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16-NEH/13.usfm

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-\v 15 In those days saw I in Judah people treading winepresses on the sabbath and bringing in heaps of grain and loading them on donkeys, and also wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of heavy loads, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day. I protested that they were selling food on that day.
+\v 15 In those days saw I in Judah people treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in heaps of grain and loading them on donkeys, and also wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of heavy loads, which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. I protested that they were selling food on that day.
 
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-\v 16 Men from Tyre living in Jerusalem brought in fish and all kinds of goods, and they sold them on the sabbath to the people of Judah and in the city!
+\v 16 Men from Tyre living in Jerusalem brought in fish and all kinds of goods, and they sold them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah and in the city!
-\v 17 Then I confronted the leaders of Judah, "What is this evil thing you are doing, profaning the sabbath day? 
+\v 17 Then I confronted the leaders of Judah, "What is this evil thing you are doing, profaning the Sabbath day? 
-\v 18 Did not your fathers do this? And did not our God bring all this evil on us and on this city? Now you are bringing more wrath on Israel by profaning the sabbath."
+\v 18 Did not your fathers do this? And did not our God bring all this evil on us and on this city? Now you are bringing more wrath on Israel by profaning the Sabbath."
 
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-\v 19 As soon as it became dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the sabbath, I commanded that the doors be shut and that they should not be opened until after the sabbath. I stationed some of my servants at the gates so no load could be brought in on the sabbath day. 
+\v 19 As soon as it became dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors be shut and that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. I stationed some of my servants at the gates so no load could be brought in on the Sabbath day. 
 \v 20 The merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice.
 
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-\v 21 But I warned them, "Why do you camp outside the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you!" From that time on they did not come on the sabbath. 
+\v 21 But I warned them, "Why do you camp outside the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you!" From that time on they did not come on the Sabbath. 
-\v 22 And I commanded the Levites to purify themselves, and come and guard the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. 
+\v 22 And I commanded the Levites to purify themselves, and come and guard the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. 
 \p Call me to mind for this also, my God, and have mercy on me because of the covenant loyalty you have toward me.
 
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24-JER/02.usfm

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-\v 29 So why  do you accuse me of doing wrong? All of you have sinned against me—this is Yahweh's declaration.
+\v 29 So why do you accuse me of doing wrong? All of you have sinned against me—this is Yahweh's declaration.
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 \v 30 I have punished your people in vain. They would not accept discipline.
 \q Your sword has devoured your prophets like a destructive lion!

41-MAT/04.usfm

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 \v 21 As Jesus was going on from there he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee, and John his brother. They were in the boat with Zebedee their father mending their nets. He called them,
-\v 22 and they immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.
+\v 22 and they immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.
 
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-\v 23 Jesus went about in all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of diseases and all kinds of sicknesses among the people.
+\v 23 Jesus went about in all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness among the people.
 \v 24 The news about him went out into all of Syria, and the people brought to him all those who were sick, ill with various diseases and pains, those possessed by demons, and the epileptic and paralytic. Jesus healed them.
-\v 25 Great crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
+\v 25 Large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.

41-MAT/05.usfm

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-\v 1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on the hill. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
+\v 1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
 \v 2 He opened his mouth and taught them, saying, 
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 \v 13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt has lost its taste, how can it be made salty again? It is never again good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under by people's feet.
-\v 14 You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be concealed.
+\v 14 You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
 
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-\v 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but rather, on the lampstand, and it shines for everyone in the house. 
+\v 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but rather on the lampstand, and it shines for everyone in the house. 
 \v 16 Let your light shine before people in such a way that they see your good deeds and praise your Father who is in heaven.
 
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 \v 18 For truly I say to you that until heaven and earth pass away, not one jot or one tittle shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things shall have been accomplished.
 
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-\v 19 Therefore whoever breaks the least one of these commandments and teaches others to do so, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever keeps them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
+\v 19 Therefore whoever breaks the least one of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever keeps them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
 \v 20 For I say to you that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will in no way enter the kingdom of heaven.
 
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 \v 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar, and go on your way. First be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
 
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-\v 25 Agree with your accuser quickly while you are with him on the way to court. Or your accuser may hand you over to the judge, and the judge would hand you over to the officer, and you would be thrown into prison.
+\v 25 Agree with your accuser quickly while you are with him on the way to court, or your accuser may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
 \v 26 Truly I say to you, you will never come out from there until you have paid the last bit of money you owe.
 
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41-MAT/06.usfm

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 \v 3 But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
-\v 4 so that your alms may be given in private. Then your Father who sees in private will recompense you.
+\v 4 so that your gift may be given in secret. Then your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
 
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 \v 5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners, so that they may be seen by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward.
-\v 6 But you, when you pray, enter your inner chamber. Shut the door, and pray to your Father who is in private. Then your Father who sees in private will recompense you.
+\v 6 But you, when you pray, enter your inner chamber. Shut the door, and pray to your Father who is in secret. Then your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
-\v 7 And when you pray, do not make useless repetitions, as the Gentiles do. For they think that they will be heard because of their much speaking.
+\v 7 And when you pray, do not make useless repetitions as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their much speaking.
 
