\id 1PE - Plain English Version 
\h 1 Peter 
\toc3 1 Peter 
\toc2 1 Peter 
\toc1 Peter’s 1st Letter 
\mt1 The 1st letter that Peter wrote  
\mt2 (The book in the Holy Bible called \k 1 Peter\k*)  
\imt1 About this letter  
\ip Peter was one of Jesus’s 12 special workers. He went everywhere with Jesus and knew him well.  
\ip Peter wrote 2 letters that are now in the Holy Bible. This is the 1st letter. He wrote it about 2,000 years ago, about 30 years after Jesus went back to heaven. He sent it to Christians that lived in lots of different places.  
\ip At that time there were people that kept on making trouble for Christians. Some people were hurting the Christians, and some were even killing them. Lots of Christians were very frightened and sad.  
\ip Peter wanted those Christians to be brave, not frightened. So he wrote this letter to help them be strong and happy. He didn’t want them to stop following Jesus. He got them to remember that God is great and always takes good care of his people.  
\ip Peter didn’t want those Christians to listen to anyone that was teaching things that were wrong. Peter knew that Jesus will come back again, and he wanted those Christians to be ready for him.  
\ip These words that Peter wrote to them have very important messages for all of us Christians.  
\cl Chapter  
\c 1  
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\v 1 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G2532"\w* letter \w is|strong="G5547"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* me. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G1588"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*’s special workers.  
\p \w I|strong="G2532"\w*’m sending \w this|strong="G2532"\w* letter \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* people \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* picked \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* family. \w I|strong="G2532"\w*’m sending \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christians|strong="G2424"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* lot \w of|strong="G2532"\w* different places, called \w Pontus|strong="G4195"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Galatia|strong="G1053"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Capadoshia, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Asia, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Bithinia. \w You|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2424"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* leave \w your|strong="G2532"\w* homes, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G2532"\w* places.   
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\v 2 \w A|strong="G2532"\w* long \w time|strong="G1722"\w* ago, \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w father|strong="G3962"\w*, knew \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* picked \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* family. \w His|strong="G1519"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w* picked \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w out|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G1515"\w* \w other|strong="G1722"\w* people \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* special people. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* listened \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*’s \w words|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* whatever \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w*. \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* died \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* blood \w came|strong="G2532"\w* \w out|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w like|strong="G2596"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w put|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* blood \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* clean.  
\p \w I|strong="G2532"\w*’m asking \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* properly \w good|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* feel really happy \w and|strong="G2532"\w* quiet \w inside|strong="G1722"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G4771"\w*.   
\s1 God keeps good things for us  
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\v 3 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w went|strong="G2424"\w* wrong, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* feels sorry \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*. \w Now|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* puts new \w life|strong="G2198"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*, \w like|strong="G2596"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* born \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w over|strong="G1537"\w* \w again|strong="G2532"\w*. \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w brought|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w back|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w life|strong="G2198"\w*. \w From|strong="G1537"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w know|strong="G1537"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* save \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w let|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* thank \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w father|strong="G3962"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* leader, \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G1223"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* really \w good|strong="G1223"\w*.  
\v 4 \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* family, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* give \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* lot \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G2532"\w* things. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* ready \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w just|strong="G2532"\w* wait \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w those|strong="G1722"\w* things. \w God|strong="G2532"\w* looks \w after|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* never rot \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* dirty \w there|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* nobody can \w ever|strong="G1519"\w* mess \w them|strong="G1722"\w* \w up|strong="G1519"\w*.  
\v 5 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* lot \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w*, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* looks \w after|strong="G1223"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*, \w all|strong="G1722"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* trust \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* look \w after|strong="G1223"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w until|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w last|strong="G2078"\w* \w day|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Then|strong="G1223"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* show everyone \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w saved|strong="G4991"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w So|strong="G3739"\w* think \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w*, \w and|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* get really happy. \w You|strong="G3739"\w* might get different \w sorts|strong="G4164"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* trouble \w now|strong="G1722"\w*, \w and|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* might \w be|strong="G1163"\w* \w sad|strong="G3076"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w little|strong="G3641"\w* \w while|strong="G1722"\w*, \w but|strong="G1487"\w* think \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w things|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* happen later, \w and|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w be|strong="G1163"\w* really happy. \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* end God \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w save|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w from|strong="G1722"\w* \w those|strong="G1722"\w* troubles.   
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\v 7 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w gold|strong="G5553"\w*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* special. \w People|strong="G3588"\w* \w put|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w gold|strong="G5553"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w fire|strong="G4442"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* really clean. \w The|strong="G1722"\w* \w fire|strong="G4442"\w* makes \w it|strong="G2532"\w* better, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* burns away \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* rubbish \w that|strong="G2443"\w* isn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* real \w gold|strong="G5553"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w gold|strong="G5553"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G1223"\w* last \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w ever|strong="G1519"\w*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* belongs \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* world. \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* think \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* troubles \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* better \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* show \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* really trust \w God|strong="G2532"\w*. \w If|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* keep \w on|strong="G1722"\w* trusting \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G1223"\w*, “\w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* special \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w me|strong="G2147"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* much \w more|strong="G2532"\w* special \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w me|strong="G2147"\w* \w than|strong="G2532"\w* \w gold|strong="G5553"\w*.” \w So|strong="G2443"\w* keep \w on|strong="G1722"\w* trusting \w God|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w comes|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G2532"\w*, \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* talk \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w like|strong="G1381"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* important.   
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\v 8-9 You never saw Jesus, but you love him. You can’t see him now, but you trust him. You are trusting God, and he is saving you, so you are really happy. You are so happy you can’t properly say how happy you are.   
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\v 10-11 A long time ago, the men that brought God’s messages told people about God. They said that he is good, and that he saves us. At that time, they wanted to find out more about God saving people, so they carefully tried to find out more about the man that God promised to send to save people, called the Christ. The spirit of Jesus Christ was in them and showed them that at first the Christ was going get big trouble, and he was going to die. But after that, God would make him really important. So they wanted to know who the Christ was and when he was going to come.  
