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01-GEN/17.usfm

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 \v 16 I will bless her, and I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will become the mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her."
 
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-\v 17 Then Abraham bowed low with his face to the ground, and laughed, and said in his heart, "Can a child be born to a man that is a hundred years old? And can Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a son?"
+\v 17 Then Abraham bowed low with his face to the ground, and laughed, and said in his heart, "Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? And can Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a son?"
 \v 18 Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before you!"
 
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01-GEN/18.usfm

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 \v 12 So Sarah laughed to herself, saying to herself, "After I have become worn out, will I have this pleasure, my master being old also?"
 
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-\v 13 Yahweh said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Will I really bear a child, when I am old?'
+\v 13 Yahweh said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Will I really bear a child, when I am old'?
 \v 14 Is anything too hard for Yahweh? At the time appointed by me, in the spring, I will return to you. About this time next year Sarah will have a son."
 \v 15 Then Sarah denied it and said, "I did not laugh," for she was afraid. He replied, "No, you did laugh."
 
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 \v 26 Yahweh said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place for their sake."
 
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-\v 27 Abraham answered and said, "Look what I have done, taking it upon myself to speak to my Lord, even though I am only dust and ashes!
-\v 28 What if there are five less than fifty righteous? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?" And he said, "I will not destroy it, if I find there forty five."
+\v 27 Abraham answered and said, "Look, I have undertaken to speak to my Lord, even though I am only dust and ashes!
+\v 28 What if there are five less than fifty righteous? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?" And he said, "I will not destroy it, if I find there forty-five."
 
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 \v 29 He spoke to him yet again, and said, "What if there are forty found there?" He replied, "I will not do it for the forty's sake."
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 \v 31 He said, "Look, I have undertaken to speak to my Lord! Perhaps twenty will be found there." He replied, "I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake."
 
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-\v 32 Finally he said, "Please do not be angry, Lord, and I will speak this one last time. Perhaps ten will be found there." And he said, "I will not destroy it for the ten's sake."
+\v 32 He said, "Please do not be angry, Lord, and I will speak this one last time. Perhaps ten will be found there." And he said, "I will not destroy it for the ten's sake."
 \v 33 Yahweh went on his way as soon as he had finished talking with Abraham, and Abraham returned home.
 
 

01-GEN/19.usfm

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 \v 6 So Lot went out the door to them and shut the door after himself.
 \v 7 He said, "I beg you, my brothers, do not act so wickedly.
-\v 8 Look, I have two daughters that have not slept with any man. Let me, I beg you, bring them out to you, and you do to them whatever is good in your eyes. Only do nothing to these men, because they have come under the shadow of my roof."
+\v 8 Look, I have two daughters who have not slept with any man. Let me, I beg you, bring them out to you, and you do to them whatever is good in your eyes. Only do nothing to these men, because they have come under the shadow of my roof."
 
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 \v 9 They said, "Stand back!" They also said, "This one came here to live as a foreigner, and now he has become our judge! Now we will deal worse with you than with them." They pressed hard against the man, against Lot, and came near to break down the door.

02-EXO/35.usfm

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 \v 30 Moses said to the Israelites, "See, Yahweh has called by name on Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.
 \v 31 He has filled Bezalel with his Spirit, to give him wisdom, understanding, and knowledge, for all kinds of craftsmanship,
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 \v 32 to make artistic designs and to work in gold, silver, and bronze;
 \v 33 also to cut and set stones and to carve wood—to do all kinds of design and craftsmanship.
 

04-NUM/06.usfm

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 \v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
 \v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel. Say to them, 'When a man or a woman separates himself to Yahweh with a special vow of a Nazirite,
 \v 3 he must keep himself from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or from strong drink. He must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.
-\v 4 In all the days that he is separate to me, he must eat nothing that is made from grapes, including everything made from the seeds to the their skins.
+\v 4 In all the days that he is separate to me, he must eat nothing that is made from grapes, including everything made from the seeds to their skins.
  
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-\v 9 If someone very suddenly dies beside him and defiles his separated person, then he must shave his head on the day of his cleansing, which must be after seven days. That is when he must shave his head.
+\v 9 If someone very suddenly dies beside him and defiles his separated person, then he must shave his head on the day of his cleansing which must be after seven days. That is when he must shave his head.
  