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 \v 8 Therefore, do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you need before you ask him.
 \v 9 Therefore pray like this: 
-\q 'Heavenly Father, 
+\q 'Our Father in heaven, 
 \q2 sanctify your name.
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-\v 10 Let your kingdom come. 
+\v 10 Your kingdom come, 
-\q2 Let your will be done, 
+\q2 your will be done 
-\q2 as it is in heaven, so also on earth.
+\q2 on earth as it is in heaven.
 
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-\v 16 Moreover, when you fast, do not have a mournful face, as the hypocrites do. For they disfigure their faces so that they may appear to people as fasting. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward.
+\v 16 Moreover, when you fast, do not have a mournful face as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces so that they may appear to people as fasting. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward.
 \v 17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face.
-\v 18 Thus you may not appear to people as fasting, but only to your Father who is in private. And your Father, who sees in private, will reward you.
+\v 18 Thus you may not appear to people as fasting, but only to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret, will reward you.
 
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-\v 19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break in and steal.
+\v 19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
 \v 20 Instead, store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
 \v 21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
 
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 \v 25 Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink—or about your body, what you will wear. For is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
-\v 26 Look at the birds in the air! They do not sow or reap nor gather into barns, but your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you of much more value than they?
+\v 26 Look at the birds in the air. They do not sow or reap nor gather into barns, but your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not more valuable than they are?
 
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 \v 27 And which one of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his lifespan?
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 \v 30 If God so clothes the grass in the fields, which exists today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you of little faith?
-\v 31 Therefore do not be anxious and say, 'What will we eat?' or, 'What will we drink?' or, 'What will we clothe ourselves in?'
+\v 31 Therefore do not be anxious and say, 'What will we eat?' or, 'What will we drink?' or, 'What clothes will we wear?'
 
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-\v 32 For all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
+\v 32 For the Gentiles search for these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
-\v 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness. Then all these things will be provided for you.
+\v 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you.
-\v 34 Therefore, do not be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient to the day is its own evil. 
+\v 34 Therefore, do not be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. 
 
 
 

41-MAT/07.usfm

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 \v 11 Therefore, if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father from heaven give good things to those who ask him?
-\v 12 Therefore, whatever things you want people to do to you, you should also do to them. For this is the law and the prophets.
+\v 12 Therefore, whatever things you want people to do to you, you should also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.
 
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-\v 15 Beware of false prophets, those who come to you in sheep's clothing, but are truly ravenous wolves.
+\v 15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but are truly ravenous wolves.
 \v 16 By their fruits you will know them. Do people gather grapes from a thornbush, or figs from thistles?
-\v 17 In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but the ruined tree produces bad fruit.
+\v 17 In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but the bad tree produces bad fruit.
 
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-\v 18 For there is no good tree that produces rotten fruit, nor is there a rotten tree that produces good fruit.
+\v 18 A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
-\v 19 Every tree that does not yield good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
+\v 19 Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
-\v 20 Therefore it is by their fruits you will know them.
+\v 20 So then, you will recognized them by their fruits.
 
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 \v 21 Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but only whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
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 \v 24 Therefore, everyone who hears my words and obeys them will be like a wise man who built his house upon a rock.
-\v 25 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house. But it did not fall down, for it was built on the rock.
+\v 25 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall down, for it was built on the rock.
 
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-\v 26 But everyone who hears my words and does not obey them, will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand.
+\v 26 But everyone who hears my words and does not obey them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand.
 \v 27 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and struck that house. And it fell, and its destruction was complete."
 
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41-MAT/08.usfm

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 \v 7 Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."
 
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-\v 8 The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof. Only say the word and my servant will be healed.
+\v 8 The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, only say the word and my servant will be healed.
-\v 9 For I also am a man who is placed under authority and I have soldiers under me. I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another one, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."
+\v 9 For I also am a man who is placed under authority, and I have soldiers under me. I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another one, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."
-\v 10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those who were following him, "Truly I say to you, I have not found such faith with anyone in Israel.
+\v 10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those who were following him, "Truly I say to you, I have not found anyone with such faith in Israel. 
 
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 \v 11 I tell you, many will come from the east and the west, and they will recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
 \v 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness,  where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth."
-\v 13 Jesus said to the centurion, "Depart! As you have believed, so may it be done for you." And the servant was healed at that very hour.
+\v 13 Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! As you have believed, so may it be done for you." And the servant was healed at that very hour.
 
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41-MAT/21.usfm

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-\v 43 Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you and will be given to a nation that cultivates its fruits.
+\v 43 Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and will be given to a nation that cultivates its fruits.
 \v 44 Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces. But on whomever it falls, it will crush."
 
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41-MAT/22.usfm

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-\v 1 Jesus answered and spoke again in parables to them, saying,
+\v 1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,
 \v 2 "The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who made a marriage feast for his son.
 \v 3 He sent out his servants to call those who were invited to come to the marriage feast, but they would not come.
 