\v 12 \w His|strong="G1438"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w* told \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* message wasn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w That|strong="G3754"\w* \w all|strong="G1722"\w* \w happened|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w long|strong="G1937"\w* \w time|strong="G3568"\w* ago, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G1519"\w*’s \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* told \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w good|strong="G2097"\w* message \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G3756"\w*. \w The|strong="G1722"\w* \w Holy|strong="G4151"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w* \w gave|strong="G3588"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* power \w to|strong="G1519"\w* talk \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.  
\p \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G1722"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* wonderful. \w Even|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G1519"\w*’s angels \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G1722"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G1519"\w* does \w to|strong="G1519"\w* save \w people|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* want \w to|strong="G1519"\w* find \w out|strong="G1438"\w* \w more|strong="G3756"\w*.   
\s1 Stay away from things that are bad  
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\v 13 \w So|strong="G1352"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* think \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w it|strong="G5342"\w* more clearly \w and|strong="G2424"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* careful \w about|strong="G1909"\w* everything \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G1722"\w*. \w Keep|strong="G3525"\w* waiting \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w come|strong="G1352"\w*, \w and|strong="G2424"\w* get ready \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G5547"\w* show \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* everybody, \w and|strong="G2424"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G5547"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G1909"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* past, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* didn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G3361"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w*. \w So|strong="G5613"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G4387"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w did|strong="G3361"\w* \w all|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* wanted \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w*. \w But|strong="G3361"\w* \w now|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G3361"\w*’s kids. \w So|strong="G5613"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w stop|strong="G3361"\w* doing \w those|strong="G3588"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w*,  
\v 15 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* properly \w good|strong="G3956"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* right, \w just|strong="G2532"\w* \w like|strong="G2596"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* picked \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* himself. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w*, \w just|strong="G2532"\w* \w like|strong="G2596"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w You|strong="G1510"\w* see, God’s book says \w this|strong="G3748"\w*,  
\q1 “God \w is|strong="G1510"\w* properly \w good|strong="G1510"\w*, \w and|strong="G1510"\w* \w he|strong="G1510"\w* keeps away \w from|strong="G1510"\w* everything \w that|strong="G3748"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* bad, so \w you|strong="G1510"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w to|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* like \w that|strong="G3748"\w* too, \w you|strong="G1510"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w to|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* properly \w good|strong="G1510"\w*, \w and|strong="G1510"\w* \w you|strong="G1510"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w to|strong="G1510"\w* keep away \w from|strong="G1510"\w* everything \w that|strong="G3748"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* bad.”\x * \xo 1:16 \xt Leviticus 11:44-45; 19:2\x*   
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\v 17 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w father|strong="G3962"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* pray \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* looks \w at|strong="G1722"\w* everything \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2919"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* treats \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w fair|strong="G2532"\w* \w way|strong="G2596"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* properly \w respect|strong="G5401"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w belong|strong="G1941"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w world|strong="G5550"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w only|strong="G1487"\w* living \w here|strong="G1722"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* little \w while|strong="G1722"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* later \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w Your|strong="G3588"\w* grand-parents \w and|strong="G3588"\w* elders tried \w to|strong="G3756"\w* teach \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \w way|strong="G1537"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* live, \w but|strong="G2228"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* didn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* teach \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w*’s \w way|strong="G1537"\w*. \w That|strong="G3754"\w* old \w way|strong="G1537"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w useless|strong="G3152"\w*, \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* weren’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w free|strong="G3084"\w*. \w But|strong="G2228"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G3748"\w* saved \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* wrong \w way|strong="G1537"\w*. \w He|strong="G3754"\w* paid \w a|strong="G2228"\w* lot \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w set|strong="G3084"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w free|strong="G3084"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* old \w way|strong="G1537"\w*. Sometimes \w people|strong="G1492"\w* pay money \w to|strong="G3756"\w* get somebody \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* prison \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w let|strong="G2228"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* go \w free|strong="G3084"\w*. \w But|strong="G2228"\w* money doesn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* last \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w ever|strong="G3756"\w*.  
\v 19 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* didn’t pay money \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w set|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* free. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w* \w than|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w*. \w I|strong="G2532"\w*’ll tell \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* price \w he|strong="G2532"\w* paid \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w*. \w You|strong="G2532"\w* know \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w old|strong="G2532"\w* Jewish ceremonies. \w You|strong="G2532"\w* know \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* pick \w a|strong="G5613"\w* young sheep \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G5547"\w* nothing wrong \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* kill \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* give \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*. \w Well|strong="G2532"\w*, \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G5547"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* picture \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*. \w There|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G2532"\w* nothing wrong \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* never \w did|strong="G2532"\w* anything wrong. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* people killed \w him|strong="G2532"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* bled \w and|strong="G2532"\w* died \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w*. \w That|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G5547"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* price \w God|strong="G2532"\w* paid \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w set|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* free, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G5547"\w* better \w than|strong="G2532"\w* money, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* lasts \w for|strong="G2532"\w* ever. \w You|strong="G2532"\w* see, \w you|strong="G2532"\w* belong \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w*. \fig People used to kill a young sheep, to give it to God|src="GT LambOnAlter.tif" size="col" ref="1:19" \fig* \fig People killed Jesus, he died to set us free|src="LB00324b.TIF" size="col" ref="1:19" \fig*   
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\v 20-21 A long time ago, before God made the world, he picked Jesus to set you free. Then, later, Jesus came into the world. And now you know about him. You know that he died for you, and so you believe in God too. After Jesus died, God made him alive again, and God made him very great and gave him a lot of power. Now you can trust God and wait for everything he promised you.   
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\v 22 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* listened \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* message \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w God|strong="G1519"\w*, \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w did|strong="G3588"\w* everything \w he|strong="G3588"\w* said \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* message. \w Then|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G1519"\w* cleaned \w up|strong="G1519"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* \w lives|strong="G5590"\w* \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* stopped doing bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w*. \w So|strong="G1519"\w* \w now|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w love|strong="G5360"\w* \w each|strong="G1519"\w* \w other|strong="G1722"\w*. \w Well|strong="G1722"\w*, keep \w on|strong="G1722"\w* loving \w each|strong="G1519"\w* \w other|strong="G1722"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* much.  
