah a large storeroom, where previously they kept the grain offering, the incense, the articles, and the tithes of the grain, new wine, and the oil, which were designated for the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests.
 
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 \v 6 But in all this time I was not in Jerusalem. For in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went to the king. After some time I asked the king for permission to leave,
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-\v 20 The merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice.
+\v 20 The merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares camped outside Jerusalem once or twice.
 
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 \v 23 In those days I also saw Jews that had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
-\v 24 Half their children spoke the language of Ashdod, but they could not speak the language of Judah, but only the language of one of the other peoples.
+\v 24 Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, but they could not speak the language of Judah, but only the language of one of the other peoples.
 
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-\v 17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,
+\v 17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve aside, and on the way he said to them,
 \v 18 "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn him to death
 \v 19 and will deliver him to the Gentiles for them to mock him, flog him, and crucify him. But on the third day he will be raised up."
 
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 \v 32 Then Jesus stood still and called to them and said, "What do you wish me to do for you?"
 \v 33 They said to him, "Lord, that our eyes may be opened."
 \v 34 Then Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.
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-\v 14 Then one of the twelve, who was named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
+\v 14 Then one of the Twelve, who was named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
 \v 15 and said, "What are you willing to give me to deliver him to you?" They weighed out thirty pieces of silver for him.
 \v 16 From that moment he sought an opportunity to deliver him to them.
 
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-\v 47 While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came. A large crowd came with him from the chief priests and elders of the people. They came with swords and clubs.
+\v 47 While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, came. A large crowd came with him from the chief priests and elders of the people. They came with swords and clubs.
 \v 48 Now the man who was going to betray Jesus had given them a signal, saying, "Whomever I kiss, he is the one. Seize him."
 
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 \v 73 After a little while those who were standing by  came and said to Peter, "Surely you are also one of them, for your accent gives you away."
 \v 74 Then he began to curse and swear, "I do not know the man," and immediately a rooster crowed.
 \v 75 Peter remembered the words that Jesus had said, "Before the rooster crows you will deny me three times." Then he went outside and wept bitterly.
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-\v 23 On the Sabbath day Jesus went through some grain fields, and his disciples began to pick heads of grain.
+\v 23 On the Sabbath day Jesus went through some grainfields, and his disciples began to pick heads of grain.
 \v 24 And the Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing something that is not lawful on the Sabbath day?"
 
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 \v 33 He answered them, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"
-\v 34 He looked round at those who were sitting in a circle around him and said, "See, here are my mother and my brothers!
+\v 34 He looked around at those who were sitting in a circle around him and said, "See, here are my mother and my brothers!
 \v 35 For whoever does the will of God, that person is my brother, and sister, and mother."

42-MRK/05.usfm

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-\v 25 Now there was a woman who had suffered with a discharge of blood for twelve years.
+\v 25 Now there was a woman who’s blood had flowed for twelve years.
-\v 26 She suffered greatly under the care of many physicians. She spent all the money she had on cures. But she was never any better, only worse.
+\v 26 She had suffered a lot under many doctors and had spent everything that she had. Yet she was helped by nothing, but instead got worse.
 \v 27 She had heard reports about Jesus. So she came up behind him when he was walking in the crowd, and she touched his cloak.
 
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 \v 29 When she touched him, the bleeding stopped, and she felt in her body that she was healed from her affliction.
 
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-\v 30 Jesus at once knew in himself that power had gone out from him, and he turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"
+\v 30 And immediately Jesus noticed in himself that power had gone out from him. And he turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"
 \v 31 His disciples said to him, "You see this crowd pressed around you, and you say, 'Who touched me?'"
 \v 32 But Jesus looked around to see who had done it.
 
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-\v 33 The woman knew what had happened to her, and so she came in fear and trembling and fell down before Jesus and told him all the truth.
+\v 33 The woman, knowing what had happened to her, feared and trembled. She came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth.
-\v 34 He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace and be healthy, free from your disease."
+\v 34 He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace and be healed from your disease."
 
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-\v 35 While he spoke to her, people came from the synagogue leader's house, saying, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any more?"
+\v 35 While he was speaking, some people came from the leader of the synagogue, saying, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any longer?"
 
