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2 Corinthians 1:3: Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort (NIV)

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of sympathy (pity and mercy) and the God [Who is the Source] of every comfort (consolation and encouragement) (AMP)

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; (KJV)

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Acts 20:35: 'In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'' (NIV)

In everything I have pointed out to you [by example] that, by working diligently in this manner, we ought to assist the weak, being mindful of the words of the Lord Jesus, how He Himself said, It is more blessed (makes one happier and more to be envied) to give than to receive. (AMP)

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. (KJV)

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John 5:18: For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. (NIV)

This made the Jews more determined than ever to kill Him [to do away with Him]; because He not only was breaking (weakening, violating) the Sabbath, but He actually was speaking of God as being [in a special sense] His own Father, making Himself equal [putting Himself on a level] with God. (AMP)

Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God. (KJV)

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Mark 9:10: They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what 'rising from the dead' meant. (NIV)

So they carefully and faithfully kept the matter to themselves, questioning and disputing with one another about what rising from among the dead meant. (AMP)

And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. (KJV)

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2 Timothy 4:1: In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: (NIV)

I CHARGE [you] in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, Who is to judge the living and the dead, and by (in the light of) His coming and His kingdom: (AMP)

I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; (KJV)

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Luke 24:47: And repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. (NIV)

And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. (KJV)

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Matthew 5:18: Truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. (NIV)

For truly I tell you, until the sky and earth pass away and perish, not one smallest letter nor one little hook [identifying certain Hebrew letters] will pass from the Law until all things [it foreshadows] are accomplished. (AMP)

For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. (KJV)

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2 Corinthians 13:14: May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. (NIV)

The grace (favor and spiritual blessing) of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the presence and fellowship (the communion and sharing together, and participation) in the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen (so be it). (AMP)

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. (KJV)

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Genesis 2:4: This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the LORD God made the earth and the heavens. (NIV)

This is the history of the heavens and of the earth when they were created. In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens-- (AMP)

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, (KJV)

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2 Peter 3:10: But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare. (NIV)

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will vanish (pass away) with a thunderous crash, and the [material] elements [of the universe] will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and the works that are upon it will be burned up. (AMP)

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. (KJV)

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John 2:13: When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. (NIV)

Now the Passover of the Jews was approaching, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem. (AMP)

And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. (KJV)

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Jeremiah 33:3: 'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.'' (NIV)

Call to Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things, fenced in and hidden, which you do not know (do not distinguish and recognize, have knowledge of and understand). (AMP)

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. (KJV)

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1 Thessalonians 5:6: So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober. (NIV)

Accordingly then, let us not sleep, as the rest do, but let us keep wide awake (alert, watchful, cautious, and on our guard) and let us be sober (calm, collected, and circumspect). (AMP)

Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. (KJV)

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Luke 3:1: In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar – when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene – (NIV)

IN THE fifteenth year of Tiberius Caesar's reign--when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene-- (AMP)

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, (KJV)

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Matthew 7:26: But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. (NIV)

And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them will be like a stupid (foolish) man who built his house upon the sand. (AMP)

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: (KJV)

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Genesis 6:9: This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God. (NIV)

This is the history of the generations of Noah. Noah was a just and righteous man, blameless in his [evil] generation; Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with God. (AMP)

These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. (KJV)

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2 Peter 1:19: We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. (NIV)

And we have the prophetic word [made] firmer still. You will do well to pay close attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dismal (squalid and dark) place, until the day breaks through [the gloom] and the Morning Star rises (comes into being) in your hearts. (AMP)

We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: (KJV)

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Galatians 1:8: But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let that person be under God's curse! (NIV)

But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to and different from that which we preached to you, let him be accursed (anathema, devoted to destruction, doomed to eternal punishment)! (AMP)

But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. (KJV)

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1 Corinthians 2:3: I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. (NIV)

And I was in (passed into a state of) weakness and fear (dread) and great trembling [after I had come] among you. (AMP)

And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. (KJV)

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Luke 2:8: And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. (NIV)

And in that vicinity there were shepherds living [out under the open sky] in the field, watching [in shifts] over their flock by night. (AMP)

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. (KJV)

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Amos 4:1: Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and say to your husbands, 'Bring us some drinks!' (NIV)

HEAR THIS word, you cows [women] of Bashan who are in the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their husbands, Bring and let us drink! [Ps. 22:12; Ezek. 39:18.](AMP)

Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink. (KJV)

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Ephesians 5:15: Be very careful, then, how you live – not as unwise but as wise (NIV)

Look carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully and worthily and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as wise (sensible, intelligent people), (AMP)

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, (KJV)

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Romans 1:9: God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you (NIV)

For God is my witness, Whom I serve with my [whole] spirit [rendering priestly and spiritual service] in [preaching] the Gospel and [telling] the good news of His Son, how incessantly I always mention you when at my prayers. (AMP)

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; (KJV)

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Matthew 5:6: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. (NIV)

Blessed and fortunate and happy and spiritually prosperous (in that state in which the born-again child of God enjoys His favor and salvation) are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God), for they shall be completely satisfied! [Isa. 55:1, 2.](AMP)

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. (KJV)

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Exodus 20:4: 'You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.' (NIV)

You shall not make yourself any graven image [to worship it] or any likeness of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth (AMP)

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. (KJV)

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Genesis 2:17: 'But you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will certainly die.' (NIV)

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and blessing and calamity you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die. (AMP)

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. (KJV)

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2 Peter 1:8: For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (NIV)

For as these qualities are yours and increasingly abound in you, they will keep [you] from being idle or unfruitful unto the [full personal] knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). (AMP)

For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (KJV)

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Hebrews 10:19: Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus (NIV)

Therefore, brethren, since we have full freedom and confidence to enter into the [Holy of] Holies [by the power and virtue] in the blood of Jesus (AMP)

Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, (KJV)

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2 Timothy 4:3: For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. (NIV)

For the time is coming when [people] will not tolerate (endure) sound and wholesome instruction, but, having ears itching [for something pleasing and gratifying], they will gather to themselves one teacher after another to a considerable number, chosen to satisfy their own liking and to foster the errors they hold (AMP)

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; (KJV)

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Galatians 2:3: Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek. (NIV)

But [all went well!] even Titus, who was with me, was not compelled [as some had anticipated] to be circumcised, although he was a Greek. (AMP)

But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised: (KJV)

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