\v 23 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w gave|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* new \w life|strong="G2198"\w*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w like|strong="G5349"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w life|strong="G2198"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* got \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* mother \w and|strong="G2532"\w* father. \w That|strong="G2532"\w* \w life|strong="G2198"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* end. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* listened properly \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w message|strong="G3056"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* new \w life|strong="G2198"\w*, \w like|strong="G5349"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* got born \w again|strong="G2532"\w*. \w Your|strong="G1223"\w* new \w life|strong="G2198"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* end, \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w word|strong="G3056"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* finish \w up|strong="G1537"\w*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w lives|strong="G2198"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w ever|strong="G3756"\w*.  
\v 24 \w God|strong="G2532"\w* says \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w book|strong="G3588"\w*,  
\q1 “\w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w grass|strong="G5528"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* pretty flowers,  
\q1 \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* beautiful \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* time, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* die.   
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\v 25 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G3306"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* \w word|strong="G4487"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* never die, \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w last|strong="G3778"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w ever|strong="G1519"\w*.”\x * \xo 1:25 \xt Isaiah 40:6-8 \x*  
\p \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w message|strong="G4487"\w* \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G3306"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* told \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.   
\c 2  
\s1 God’s word makes you grow  
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\v 1 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* clean \w up|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* lives \w and|strong="G2532"\w* stop doing bad \w things|strong="G3956"\w*. Don’t tell lies, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w the|strong="G2532"\w* straight \w and|strong="G2532"\w* true story. Don’t \w say|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3956"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3956"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w*. Stop \w being|strong="G2532"\w* jealous \w of|strong="G2532"\w* other \w people|strong="G3956"\w*, don’t hate \w them|strong="G3956"\w* \w because|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* something \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w you|strong="G3956"\w* don’t \w have|strong="G2532"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* don’t rubbish another person.  
\v 2 Instead, \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* keep learning more \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G1519"\w*’s \w word|strong="G3050"\w*. Think \w about|strong="G5613"\w* little \w babies|strong="G1025"\w*. \w They|strong="G3588"\w* always want \w milk|strong="G1051"\w*. \w It|strong="G2443"\w* makes \w them|strong="G3588"\w* grow \w and|strong="G3588"\w* get strong. \w Well|strong="G1722"\w*, \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* picture \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* Christians. \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* keep wanting more \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G1519"\w*’s \w word|strong="G3050"\w*, \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G2443"\w* \w will|strong="G1722"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* believe more strongly, \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w then|strong="G2443"\w* \w God|strong="G1519"\w* \w will|strong="G1722"\w* save \w you|strong="G1722"\w*.  
\v 3 \w You|strong="G1487"\w* already know \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2962"\w* \w Christ|strong="G2962"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* really \w good|strong="G5543"\w* \w to|strong="G2962"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w*, \w so|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* \w to|strong="G2962"\w* live \w his|strong="G3754"\w* way.\x * \xo 2:3 \xt Psalm 34:8\x*   
\s1 We are joined to Jesus  
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\v 4 \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* tell \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w a|strong="G1161"\w* picture story \w about|strong="G4314"\w* \w how|strong="G5259"\w* people build \w a|strong="G1161"\w* house \w out|strong="G2316"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w stone|strong="G3037"\w*. \w At|strong="G4314"\w* first \w they|strong="G1161"\w* put \w one|strong="G3739"\w* good \w stone|strong="G3037"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w its|strong="G5259"\w* \w place|strong="G3739"\w*. \w That|strong="G3739"\w* \w stone|strong="G3037"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* important \w one|strong="G3739"\w*. \w They|strong="G1161"\w* join \w all|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w stones|strong="G3037"\w* \w together|strong="G4314"\w* \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w this|strong="G3739"\w* important \w stone|strong="G3037"\w*. Well, \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G1161"\w* picture \w of|strong="G5259"\w* Jesus Christ \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w us|strong="G4334"\w*. \w He|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w like|strong="G4314"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w most|strong="G2316"\w* important \w stone|strong="G3037"\w*. \w Other|strong="G1161"\w* people didn’t want \w him|strong="G3739"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* picked \w him|strong="G3739"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w be|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w most|strong="G2316"\w* important \w one|strong="G3739"\w*. \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w come|strong="G4334"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* Jesus, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* join \w up|strong="G4334"\w* \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w*.  
\v 5 \w Just|strong="G5613"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w stones|strong="G3037"\w* \w join|strong="G2532"\w* \w together|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w*, \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w join|strong="G2532"\w* \w up|strong="G1519"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* special \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w live|strong="G2198"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* help \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w* \w things|strong="G4152"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* happy, \w just|strong="G5613"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w men|strong="G4152"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* look \w after|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s ceremonies \w gave|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w* \w things|strong="G4152"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* show \w him|strong="G2532"\w* \w respect|strong="G1519"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w* happy.  
\v 6 \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w*, \w God|strong="G2532"\w* says \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1909"\w* \w book|strong="G3588"\w*,  
\q1 “\w Look|strong="G2400"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* picked \w out|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* person \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* special \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G3708"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* like \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w most|strong="G3037"\w* important \w stone|strong="G3037"\w*.  
\q1 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w put|strong="G5087"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w my|strong="G3708"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w my|strong="G3708"\w* special city \w called|strong="G3588"\w* Jerusalem.  
\q1 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w trust|strong="G4100"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* always \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w going|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w right|strong="G3756"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w save|strong="G3361"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w*.”  
\m \w That|strong="G3588"\w*’s \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w*.\x * \xo 2:6 \xt Isaiah 28:16 \x*   
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\v 7 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* mob \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w trust|strong="G4100"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* know \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* important. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w trust|strong="G4100"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* know \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* important. \w God|strong="G2532"\w* says \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w book|strong="G3588"\w*,  
\q1 “\w Some|strong="G3739"\w* work-men \w built|strong="G3618"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* house \w out|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w stones|strong="G3037"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* work-men thought \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w stones|strong="G3037"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* rubbish, \w so|strong="G3767"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* chucked \w it|strong="G2532"\w* away.  
