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16-NEH/04.usfm

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 \v 15 It came about when our enemies heard that their plans were known to us, and God had frustrated their plans, all of us returned to the wall, each one to his work.
-\v 16 So from that time half of my servants worked only on rebuilding the wall, and half of them held spears, shields, bows, and wore armor, while the leaders stood behind all the people of Judah
+\v 16 So from that time half of my servants worked only on rebuilding the wall, and half of them held spears, shields, bows, and wore armor, while the leaders stood behind all the people of Judah.
 
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-\v 17 who were building the wall and carrying loads. Everyone worked with one hand, and with the other hand he held his weapon. 
+\v 17 And so the same workers who were building the wall and carrying loads were also guarding their positions. Everyone worked with one hand, and with the other hand he held his weapon. 
 \v 18 Every builder wore his sword on his side and that is how he worked. The one who sounded the trumpet stayed beside me. 
 
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28-HOS/13.usfm

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-\v 7 So I will act like a lion toward you;
-\q like a leopard, I will I wait by the path for you.
+\v 7 I became like a lion to them;
+\q like a leopard I will watch along the path.
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-\v 8 I will attack you like a bear that is robbed of her cubs;
-\q I will rip open your chests,
-\q and there I will devour you  like a lioness;
-\q as a wild beast would tear you.
+\v 8 I will attack them like a bear that is robbed of her cubs.
+\q I will rip open their chests,
+\q and there I will devour them like a lion—
+\q like a wild beast would tear them to pieces.
 
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42-MRK/04.usfm

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 \v 6 But when the sun rose, it was scorched, and because it had no root, it dried up.
-\v 7 Other seeds fell among the thorn plants. The thorn plants grew up and choked them, and it did not produce no grain.
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+\v 7 Other seeds fell among the thorn plants. The thorn plants grew up and choked them, and they did not produce any grain.
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 \v 8 Other seed feel into good soil and it produced grain while growing up and increasing, and some brought forth thirty times as much, and some sixty, and some a hundred."
 \v 9 And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear!"

42-MRK/06.usfm

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 \v 20 for Herod feared John; he knew that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. And listening to him made him greatly upset, yet he heard him gladly.
 
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-\v 21 But a day came that was an opportunity for Herodias to act: on his birthday Herod made a dinner for his officials, his commanders, and the leaders of Galilee.
+\v 21 Then an opportune day came when Herod had his birthday and he made a dinner for his officials, and his commanders, and leaders of Galilee.
 \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 23 He swore to her saying, "Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom."
 \v 24 She went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask him for?" She said, "The head of John the Baptist."
-\v 25 She hurried back in the hall to the king and asked him, "I want you to give me at once, upon a platter, the head of John the Baptist."
+\v 25 And immediately she entered with haste to the king and asked, saying, "I want you to give me at once, upon a platter, the head of John the Baptist."
 
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-\v 26 The king became very sorry, but because of his oaths, and for his guests, he could not refuse her request.
+\v 26 The king became very sad, but because of the oath and the guests, he could not refuse her request.
 \v 27 So the king sent a soldier from his guard and commanded him to bring him John's head. The guard went and beheaded him in the prison.
 \v 28 He brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
-\v 29 Hearing this, his disciples came and took his corpse and laid it in a tomb.
+\v 29 And his disciples, hearing this, came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
 
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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.
-\v 32 They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.
+\v 30 And the apostles, gathering together around Jesus, told him all that they had done and taught.
+\v 31 And he said to them, "Come away by yourselves into a deserted place and rest a while." For many were coming and going , and they did not even have time to eat.
+\v 32 So they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.
 
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-\v 33 But many people saw them leave and they recognized them. They ran there together on foot from all the towns, and they arrived there before them.
-\v 34 When he came ashore, Jesus saw a great crowd; he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach them many things.
+\v 33 But they saw them leaving and many recognized them, and they ran there together on foot from all the towns, and they arrived there before them.
+\v 34 When they came ashore, he saw a great crowd and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.
 
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-\v 35 When the hour was late, his disciples came to him and said, "This a deserted place and the hour is already late.
-\v 36 Dismiss them that they may go into the nearby countryside and into the villages and buy something to eat for themselves."
+\v 35 When the hour was late, his disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place and the hour is already late.
+\v 36 Send them away so that they may go into the nearby countryside and villages to buy something to eat for themselves."
 
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 \v 37 But he answered and said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said to him, "Can we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?"
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 \v 39 He commanded all the people to sit down in groups upon the green grass.
 \v 40 They sat down in groups; groups of hundreds and fifties.
-\v 41 As he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. The two fish he divided among them all.
+\v 41 As he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. And he divided the two fish among them all.
 
