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41-MAT.usfm

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-\v 47 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea, and that gathered things of every kind.
+\v 47 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea, and that gathered all kinds of fish.
 \v 48 When it was filled, the fishermen drew it up on the beach. Then they sat down and gathered the good ones into containers, but the bad ones they threw away.
 
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45-ACT.usfm

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 \v 22 Therefore I have received the help that comes from God until this very day, and I stand and testify to both small and great about nothing more than what the prophets and Moses said would happen—
-\v 23 that Christ must suffer, and because his was the first resurrection from the dead he would proclaim light to our own people and to the Gentiles."
+\v 23 that Christ must suffer, and by being the first to rise from the dead he would proclaim light to our own people and to the Gentiles."
 
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48-2CO.usfm

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 \v 3 Now I have sent the brothers so that our boasting about you may not be futile, and so that you would be ready, as I said you would be.
 \v 4 Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we would be ashamed—I say nothing about you—for being so confident in you.
-\v 5 So I thought it was necessary to urge the brothers to come to you and to make arrangements in advance for the gift you have promised. This is so that it might be ready as a blessing, and not as something coveted.
+\v 5 So I thought it was necessary to urge the brothers to come to you and to make arrangements in advance for the gift you have promised. This is so that it might be ready as a blessing, and not as something extorted.
 
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55-1TI.usfm

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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. These cause arguments rather than helping the stewardship of God, which is by faith.
+\v 4 Neither should they pay attention to stories and endless genealogies. These cause arguments rather than the stewardship of God, which is by faith.
 
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 \v 5 Now the goal of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from a sincere faith.
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 \v 3 He must not be addicted to wine, not a brawler, but instead, gentle, peaceful. He must not be a lover of money.
 
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-\v 4 He should manage his own household well, and he should make sure his children obey and always respect him.
+\v 4 He should manage his own household well, and he should make sure his children obey and respect him in every way.
 \v 5 For if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for a church of God?
 
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 \v 1 Let all who are under the yoke as slaves regard their own masters as worthy of all honor. They should do this so that the name of God and the teaching might not be blasphemed.
-\v 2 The slaves who have believing masters should not disrespect them because they are brothers. Instead, they should serve them all the more. For the masters who are helped by their work are believers and beloved. Teach and declare these things.
+\v 2 The slaves who have believing masters should not show them disrespect because they are brothers. Instead, they should serve them all the more. For the masters who are helped by their work are believers and beloved. Teach and declare these things.
 
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59-HEB.usfm

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 \v 8 But to the Son he says,
 \q "Your throne, God, is forever and ever.
-\q The scepter of your kingdom is the scepter of uprightness.
+\q The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.
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 \v 9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness.
 \q Therefore God, your God, has anointed you