\q1 \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* wrong. \w That|strong="G3739"\w* \w stone|strong="G3037"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* properly \w good|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w made|strong="G1096"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w most|strong="G3037"\w* important \w stone|strong="G3037"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w*.”\x * \xo 2:7 \xt Psalm 118:22\x*   
\m
\v 8 \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w says|strong="G3056"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*, \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w book|strong="G3588"\w*,  
\q1 “\w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* like \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w stone|strong="G3037"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* trip \w over|strong="G1519"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w fall|strong="G4625"\w* \w down|strong="G5087"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* hurt \w themselves|strong="G1519"\w*.”\x * \xo 2:8 \xt Isaiah 8:14\x*  
\m \w You|strong="G3739"\w* see, \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* trust \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w go|strong="G3739"\w* wrong \w and|strong="G2532"\w* stop following \w God|strong="G2532"\w*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w*’s like \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w fall|strong="G4625"\w* \w down|strong="G5087"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* hurt \w themselves|strong="G1519"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w go|strong="G3739"\w* wrong \w because|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* listen \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w word|strong="G3056"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w says|strong="G3056"\w*. \w You|strong="G3739"\w* know, \w God|strong="G2532"\w* planned \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* trouble \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* long \w time|strong="G3739"\w* ago.   
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\v 9 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w God|strong="G1519"\w* picked \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w himself|strong="G1519"\w*. Together \w you|strong="G5210"\w* work \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, like \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w men|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* looked \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* ceremonies. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* own \w family|strong="G1085"\w*. \w God|strong="G1519"\w* \w called|strong="G2564"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* away \w from|strong="G1537"\w* doing bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w*, \w so|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* can \w do|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w*. \w It|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* like \w you|strong="G5210"\w* used \w to|strong="G1519"\w* live \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* dark \w so|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* nobody \w could|strong="G3588"\w* see \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G3588"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w called|strong="G2564"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* away \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* live \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w*. \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w let|strong="G1161"\w*’s tell everyone \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G1519"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* really great \w and|strong="G1161"\w* really \w good|strong="G3588"\w*.\x * \xo 2:9 \xt Exodus 19:5-6; Isaiah 43:20-21; Deuteronomy 4:20; 7:6; 14:2; Titus 2:14; Isaiah 9:2\x*  
\v 10 \w At|strong="G1161"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w time|strong="G4218"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s family, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w*, \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G3739"\w* family. \w At|strong="G1161"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w time|strong="G4218"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* didn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* understand \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w know|strong="G3568"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w*. \w He|strong="G1161"\w* felt sorry \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w*. \w He|strong="G1161"\w* saved \w you|strong="G3739"\w*.\x * \xo 2:10 \xt Hosea 2:23\x*   
\s1 Keep on doing whatever is right and good  
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\v 11 \w My|strong="G2596"\w* friends, \w you|strong="G2532"\w* belong \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*. \w You|strong="G2532"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* belong \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* world. Right \w now|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w strangers|strong="G3927"\w* here \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* world. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w*’m telling \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* really strongly. Sometimes \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* really want \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* something bad, \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G5590"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* belong \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* world \w do|strong="G2532"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w strong|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* leave \w it|strong="G2532"\w*. \w You|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* think, “\w I|strong="G2532"\w* really want \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* bad \w thing|strong="G5590"\w*,” \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* think, “\w My|strong="G2596"\w* \w spirit|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* telling me \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* wrong \w thing|strong="G5590"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*.” \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w*’ve got \w to|strong="G2532"\w* leave \w it|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 12 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w live|strong="G2250"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w same|strong="G3739"\w* \w place|strong="G1722"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* follow \w Jesus|strong="G1537"\w*. \w So|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* make \w up|strong="G1537"\w* \w your|strong="G2192"\w* mind \w to|strong="G2443"\w* always \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G2570"\w*. Sometimes \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w might|strong="G1484"\w* tell lies \w and|strong="G2316"\w* blame \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w say|strong="G1537"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w done|strong="G2041"\w* wrong. \w But|strong="G2316"\w* \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* always \w keep|strong="G2192"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w doing|strong="G2041"\w* \w whatever|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w right|strong="G2570"\w*, \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* see \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w good|strong="G2570"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w*. Later, \w after|strong="G5613"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* comes \w to|strong="G2443"\w* judge everybody, \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w remember|strong="G2192"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w good|strong="G2570"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w did|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w respect|strong="G3739"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.   
\s1 Do what government leaders say  
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\v 13 \w Our|strong="G1223"\w* leader, \w Jesus|strong="G2962"\w*, wants \w you|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G5293"\w* listen \w to|strong="G5293"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* community leaders \w and|strong="G2962"\w* government leaders, \w and|strong="G2962"\w* \w do|strong="G1223"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w say|strong="G1223"\w*. \w You|strong="G3956"\w* \w have|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G5293"\w* \w do|strong="G1223"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* biggest government boss,  
\v 14 \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w do|strong="G1223"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w too|strong="G5613"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* bosses, \w like|strong="G5613"\w* police \w and|strong="G1161"\w* judges. \w The|strong="G1519"\w* biggest boss gave \w them|strong="G1223"\w* \w those|strong="G1161"\w* jobs, \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w punish|strong="G1557"\w* anyone \w that|strong="G1519"\w* does \w wrong|strong="G1557"\w*. \w They|strong="G1161"\w* \w also|strong="G1161"\w* know \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* people \w that|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w right|strong="G1519"\w* \w things|strong="G1535"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* tell everybody \w that|strong="G1519"\w* \w those|strong="G1161"\w* people \w are|strong="G1223"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w wants|strong="G2307"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w to|strong="G2316"\w* live \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w right|strong="G3779"\w* \w way|strong="G3779"\w*, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w if|strong="G3748"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w*, nobody \w will|strong="G2307"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* anything bad \w to|strong="G2316"\w* say \w against|strong="G3779"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w*. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w want|strong="G2307"\w* \w to|strong="G2316"\w* blame \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w no|strong="G3754"\w* reason \w or|strong="G3588"\w* tell lies \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w*, \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* able \w to|strong="G2316"\w* say anything.   
