19 For the report of your obedience (A)has reached everyone; therefore I am rejoicing over you, but (B)I want you to be wise in what is good, and innocent in what is evil.

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19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.

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15 Be diligent to (A)present yourself approved to God as a worker who [a]does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling (B)the word of truth.

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  1. 2 Timothy 2:15 Or has no reason to

15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

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17 (A)Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.

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17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

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12 For though [a]by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you (A)the [b](B)elementary principles of the (C)actual words of God, and you have come to need (D)milk and not solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is unacquainted with the word of righteousness, for he is an (E)infant. 14 But solid food is for (F)the mature, who because of practice have their senses (G)trained to (H)distinguish between good and evil.

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  1. Hebrews 5:12 Lit because of the time
  2. Hebrews 5:12 Lit elements of the beginning

12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

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20 Woe to those who (A)call evil good, and good evil;
Who [a](B)substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;
Who [b]substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!

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  1. Isaiah 5:20 Lit set
  2. Isaiah 5:20 Lit set

20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil;
that put darkness for light, and light for darkness;
that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

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for (A)you were once (B)darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as (C)children of light

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For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

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