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-\v 4 Again the king sent other servants, saying, 'Tell them who are invited, "See, I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and my fatted calves have been killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast."'
+\v 4 Again the king sent other servants, saying, 'Tell them who are invited, "See, I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened calves have been killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast."'
 
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 \v 5 But those people did not treat his invitation seriously. Some went back to their own farms, and others went back to their places of business.
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 \v 44 'The Lord said to my Lord,
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42-MRK/04.usfm

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 \v 5 Other seeds fell on the rocky ground, where they did not have much soil. Immediately they sprang up, because they did not have deep soil.
 
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-\v 6 But when the sun had risen, they were scorched because they had no root, and they withered away.
+\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. That seed yielded no grain.
+\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 8 Other seeds fell into the good soil and produced grain as it sprouted and grew up. That seed yielded some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred times what was planted."
+\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 He said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."
+\v 9 And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear!"
 
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-\v 13 He said, "Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand the rest of the parables?
+\v 13 And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the other parables?
 \v 14 The sower sows the word.
-\v 15 These are the ones that fall beside the road, where the word was sown. When they have heard it, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
+\v 15 Some are the ones that fall beside the road, where the word was sown. And when they hear it, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
 
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-\v 16 These are the ones sown on the rocky ground, who, when they heard the word, immediately receive it with joy;
+\v 16 And some are the ones that are sown on rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy.
-\v 17 They have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word,  they stumble immediately.
+\v 17 And they have no root in themselves, but endure for a short time. Then tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, and immediately they stumble.
 
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-\v 18 Others are the ones sown among the thorn plants. These heard the word,
+\v 18 And others are the ones sown among the thorns. They hear the word,
-\v 19 but the cares of the world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things, entered in and choked the word, and it became unfruitful.
+\v 19 but the cares of the world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires of other things, enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
-\v 20 Those that were sown on the good soil, they are the ones who heard the word and received it and it produced fruit, some thirty, and some sixty, and some a hundred times what was planted."
+\v 20 And those are the ones sown in the good soil. Who hear the word and receive it and produce fruit; some thirty, and some sixty, and some a hundred."
 
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 \v 21 Jesus said to them, "Do you bring a lamp inside the house to put it under a basket, or under the bed? You bring it in and you put it on a lampstand.
-\v 22 For nothing is hidden, that will not be known, nor anything in secret, that will not come into the light.
+\v 22 For nothing is hidden that will not be known, and nothing is secret that will not come out into the open.
-\v 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
+\v 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!"
 
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-\v 24 He said to them, "Pay attention to what you hear, for the measure you use, is the measure you will receive; and even more you will get.
+\v 24 He said to them, "Pay attention to what you hear, for with the measure with which you measure, you will be measured, and it will be added to you.
 \v 25 Because whoever has, to him will be given more, and whoever has not, from him will be taken away even what he has."
 
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-\v 26 Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is like a man who sows his seed on the ground.
+\v 26 And he said, "The kingdom of God is like a man who sows his seed on the ground.
-\v 27 He sleeps and gets up, night and day; and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.
+\v 27 He sleeps at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.
-\v 28 The earth bears grain by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the mature grain in the ear.
+\v 28 The earth bears grain by itself; first the blade, then the ear, then the mature grain in the ear.
-\v 29 But when the grain is ripe, immediately he puts out the sickle because the harvest has come."
+\v 29 And when the grain is ripe he immediately sends out the sickle, because the harvest has come."
 
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-\v 30 He said, "To what can we compare the kingdom of God and what parable can we use to explain it?
+\v 30 And he said, "To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to explain it?
-\v 31 It is like a mustard seed, which when it is sown it is the smallest of all the seeds sown that lay upon the ground.
+\v 31 It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth.
-\v 32 Yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all the garden plants. It puts out great branches, so even the birds of heaven can make their nests under its shade."
+\v 32 Yet, when it is sown, it grows and becomes greater than all the garden plants, and it forms large branches, so that the birds of heaven can make their nests in its shade."
 
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-\v 33 With many parables like this he spoke the word to them, as much as they were able to hear.
+\v 33 With many parables like this he spoke the word to them, as much as they were able to understand,
-\v 34 But he did not speak to them without a parable. But in private he explained everything to his own disciples.
+\v 34 and he did not speak to them without a parable. But when he was alone, he explained everything to his own disciples.
 
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 \v 35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go over to the other side."
-\v 36 So they left the crowd. The disciples took Jesus along with them, since he was already in the boat. Other boats were with him also.
+\v 36 So they left the crowd, taking Jesus with them, since he was already in the boat. Other boats were also with him.
-\v 37 There began a violent storm with wind, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was about to be full of water.
+\v 37 And a violent windstorm arose and the waves were breaking into the boat so that the boat was already full.
 
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 \v 38 But Jesus himself was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. They woke him up, saying, "Teacher, do you not care that we are about to die?"
-\v 39 He awoke, rebuked the wind. and said to the sea, "Peace, be still." And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
+\v 39 And, woken up, he rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Peace, be still." And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
 
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-\v 40 He said to them, "Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
+\v 40 And he said to them, "Why are you afraid? Do you still not have faith?"
-\v 41 They were filled with great fear and they said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
+\v 41 They were filled with great fear and said to one another, "Who then is this, because even the wind and the sea obey him?"