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\v 16 \w You|strong="G2532"\w* know \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w free|strong="G1658"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w old|strong="G2192"\w* Jewish law, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* doesn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* mean \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* can \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* wrong. \w You|strong="G2532"\w* belong \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* work \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* whatever \w is|strong="G3588"\w* right.  
\v 17 \w You|strong="G3956"\w* \w have|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G2316"\w* \w respect|strong="G5399"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w*. \w And|strong="G2316"\w* love \w other|strong="G3588"\w* Christians \w a|strong="G2316"\w* lot. \w And|strong="G2316"\w* thank \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w respect|strong="G5399"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G2316"\w* being \w good|strong="G3956"\w* \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w great|strong="G3956"\w*. \w And|strong="G2316"\w* \w respect|strong="G5399"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* big government boss too.   
\s1 Be like Jesus  
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\v 18-19 Some of you are workers that belong to your bosses. Maybe your boss is good to you, or maybe your boss is hard on you. It doesn’t matter. You have to listen carefully to your boss anyway and do what your boss tells you. Sometimes you don’t do anything wrong, but your boss makes trouble for you or hits you because you are following Jesus. You have to respect your boss anyway and take it quietly. Don’t try to do payback to your boss. Then God will be pleased with you, and he will say that you are good.  
\v 20 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* something wrong \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* boss hits \w you|strong="G1487"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w take|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* quietly, \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w just|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w way|strong="G3778"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* goes. Everyone knows \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* something wrong, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* nobody \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w say|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w good|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* taking \w it|strong="G2532"\w* quietly. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* sometimes somebody \w might|strong="G2532"\w* punish \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w doing|strong="G3844"\w* something \w good|strong="G2532"\w*. \w You|strong="G1487"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w like|strong="G3958"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w take|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* quietly. \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w*, \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w say|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w good|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 21 \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* nothing wrong, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* hurt \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* killed \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* wants \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w like|strong="G2443"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G3778"\w* \w way|strong="G3778"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w lived|strong="G2532"\w*.   
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\v 22 \w God|strong="G3588"\w* says \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w book|strong="G3588"\w*,  
\q1 “\w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* \w did|strong="G4160"\w* anything bad,  
\q1 \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* lied \w or|strong="G3761"\w* tried \w to|strong="G1722"\w* trick \w anyone|strong="G3739"\w*.”\x * \xo 2:22 \xt Isaiah 53:9\x*   
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\v 23 \w People|strong="G2919"\w* rubbished \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* didn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* rubbish \w them|strong="G3588"\w* back. \w They|strong="G1161"\w* hit \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G3756"\w* whips, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* didn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* talk \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G3756"\w* \w a|strong="G1161"\w* bad \w way|strong="G3739"\w*. \w No|strong="G3756"\w*, \w he|strong="G1161"\w* trusted \w God|strong="G3588"\w*. \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w judges|strong="G2919"\w* fairly.\x * \xo 2:23 \xt Isaiah 53:7\x*  
\v 24 Jesus \w never|strong="G3739"\w* \w did|strong="G3588"\w* anything bad, \w but|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w* instead \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w there|strong="G1722"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w cross|strong="G3586"\w*. \w He|strong="G3739"\w* took \w the|strong="G1722"\w* payback \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w did|strong="G3588"\w*. \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* can stop doing bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* instead, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w do|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w right|strong="G1343"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w*. Jesus \w let|strong="G2443"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* hurt \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* can make \w us|strong="G2249"\w* clean \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w inside|strong="G1722"\w*. \w It|strong="G3739"\w*’s \w like|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* sick, \w but|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* can make \w us|strong="G2249"\w* better.\x * \xo 2:24 \xt Isaiah 53:5\x*  
\v 25 \w Before|strong="G1909"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w going|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* wrong \w way|strong="G5613"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* getting lost \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w sheep|strong="G4263"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* looks \w after|strong="G1909"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* shows \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* right \w way|strong="G5613"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w*, \w just|strong="G5613"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* man looks \w after|strong="G1909"\w* \w his|strong="G1909"\w* \w sheep|strong="G4263"\w*.\x * \xo 2:25 \xt Isaiah 53:6\x*   
\c 3  
\s1 This is about wives and husbands  
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\v 1 \w Now|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w*’m talking \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w married|strong="G1135"\w*. \w You|strong="G1487"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w think|strong="G5100"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* husbands want \w and|strong="G2532"\w* agree \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Some|strong="G5100"\w* husbands don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w word|strong="G3056"\w* \w says|strong="G3056"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* see \w you|strong="G1487"\w* living right, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* want \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*. \w You|strong="G1487"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w say|strong="G3056"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w word|strong="G3056"\w*, \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w just|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* right.  
\v 2 \w They|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G4771"\w* see \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* really \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* listen properly \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w*.   
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\v 3-4 You women will be really beautiful if you live in a quiet way, and don’t try to be important. If you are beautiful inside like that, you will stay beautiful for ever, even after you get old. But if you just do things like colour your hair and do it up, or if you have gold rings and necklaces, or if you have pretty clothes, you might think you are beautiful, but those things don’t last for ever. So be quiet inside yourselves, and don’t try to be important. God really wants you to be beautiful that way.\x * \xo 3:3-4 \xt 1 Timothy 2:9\x*  
\v 5 \w A|strong="G2532"\w* long \w time|strong="G4218"\w* ago, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* really \w trusted|strong="G1679"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w like|strong="G3779"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* thought \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w their|strong="G1438"\w* husbands wanted \w and|strong="G2532"\w* agreed \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 6 Remember \w Sarah|strong="G4564"\w*, \w a|strong="G1096"\w* woman \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w lived|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* long \w time|strong="G3739"\w* ago. \w She|strong="G2532"\w* listened \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w her|strong="G3588"\w* husband, Abraham, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w she|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* wanted. \w She|strong="G2532"\w* \w called|strong="G2564"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, “\w My|strong="G3739"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* boss.” \w So|strong="G2532"\w* always \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* right, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w frightened|strong="G5399"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w anyone|strong="G3367"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* grand-daughters \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w Sarah|strong="G4564"\w*.\x * \xo 3:6 \xt Genesis 18:12\x*   
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\v 7 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w men|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* married, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w part|strong="G2596"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w respect|strong="G5092"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w wives|strong="G5613"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w take|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* care \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Their|strong="G2532"\w* bodies aren’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w strong|strong="G2532"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w yours|strong="G4771"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w people|strong="G3588"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w life|strong="G2222"\w*, \w just|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G3668"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w life|strong="G2222"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* remember \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w respect|strong="G5092"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* hear \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w prayers|strong="G4335"\w*.   