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-\v 36 But when he overheard what they said, Jesus said to the synagogue leader, "Do not be afraid. Just believe."
+\v 36 But when Jesus overheard what they said, he said to the leader of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid. Just believe."
-\v 37 He did not permit any others to be with him, except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.
+\v 37 He did not permit anyone to accompany him, except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.
-\v 38 They came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue. Jesus saw many upset people, people who wept and who wailed.
+\v 38 They came to the house of the leader of the synagogue and he saw a commotion; a lot of weeping and wailing.
 
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-\v 40 They laughed at him. But he put them all outside. Then he took the child's father and mother and those who were with him, and he went into the room where the child was.
+\v 40 They laughed at him, but he, putting all of them outside, took the father of the child and the mother and those who were with him, and came into where the child was.
 
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-\v 41 He took the child by the hand, he said to her, "Talitha koum," which is to say, "Little girl, I say to you, get up."
+\v 41 He took the hand of the child and said to her, "Talitha koum," which is to say, "Little girl, I say to you, get up."
-\v 42 Immediately the child got up and walked (for she was twelve years of age). The people were greatly overcome and astonished.
+\v 42 Immediately the child got up and walked (for she was twelve years of age). And immediately they were greatly astonished.
 \v 43 He strictly ordered them that no one should know about this. And he told them to give her something to eat.

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-\v 1 Jesus went out from there and came into his home town, and his disciples followed him.
+\v 1 And he went out from there and came into his home town, and his disciples followed him.
-\v 2 When the Sabbath day came, he taught them in the synagogue. Many who heard him were shocked. They said, "Where did he get these teachings?" "What is this wisdom that God gave him?"  "What are these miracles he does with his hands?"
+\v 2 When the Sabbath came, he taught in the synagogue. Many people heard him and they were amazed. They said, "Where did he get these teachings?" "What is this wisdom that has been given to him?" "What are these miracles that he does with his hands?"
-\v 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are his sisters not here with us?" And they took offense at Jesus. 
+\v 3 "Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are his sisters not here with us?" And they were offended by Jesus.
  
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-\v 4 Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his home town and among his own relatives, and in his own household."
+\v 4 And Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his home town and among his own relatives and in his own household."
-\v 5 He was not able to do any mighty deed there, except he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.
+\v 5 He was unable to do any mighty work, except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
-\v 6 Their unbelief amazed him. He went around their villages teaching. 
+\v 6 Their unbelief amazed him. And he went around the villages teaching. 
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-\v 7 He called the Twelve to him and sent them out, two by two; he gave them authority over the unclean spirits,
+\v 7 And he called the Twelve and began to send them out, two by two, and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits,
-\v 8 and he instructed them to take nothing for their journey but a staff. They should take no bread, no beggar's bag, and no money in their belts,
+\v 8 and he instructed them to take nothing for their journey, except for only a staff; no bread, no bag, and no money in their belt,
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 \v 14 King Herod heard this, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some were saying, "John the Baptist had been raised from the dead and on account of this, these miraculous powers are at work in him."
 \v 15 Some others said, "He is Elijah." Still others said, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets in ancient times." 
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 \v 19 Herodias set herself against John and wanted to kill him. But she could not,
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 \v 22 The daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced for them, and she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, "Ask me for anything you want and I will give it to you."
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 \v 24 She went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask him for?" She said, "The head of John the Baptist."
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 \v 30 The apostles gathered together around Jesus, and they told him all that they had done and taught.
 \v 31 He said to them, "Come away by yourselves into a deserted place and rest a while." For many were coming and going, and they took no time apart for leisure, not even time to eat.
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 \v 47 Evening came, and the boat was now in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land.
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 \v 54 When they came out of the boat, people immediately recognized it was Jesus. 
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-\v 22 When the required number of days for their purification had passed, according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary brought their infant son up to the temple in Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.  
+\v 22 When the required number of days for their purification had passed, according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary brought him up to the temple in Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.  
 \v 23 As it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb will be called dedicated to the Lord."  
 \v 24 They also came to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, "a pair of doves or two young pigeons."
 