42-MRK/05.usfm

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-\v 1 They came to the other side of the lake, to the region of the Gerasenes.
+\v 1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes.
-\v 2 Just as Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit met him. He came out of the tombs.
+\v 2 And immediately when Jesus was getting out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came to him from of the tombs.
 
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 \v 3 The man lived in the tombs. No one could restrain him any more, not even with a chain.
-\v 4 He had been bound many times with chains and shackles on his feet. He tore the chains apart, and his shackles were shattered. No one had the strength to subdue him.
+\v 4 He had been bound many times with chains and shackles on his feet. He tore the chains apart and his shackles were shattered. No one had the strength to subdue him.
 
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 \v 7 He cried out with a loud voice, "What do I have to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you by God himself, do not torment me."
-\v 8 For Jesus was saying to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit."
+\v 8 For he had been saying to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit."
 
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-\v 9 He asked him, "What is your name?" He said to him, "My name is Army, for we are many."
+\v 9 And he asked him, "What is your name?" And he answered him, "My name is Legion, for we are many."
 \v 10 He implored him over and over not to send them out of the region.
 
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-\v 11 Now a great herd of pigs was there feeding on the hill.
+\v 11 Now a great herd of pigs was there feeding on the hill,
-\v 12 They implored him, saying, "Send us into the pigs; let us enter into them."
+\v 12 and they begged him, saying, "Send us into the pigs; let us enter into them."
-\v 13 He permitted them to do that. The unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs, and they rushed down the steep hill into the lake. There were about two thousand pigs that drowned in the lake. 
+\v 13 So he allowed them; the unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs, and they rushed down the steep hill into the sea, and about two thousand pigs drowned in the sea. 
 
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-\v 14 The men who had been tending the pigs fled and reported in the city and the countryside what had happened, and many people went out to see what had happened.
+\v 14 And those who were feeding the pigs fled and reported what had happened in the city and in the countryside. Then many people went out to see what had happened.
-\v 15 They came to Jesus, and when they saw the man who was controlled by demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind—the man who had the Army of demons—the people were afraid.
+\v 15 Then they came to Jesus and they saw the demon possessed man—who had the Legion—sitting down, dressed, and in his right mind, and they were afraid.
 
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-\v 16 Those who saw what happened to the man who was controlled by demons  told those who came what they saw, and they also told them about the pigs.
+\v 16 Those who had seen what happened to the demon possessed man told them what had happened to him and also concerning the pigs.
-\v 17 Those people who came there begged Jesus to leave their region.
+\v 17 And they began to beg him to leave their region.
 
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-\v 18 The man who had been controlled by demons came to Jesus when he was getting in a boat, about to leave. The man asked him if he might go with him.
+\v 18 And when he was getting into the boat, the demon possessed man begged him that he may go with him.
-\v 19 Jesus did not permit him to come with them, but said, "Go to your house and to your people, and tell them what the Lord did for you, and what mercy he gave you."
+\v 19 But he did not allow it, but he said to him, "Go to your house and to your people, and tell them what the Lord did for you, and what mercy he gave you."
-\v 20 So the man went away and he proclaimed in the Decapolis what Jesus did for him. And they all were amazed.
+\v 20 So he went away and began to proclaim the great things that Jesus had done for him in the Decapolis, and everyone was amazed.
 
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@@ -83,5 +81,3 @@
 \v 41 He took the child by the hand, he said to her, "Talitha koum," which is to say, "Little girl, I say to you, get up."
 \v 42 Immediately the child got up and walked (for she was twelve years of age). The people were greatly overcome and astonished.
 \v 43 He strictly ordered them that no one should know about this. And he told them to give her something to eat.
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 \v 29 For Jesus was commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man, because many times it had seized him. Even though he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, he would break the bonds apart and be driven by the demon into the wilderness.
 
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-\v 30 Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Army," for many demons had entered into him.
+\v 30 Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion," for many demons had entered into him.
 \v 31 They kept imploring him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss.
 
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44-JHN/14.usfm

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 \p
 \v 1 "Do not let your heart be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.
 \v 2 In my Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you, for I am going to prepare a place for you.
-\v 3 If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself so that where I am you also may be,
+\v 3 If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself so that where I am you also may be.
 
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 \v 4 You know the way to where I am going."

51-PHP/02.usfm

@@ -14,27 +14,27 @@
 \v 5 Think in the way that was also in Christ Jesus.
 \q 
 \v 6 He existed in the form of God,
-\q2 but he did not consider his equality with God 
+\q but he did not consider his equality with God 
-\q3 as something to hold on to.
+\q as something to hold on to.
 \q 
 \v 7 Instead, he emptied himself. 
-\q2 He took the form of a servant. 
+\q He took the form of a servant. 
-\q2 He appeared in the likeness of men. 
+\q He appeared in the likeness of men. 
 \q He was found in appearance as a man.
-\q2 
+\q 
 \v 8 He humbled himself and became obedient until death, 
-\q2 the death of the cross.
+\q the death of the cross.
 
