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43-LUK/22.usfm

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 \v 60 But Peter said, "Man, I do not know what you are saying." Immediately, while he was speaking, a rooster crowed.
 
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-\v 61 Turning, the Lord looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, when he said to him, "Before a rooster crows today you will deny me three times."
-\v 62 Going outside, Peter wept bitterly.
+\v 61 Turning, the Lord looked at Peter, and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, when he said to him, "Before a rooster crows today you will deny me three times."
+\v 62 Peter went outside and wept bitterly.
 
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44-JHN/01.usfm

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 \v 13 These were not born of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
 
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-\v 14 And the Word became flesh and lived among us. We have seen his glory, glory as of the one and only who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
+\v 14 The Word became flesh and lived among us. We have seen his glory, glory as of the one and only who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
 \v 15 John testified about him and cried out, saying, "This was the one of whom I said, 'He who comes after me is more than me, for he was before me.'"
 
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-\v 19 And this is the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
+\v 19 This is the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
 \v 20 He freely stated, and did not deny, but replied, "I am not the Christ."
 \v 21 So they asked him, "What are you then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." They said, "Are you the prophet?" He answered, "No."
 
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 just as Isaiah the prophet said."
 
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-\v 24 And those who were sent were from the Pharisees.
-\v 25 And they asked him and said to him, "Why do you baptize then if you are not the Christ nor Elijah nor the prophet?"
+\v 24 Now some from the Pharisees were sent, 
+\v 25 and they asked him and said to him, "Why do you baptize then if you are not the Christ nor Elijah nor the prophet?"
 
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-\v 26 And John answered them, saying, "I baptize with water. But among you stands someone you do not know.
+\v 26 John answered them, saying, "I baptize with water. But among you stands someone you do not know.
 \v 27 He is the one who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."
 \v 28 These things were done in Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
 
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 \v 36 they saw Jesus walking by, and John said, "Look, the Lamb of God!"
 
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-\v 37 And his two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.
+\v 37 His two disciples heard him say this and they followed Jesus.
 \v 38 Then Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, "What do you want?" They replied, "Rabbi (which translated means teacher), where are you staying?"
 \v 39 He said to them, "Come and see." Then they came and saw where he was staying; they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.
 
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 \v 40 One of the two who heard John speak and then followed Jesus was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter.
 \v 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which translated is: Christ).
-\v 42 He brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon son of John, you will be called Cephas" (which translates: Peter).
+\v 42 He brought him to Jesus, and Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon son of John, you will be called Cephas" (which translates: Peter).
 
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 \v 49 Nathaniel replied, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
 \v 50 Jesus replied and said to him, "Because I said to you, 'I saw you underneath the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than this."
-\v 51 And he said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."
+\v 51 Then he said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."

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 \v 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days.
 
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-\v 41 And many more believed because of his word.
+\v 41 Many more believed because of his word.
 \v 42 They said to the woman, "We no longer believe because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard, and we know that this one is indeed the savior of the world."
 
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44-JHN/06.usfm

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 \v 16 When it became evening, his disciples went down to the sea.
 \v 17 They got into a boat, and were going over the sea to Capernaum. It was dark by this time, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
-\v 18 And a strong wind was blowing, and the sea was getting rough.
+\v 18 A strong wind was blowing, and the sea was getting rough.
 
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 \v 19 When they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were afraid.
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 \v 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
-\v 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I would lose not one of all those whom he has given me, but will raise them up on the last day.
+\v 39 This is the will of him who sent me, that I would lose not one of all those whom he has given me, but will raise them up on the last day.
 \v 40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him would have eternal life and I will raise him up on the last day.
 
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44-JHN/07.usfm

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-\v 1 And after these things Jesus traveled about in Galilee, for he did not want to go into Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill him.
+\v 1 After these things Jesus traveled about in Galilee, for he did not want to go into Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill him.
 \v 2 Now the Jewish Festival of Shelters was near.
 
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 \v 25 Some of them from Jerusalem said, "Is not this the one they seek to kill?
-\v 26 And see, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. It cannot be that the rulers indeed know that this is the Christ, can it?
+\v 26 See, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. It cannot be that the rulers indeed know that this is the Christ, can it?
 \v 27 Yet we know where this one is from. But when the Christ comes, no one will know where he is from."
 
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 \v 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
-\v 12 The hired servant is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep. He sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and escapes. And the wolf carries them off and scatters them.
+\v 12 The hired servant is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep. He sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and escapes, and the wolf carries them off and scatters them.
 \v 13 He runs away because he is a hired servant and does not care for the sheep.
 
