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 \v 5 But God was angry with most of them because they worshiped other gods and rebelled against him, so their dead bodies lay on the ground all across the wilderness.
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-\v 6 Now these things were an example for us, so we would learn not to greatly desire evil things, as they did.
+\v 6 Now these things were an example for us, so we would learn not to greatly desire evil things as they did.
 
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 \v 7 Some of our ancestors also worshiped idols. As the scripture says, "The people sat down to eat and drink and then they rose up to dance wildly in a sexual way."
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-\v 11 Now these things happened to our ancestors; they were written so we could learn from them—we, who are living very close to when the world will end.
+\v 11 Now these things happened to our ancestors; they were written so we could learn from them—we who are living very close to when the world will end.
 \v 12 And so the lesson is this: If you think you are strong and are standing strong, be very careful, because this is just when you may fall.
-\v 13 Every temptation you have fought against is shared by us all, but God has given us his promise and he will not permit the temptation to be greater than your ability to fight against the sin. When the temptation comes, God will provide a way for you to get away from it, so you may endure the temptation to sin.
+\v 13 Every temptation you have fought against is shared by us all, but God has given us his promise and he will not permit the temptation to be greater than your ability to fight against the sin. When the temptation comes, God will provide a way for you to get away from it, so that you may endure the temptation to sin.
 
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 \v 18 Think about the people of Israel. Those who eat the sacrifices at the altar share in the altar.
-\v 19 So I am saying that an idol is not something real and to eat food sacrificed to an idol is not significant. But even so, there are important issues here.
+\v 19 So I am saying that an idol is not something real, and to eat food sacrificed to an idol is not significant. But even so, there are important issues here.
 
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-\v 20 What I mean is this: When pagans make their sacrifices, they are really making them to demons, and not to God at all. And I do not want you to share anything with demons.
+\v 20 What I mean is this: When pagans make their sacrifices, they are really making them to demons and not to God at all. And I do not want you to share anything with demons.
 \v 21 You must not drink from the Lord's cup and then later drink the cup of demons. You must not share in the Lord's supper and then later eat a meal with demons.
 \v 22 To do so would provoke the Lord to become jealous about split loyalty. You are not stronger than he is!
 
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-\v 31 The rule here is that whether you eat a meal or drink something offered to you, or whatever you do, do everything in a way so that you give praise to God.
+\v 31 The rule here is that whether you eat a meal or drink something offered to you or whatever you do, do everything in a way so that you give praise to God.
 \v 32 Do not be offensive to Jews or to Greeks, nor even to those in the church of God, about matters such as these.
 \v 33 I make it my duty to please everyone I can, in every way that is possible. I do this by not seeking my own good. Instead, I try to build up other people by helping them, so that God might save them.
 
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-\v 1 Follow my example, just like I follow the example of Christ.
+\v 1 Follow my example, just as I follow the example of Christ.
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 \v 2 I praise you because you remember me in all you do, and you hold tight to all the important teachings that I have passed down to you, and you have kept them just as I taught them to you.
 \v 3 I want you to understand that Christ has authority over every man, and that a man has authority over a woman, and that God has authority over Christ.
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 \v 6 If a woman refuses to cover her head, then she should cut her hair short, like a man's. But you know that it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut short or to have her head shaved. So, instead, she should cover her head.
 
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-\v 7 A man should not cover his head because God made him like himself, and the man reflects some of what God himself is like. But women reflect some of what men are like.
+\v 7 A man should not cover his head, because God made him like himself, and the man reflects some of what God himself is like. But women reflect some of what men are like.
 \v 8 For God did not make the man Adam from the woman Eve; instead, he made the woman Eve from the man Adam.
 
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-\v 9 It was not the man whom God created to help the woman, but the woman to help the man.
-\v 10 This is why women should cover their heads, as a sign of the authority, and because of the angels.
+\v 9 God did not create the man to help the woman; instead, he created the woman to help the man.
+\v 10 This is why women should cover their heads, as a sign of authority, and because of the angels.
 
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 \v 19 It appears that you need to have different groups among yourselves so that you can test and approve the ones that have places of honor, and others that do not.
 
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-\v 20 When you come together you are not eating the Lord's Supper.
-\v 21 When you eat, one person brings an entire meal and eats it as soon as he arrives; he does not wait for anyone else. Another person goes hungry while other people drink so much wine that they get drunk.
+\v 20 When you come together, you are not eating the Lord's Supper.
+\v 21 When you eat, one person brings an entire meal and eats it as soon as he arrives; he does not wait for anyone else. Another person goes hungry, while other people drink so much wine that they get drunk.
 \v 22 You act as though you did not have houses to eat and drink in! You treat the church with dishonor, and you despise the purpose for which you gather. You humiliate those who are poor. I can say nothing good about this. This is a disgrace.
 