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 \q 
 \v 9 Therefore God also highly exalted him. 
-\q2 He gave him the name that is above every name.
+\q He gave him the name that is above every name.
 \q 
 \v 10 He did this so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend, 
-\q2 the knees of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth.
+\q the knees of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth.
 \q 
 \v 11 And he did this so that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, 
-\q2 to the glory of God the Father.
+\q to the glory of God the Father.
 
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55-1TI/01.usfm

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
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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 6 Some people have strayed and turned away from these things to foolish talk.
+\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.
 

55-1TI/06.usfm

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 \c 6
 \p
 \v 1 Let as many as are under the yoke as slaves regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching might not be blasphemed.
-\v 2 Those slaves who have believing masters should not disrespect them, because they are brothers. Instead, they should serve them all the more, since the masters who receive their service are believers and are loved. Teach and declare these things.
+\v 2 Those slaves who have believing masters should not disrespect them, because they are brothers. Instead, they should serve them all the more, since the masters who are helped by their work are believers and are loved. Teach and declare these things.
 
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 \p
 \v 3 Suppose that someone teaches differently and does not accept our faithful instruction (that is, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ) and the teaching that leads to godliness.
 \v 4 That person is proud and knows nothing. Instead, he is sick with controversies and arguments about words. These words result in envy, strife, insults, evil suspicions, and 
-\v 5 the constant conflict between people with decayed minds. They turn away from truth and think that godliness is a way to become rich.
+\v 5 the constant conflict between people with decayed minds. They turn away from truth and think that godliness is a way to become rich."
 
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 \v 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
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 \v 9 Now those who want to become wealthy fall into temptation, into a trap, into many foolish and harmful passions, and into whatever else makes people sink into ruin and destruction.
-\v 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people who desire it have wandered away from the faith and have impaled themselves with much grief.
+\v 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people who desire it have been mislead away from the faith and have pierced themselves with much grief.
 
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@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
 \v 12 Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the everlasting life to which you were called. It was about this that you gave witness before many witnesses as to what is good.
 
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-\v 13 I give you this command before God, who causes all things to live, and before Christ Jesus, who spoke what is true before Pontius Pilate:
+\v 13 I give you this command before God, who causes all things to live, and before Christ Jesus, who spoke what is true to Pontius Pilate:
-\v 14 keep the commandment perfectly, above reproach, until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ.
+\v 14 keep the commandment perfectly, without reproach, until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ.
 
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-\v 15 God will bring about his appearing at the right time—the Blessed One, the only power, the King who reigns, the Lord who rules.
+\v 15 God will reveal his appearing at the right time—God, the Blessed One, the only power, the King who reigns, the Lord who rules.
 \v 16 Only he has immortality and dwells in inapproachable light. No man sees him or is able to view him. To him be honor and eternal power. Amen.
 
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 \v 20 Timothy, protect what was given to you. Avoid the foolish talk and contradictory arguments of what is falsely called knowledge.
-\v 21 Some men proclaim these things and so they have strayed from the faith. May grace be with you.
+\v 21 Some men proclaim these things and so they have missed the faith. May grace be with you.

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-\v 3 I thank God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience, as I constantly remember you in my prayers, night and day
+\v 3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers, with a clean conscience, as I constantly remember you in my prayers. Night and day
-\v 4 longing to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled with joy,
+\v 4 I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy. I remember your tears. 
-\v 5 having been reminded of your genuine faith,  which lived first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and which I am convinced lives in you also.
+\v 5 I have been reminded of your genuine faith, which lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice. And I am convinced that it lives in you also.
 
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 \v 6 This is the reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God in you through the laying on of my hands.
 \v 7 For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and discipline.
 
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-\v 8 Then do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me, Paul, his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God,
+\v 8 Then do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me, Paul, his prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God.
-\v 9 who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own plan and grace, which He gave to us in Christ Jesus before times ever began;
+\v 9 It is God saved us and called us with a holy calling. He did this, not according to our works, but according to his own plan and grace. He gave us these things in Christ Jesus before times ever began.
-\v 10 but now God's salvation has been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who destroyed death, and brought life that never ends to light through the gospel.
+\v 10 But now God's salvation has been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. It is Christ who put an end to death and brought life that never ends to light through the gospel.
-\v 11  Because of this, I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
+\v 11 Because of this, I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
 
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-\v 12 For this cause I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed. For I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have entrusted to him until that day.
+\v 12 For this cause I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed. For I know him whom I have believed. I am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have entrusted to him until that day.
-\v 13 Keep to the pattern of faithful instruction which you heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
+\v 13 Keep the example of faithful messages that you heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
-\v 14 That good thing which God committed to you, guard it through the Holy Spirit, who lives in us.
+\v 14 The good thing that God committed to you, guard it through the Holy Spirit, who lives in us.
 