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 \v 31 Now is the judgment of this world: Now will the ruler of this world be thrown out.
 
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-\v 32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to myself."
+\v 32 When I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself."
 \v 33 He said this to indicate what kind of death he would die.
 
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 \v 37 Although Jesus had done so many signs before them, yet they did not believe in him
 \v 38 so that the word of Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled, in which he said:
-\q "Lord, who has believed our report?
-\q And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"
+\q "Lord, who has believed our report,
+\q and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"
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 \v 26 Then Jesus answered, "It is the one for whom I will dip the piece of bread and give it him." So when he had dipped the bread, he gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.
-\v 27 And then, after the bread, Satan entered into him, so Jesus said to him, "What you are doing, do it quickly."
+\v 27 Then after the bread, Satan entered into him, so Jesus said to him, "What you are doing, do it quickly."
 
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 \v 28 Now no one who was lying down at the table knew why he said this to him.

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 \v 14 If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
 
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-\v 15 If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
-\v 16 And I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Comforter so that he will be with you forever—
+\v 15 If you love me, you will keep my commandments,
+\v 16 and I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Comforter so that he will be with you forever—
 \v 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive him because it does not see him or know him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.
 
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 \v 3 Then Peter and the other disciple went out, and they went to the tomb.
 \v 4 They both ran together, and the other disciple quickly ran ahead of Peter and arrived at the tomb first.
-\v 5 And stooping down he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go inside.
+\v 5 Then stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go inside.
 
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 \v 6 Simon Peter then arrived after him and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there

45-ACT/02.usfm

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 \v 37 Now when they heard this, they were pierced in their hearts, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"
-\v 38 And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
+\v 38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
 \v 39 For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, as many people as the Lord our God will call."
 
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 \v 3 But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the price of the land?
-\v 4 While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your control? How is it that you thought of this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God."
-\v 5 Hearing these words, Ananias fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard it.
+\v 4 While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own, and after it was sold, was it not in your control? How is it that you thought of this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God."
+\v 5 Hearing these words, Ananias fell down and breathed his last, and great fear came upon all who heard it.
 \v 6 The young men came forward and wrapped him up, and they carried him out and buried him.
 
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45-ACT/07.usfm

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 \v 6 God was speaking to him like this, that his descendants would live for a while in a foreign land, and that the inhabitants there would bring them into slavery and treat them badly for four hundred years.
-\v 7 'And I will judge the nation to which they will be slaves,' said God, 'and after that they will come out and worship me in this place.'
-\v 8 And he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, so Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of the twelve patriarchs.
+\v 7 'But I will judge the nation that they serve,' said God, 'and after that they will come out and worship me in this place.'
+\v 8 Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, so Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of the twelve patriarchs.
 
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 \v 9 Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him into Egypt; but God was with him

45-ACT/08.usfm

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 \v 6 When multitudes of people heard and saw the signs that Philip did, they paid attention together to what he said.
-\v 7 For from many people who had them, unclean spirits came out while loudly crying out; and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.
-\v 8 And there was much joy in that city.
+\v 7 Unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, crying out with a loud voice, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.
+\v 8 So there was much joy in that city.
 
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 \v 32 Now the passage of the scripture which the Ethiopian was reading was this,
 \q "He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
 \q and like a lamb before his shearer is silent,
-\q so he did not open his mouth:
+\q so he did not open his mouth.
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-\v 33 In his humiliation justice was taken from him.
-\q And his descendants, who will be able to fully describe them? 
+\v 33 In his humiliation justice was taken away from him.
+\q Who can fully describe his descendants? 
 \q For his life was taken from the earth."
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-\v 10 Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." And he said, "See, I am here, Lord."
+\v 10 Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias!" He said, "See, I am here, Lord."
 \v 11 The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and at the house of Judas ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
 \v 12 He has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands on him, so that he might see again."
 
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 \v 20 Right away he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying that he is the Son of God.
-\v 21 All who heard him were amazed and said, "Is not this the man who destroyed those in Jerusalem who called on this name? And he has come here in order to bring them bound to the chief priests."
+\v 21 All who heard him were amazed and said, "Is not this the man who destroyed those in Jerusalem who called on this name? He has come here to take them bound to the chief priests."
 \v 22 But Saul became more and more powerful, and he was causing distress among the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
 
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 \v 26 When he had come to Jerusalem, Saul attempted to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
-\v 27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. And he told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how at Damascus Saul had spoken boldy in the name of Jesus.
+\v 27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and he told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how at Damascus Saul had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.
 
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 \v 28 He met with them as they were coming in and going out of Jerusalem. He spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus