From Forest Deal. By Tom Warren

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-\v 48 To the one who said this, Jesus replied, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?"
+\v 48 But Jesus answered and said to him who told him, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?"
 \v 49 Then he stretched out his hand toward his disciples and said, "See, here are my mother and my brothers!
 \v 50 For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, that person is my brother, and sister, and mother."
 
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 \v 33 The disciples said to him, "Where can we get enough loaves of bread in such a deserted place to satisfy so large a crowd?"
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 \v 34 Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" 
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-They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."
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+\p They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."
 \v 35 Then Jesus commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground.
 
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 \v 24 When they had come to Capernaum, the men who collected the two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, "Does not your teacher pay the two-drachma tax?"
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 \v 25 He said, "Yes." 
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-When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first and said, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect tolls or taxes? From their sons or from others?"
+\p When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first and said, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect tolls or taxes? From their sons or from others?"
 
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-\v 34 But pay attention to yourselves, so that your hearts are not burdened with the effects of drinking and intoxication, and the worries of life, and then that day will close on you suddenly like a trap. 
+\v 34 But pay attention to yourselves so that your hearts are not burdened by excessive drinking and intoxication and the worries of daily life, and that day closes on you suddenly like a trap. 
 \v 35 For it will come upon everyone living on the face of the whole earth.
 
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 \v 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the foreigners of the dispersion, the chosen ones, throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.
-\v 2 This is according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace be to you, and may your peace increase.
+\v 2 This is according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience and for the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace be to you, and may your peace increase.
 
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 \v 3 May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be praised! In his great mercy, he has given us new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
 \v 4 This is for an inheritance that will not perish, will not become stained, and will not fade away. It is reserved in heaven for you.
-\v 5 You are protected by God's power through faith, for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last times.
+\v 5 You are protected by God's power through faith for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last times.
 
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 \v 6 You are very glad about this, even though it is now necessary for you to feel sadness in many different troubles.
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 \v 8 You have not seen him, but you love him. You do not see him now, but you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory.
 \v 9 You are now receiving for yourselves the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
-\v 10 The prophets searched and inquired carefully about this salvation, about the grace that would be yours.
+\v 10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets  who spoke of the grace that was to be your, they searched and inquired carefully.
 
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-\v 11 They searched to know about whom and when the Spirit of Christ in them was speaking to them. This was happening as he was telling them in advance about the sufferings of Christ and the glorious things after that.
+\v 11 They searched to find the person or time to which the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glorious things that would follow.
 \v 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told to you by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which angels long to look.
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 \v 20 Christ was chosen before the foundation of the world, but now he has been revealed to you in these last times.
-\v 21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope would be in God.
+\v 21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
 
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 \v 22 You made your souls pure by obedience to the truth. This was for the purpose of sincere brotherly love; so love one another earnestly from the heart.  \f + \ft Some important and ancient Greek copies read, \fqa You made your souls pure by obedience to the truth through the Spirit \fqa* . \f*
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 \v 3 if you have tasted that the Lord is kind.
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 \v 4 Come to him who is a living stone that has been rejected by people, but that has been chosen by God as valuable to him.
-\v 5 You also are like living stones that are being built up to be a spiritual house, in order to be a holy priesthood that offers the spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
+\v 5 You also are like living stones that are being built up to be a spiritual house in order to be a holy priesthood that offers the spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
 
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 \v 6 Scripture contains this:
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-\v 7 The honor then is for you who believe. But,
+\v 7 The honor then is for you who believe. 
+\q But to those who do not believe,
 \q "The stone that was rejected by the builders,
-\q this has become the head of the corner"—
+\q this has become the head of the corner,"
 
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 \v 11 Beloved, I call on you as foreigners and exiles to abstain from fleshly desires, which make war against your soul.
-\v 12 You should have good behavior among the Gentiles, so that, if they speak about you as having done evil things, they may observe your good works and praise God on the day of his coming.
+\v 12 Your conduct among the Gentiles should be honorable, so that when they accuse you of doing what is wrong, they may observe your good deeds and give glory to God on the day of when he appears.
 
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 \v 18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect. Be subject not only to the good and gentle masters, but also to the malicious ones.
-\v 19 For it is praiseworthy if anyone endures pain while suffering injustice because of his awareness of God.
+\v 19 For it is praiseworthy if, because he is aware of God, a person endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.
 \v 20 For how much credit is there if you sin and then endure while being punished? But if you have done good and then you suffer while being punished, this is worthy of praise from God.
 
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 \v 23 When he was reviled, he did not revile back. When he suffered, he did not threaten back, but he gave himself to the one who judges justly.
 
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-\v 24 He himself carried our sins in his body to the tree, so that we would have no more part in sin, and so that we would live for righteousness. By his bruises you have been healed.
+\v 24 He himself carried our sins in his body to the tree so that we would have no more part in sin and so that we would live for righteousness. By his bruises you have been healed.
 \v 25 All of you had been wandering away like lost sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
 
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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 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 on 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, is stalking around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
+\v 8 Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the devil, is stalking around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
 \v 9 Stand against him. Be strong in your faith. You know that your community of believers that is in the world is enduring the same sufferings.
 
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