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-\v 15 This you know, that all who live in Asia turned away from me; in this group are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
+\v 15 This you know, that all who live in Asia turned away from me. In this group are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
-\v 16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus: for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain;
+\v 16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain.
-\v 17 but, when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me—
+\v 17 Instead, when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and he found me.
-\v 18 the Lord grant to him to find mercy from him in that day—and all the ways he helped me in Ephesus, you know very well.
+\v 18 May the Lord grant to him to find mercy from him on that day. And all the ways he helped me in Ephesus, you know very well.
 
 
 

56-2TI/02.usfm

@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 \v 7 Think about what I am saying, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
 
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-\v 8 Remember Jesus Christ, from David's family line, who was raised from the dead, according to my gospel message, 
+\v 8 Remember Jesus Christ, from David's seed, who was raised from the dead. This is according to my gospel message, 
 \v 9 by which I suffer to the point of being chained as a criminal. But the word of God is not chained.
-\v 10 Therefore I endure all things for those who are chosen, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
+\v 10 Therefore I endure all things for those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
 
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-\v 11 Trustworthy is this saying:   
+\v 11 This saying is trustworthy:   
 \q "If we have died with him, we will also live with him.
 \q
 \v 12 If we endure, we will also reign with him.
@@ -34,27 +34,27 @@ for he cannot deny himself."
 
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-\v 14 Keep reminding them of these things. Warn them before God not to quarrel about words, because doing so profits nothing, ruining those who listen.
+\v 14 Keep reminding them of these things. Warn them before God not to quarrel about words. Because of this there is nothing useful. Because of this there is destruction for those who listen.
-\v 15 Do your best to present yourself approved to God as a workman without shame, handling correctly the word of truth.
+\v 15 Do your best to present yourself approved to God as a workman without shame. Correctly handle the word of truth.
 
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 \v 16 Avoid profane talk, which leads to more and more godlessness.
-\v 17 Their word will spread like gangrene, among whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus, 
+\v 17 Their word will spread like gangrene, among whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus.
-\v 18 men who have wandered from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened and upsetting the faith of some. 
+\v 18 These are men who have missed the truth. They say that the resurrection has already happened. They overturn the faith of some. 
 
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-\v 19 However, the firm foundation of God stands, having this inscription: "The Lord knows those who are his" and "Everyone who names the name of the Lord must depart from unrighteousness."
+\v 19 However, the firm foundation of God stands. It has this inscription: "The Lord knows those who are his" and "Everyone who names the name of the Lord must depart from unrighteousness."
-\v 20 In a wealthy home are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use and some for dishonorable.   
+\v 20 In a wealthy home, there are not only containers of gold and silver. There are also containers of wood and clay. Some of these are for honorable use, and some for dishonorable.   
-\v 21 If someone cleans himself from dishonorable use, he is an honorable vessel, set apart, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work. 
+\v 21 If someone cleans himself from dishonorable use, he is an honorable container. He is set apart, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work. 
 
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-\v 22 Flee youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with them who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
+\v 22 Flee youthful lusts. Pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a clean heart.
-\v 23 But refuse foolish and ignorant questions, knowing they cause arguments. 
+\v 23 But refuse foolish and ignorant questions. You know that they give birth to arguments. 
 
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-\v 24 The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but instead he must be gentle toward all, able to teach,  patient,
+\v 24 The Lord's servant must not quarrel. Instead he must be gentle toward all, able to teach, and patient.
-\v 25 in meekness educating those who oppose him. God may perhaps give them repentance for the knowledge of the truth,
+\v 25 He must in meekness educate those who oppose him. God may perhaps give them repentance for the knowledge of the truth.
-\v 26 and they may regain their senses out of the trap of the devil, having been captured by him for his will.
+\v 26 They may regain their senses out of the trap of the devil, after they have been captured by him for his will.
 
 
 

56-2TI/03.usfm

@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
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 \c 3
 \p
-\v 1 But know this: in the last days dangerous times will come. 
+\v 1 But know this: in the last days there will be difficult times. 
 \v 2 For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
 \v 3 without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, violent, not lovers of good,
 \v 4 betrayers, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.
 
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-\v 5 They will have a form of godliness, but they will deny the power of it. Turn away from these people.
+\v 5 They will have an appearance of godliness, but they will deny its power. Turn away from these people.
 \v 6 For some of them are men who enter into households and captivate foolish women. These are women who are heaped up with sins and are led away by various desires.
 \v 7 These women are always learning new  things. But they are never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
 
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 \v 8 In the same way that Jannes and Jambres stood against Moses, so these false teachers also stand against the truth. They are destroyed in mind. They are unapproved in the faith.
 \v 9 But they will not advance very far. For their foolishness will be obvious to all, just like that of those men.    
 
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 \v 10 But as for you, you have followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,
 \v 11 persecutions, sufferings, and what happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra. I endured such persecutions. Out of them all, the Lord rescued me.

57-TIT/01.usfm

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-\v 10 For there are many undisciplined people, especially those of the circumcision. Their words are worthless. They deceive and lead people in the wrong direction.
+\v 10 For there are many rebellious people, especially those of the circumcision. Their words are worthless. They deceive and lead people in the wrong direction.
 \v 11 It is necessary to stop them. They teach what they should not teach for shameful profit and break up whole families. 
 