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 \v 23 For I have passed on to you what I received from the Lord, that on the night when the Lord Jesus was handed over to his enemies, he took bread,
-\v 24 and after he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you, do this and remember me."
+\v 24 and after he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this and remember me."
 
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-\v 25 In the same way, after they had eaten, he took the cup and he said, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, remember me."
+\v 25 In the same way, after they had eaten, he took the cup and he said, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, and as often as you drink it, remember me."
 \v 26 For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes again.
 
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 \v 4 The Spirit gives many different gifts to the people of Christ, but he is the same Spirit.
-\v 5 There are also many different ways to serve God, but there is only one Lord,
+\v 5 There are also many different ways to serve God, but there is only one Lord;
 \v 6 and there are different kinds of work, but it is the same God who makes each of the gifts possible in all who have received them.
 
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 \v 14 Remember, the body is not just one part, but many parts work together to make up the entire body.
-\v 15 If your foot spoke to you and said, "I am not the hand, therefore, I am not part of your body," it would not be less a part of your body because it was not like your hand.
-\v 16 And if your ear said to you, "I am not an eye. For that reason, I have no place in the body," it would not be less a part of your body because it was not an eye.
+\v 15 If your foot spoke to you and said, "I am not the hand; therefore, I am not part of your body," it would not be less a part of your body because it was not like your hand.
+\v 16 And if your ear said to you, "I am not an eye; for that reason, I have no place in the body," it would not be less a part of your body because it was not an eye.
 \v 17 If your whole body were an eye, there would be nothing with which to hear. If your whole body were an ear, there would be nothing with which to smell.
 
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 \v 21 In your body, the eye cannot say to the hand, "I do not need you"; it surely does need the hand. Nor would the head say to the feet, "I do not need you."
 \v 22 Even the parts that are weak are all still essential to the body as a whole.
 \v 23 The parts that we would be ashamed for others to see, we take more care to cover them. In this way we show more respect for them.
-\v 24 but God has joined the distinguished parts with the less important ones. And God gives honor to those less presentable parts, because they are part of the body.
+\v 24 But God has joined the distinguished parts with the less important ones. And God gives honor to those less presentable parts, because they are part of the body.
 
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-\v 25 God honors the entire body in this way so there is no division in the church, and that members of the body of Christ might care for every member of the body with the same affection, no matter what their purpose or role, gifting or abilities.
+\v 25 God honors the entire body in this way, so that there is no division in the church, and so that members of the body of Christ might care for every member of the body with the same affection, no matter what their purpose or role, gifting or abilities.
 \v 26 Because we are one body, when one member suffers, we all suffer. When one member is given honor for something they accomplished for Christ, the entire body rejoices together.
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-\v 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and individually, you are all members of it.
+\v 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and individually you are all members of it.
 
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 \v 28 God has also given people as gifts to the church. He gave to the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then those who do powerful deeds, those who perform healing, those who provide helps, those who do work of administration, and those who have various kinds of languages that the Spirit has given them.
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 \v 4 If you have love, you will endure hardships with joy. If you have love, you will be kind to others. If you have love, you will not resent that other people possess things you do not have. If you have love, you will not boast about yourself or be proud.
-\v 5 If you have love, you will not abuse people. You will not live to please yourself. No one will be able to make you angry quickly. You will not keep track of any wrongs you have suffered.
+\v 5 If you have love, you will not abuse people. You will not live to please yourself. No one will be able to quickly make you angry. You will not keep track of any wrongs you have suffered.
 \v 6 If you have love, you will not be happy if anyone does wicked things; instead, you will be happy when people are faithful to God.
 \v 7 If you have love, you will endure everything that happens to you. You will trust that God will do the best things for people. You will trust in God regardless of what happens. You will obey God regardless of what hardships you are facing.
 
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 \v 10 But when things are complete, everything that is partial or incomplete will end.
 
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-\v 11 When I was a small child, I talked as a child talks, I thought as a child thinks, and I made decisions as a child makes decision. But when I became an adult, I stopped acting like a child, and I started acting like an adult.
+\v 11 When I was a small child, I talked as a child talks, I thought as a child thinks, and I made decisions as a child makes decisions. But when I became an adult, I stopped acting like a child, and I started acting like an adult.
 \v 12 What we understand now, we understand very imperfectly, not well at all. But then, when we see Christ, we will see him face to face. Now I know only part of what is true. But then I will know him fully, just as he knows me fully.
 \v 13 So now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these three things is love.
 
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 \v 7 If someone is playing the flute or harp (which are not living things), and if the notes on the flute or harp sounded no different from each other, no one would be able to tell which tune is being played. 
-\v 8 And if a soldier blows the trumpet poorly, the army will not know whether to get ready for battle.
+\v 8 And if a soldier blows the trumpet poorly, the army will not know whether or not to get ready for battle.
 \v 9 This is what it is like when you say words that no one can understand: No one will know what you have said.
 