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-\v 1 Now it happened on a Sabbath that Jesus was going through the grain fields and his disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them between their hands, and eating the grain.
+\v 1 Now it happened on a Sabbath that Jesus was going through the grainfields and his disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them between their hands, and eating the grain.
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-\v 1 It happened soon afterwards that Jesus began traveling around to different cities and villages, preaching and proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the twelve went with him,
+\v 1 It happened soon afterwards that Jesus began traveling around to different cities and villages, preaching and proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the Twelve went with him,
 \v 2 as well as certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and diseases. They were Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had been driven out,
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 \v 11 But the crowds heard about this and followed him, and he welcomed them, and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and he cured those who had need of healing.
 
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-\v 12 The day began to come to an end, and the twelve came to him and said, "Dismiss the crowds that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and food, because we are here in a deserted place."
+\v 12 The day began to come to an end, and the Twelve came to him and said, "Dismiss the crowds that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and food, because we are here in a deserted place."
 \v 13 But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves of bread and two fish, unless we went and bought food for all this crowd of people."
 \v 14 There were about five thousand men there. He said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."
 
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 \v 37 It happened, on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, that a great crowd of people met him.
 \v 38 Behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.
 \v 39 You see, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he screams, and it causes him to have convulsions with foaming at the mouth. It departs from him with difficulty, injuring him badly when it leaves.
-\v 40  I pleaded with your disciples to force it out of him, but they could not."
+\v 40 I pleaded with your disciples to force it out of him, but they could not."
 
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 \v 41 Jesus answered and said, "You unbelieving and corrupt generation, how long will I have to stay with you and bear with you? Bring your son here."
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 \v 61 Another person also said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say farewell to them who are at my house."
 \v 62 But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."
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-\v 1 It happened when he finished praying in a certain place, that one of his disciples said, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples." 
+\v 1 It happened when Jesus was praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples." 
 
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-\q 'Father, sanctify your name. 
+\q 'Father, holy be your name.  
-\q2 Let your kingdom come. 
+\q2 Your kingdom come. 
 
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-\v 3 Give us each day our daily bread.
+\v 3 Give us our daily bread each day.
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 \v 4  Forgive us our sins, 
-\q2 as we ourselves forgive everyone 
+\q2 as we forgive everyone 
 \q2 who is in debt to us.
 \q Do not lead us into temptation.'"
 

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-\v 31 After he gathered the twelve to himself, he said to them, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that have been written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.
+\v 31 After he gathered the Twelve to himself, he said to them, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that have been written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.
 \v 32 For he will be given over to the Gentiles, and will be mocked, and shamefully treated, and spit upon.
 \v 33 After whipping him, they will kill him and on the third day he will rise again."
 
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 \v 43 Immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God. Seeing this, all the people gave praise to God.
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-\v 3 Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve.
+\v 3 Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve.
 \v 4 Judas went and discussed with the chief priests and captains about how he could deliver Jesus to them.
 
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-\v 47 While he was still speaking, behold, a crowd appeared, with Judas, one of the twelve, leading them. He came near to Jesus to kiss him, 
+\v 47 While he was still speaking, behold, a crowd appeared, with Judas, one of the Twelve, leading them. He came near to Jesus to kiss him, 
 \v 48 but Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"
 
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 \v 69 But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."
 \v 70 They all said, "Then you are the Son of God?" And Jesus said to them, "You say that I am."
 \v 71 They said, "Why do we still need a witness? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth."
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44-JHN/03.usfm

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 \v 9 Nicodemus replied, saying, "How can these things be?"
 \v 10 Jesus answered him, "Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?
-\v 11 Truly, truly, we speak that which we know, and we testify of that which we have seen. Yet you people do not accept our testimony.
+\v 11 Truly, truly, we speak that which we know, and we testify of that which we have seen. Yet you people do not accept our testimony. 
 
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 \v 12 If I told you people about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

44-JHN/06.usfm

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 \v 66 After this, many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him.
-\v 67 Jesus said then to the twelve, "You do not want to go away also, do you?"
+\v 67 Jesus said then to the Twelve, "You do not want to go away also, do you?"
 \v 68 Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of everlasting life,
 \v 69 and we have believed and come to know that you are the Holy One of God."
 
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-\v 70 Jesus said to them, "Did not I choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?"
+\v 70 Jesus said to them, "Did not I choose you, the Twelve, and one of you is a devil?"
-\v 71 Now he spoke of Judas son of Simon Iscariot, for it was he, being one of the twelve, who would betray Jesus.
+\v 71 Now he spoke of Judas son of Simon Iscariot, for it was he, being one of the Twelve, who would betray Jesus.