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 \v 10 On the eighth day he must bring two doves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
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 \v 19 The priest must take the boiled shoulder of the ram, one loaf of bread without yeast out of the basket, and one wafer without yeast. He must place them into the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved his head indicating separation.
-\v 20 The priest must raise them high as an offering before Yahweh and present them to him. This is holy food, reserved for the priest, together with the breast that was raised and thigh that was raised. After that the Nazirite may drink wine.
+\v 20 The priest must raise them high as an offering before Yahweh and present them to him. This is holy food reserved for the priest, together with the breast that was raised and the thigh that was offered. After that the Nazirite may drink wine.
  
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04-NUM/07.usfm

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 \v 1 On the day that Moses completed the tabernacle, he anointed it and dedicated it to Yahweh, together with all of its furnishings. He did the same for the altar and all its utensils. He anointed them and dedicated them to Yahweh.
-\v 2 On that day, the leaders of Israel, the heads of their ancestor's families, offered sacrifices. These men were leading the tribes. It was they who had overseen the counting of the men in the census.
+\v 2 On that day, the leaders of Israel, the heads of their ancestor's families, offered sacrifices. These men were leading the tribes. They had overseen the counting of the men in the census.
 \v 3 They brought their offerings before Yahweh. They brought six covered carts and twelve oxen. They brought one cart for every two leaders, and each leader brought one ox. They presented these things in front of the tabernacle.
  
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 \v 14 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
  
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-\v 15 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb that was a year old.
+\v 15 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
 \v 16 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
 \v 17 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
  
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 \v 20 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
-\v 21 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb that was a year old.
+\v 21 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
 \v 22 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
 \v 23 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Nethanel son of Zuar.
  
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 \v 26 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
  
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-\v 27 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb that was a year old.
+\v 27 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
 \v 28 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
 \v 29 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Eliab son of Helon.
  
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 \v 32 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
  
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-\v 33 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb that was a year old.
+\v 33 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
 \v 34 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
 \v 35 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Elizur son of Shedeur.
  
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 \v 38 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
  
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-\v 39 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb that was a year old.
+\v 39 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
 \v 40 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
 \v 41 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
  
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 \v 44 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense,
  
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-\v 45 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb that was a year old.
+\v 45 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
 \v 46 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
 \v 47 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Eliasaph son of Deuel.
  
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 \v 50 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
  
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-\v 51 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb that was a year old.
+\v 51 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
 \v 52 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
 \v 53 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Elishama son of Ammihud.
  
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 \v 55 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a grain offering.
 \v 56 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
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-\v 57 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb that was a year old.
+\v 57 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
 \v 58 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
 \v 59 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
  
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 \v 62 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
  
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-\v 63 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb that was a year old.
+\v 63 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
 \v 64 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
 \v 65 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Abidan son of Gideoni.
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 \v 68 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
  
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-\v 69 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb that was a year old.
+\v 69 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb..
 \v 70 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
 \v 71 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
  
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 \v 74 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
  
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-\v 75 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb that was a year old.
+\v 75 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
 \v 76 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
 \v 77 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Pagiel son of Ochran.
  
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 \v 80 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense.
  
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-\v 81 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb that was a year old.
+\v 81 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
 \v 82 He gave one male goat as a sin offering.
 \v 83 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Ahira son of Enan.
  
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 \v 86 Each of the twelve gold dishes, full of incense, weighed ten shekels by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. All the gold dishes weighed 120 shekels.
  
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-\v 87 They dedicated as burnt offerings twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve male lambs that were a year old. They gave their grain offering. They gave twelve male goats as a sin offering.
+\v 87 They dedicated as burnt offerings twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve year-old male lambs. They gave their grain offering. They gave twelve male goats as a sin offering.
 \v 88 From all their cattle, they gave twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old, as the sacrifice for the fellowship offering. This was for the dedication of the altar, when it was anointed.
  