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 \v 15 Therefore, we should pray with our spirit, but also pray with our mind. And it is the same if we sing praise to God.
-\v 16 If you insist on praising God only in your spirit, the outsider will never understand what you are saying, and will never be able to agree with the message.
+\v 16 If you insist on praising God only in your spirit, the outsider will never understand what you are saying and will never be able to agree with the message.
 
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 \v 17 For if you give thanks in your spirit, that is well and good for you, but you are not helping the other believers.
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-\v 39 So, brothers and sisters, with earnest desire speak God's messages to the church; and do not forbid anyone from speaking in languages that God gives.
-\v 40 All that you do in the worship of the church, do it in a pleasant and orderly way.
+\v 39 So, brothers and sisters, with earnest desire speak God's messages to the church, and do not forbid anyone from speaking in languages that God gives.
+\v 40 Do all that you do in the worship of the church in a pleasant and orderly way.
 
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 \v 21 For everyone in the world dies because of what one man, Adam, did. However, those who have died will live again—also because of what one person has done; that is, the man Christ Jesus.
 
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-\v 22 Because, just as all die because Adam sinned, in the same way, all will live again because of what Christ has done.
-\v 23 But they will rise from the dead in a certain order: Christ is the first to have risen from the dead; then those who are joined to Christ will live again when he returns to earth.
+\v 22 This is because, just as all die because Adam sinned, in the same way all will live again because of what Christ has done.
+\v 23 But they will rise from the dead in a certain order: Christ is the first to have risen from the dead, then those who are joined to Christ will live again when he returns to earth.
 
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 \v 24 Then will be the end of this world, when Christ will present the people of this world to God the Father for him to rule, and when Christ will bring to an end all people and spirits who are rulers, who have authority, and who have power in this world.
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 \v 29 If there is no resurrection from the dead, as some say, then there is no reason for people to receive baptism for the sake of those who have died, as some do. If God does not bring any dead people back to life, then here is no reason for living people to receive baptism for the sake of those who have died.
-\v 30 And we apostles would have no reason to risk our lives every day, as we do, to proclaim the good news if there is no resurrection from the dead.
+\v 30 And we apostles would have no reason to risk our lives every day, as we do, to proclaim the good news, if there is no resurrection from the dead.
 
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 \v 31 My brothers and sisters, I am so proud of you; you are like my possessions that I show off to Christ Jesus our Lord. Every day I am in danger of dying!
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-\v 50 Now I say this, brothers and sisters, human beings who will die cannot obtain the things that God promises to give all those whom he rules. It is just as the things that die cannot become things that do not die.
+\v 50 Now I say this, brothers and sisters: Human beings who will die cannot obtain the things that God promises to give all those whom he rules. It is just as the things that die cannot become things that do not die.
 \v 51 Look! I tell you something that God has hidden from us. Not all believers will die, but God will change all of us.
 
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 \v 52 He will change us in an instant, as fast as one can blink his eye, when God's angel will blow the final trumpet. The trumpet will sound, and then God will raise the dead so as never to die again.
-\v 53 For it is these bodies that will die, but God will make them live forever, never to die again, and it is these bodies that now can be destroyed, but God will make them new, never to die again.
+\v 53 For it is these bodies that will die, but God will make them live forever, never to die again; and it is these bodies that now can be destroyed, but God will make them new, never to die again.
 
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 \v 54 When this happens, then it will come true what the scriptures say:
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-\v 58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be solid in your faith, unmoveable in your life, doing more and more in the Lord's work. You know that whatever you do for him will last forever.
+\v 58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be solid in your faith, unmovable in your life, doing more and more in the Lord's work. You know that whatever you do for him will last forever.
 
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 \v 1 Now I wish to answer your questions about the money that we are collecting for the people in Jerusalem who belong to God. You should do exactly what I told the believers in the churches in Galatia to do.
-\v 2 Every Sunday, each of you should put some money aside, as you are able, so you will not need any more collections when I come.
+\v 2 Every Sunday, each of you should put some money aside, as you are able, so you will not need to collect any more money when I come.
 
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 \v 3 You must choose people, whomever you wish, to take your gifts to Jerusalem. And when I arrive, I will send letters with them about your gift.
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-\v 13 Be on guard, do not wander from your faith. Work for the Lord like grown men, and be strong.
+\v 13 Be on guard; do not wander from your faith. Work for the Lord like grown men, and be strong.
 \v 14 Do everything through the power of love.
 
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 \v 19 The churches in Asia send greetings. Aquila and Priscilla send you greetings as you do the work of the Lord, and the other believers that meet in their home do so as well.
-\v 20 The rest of the brothers and sisters greet you, too. Greet one another with a kiss of affection.
+\v 20 The rest of the brothers and sisters also greet you. Greet one another with a kiss of affection.
 
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