44-JHN/20.usfm

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-\v 24 Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
+\v 24 Thomas, one of the Twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
 \v 25 The other disciples later said to him, "We have seen the Lord." He said to them, "Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe."
  
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 \v 30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, signs that have not been written in this book;
 \v 31 but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that as you believe, you may have life in his name.
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 \v 29 Brothers, I can speak to you confidently about the patriarch David: he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
-\v 30 Therefore, he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn with an oath to him, that from the fruit of his loins he would set one upon his throne.
+\v 30 Therefore, he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn with an oath to him, that he would  set one of his descendants upon his throne.
 \v 31 He foresaw this and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, 
 \q 'He was neither abandoned to hades, nor did his flesh see decay.'
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46-ROM/02.usfm

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 \v 4 Or do you think so little of the riches of his goodness, his delayed punishment, and his patience? Do you not know that his goodness is meant to lead you to repentance?
 
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-\v 5 But it is to the extent of your hardness and unrepentant heart that you are storing up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, that is, the day of the revelation of God's righteous judgment. 
+\v 5 But it is to the extent of your hardness and unrepentant heart that you are storing up for yourself wrath on the day of wrath, that is, the day of the revelation of God's righteous judgment. 
 \v 6 He will pay back to every person the same measure of his actions: 
 \v 7 to those who according to consistent, good actions have sought praise, honor, and incorruptibility, he will give eternal life.
 

46-ROM/11.usfm

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 \v 15 For if the rejection of those is the reconciliation of the world, what will their reception be but life from the dead?
-\v 16 If the firstfruits are holy, so is the lump of dough. If the root is holy, so are the branches.
+\v 16 If the firstfruits are reserved, so is the lump of dough. If the root is reserved, so are the branches.
 
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 \v 17 But if some of the branches were broken off, if you, a wild olive branch, were grafted in among them, and if you shared with them in the rich root of the olive tree,

47-1CO/01.usfm

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 \v 1 Paul, called by Christ Jesus to be an apostle by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
-\v 2 to the church of God at Corinth, to those who are dedicated in Christ Jesus, who are called to be holy people. We are also writing to all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, their Lord and ours.
+\v 2 to the church of God at Corinth, to those who have been dedicated in Christ Jesus, who are called to be holy people. We are also writing to all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, their Lord and ours.
 \v 3 May grace and peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
 
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47-1CO/07.usfm

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 \v 32 I would like you to be free from worries. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please him. 
 \v 33 But the married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife.
-\v 34 He is divided. The unmarried person or the virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and in spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband.
+\v 34 He is divided. The unmarried person or the virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to be set apart in body and in spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband.
 
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 \v 35 I say this for your own benefit, and not to put any constraint on you. I say this for what is right, so that you may be devoted to the Lord without any distraction. 

50-EPH/03.usfm

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 \v 3 I am writing according to the revelation made known to me. This is the hidden truth that I wrote about briefly in another letter.
 \v 4 When you read about this, you will be able to understand my insight into this hidden truth about Christ.
-\v 5 In other generations this truth was not made known to the sons of men. But now it has been revealed by the Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets.
+\v 5 In other generations this truth was not made known to the sons of men. But now it has been revealed by the Spirit to his consecrated apostles and prophets.
 
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 \v 6 This hidden truth is that the Gentiles are fellow sharers and fellow members of the body. They are fellow sharers in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

51-PHP/04.usfm

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-\v 21 Greet all those who believe in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you.
+\v 21 Greet every believer in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you.
 \v 22 All the believers here greet you, especially those of Caesar's household.
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 \v 23 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

55-1TI/03.usfm

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 \v 13 For those who have served well acquire for themselves a good standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
 
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 \v 15 But if I delay, I am writing so that you may know how to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.
 
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-\q “He appeared in the flesh,
+\q "He appeared in the flesh,
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56-2TI/04.usfm

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-\v 1  In the sight of God and of Christ Jesus, who is about to judge the living and the dead, and because of his appearing and his kingdom, I solemnly command you:
+\v 1  I give this solemn command before God and Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and because of his appearing and his kingdom:
 \v 2 Preach the Word. Be ready when it is convenient and when it is not. Reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all patience and teaching.
 