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07-JDG/15.usfm

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 \v 5 When he had set the torches on fire, he let the foxes go into the standing grain of the Philistines, and they set fire to both the stacked grain and the grain standing in the field, along with the vineyards and the olive orchards.
-\v 6 The Philistines asked, "Who did this?" They were told, "Samson, the Timnite's son-in-law, did this, because the Timnite took Samson's wife and gave her to his friend." Then the Philistines went and burned up her and her father.
+\v 6 The Philistines asked, "Who did this?" They were told, "Samson, the Timnite's son-in-law, did this because the Timnite took Samson's wife and gave her to his friend." Then the Philistines went and burned up her and her father.
  
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 \v 7 Samson said to them, "If this is what you do, I will get my revenge against you, and after that is done, I will stop."
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 \v 12 They said to Samson, "We have come down to tie you up and give you over to the power of the Philistines." Samson said to them, "Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves."
-\v 13 They said to him, "No, we will only tie you with ropes and hand you to over them. We promise we will not kill you." Then they tied him up with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock.
+\v 13 They said to him, "No, we will only tie you with ropes and hand you over to them. We promise we will not kill you." Then they tied him up with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock.
  
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-\v 17 When Samson finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone, and the place was called Ramath Lehi.
-\v 18 Samson was very thirsty and called on Yahweh and said, "You have given this great victory to your servant, but now I will die of thirst, and I will fall into the hands of those who are uncircumcised."
+\v 17 When Samson finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone, and he called the place Ramath Lehi.
+\v 18 Samson was very thirsty and called on Yahweh and said, "You have given this great victory to your servant. But now will I die of thirst and fall into the hands of those who are uncircumcised?"
  
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-\v 19 And God split open the hollow place that is at Lehi, and water came out. When he drank, his strength returned and he revived. So the name of that place was called En Hakkore, and it is at Lehi to this day.
+\v 19 And God split open the hollow place that is at Lehi, and water came out. When he drank, his strength returned and he revived. So he called the name of that place En Hakkore, and it is at Lehi to this day.
 \v 20 Samson judged Israel in the days of the Philistines for twenty years.
 
 

19-PSA/034.usfm

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-\d A Psalm of David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him out.
+\d A psalm of David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him out.
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 \v 1 I will praise Yahweh at all times;

19-PSA/056.usfm

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-\d For the chief musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. A Psalm
+\d For the chief musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. A psalm
 of David. A michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath.
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19-PSA/057.usfm

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-\d For the chief musician; set to Al Tashheth. A Psalm
+\d For the chief musician; set to Al Tashheth. A psalm
 of David. A michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave.
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19-PSA/062.usfm

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-\d For the chief musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
+\d For the chief musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
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 \v 1 I wait in silence for God alone;

61-1PE/04.usfm

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 \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 many free gifts.
-\v 11 If anyone speaks, let it be as the oracles of God, and if anyone serves, let it be from the strength that God supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom may there be glory and power forever and ever. Amen.
+\v 10 As each one of you has received a gift, use it to serve one another. Do this as good stewards of God's many free gifts.
+\v 11 If anyone speaks, let it be like the oracles of God. If anyone serves, let it be from the strength that God supplies. Do these things so that in all ways God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. May there be to Jesus Christ glory and power 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 though something strange were happening to you.
-\v 13 But however much you experience the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, so that you may also rejoice and be glad at the revealing of his glory.
+\v 12 Beloved, do not regard as strange the testing in the fire that has happened to you, as if something unusual 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 at the revealing of his glory.
 \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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61-1PE/05.usfm

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-\v 1 I exhort the elders among you, I, who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who am also a participant in the glory that will be revealed.
-\v 2 Therefore, I exhort you, elders, tend the flock of God that is among you. Look after them, not because you must, but because you wish to, according to God. Look after them, not for dishonest money, but willingly.
-\v 3 Do not act as a master over the people who are in your care, but be an example to the flock.
-\v 4 When the Chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive an unfading glorious crown.
+\v 1 I am exhorting the elders among you, I, who am a fellow elder. I am also a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and am also a participant in the glory that will be revealed.
+\v 2 Therefore, I exhort you, elders, tend the flock of God that is among you. Look after them, not because you must, but because you wish to, according to God's will. Look after them, not for dishonest money, but willingly.
+\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.
+\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.
 \v 6 Therefore humble yourselves under God's mighty hand so that he may lift you up in due time.
-\v 7 Cast all your anxiety upon him, because he cares for you.
+\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, like a roaring lion is stalking around, looking for someone to devour.
-\v 9 Stand against him. Be strong in your faith. Know that your brotherhood that is in the world are enduring the same sufferings.
+\v 9 Stand against him. Be strong in your faith. You know that the same sufferings are being accomplished among your brotherhood in the world.
 