\s1 If people make trouble for you  
\p
\v 8 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w you|strong="G3956"\w* listen \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* too. Remember \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G3956"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* same family, \w so|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G3956"\w* \w have|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* think \w the|strong="G3956"\w* same \w way|strong="G3956"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* right. \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G3956"\w* \w have|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* care \w for|strong="G1161"\w* each \w other|strong="G1161"\w* properly. Don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* think \w you|strong="G3956"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w great|strong="G3956"\w*. Try \w to|strong="G1161"\w* understand \w how|strong="G1161"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* feeling \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 9 \w If|strong="G2443"\w* somebody rubbishes \w you|strong="G3754"\w*, don’t rubbish \w them|strong="G3778"\w* \w back|strong="G1519"\w*. \w If|strong="G2443"\w* somebody does \w wrong|strong="G2556"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w*, don’t \w do|strong="G3361"\w* payback \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G3778"\w*. \w Instead|strong="G1161"\w* \w of|strong="G2228"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w*, \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* ask \w God|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G3361"\w* good \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G3778"\w*. \w God|strong="G3361"\w* picked \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G3361"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* family \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* live \w like|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w*. \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* good \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w like|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w*, \w God|strong="G3361"\w* \w will|strong="G3778"\w* \w be|strong="G3361"\w* good \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* too.  
\v 10 \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w says|strong="G2980"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G3708"\w* \w book|strong="G3588"\w*,  
\q1 “\w If|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3708"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* happy,  
\q1 don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w say|strong="G2980"\w* \w bad|strong="G2556"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* lie \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11 \w Turn|strong="G1578"\w* \w away|strong="G1578"\w* \w from|strong="G1515"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w* \w bad|strong="G2556"\w* \w things|strong="G2556"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w good|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G2556"\w*.  
\q1 Don’t fight \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G4160"\w* \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G4160"\w* trouble.  
\q1 Try \w very|strong="G2532"\w* hard \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* happily \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w people|strong="G4160"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12 \w God|strong="G2532"\w* looks \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w people|strong="G4383"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w right|strong="G1342"\w* way,  
\q1 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* listens carefully \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w what|strong="G2556"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* ask \w him|strong="G4160"\w*.  
\q1 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* punishes \w people|strong="G4383"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w bad|strong="G2556"\w* \w things|strong="G2556"\w*.”\x * \xo 3:12 \xt Psalm 34:12-16 \x*   
\m
\v 13 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* want \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w*, nobody \w will|strong="G5101"\w* want \w to|strong="G2532"\w* punish \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.  
\v 14 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* sometimes, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w*’s \w right|strong="G1343"\w*, \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* \w trouble|strong="G5015"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w*. \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* happens, don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w frightened|strong="G5399"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* worry \w about|strong="G3588"\w* anything \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w*, \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w*.\x * \xo 3:14 \xt Matthew 5:10; Isaiah 8:12-13\x*   
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\v 15 \w Always|strong="G3956"\w* remember \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* really important \w one|strong="G3956"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w* leader, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* listen \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. \w People|strong="G3956"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G3056"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, “Tell \w us|strong="G1722"\w*, why \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* sure \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w for|strong="G4012"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*?” \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w always|strong="G3956"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w ready|strong="G2092"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w help|strong="G4012"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* understand why \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* sure.  
\v 16 Tell \w them|strong="G3588"\w* clearly, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w respect|strong="G5401"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* talk \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Make|strong="G2532"\w* sure \w you|strong="G5210"\w* always \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* right \w way|strong="G1722"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* feel \w shame|strong="G2617"\w*. \w Some|strong="G3739"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* rubbish Christians, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* see \w you|strong="G5210"\w* doing \w the|strong="G1722"\w* right \w things|strong="G3588"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* feel \w shame|strong="G2617"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w themselves|strong="G3326"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w do|strong="G2554"\w* something \w wrong|strong="G2554"\w*, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w then|strong="G1063"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* give \w you|strong="G1487"\w* trouble, \w that|strong="G3588"\w*’s fair enough. \w But|strong="G1487"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* much \w better|strong="G2909"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w do|strong="G2554"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w*, \w even|strong="G1063"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* give \w you|strong="G1487"\w* trouble \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w doing|strong="G2554"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 18 \w All|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w us|strong="G4012"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* done wrong \w things|strong="G3588"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w should|strong="G2316"\w* \w die|strong="G2289"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w died|strong="G2289"\w* \w instead|strong="G1161"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w us|strong="G4012"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w took|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* payback \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* never \w did|strong="G2532"\w* anything wrong himself, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w died|strong="G2289"\w* \w instead|strong="G1161"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w us|strong="G4012"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* can \w go|strong="G4151"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w become|strong="G1161"\w* \w his|strong="G4012"\w* family. \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w died|strong="G2289"\w* \w just|strong="G1342"\w* once, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* remembers \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* ever. \w People|strong="G4561"\w* \w killed|strong="G2289"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w made|strong="G2316"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w alive|strong="G2227"\w* \w again|strong="G2532"\w*.   
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\v 19 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G4198"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* talked \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w spirits|strong="G4151"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* locked \w up|strong="G4198"\w* like prisoners.  
