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The Word for Tuesday, 19 September 2023

English Standard Version

They are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you.

1 Peter 4:4

Keep far from a false charge.

Exodus 23:7

1 Peter 4 (English Standard Version)

1 Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
2 so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God.
3 For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.
4 With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you;
5 but they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
6 For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does.
7 The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.

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Exodus 23 (English Standard Version)

4 “If you meet your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you shall bring it back to him.
5 If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying down under its burden, you shall refrain from leaving him with it; you shall rescue it with him.
6 “You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit.
7 Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.
8 And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.
9 “You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
10 “For six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield,

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Free Bible Version

People think it's strange that you don't join them anymore in this wild and excessive lifestyle, so they curse at you.

1 Peter 4:4

Don't have anything to do with making false accusations.

Exodus 23:7

1 Peter 4 (Free Bible Version)

1 Since Christ suffered physically, you must prepare yourselves with the same attitude he had—for those who suffer physically have turned away from sin.
2 You will not live the rest of your lives following human desires, but doing what God wants.
3 In the past you've spent enough time following the ways of the world: immorality, sexual indulgence, drunken orgies, partying, binge drinking, and revolting idol-worship.
4 People think it's strange that you don't join them anymore in this wild and excessive lifestyle, so they curse at you. But they will have to explain what they've done to the one who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
5 That's why the good news was shared with those who've already died—
6 so that although they were rightly judged as far as being sinful human beings is concerned, they could live in the spirit as far as God is concerned.
7 Everything is coming to an end! So think clearly and stay alert when you pray.

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Exodus 23 (Free Bible Version)

4 If you come across your enemy's ox or donkey that has wandered off, take it back it to him.
5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you that has fallen under its load, don't just leave it there. You must stop and help.
6 You must not prevent the poor from getting justice in their lawsuits.
7 Don't have anything to do with making false accusations. Don't kill the innocent or those who do right, for I won't let the guilty go unpunished.
8 Don't accept bribes, for a bribe blinds those who can see, and undermines the evidence of the honest.
9 Don't abuse foreigners living among you, since you know very well what it's like to be foreigners, for you were once foreigners in Egypt.
10 Six years you are to sow your land and harvest crops,

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