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 \v 36 He said to his young man, "Run and find the arrows that I shoot." As the young man ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
 \v 37 When the young man came to the place where the arrow that Jonathan shot had landed, Jonathan called after the young man, and said, "Is not the arrow beyond you?"
 
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 \v 38 Then Jonathan called after the young man, "Hurry, be quick, do not stay!" So Jonathan's young man gathered up the arrows and came to his master.
 \v 39 But the young man did not know anything. Only Jonathan and David knew the matter.

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 \v 31 These are the names of the men whom David put in charge of music in the house of Yahweh, after the ark came to rest there.
 \v 32 They served by singing before the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem. They fulfilled their duties according to the instructions given to them.
 
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 \v 33 These were those who served with their sons. From the clans of the Kohathites came Heman the musician. Here were his ancestors, going back in time: Heman was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Samuel.

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 \v 1 It came about after this, that the people of Moab and Ammon, and with them some Meunites came against Jehoshaphat to do battle. \f + \ft The reading \fqa Meunites \fqa* represents a correction to the Hebrew text, as was suggested by the ancient Greek translation. The ancient Hebrew copies read: \fqa Ammonites \fqa* . Most modern translations agree that \fqa Meunites \fqa* was original. \f*
 \v 2 Then some came who told Jehoshaphat, saying, "A large multitude is coming against you from beyond the Dead Sea, from Edom. See, they are in Hazezon Tamar," that is, Engedi. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa Edom \fqa* , the ancient Greek and Latin translations and some modern translations read \fqa Aram \fqa* . \f*
 
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 \v 3 Jehoshaphat became afraid and set himself to seek Yahweh. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
 \v 4 Judah gathered together to seek Yahweh; they came to seek Yahweh from all the cities of Judah.

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 \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 host, and the earth and everything on it, and the seas and all that is in them. You give life to them all, and the host 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.
 \v 8 You found his heart was faithful before you, and you made with him the covenant to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites. You have kept your promise because you are righteous.
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 \v 22 You gave them kingdoms and peoples, assigning to them every corner of the land. Then they took possession of the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and the land of Og king of Bashan.
 
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 \v 23 You made their children as numerous as the stars of heaven, and you brought them into the land that you told their ancestors to go in and possess.
 \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 14 Jonathan was the leader of Malluk, and Joseph was the leader of Shebaniah. \f + \ft Many modern translations have \fqa Malluk \fqa* as a correction for \fqa Malluki \fqa* in the Hebrew text. The correct form of this name appears in Neh. 12:2. \f*
 
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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.
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 \v 36 There also were Zechariah's relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. Ezra the scribe was in front of them.
 \v 37 By the Fountain Gate they went straight up on the stairs of the city of David, by the stairway to the wall above David's palace, to the Water Gate on the east.
 
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 \v 41 Then the priests took their place: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with the trumpets,
 \v 42 and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malkijah, Elam, and Ezer, and the singers made themselves heard and Jezrahiah was their leader.
 
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 \v 43 They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy. Also the women and the children rejoiced. So the joy of Jerusalem could be heard far away.
 
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 \v 44 On that day men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms for the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the law for the priests and for the Levites. Each was assigned to work the fields near the towns. For Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who were standing before them.
 \v 45 They performed the service of their God, and the service of purification, and so did the singers and the gatekeepers, in keeping with the command of David and of Solomon his son.
 
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 \v 46 For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors of singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
 \v 47 In the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, all Israel gave the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers. They set aside the portion that was for the Levites, and the Levites set aside a portion for the descendants of Aaron.
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 \v 10 I learned that the Levites' portions had not been given to them, and they had run away, each to his own field, the Levites and the singers who did the work.
 \v 11 So I confronted the officials and said, "Why is the house of God neglected?" I gathered them together and stationed them at their posts.
 
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 \v 12 Then all Judah brought in the tithe of the grain, the new wine, and the oil to the storerooms.
 \v 13 I appointed as treasurers over the storehouses Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and from the Levites, Pedaiah. Next to them was Hanan son of Zaccur son of Mattaniah, for they were counted as trustworthy. Their duties were to distribute the supplies to their associates.
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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 of their children spoke the language of Ashdod. None of them could speak the language of Judah, but only the language of one of the other peoples.
 