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-\v 42 They all ate and until they were satisfied.
+\v 42 They all ate until they were satisfied.
 \v 43 They took up broken pieces of bread, twelve baskets full, and also pieces of the fish.
-\v 44 Now there were five thousand men who ate the loaves.
+\v 44 And there were five thousand men who ate the loaves.
 
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-\v 45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself should send the crowd away. 
-\v 46 When they had gone, he then went up on the mountain to pray.
-\v 47 Evening came, and the boat was now in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land.
+\v 45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he sent the crowd away. 
+\v 46 When they were gone, he went up the mountain to pray.
+\v 47 Evening came, and the boat was now in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on land.
 
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-\v 48 He saw that they were straining at the oars, for the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the lake, and he wanted to pass by them,
-\v 49 but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost and they cried out,
-\v 50 for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, "Be brave! It is I! Be not afraid."
+\v 48 And he saw that they were stressed while they rowed because the wind was against them. Around the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and he wanted to pass by them.
+\v 49 But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought he was a ghost and cried out,
+\v 50 because they saw him and were terrified. And immediately he spoke to them and said to them, "Be courageous! It is I! Do not be afraid!"
 
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-\v 51 He got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased blowing; and they were completely amazed at him.
-\v 52 For they did not understood about the loaves, but their minds were slow to understand.
+\v 51 He got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased blowing, and they were completely amazed at him.
+\v 52 For they had not understood what the loaves meant, but their minds were slow to understand.
 
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 \v 53 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored the boat.
-\v 54 When they came out of the boat, people immediately recognized it was Jesus. 
-\v 55 The people ran through the whole region and began to bring the sick on stretchers to him, wherever they heard he was coming.
+\v 54 When they came out of the boat, they immediately recognized him. 
+\v 55 And they ran through the whole region and began to bring the sick to him on matrasses, wherever they heard he was coming.
 
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-\v 56 Wherever he entered into villages, or cities, or into the country, they would put the sick in the marketplaces, and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe of his garment, and as many as touched it were healed.
+\v 56 Wherever he entered into villages, or cities, or into the country, they would put the sick in the marketplaces, and they begged him to just let them tough the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched him were healed.

44-JHN/21.usfm

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-\v 1 After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; this is how he showed himself:
+\v 1 After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias; this is how he showed himself:
 \v 2 Simon Peter was together with Thomas called Didymus, Nathaniel from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two of Jesus' other disciples.
 \v 3 Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We, too, will come with you." They went and got into a boat, but all that night they caught nothing.
  

55-1TI/01.usfm

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-\v 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior and Christ Jesus our confidence
-\v 2 —to Timothy, a true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
+\v 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior and Christ Jesus our confidence,
+\v 2 to Timothy, a true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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 \v 3 As I urged you to do when I was leaving for Macedonia, remain in Ephesus so that you can command certain people not to teach a different doctrine.
-\v 4 Neither should they pay attention to stories and endless genealogies, which cause arguments rather than helping the plan of God, which is by faith.
+\v 4 Neither should they pay attention to stories and endless genealogies. These cause arguments rather than helping the plan of God, which is by faith.
 
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-\v 5 But the goal of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from a sincere faith.
+\v 5 Now the goal of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from a sincere faith.
 \v 6 Some people have missed the mark and have turned away from these things to foolish talk.
 \v 7 They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they say or what they insist on.
 \v 8 But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully.
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-\v 12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who strengthened me, for he considered me faithful and placed me into service.
+\v 12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord. He strengthened me, for he considered me faithful, and he placed me into service.
 
-\v 13 I am a former blasphemer, persecutor and a violent man. But I received mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief.
+\v 13 I was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man. But I received mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief.
 \v 14 But the grace of our Lord overflowed with faith and love that is in Christ Jesus.
 
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 \v 15 This message is reliable and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. I am the worst of these. 
-\v 16 But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the foremost, Christ Jesus might demonstrate all patience. This would be an example for those who would trust in him for eternal life.
+\v 16 But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the foremost, Christ Jesus might demonstrate all patience. He did this as an example for those who would trust in him for eternal life.
 \v 17 Now to the king of the ages, the immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
 
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66-JUD/01.usfm

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-\v 3 Beloved, while I was making every effort to write to you about our common salvation, I had to write to you to exhort you to struggle earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the holy ones.
+\v 3 Beloved, while I was making every effort to write to you about our common salvation, I had to write to you to exhort you to struggle earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the believers.
 \v 4 For certain men have slipped in secretly among you—men who were marked out for condemnation—ungodly men who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality, and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
 
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