\v 20 \w A|strong="G1519"\w* \w long|strong="G2250"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w* ago, \w they|strong="G3588"\w* didn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* listen \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* didn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* told \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w*. \w That|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w* \w when|strong="G3753"\w* \w Noah|strong="G3575"\w* \w lived|strong="G1510"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* waited \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w*, \w he|strong="G3739"\w* didn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* punish \w anyone|strong="G3739"\w* \w yet|strong="G3739"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* waited, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w Noah|strong="G3575"\w* \w built|strong="G2680"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* big boat. Only 8 \w people|strong="G5590"\w* got \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* boat. \w Then|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w sent|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w very|strong="G3778"\w* big rain. \w Water|strong="G5204"\w* covered everything, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3739"\w* drowned. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w saved|strong="G1295"\w* only \w those|strong="G3588"\w* 8 \w people|strong="G5590"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* boat.\x * \xo 3:20 \xt Genesis 6:1—7:24\x*  
\v 21 \w That|strong="G3739"\w* water \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* picture \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* baptism ceremony. Like \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w time|strong="G3568"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* Christian leaders \w put|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w under|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* water \w to|strong="G1519"\w* baptise \w us|strong="G1519"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* didn’t \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w wash|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w dirt|strong="G4509"\w* off \w the|strong="G2532"\w* outside \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*. \w No|strong="G3756"\w*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w*’s like \w that|strong="G3739"\w* water washed \w the|strong="G2532"\w* shame \w from|strong="G2532"\w* inside \w us|strong="G1519"\w*. \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* asked \w those|strong="G3739"\w* leaders \w to|strong="G1519"\w* baptise \w us|strong="G1519"\w*, \w we|strong="G3739"\w* asked \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* clean \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* inside, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* feel shame \w any|strong="G3756"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w saves|strong="G4982"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w gives|strong="G1223"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* new \w life|strong="G4561"\w*. Yes, \w we|strong="G3739"\w* can \w have|strong="G2532"\w* new \w life|strong="G4561"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w*, \w after|strong="G1223"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* died, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w came|strong="G2532"\w* \w back|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w life|strong="G4561"\w* \w again|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 22 \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w most|strong="G2316"\w* important \w place|strong="G1722"\w*, \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w right-hand|strong="G1188"\w* \w side|strong="G1188"\w*. \w All|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* angels, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* bad spirits, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* bosses everywhere, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* haven’t got \w as|strong="G1519"\w* much \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w*. \w No|strong="G2532"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* strongest \w one|strong="G3739"\w* anywhere. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w than|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w them|strong="G1722"\w*.   
\c 4  
\s1 Live like God wants  
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\v 1 Remember \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* got trouble \w while|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w lived|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G3767"\w* \w earth|strong="G4561"\w*. \w Well|strong="G2532"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* trouble \w too|strong="G2532"\w*, \w so|strong="G3767"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* ready \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* upset \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*. \w If|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* trouble \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* belong \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*, \w that|strong="G3754"\w* shows \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* want \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s way \w and|strong="G2532"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w any|strong="G3754"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 2 \w It|strong="G1519"\w* shows \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w want|strong="G2307"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w wants|strong="G2307"\w*. \w So|strong="G1519"\w* whenever \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w want|strong="G2307"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G1722"\w* something bad, \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* turn away \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G1519"\w* \w and|strong="G2316"\w* live \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w way|strong="G1722"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w past|strong="G3928"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* lots \w of|strong="G2532"\w* wrong \w things|strong="G3588"\w*. \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w lived|strong="G2532"\w* like \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* didn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*. \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w just|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* whatever bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* wanted \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*. \w You|strong="G1722"\w* slept \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* married \w to|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* husband \w and|strong="G2532"\w* wife \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w together|strong="G2532"\w*. \w You|strong="G1722"\w* got drunk. \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w went|strong="G4198"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w wild|strong="G2532"\w* \w parties|strong="G4224"\w*. \w You|strong="G1722"\w* showed respect \w for|strong="G1063"\w* statues \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w* made. \w That|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* really bad. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 4 \w Some|strong="G3739"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* friends \w keep|strong="G3361"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* doing lots \w of|strong="G1722"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* care \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w it|strong="G3739"\w*. \w But|strong="G3361"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* say, “\w No|strong="G3361"\w*,” \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w So|strong="G1519"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w surprised|strong="G3579"\w*, \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* rubbish \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.  
\v 5 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* face \w God|strong="G2532"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w ready|strong="G2093"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w judge|strong="G2919"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3739"\w*, \w people|strong="G2919"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* still \w living|strong="G2198"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G2919"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* ask \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w answer|strong="G3056"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 6 \w That|strong="G2443"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* reason \w why|strong="G1063"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* told \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G2097"\w* \w news|strong="G2097"\w* \w about|strong="G2596"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w people|strong="G2919"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w*. \w We|strong="G1063"\w* told \w them|strong="G3778"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G2097"\w* \w news|strong="G2097"\w*, \w then|strong="G2532"\w* later \w their|strong="G2532"\w* bodies died, \w like|strong="G2596"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G2919"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* die \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3778"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* wanted \w them|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* trust \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* time \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w judges|strong="G2919"\w* everyone, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G3778"\w* \w alive|strong="G2198"\w* \w again|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w live|strong="G2198"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w ever|strong="G1519"\w*.   
\s1 Do good things for each other  
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\v 7 \w You|strong="G3956"\w* know, \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* finish \w up|strong="G1519"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w soon|strong="G1448"\w*. \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G3956"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* think clearly, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* careful \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w you|strong="G3956"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*, \w so|strong="G3767"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G3956"\w* can talk \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* properly \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G3956"\w* pray.  
\v 8 \w And|strong="G3956"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* most important \w thing|strong="G3956"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w*’ve got \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w*, \w you|strong="G3754"\w*’ve got \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w keep|strong="G2192"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* loving \w each|strong="G1438"\w* \w other|strong="G1438"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* much. \w Even|strong="G1519"\w* \w if|strong="G3748"\w* somebody \w does|strong="G2192"\w* something bad \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w*, \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* love \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G3956"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* anyway, \w and|strong="G3956"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* payback \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.\x * \xo 4:8 \xt Proverbs 10:12\x*  
\v 9 If there \w are|strong="G1519"\w* other Christians \w that|strong="G1519"\w* need food or \w a|strong="G1519"\w* place \w to|strong="G1519"\w* stay, then share your \w home|strong="G1519"\w* \w with|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G1519"\w* \w and|strong="G1519"\w* don’t complain \w to|strong="G1519"\w* anyone \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w it|strong="G1519"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w given|strong="G1247"\w* \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w one|strong="G1538"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w you|strong="G1438"\w* different ways \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G2983"\w* \w good|strong="G2570"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w other|strong="G1438"\w*. \w He|strong="G5613"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w given|strong="G1247"\w* \w you|strong="G1438"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w power|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G2983"\w* \w them|strong="G1438"\w*, \w so|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G1438"\w* \w have|strong="G2983"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G2983"\w* \w them|strong="G1438"\w* properly.  