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 \v 24 and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow workers.
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 \v 25 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
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59-HEB/01.usfm

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 \v 4 He has become just as superior to the angels, as the name he has inherited is more excellent than their name.
 \v 5 For to which of the angels did he ever say,
-\q "You are my son;
+\q "You are my son,
 \q today I have become your father"?
 \p And again,
 \q "I will be a father to him,
@@ -25,18 +25,18 @@
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 \p
 \v 8 But about the Son he says,
-\q "Your throne, God, is for ever and ever;
+\q "Your throne, God, is for ever and ever.
-\q the scepter of your kingdom is the scepter of justice.
+\q The scepter of your kingdom is the scepter of justice.
 \q
-\v 9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;
+\v 9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness,
 \q therefore God, your God, has anointed you
 \q with the oil of joy more than your companions."
 
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 \p
 \q
-\v 10 "In the beginning, Lord, you laid earth's foundation;
+\v 10 "In the beginning, Lord, you laid earth's foundation.
-\q the heavens are the work of your hands.
+\q The heavens are the work of your hands.
 \q
 \v 11 They will perish, but you will continue.
 \q They will all wear out like a garment.
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 \q "Sit at my right hand
 \q until I make your enemies a stool for your feet"?
 \p
-\v 14 Are not all angels spirits sent out to worship me and to care for those who are about to inherit salvation?
+\v 14 Are not all angels spirits sent out to minister and to care for those who are about to inherit salvation?
 
 
 

59-HEB/02.usfm

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 \v 1 Therefore we must give far more attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.
 
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-\v 2 For if the message that was spoken through the angels is valid, and every transgression and disobedience receives just punishment.
+\v 2 For if the message that was spoken through the angels is valid, and every transgression and disobedience receives just punishment,
-\v 3 How then can we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?—salvation that was first announced by the Lord and confirmed to us by those who heard it.
+\v 3 how then can we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?—salvation that was first announced by the Lord and confirmed to us by those who heard it.
 \v 4 God also testified to it by signs, wonders, and by various powerful deeds, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit which he distributed according to his own will.
 
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 \v 11 For both the one who dedicates and those who are dedicated, all come from one source, God. For this reason the one who dedicates them to God is not ashamed to call them brothers.
-\v 12 he says,
+\v 12 He says,
-\q "I will proclaim your name to my brothers;
+\q "I will proclaim your name to my brothers,
 \q I will sing about you from inside the assembly."
 
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@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Some manuscripts add:
 \v 15 This was so he might free all those who through fear of death lived all their lives in slavery.
 
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-\v 16 For surely it is not the angels that he is helping; instead, he is helping Abraham's descendants.
+\v 16 For surely it is not the angels that he is helping. Instead, he is helping Abraham's descendants.
 \v 17 Therefore it was necessary for him to become like his brothers in all ways, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest over God's things, and so that he might achieve forgiveness for the people's sins.
 \v 18 Because Jesus himself has suffered, having been tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.
 

59-HEB/03.usfm

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 \v 6 But Christ is the Son in charge of God's house. We are his house if we hold fast to our confidence and pride of confidence.
 
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-\v 7 Therefore, it is just as the Holy Spirit says:
+\v 7 Therefore, it is just as the Holy Spirit says,
 \q "Today, if you hear his voice,
 \q
 \v 8 Do not harden your hearts
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
 \q
 \v 10 Therefore I was displeased with that generation.
 \q I said, 'They are always going astray in their hearts,
-\q and they do not know my ways.
+\q and they do not know my ways.'
 \q
 \v 11 It is as I swore in my anger:
-\q they will not enter my rest.'"
+\q they will not enter my rest."
 
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 \v 2 For we have had the good news about God's rest proclaimed to us just as the Israelites had, but that message did not benefit those who heard it without joining faith to it.
 
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-\v 3 For we, the ones who have believed—we are the ones who will enter that rest, just as it says:
+\v 3 For we, the ones who have believed—we are the ones who will enter that rest, just as it says,
 \q "As I swore in my wrath,
 \q They will not enter my rest."
 \p He said this, even though his created works had been finished from the beginning of the world.

59-HEB/05.usfm

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 \v 4 And no man takes this honor for himself, but instead, he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.
 \v 5 Neither  did Christ honor himself by making himself high priest. Instead, God said to him,
-\q "You are my Son;
+\q "You are my Son,
 \q today I have become your Father."
 
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-\v 6 It is just as he also says in another place:
+\v 6 It is just as he also says in another place,
 \q "You are a priest forever
 \q after the order of Melchizedek."
 

59-HEB/06.usfm

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 \p
 \v 1 So then, leaving what we first learned about the message of Christ, we must press on to maturity, not again laying out the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith in God,
 \v 2 nor the foundation of teaching about baptisms, laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
-\v 3 We will also do these things if God permits.
+\v 3 We will also do this if God permits.
 