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 \v 25 I confronted them, and I cursed them, and I hit some of them and pulled out their hair. I made them swear by God, saying, "You shall not give your daughters to their sons, or take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.
 \v 26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin on account of these women? Among many nations there was no king like him, and he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless, his foreign wives caused him to sin.
 \v 27 Should we then listen to you and do all this great evil, and act treacherously against our God by marrying foreign women?"
 
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 \v 28 One of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I caused him to flee from my presence.

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 \v 18 because from my youth the orphan grew up with me as with a father,
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 \q Who has established all the ends of the earth?
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 \q1 so their root will rot, and their blossom will blow away like dust.
 \q1 This will happen because they have rejected the law of Yahweh of hosts, and because they have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
 
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 \v 24 Then I heard the sound of their wings. Like the noise of many waters. Like the voice of the Almighty whenever they moved. Like the sound of a rainstorm. Like the sound of an army. Whenever they stood still, they lowered their wings.
 \v 25 A voice came from above the dome over their heads whenever they stood still and lowered their wings.
 
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 \v 26 Above the dome over their heads was the likeness of a throne that was like the appearance of a sapphire stone, and on the likeness of the throne was a likeness like the appearance of a man.
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 \v 1 So it came about in the sixth year and the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord Yahweh again fell upon me there.
 \v 2 So I looked, and behold, there was a likeness with the appearance of a man. From the appearance of his hips downward there was fire. And from his hips upward there was the appearance of something shining, like glowing metal.
 
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 \v 3 Then he reached out the form of a hand and took me by the hair of my head; the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven, and in visions from God, he brought me to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the inner northern gate, where the idol that provokes great jealousy was standing.
 \v 4 Then behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision I had seen on the plain.
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 \v 7 A cherub reached out his hand between the cherubim to the fire that was among the cherubim, and lifted it up and placed it into the hands of the one dressed in linen. The man took it and went back out.
 \v 8 I saw on the cherubim something like a man's hand under their wings.
 
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 \v 12 She lusted for the Assyrians, the governors and the dominating officials who dressed impressively, who were men riding horses. All of them were strong, handsome men.
 \v 13 I saw that she had made herself unclean. It was the same for both sisters.
 
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 \v 14 Then she increased her prostitution even more. She saw men carved on walls, figures of Chaldeans painted in red,
 \v 15 wearing belts around their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads. All of them had the appearance of officers of chariot troops, the likeness of sons of Babylonia, whose native land is Chaldea.
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 \v 5 Persia, Cush, and Libya are with them, all of them with shields and helmets!
 \v 6 Gomer and all her troops, and Beth Togarmah, from the far parts of the north, and all its troops! Many peoples are with you!
 
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 \v 1 In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity at the beginning of the year on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was captured—on that same day, the hand of Yahweh was upon me and he took me there.
 \v 2 In visions from God he brought me to the land of Israel. He brought me to rest on a very high mountain; to the south were what appeared to be buildings of a city.
 
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 \v 3 Then he brought me there. Behold, a man! His appearance was like the appearance of bronze. A linen cord and a measuring stick were in his hand, and he stood in the city gate.
 \v 4 The man said to me, "Son of man, look with your eyes and listen with your ears, and fix your mind on all that I am revealing to you, for you were brought here so I could reveal them to you. Report everything that you will see to the house of Israel."
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 \v 19 the face of a man looked toward a palm tree on one side, and the face of a young lion looked toward a palm tree on the other side. They were carved all around the entire house.
 \v 20 From the ground to above the doorway, cherubim and palm trees were carved on the outer wall of the house. 
 
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 \v 5 But the upper halls were smaller, for the walkways took away from them more space than they did in the lowest and middle levels of the building.
 \v 6 For the halls on the third story had no columns, unlike the courtyards, which did have columns. So the highest level's rooms were smaller in size compared to the rooms in the lowest and middle levels.
 