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-\v 12 I regard Silvanus as a faithful brother, and I have written to you briefly through him. I exhort you and I testify to you that what I have written is the true grace of God. Stand in it.
-\v 13 She who is in Babylon, who is chosen together with you, greets you, and Mark, my son, greets you.
+\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.
+\v 13 The woman who is in Babylon, who is chosen together with you, greets you. Also Mark, my son, greets you.
 \v 14 Greet one another with a kiss of love.
 \p May peace be to you all who are in Christ.
 

62-2PE/01.usfm

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 \v 1 Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received the same precious faith as we have received, faith in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.
-\v 2 May grace be to you; may peace increase through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
+\v 2 May grace be with you, and may peace increase through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
 
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-\v 3 His divine power has given to us all the things for life and godliness, through the knowledge of God, who called us through his own glory and virtue. 
-\v 4 Through these, he gave us precious and great promises. He did this so that you might be sharers in the divine nature, as you escape from the corruption that is in the world in wicked desires. 
+\v 3 All the things concerning divine power for life and godliness have been given to us through the knowledge of God, who called us through his own glory and virtue. 
+\v 4 Through these, he gave us precious and great promises. He did this so that you might be sharers in the divine nature, as you escape from the corruption that is in the world because of wicked desires. 
 
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 \v 5 For this reason, do your best to add virtue through your faith, and through your virtue, knowledge.
-\v 6 Through your knowledge, self-control, and through your self-control, endurance, and through your endurance, godliness.
-\v 7 Through your godliness, brotherly affection, and by your brotherly affection, love.
+\v 6 Through your knowledge, add self-control, and through your self-control, add endurance, and through your endurance, add godliness.
+\v 7 Through your godliness, add brotherly affection, and through your brotherly affection, add love.
 
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 \v 8 If these things are in you and grow in you, you will not be barren or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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 \v 10 Therefore, brothers, do your best to make your calling and election sure for yourselves. If you do these things, you will not stumble.
-\v 11 Thus an entrance will be richly granted to you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
+\v 11 In this way an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly granted to you.
 
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-\v 12 Therefore I will be ready always to remind you of these things, although you know them, and you are strong in the truth now.
+\v 12 Therefore I will always be ready to remind you of these things, although you know them, and although you are strong in the truth now.
 \v 13 I think it is right for me to stir you up with a reminder about these things, as long as I am in this tent.
 \v 14 For I know that soon I will remove my tent, as our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me.
 \v 15 I will do my best for you to always remember these things after my departure.
 
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-\v 16 For we did not follow cleverly invented myths when we told you about the power and the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
-\v 17 He received from God the Father honor and glory when a voice was borne to him from the Majestic Glory saying, "This is my Son, the beloved One, with whom I am well pleased." 
+\v 16 For we did not follow cleverly invented myths when we told you about the power and the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ. Instead, we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
+\v 17 For he received from God the Father honor and glory when a voice was brought to him by the majestic Glory saying, "This is my Son, the beloved One, with whom I am well pleased." 
 \v 18 We heard this voice that came out of heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain.
 
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-\v 19 We have this prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to attend. It is like a lamp shining in a dark place until the morning comes and the morning star rises in your hearts.
-\v 20 Know this first, that written prophecy does not come from the reasoning of the prophet himself.
+\v 19 We have this prophetic word made more sure. You do well to pay attention to it. It is like a lamp shining in a dark place until the morning comes and the morning star rises in your hearts.
+\v 20 Know this first, that no prophecy is about one's own interpretation.
 