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 \v 4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, who tasted the heavenly gift, who were sharers of the Holy Spirit,

59-HEB/11.usfm

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 \v 17 It was by faith that Abraham, after being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his only son,
 \v 18 about whom it was said, "From Isaac will your descendants be called."
-\v 19 Abraham considered that God was able to raise up Isaac from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he did receive him back.
+\v 19 Abraham considered that God was able to raise up Isaac from the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive him back.
 
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 \v 20 It was by faith that Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

59-HEB/12.usfm

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ point of losing blood.
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 \v 7 Endure trials as discipline. God deals with you as with sons, for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?  
-\v 8 But if you are without discipline, which we are all  to share in, then you are illegitimate children and not his children.
+\v 8 But if you are without discipline, which we are allto share in, then you are illegitimate and not his children.
 
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 \v 9 Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them. Should we not even more so obey the Father of spirits and live?

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 \v 4 Let endurance complete its work, that you may be completely mature, lacking in nothing.
-\v 5 But if any of you need wisdom, ask for it from God, the one who gives it generously and without rebuke to all who ask, and he will grant it. 
+\v 5 But if any of you need wisdom, ask for it from God, the one who gives generously and without rebuke to all who ask, and he will grant it. 
 
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 \v 6 But ask in faith, without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave in the sea, driven by the wind and tossed around.
 \v 7 For that person must not think that he will receive his request of the Lord;
-\v 8 such a person is a double-minded person, unstable in all his ways.
+\v 8 such a person is double-minded, unstable in all his ways.
 
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 \v 9 The poor brother should glory in his high standing,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 \v 16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
 
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-\v 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights. He does not change like shifting shadows. 
+\v 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights. He never changes like shifting shadows. 
 \v 18 God chose to give us life by the word of truth, so that we would be like firstfruits among his creatures.
 
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 \c 4
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-\v 1 Where does the quarreling and disputing among yourselves come from?  Does it not arise out of your evil desires that war among your fellow believers?
+\v 1 Where does the quarreling and disputing among yourselves come from?  Does it not arise out of your evil desires that war in your members?
 \v 2 You desire what you do not have. You kill and you chase after what you are not able to have. You fight and quarrel, yet you do not obtain because you do not ask God.
 \v 3 You ask and do not receive because you ask for bad things, in order that you may spend them on your evil desires.
 

60-JAS/05.usfm

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 \v 4 Look, the pay of the laborers—those you have not paid for harvesting your fields—cries out! And the cries of those who harvested your crops have reached the ears of the Lord of Armies.
 \v 5 You have lived in luxury on the earth and indulged yourselves. You have fattened your hearts for a day of slaughter.
-\v 6 You have condemned and killed the righteous man, the one who does not resist you.
+\v 6 You have condemned and killed the righteous who does not resist you.
 
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-\v 1 That which was from the beginning—which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at, and our hands handled—concerning the Word of life.
+\v 1 That which was from the beginning—which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at, and our hands have handled—concerning the Word of life.
 \v 2 And the life was made known, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was made known to us.
 
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 \v 15 Do not love the world nor the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
-\v 16 For everything that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the arrogance of life, is not of the Father but is of the world.
+\v 16 For everything that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the arrogance of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.
 \v 17 The world and its desire is passing away. But whoever does the will of God will remain forever.
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-\v 1 The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those who have known the truth,
+\v 1 From the elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those who have known the truth,
 \v 2 because of the truth that remains in us and will be with us forever.
-\v 3 Grace, mercy, peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
+\v 3 Grace, mercy, peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
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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 saints.
+\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 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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 \v 8 Yet in the same way, these dreamers also pollute their bodies, and they reject authority, and they speak slanders against the glorious ones.
 
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-\v 9 But even Michael the archangel, when he was arguing with the devil and contending with him about the body of Moses, he did not dare to bring a slanderous judgment against him, but instead he said, "May the Lord rebuke you."
+\v 9 But even Michael the archangel, when he was arguing with the devil and contending with him about the body of Moses, he did not dare to bring a slanderous judgment against him, but instead he said, "May the Lord rebuke you!" 
 \v 10 But these people bring slanders against whatever they do not understand. And what they do understand—what unreasoning animals know by instinct—these are what destroyed them.
 \v 11 Woe to them! For they have walked in the way of Cain, and have plunged for profit into Balaam's error. They have perished in Korah's rebellion.
+\v 11 Woe to them! For they have walked in the way of Cain, and have plunged for profit into Balaam's error. They have perished in Korah's rebellion.
 
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-\v 12 These are the ones who are hidden reefs in your love feasts, feasting shamelessly, feeding only for themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by winds, autumn trees without fruit—twice dead, torn up by the roots—
+\v 12 These are the ones who are reefs in your love feasts, feasting shamelessly, feeding only for themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by winds, autumn trees without fruit—twice dead, torn up by the roots—
-\v 13 wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame, wandering stars—for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.
+\v 13 violent waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame, wandering stars—for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.
 
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 \v 14 Enoch, the seventh in line from Adam, prophesied about them, saying, "Look! The Lord is coming with thousands and thousands of his holy ones,