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 \v 1 The man then brought me to the gate that opened to the east.
 \v 2 Behold! The glory of the God of Israel came from the east; his voice was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory.
 
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 \v 19 Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
 \v 20 So then, you will recognize them by their fruits.
 
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 \v 22 Many people will say to me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, in your name drive out demons, and in your name do many miracles?'

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 \v 35 There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken, and the other will be left."
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 \v 15 When the ship was caught by the storm and could no longer head into the wind, we had to give way to the storm and were driven along by the wind.
 \v 16 We sailed along the lee of a small island called Cauda, and with difficulty we were able to secure the lifeboat.
 
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 \v 18 We took such a violent battering by the storm that the next day they began throwing the cargo overboard. 
 
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 \v 20 When the sun and stars did not shine on us for many days, and the great storm still beat upon us, any more hope that we should be saved was abandoned.

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 \v 2 which he promised beforehand by his prophets in the holy scriptures,
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 \v 5 Through him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations, for the sake of his name.

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 \v 1 Now the Spirit clearly says that in later times some people will leave the faith and pay attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons
 \v 2 in lying hypocrisy, their own consciences having been seared. 
 
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 \v 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the foreigners of the dispersion, the chosen ones, throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.
 \v 2 This is according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience and for the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace be to you, and may your peace increase.
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 \v 3 May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be praised! In his great mercy, he has given us new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
 \v 4 This is for an inheritance that will not perish, will not become stained, and will not fade away. It is reserved in heaven for you.
 \v 5 You are protected by God's power through faith for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
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 \v 7 This is for the proving of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes, even though it is tested by fire. This happens so that your faith will be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revealing of Jesus Christ.
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 \v 8 You have not seen him, but you love him. You do not see him now, but you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory.
 \v 9 You are now receiving for yourselves the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
 \v 10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to come to you, searched diligently and examined carefully,
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 \v 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told to you by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which angels long to look.
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 \v 13 So gird up the loins of your mind. Be sober. Put your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed. 
 \v 14 As obedient children, do not conform yourselves to the desires that you followed when you were ignorant.
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 \v 15 But as the one who called you is holy, you, too, be holy in your whole behavior.
 \v 16 For it is written, "Be holy, because I am holy."
 \v 17 So if you call "Father" the one who judges impartially and according to each person's work, go through the time of your journey in reverence.
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 \v 18 You know that it was not with perishable silver or gold that you have been redeemed from the futile behavior that you learned from your fathers.
 \v 19 Instead, you have been redeemed with the precious blood of Christ, who was like a lamb without blemish or spot.
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 \v 21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
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 \v 22 You made your souls pure by obedience to the truth. This was for the purpose of sincere brotherly love; so love one another earnestly from the heart. \f + \ft Some important and ancient Greek copies read, \fqa You made your souls pure by obedience to the truth through the Spirit \fqa* . \f*
 \v 23 You have been born again, not from perishable seed, but from imperishable seed, through the living and remaining word of God.
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 \v 25 but the word of the Lord remains forever."
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 \v 1 Therefore put aside all evil, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.
 \v 2 As newborn infants, long for pure spiritual milk, so that through it you may grow in salvation,
 \v 3 if you have tasted that the Lord is kind.
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 \v 5 You also are like living stones that are being built up to be a spiritual house in order to be a holy priesthood that offers the spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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 \q You did not receive mercy,
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 \v 11 Beloved, I exhort you as foreigners and exiles to abstain from fleshly desires, which fight against your soul.
 \v 12 Your conduct among the Gentiles should be honorable, so that when they slander you as evildoers, they may be eyewitnesses of your good deeds and give glory to God on the day when he appears.
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 \v 15 For this is God's will, that in doing good you silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.
 \v 16 As free people, do not use your freedom as a covering for wickedness, but be like servants of God.
 \v 17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
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 \v 18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect. Be subject not only to the good and gentle masters, but also to the malicious ones.
 \v 19 For it is praiseworthy if, because he is conscious of God, a person endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.