-\v 21 For no prophecy ever came by the will of man, but by men carried along by the Holy Spirit who spoke from God.
+\v 21 For no prophecy ever came by the will of man. Instead, men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
 
 
 

62-2PE/02.usfm

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-\v 1 False prophets came to the Israelites, and false teachers will come to you. They will secretly bring with them destructive heresies, and they will deny the Master who bought them. They are bringing quick destruction upon themselves.
+\v 1 False prophets came to the people, and false teachers will also come to you. They will secretly bring with them destructive heresies, and they will deny the master who bought them. They are bringing quick destruction upon themselves.
 \v 2 Many will follow their sensuality, and through them the way of truth will be blasphemed.
-\v 3 They will greedily make a profit off of you with deceptive words. Against them condemnation will not wait long; their destruction is not idle.
+\v 3 With greediness they will make a profit off of you with deceptive words. Their condemnation does not delay for long; their destruction does not sleep.
 
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 \v 4 For God did not spare the angels who sinned. Instead he handed them down to Tartarus to be kept in chains of lower darkness until the judgment.
 \f + \ft Some other versions read, \fqa to be kept in pits of lower darkness until the judgment. \fqb \f*
-\v 5 And he did not spare the ancient world. Instead, he preserved Noah, who was a herald of righteousness, along with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly. 
-\v 6 And God reduced the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes and condemned them to destruction, as an example of what is to come to the ungodly.
+\v 5 Also, he did not spare the ancient world. Instead, he preserved Noah, who was a herald of righteousness, along with seven others, when he brought a flood on the world of the ungodly. 
+\v 6 God also reduced the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes and condemned them to destruction, as an example of what is to happen to the ungodly.
 
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-\v 7 But when he did that, he rescued righteous Lot, who was greatly distressed by the filthy behavior of lawless men. 
-\v 8 For that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormenting his righteous soul because of what he saw and heard.
-\v 9 Therefore the Lord knows how to rescue godly men out of trials, and how to hold unrighteous men for punishment at the day of judgment. 
+\v 7 But as for the righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the behavior of lawless men in sensuality, God rescued him.
+\v 8 For that righteous man, who was living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul because of what he saw and heard.
+\v 9 The Lord knows how to rescue godly men out of trials, and how to hold unrighteous men for punishment at the day of judgment. 
 
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 \v 10 This is especially true for those who continue in the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. They are bold and self-willed. They are not afraid to blaspheme the glorious ones.
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 \v 12 But these mindless animals are naturally made for capture and destruction. They do not know what they insult. They will be destroyed.
 \v 13 They will receive the reward of their wrongdoing. They think that luxury during the day is a pleasure. They are stains and blemishes. They enjoy their deceitful actions while they are feasting with you.
 \f + \ft Other versions read, \fqa They enjoy their actions while they are feasting with you in love feasts. \fqb \f*
-\v 14 They have eyes full of adulterous women; they are never satisfied with sin. They entice unstable souls into wrongdoing, and they have their hearts trained in covetousness—cursed children!
+\v 14 They have eyes full of adulterous women; they are never satisfied with sin. They entice unstable souls into wrongdoing, and they have their hearts trained in covetousness. They are children of a curse!
 
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 \v 15 They have abandoned the right way. They went astray and they have followed the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved to receive payment for unrighteousness.
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 \v 16 But he obtained a rebuke for his own transgression. A mute donkey speaking in a human voice stopped the prophet's insanity.
 
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-\v 17 These men are like springs without water. They are like clouds that a storm drives. Thick darkness is reserved for them.
+\v 17 These men are like springs without water. They are like clouds that a storm drives along. Thick darkness is reserved for them.
 \v 18 They speak with vain arrogance. They entice people through the lusts of the flesh. They entice people who try to escape from those who live in error.
 \v 19 They promise freedom to them, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For a man is a slave to whatever overcomes him.
 
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-\v 20 Whoever escapes the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and then returns to those defilements again, it has become for them worse than at the first.
-\v 21 It would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to know it and turn away from the holy commandment delivered to them.
+\v 20 Whoever escapes the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and then returns to those defilements again, the last state has become worse for them than the first state.
+\v 21 It would have been better for them not to know the way of righteousness than to know it and turn away from the holy commandment delivered to them.
 \v 22 This proverb is true for them: "A dog returns to its own vomit. A washed pig returns to the mud."