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-\v 3 For the time will come when people will not endure sound teaching. Instead, they will surround themselves with teachers who teach what agrees with their own lusts. In this way they will have their ears tickled.
+\v 3 For the time will come when people will not endure sound teaching. Instead, they will heap up for themselves teachers according to their own desires. They will be tickling their hearing.
-\v 4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and they will turn aside to myths.
+\v 4 They will turn their hearing away from the truth, and they will turn aside to myths.
-\v 5 But you, be sober-minded in all things; suffer hardship; do the work of an evangelist; fulfill your ministry.
+\v 5 But you, be sober-minded in all things. Suffer hardship; do the work of an evangelist; fulfill your service.
 
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-\v 6 For I am already being poured out as an offering. The time of my departure has come.
+\v 6 For I am already being poured out. The time of my departure has come.
 \v 7 I have competed in the good contest; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.
-\v 8 The crown of righteousness has been reserved for me—the crown that the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day—and not to me only, but also for all those who have come to love his appearing.
+\v 8 The crown of righteousness has been reserved for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day. And not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.
 
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-\v 9 Do your best to come to me quickly,
+\v 9 Do your best to come to me quickly.
-\v 10 for Demas has left me. He loves this present world and so has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia, and Titus went to Dalmatia.
+\v 10 For Demas has left me. He loves this present world and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia, and Titus went to Dalmatia.
 
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 \v 13 The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, bring it when you come, and the books, especially the parchments.
 
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-\v 14 Alexander the coppersmith displayed much ill will toward me. The Lord will repay to him according to his works.
+\v 14 Alexander the coppersmith displayed many evil deeds against me. The Lord will repay to him according to his deeds.
-\v 15 You also should watch him, because he greatly stood against our words.
+\v 15 You also should guard yourself against him, because he greatly opposed our words.
-\v 16 At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone left me. May it not be counted against them.
+\v 16 At my first defense, no one stood with me. Instead, everyone left me. May it not be counted against them.
 
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-\v 17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me so that, through me, the proclamation might be fully accomplished, and that all the Gentiles might hear. So I was rescued out of the lion's mouth.
+\v 17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me so that, through me, the proclamation might be fully fulfilled, and that all the Gentiles might hear. I was rescued out of the lion's mouth.
-\v 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil work and will save me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
+\v 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and will save me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
 
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-\v 7 Therefore, subject yourself to God and resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
+\v 7 So, submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
 
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 \v 3 and every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not of God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and now is already in the world.
 
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-\v 4 You are of God, dear children, and have overcome them, because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
+\v 4 You are of God, dear children, and have overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
 \v 5 They are of the world, therefore what they say is of the world, and the world listens to them.
 \v 6 We are of God. He who knows God listens to us. He who is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
 
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 \v 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God, and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
-\v 8 He who loves not knows not God, for God is love.
+\v 8 The person who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
 
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 \v 9 In this the love of God was revealed among us, that God has sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.
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 \v 18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love throws fear out, because fear has to do with punishment. But the one who fears has not been made perfect in love.
 
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-\v 19 We love, because God first loved us.
+\v 19 We love because God first loved us.
-\v 20 If anyone says, "I love God" but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.
+\v 20 If anyone says, "I love God" but hates his brother, he is a liar. For the one who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
 \v 21 And this is the commandment we have from him: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.

63-1JN/05.usfm

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-\v 1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God. And whoever loves him who was from the Father, also loves his children.
+\v 1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God. And whoever loves him who was from the Father also loves his children.
 \v 2 By this we know that we love the children of God—when we love God and do his commandments.
 \v 3 For this is love for God—that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
 
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 \v 13 These things I have written to you that you may know that you have eternal life—to you who believe in the name of the Son of God.
 \v 14 And this is the confidence we have before him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
-\v 15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask of him—we know that we have whatever we asked of him.
+\v 15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask of him—we know that we have whatever we have asked of him.
 
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-\v 16 If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not result in death, he must pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin with leads to death—I am not saying that he should pray about that.
+\v 16 If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not result in death, he must pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin which leads to death—I am not saying that he should pray about that.
 \v 17 All unrighteousness is sin—but there is a sin that does not lead to death.
 
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