 \v 20 For how much credit is there if you sin and then endure while being afflicted? But if you have done good and then you suffer while being punished, this is worthy of praise from God.
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 \v 25 All of you had been straying like lost sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.
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 \v 1 In this way, you who are wives should submit to your own husbands. Do this so even if some men are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word, through their wives' behavior,
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 \v 4 Instead, let it be done with the inner person of the heart, and the lasting beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious before God.
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 \v 6 In this way Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are now her children if you do what is good and if you are not afraid of trouble.
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 \v 9 Do not pay back evil for evil or insult for insult. On the contrary, continue to bless, because for this you were called, that you might inherit a blessing.
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 \v 14 But if you suffer because of righteousness, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear. Do not be troubled.
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 \v 16 however, with meekness and respect. Have a good conscience so that the people who insult your good life in Christ may be ashamed because they are speaking against you as if you were evildoers.
 \v 17 It is better, if it should be God's will, that you suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
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 \v 18 Christ also suffered once for sins. He who is righteous suffered for us, who were unrighteous, so that he would bring us to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but he was made alive by the Spirit.
 \v 19 By the Spirit, he went and preached to the spirits who are now in prison.
 \v 20 They were disobedient when the patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, in the days of the building of an ark, and God saved a few people—eight souls—by means of the water.
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 \v 21 This is a symbol of the baptism that saves you now—not as a washing away of dirt from the body, but as the appeal of a good conscience to God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
 \v 22 Christ is at the right hand of God. He went into heaven. Angels, authorities, and powers must submit to him.
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 \v 1 Therefore, because Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same intention. For whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin.
 \v 2 As a result, such a person, for the rest of his time in the flesh, no longer lives for men's desires, but for God's will.
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 \v 3 For the time that has passed is enough for you to do the will of the Gentiles, living in sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, drunken celebrations, having wild parties, and committing disgusting acts of idolatry.
 \v 4 They think it is strange that you do not join with them in these floods of reckless behavior, so they speak evil about you.
 \v 5 They will give an account to the one who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
 \v 6 For this purpose the gospel was preached also to the dead, so that, although they have been judged in the flesh as humans, they may live in the spirit the way God does.
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 \v 7 The end of all things is coming near. Therefore be of sound mind, and be sober in your thinking for the sake of prayers.
 \v 8 Above all things, have fervent love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.
 \v 9 Be hospitable to one another without complaining.
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 \v 10 As each one of you has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God's grace in its various forms. 
 \v 11 If anyone speaks, let it be with God's words. If anyone serves, let it be from the strength that God supplies. Do these things so that in all ways God would be glorified through Jesus Christ. May there be to Jesus Christ glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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 \v 12 Beloved, do not regard as strange the testing in the fire that has happened to you, as if something strange were happening to you.
 \v 13 Instead, however much you experience the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, so that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.
 \v 14 If you are insulted for Christ's name, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God is resting on you.
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 \v 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a meddler.
 \v 16 But if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; instead, let him glorify God with that name.
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 \v 17 For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God. If it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who disobey God's gospel?
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 \v 19 Therefore let those who suffer because of God's will commit their souls to the faithful Creator in well-doing.
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 \v 2 Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God would have you serve—not for shameful profit but eagerly. 
 \v 3 Do not act as a master over the people who are in your care. Instead, be an example to the flock.
 \v 4 Then when the Chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive an unfading crown of glory.
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 \v 5 In the same way, you younger men, submit to the older men. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility and serve one another. For God resists the proud, but he gives grace to the humble.
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 \v 6 Therefore humble yourselves under God's mighty hand so that he may exalt you in due time.
 \v 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
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 \v 8 Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the devil is walking around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
 \v 9 Stand against him. Be strong in your faith. You know that your brotherhood in the world is enduring the same sufferings.
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 \v 10 After you suffer for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will perfect you, establish you, strengthen you, and make you stable.
 \v 11 To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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 \v 12 I regard Silvanus as a faithful brother, and I have written to you briefly through him. I am exhorting you and I am testifying to you that what I have written is the true grace of God. Stand in it.