\v 11 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* can \w tell|strong="G2980"\w* stories \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*, \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w tell|strong="G2980"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s story, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w tell|strong="G2980"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* clearly. \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* can help \w other|strong="G3739"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*, \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w let|strong="G2443"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w strong|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* can help \w them|strong="G3588"\w* properly. \w Do|strong="G2532"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* properly \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w when|strong="G5613"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* see \w it|strong="G2532"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2479"\w* \w say|strong="G2980"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* really \w great|strong="G3956"\w*. \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* follow \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2479"\w* thank \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* sending \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*. \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* really \w great|strong="G3956"\w* \w power|strong="G2904"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w power|strong="G2904"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w ever|strong="G1519"\w*. \w That|strong="G2443"\w*’s \w true|strong="G3588"\w*.   
\s1 We all get troubles  
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\v 12 \w My|strong="G1722"\w* friends, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w following|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1096"\w*, \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* getting trouble. Don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w surprised|strong="G3579"\w* \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w it|strong="G1096"\w*. \w God|strong="G4314"\w* lets \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w get|strong="G1096"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* trouble \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w show|strong="G1096"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* really trust \w Jesus|strong="G1096"\w*.  
\v 13 \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* getting trouble \w just|strong="G2532"\w* \w like|strong="G2443"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* got trouble, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* happy. Don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* sad. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w day|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w comes|strong="G2532"\w* back \w and|strong="G2532"\w* shows everyone \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* really \w great|strong="G2532"\w*, \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* happy.  
\v 14 Maybe \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w making|strong="G2532"\w* fun \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* follow \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* worry, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* shows \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w happy|strong="G3107"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w His|strong="G1909"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w great|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* lot \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w power|strong="G2316"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* know \w that|strong="G3361"\w* \w people|strong="G5100"\w* \w that|strong="G3361"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* wrong \w things|strong="G5100"\w* get trouble. Don’t \w be|strong="G3361"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* them. Don’t kill \w another|strong="G5100"\w* \w person|strong="G5100"\w*. Don’t steal \w things|strong="G5100"\w*. Don’t \w make|strong="G3361"\w* trouble \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w other|strong="G5100"\w* \w people|strong="G5100"\w*. Don’t \w do|strong="G3361"\w* wrong \w things|strong="G5100"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w that|strong="G3361"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* give \w you|strong="G1487"\w* trouble \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w follow|strong="G1161"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G3778"\w*, don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* feel shame. \w No|strong="G3361"\w*. \w Just|strong="G5613"\w* thank \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* belong \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G3778"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w It|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G2540"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* start judging everybody. \w He|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G2316"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w give|strong="G1473"\w* trouble \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w*. \w He|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* judge \w his|strong="G3754"\w* own \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w*. \w They|strong="G1161"\w* \w might|strong="G2316"\w* get \w some|strong="G3588"\w* trouble \w now|strong="G1161"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G1473"\w* last \w for|strong="G3754"\w* ever. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* later, \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* judge \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* didn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* want \w to|strong="G1161"\w* listen \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w his|strong="G3754"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* story. \w He|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G2316"\w* really hard \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w give|strong="G1473"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* lots \w of|strong="G2316"\w* trouble.  
\v 18 \w God|strong="G2532"\w* says \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w book|strong="G3588"\w*,  
\q1 “\w People|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w right|strong="G1342"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w get|strong="G4982"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* troubles,  
\q1 \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w save|strong="G4982"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\q1 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w never|strong="G1487"\w* listen \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*?  
\q1 \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w save|strong="G4982"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* punish \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.”\x * \xo 4:18 \xt Proverbs 11:31 \x*   
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\v 19 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* lets \w you|strong="G1722"\w* Christians \w get|strong="G2532"\w* trouble, keep \w on|strong="G1722"\w* trusting \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* keep \w on|strong="G1722"\w* doing whatever \w is|strong="G3588"\w* right. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w made|strong="G2316"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* promised \w to|strong="G2532"\w* save \w you|strong="G1722"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w does|strong="G2316"\w* everything \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* promises \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* can trust \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*.   
\c 5  
\s1 This is a message for Christian leaders  
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\v 1 \w Now|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w*’m talking \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* Christian leaders. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* leader \w too|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* saw \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* trouble. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* saw \w people|strong="G3588"\w* blame \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* telling lies, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* saw \w them|strong="G3588"\w* kill \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w*, \w later|strong="G3195"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G3195"\w* show everyone \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w great|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G3195"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G3195"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* happy \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* church leaders \w have|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* look \w after|strong="G2596"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w people|strong="G3588"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w gave|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* job \w to|strong="G2596"\w* look \w after|strong="G2596"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w so|strong="G3361"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w it|strong="G3588"\w* properly, \w like|strong="G2596"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w man|strong="G3361"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w sheep|strong="G4165"\w* looks \w after|strong="G2596"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* properly. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* wants \w you|strong="G5210"\w* leaders \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w be|strong="G3361"\w* happy \w while|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* job. Don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w just|strong="G2596"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w it|strong="G3588"\w* \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* think \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w*, \w or|strong="G3366"\w* \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* want money. \w Do|strong="G3361"\w* \w it|strong="G3588"\w* \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* want \w to|strong="G2596"\w* help \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w people|strong="G3588"\w*.\x * \xo 5:2 \xt John 21:15-17\x*\fig People used to always stay with their sheep to look after them|src="LB00006b.tif" size="col" ref="5:2" \fig*  
\v 3 Don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* bossy. Instead, \w show|strong="G1096"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w how|strong="G5613"\w* \w to|strong="G1096"\w* follow \w Jesus|strong="G1096"\w*. \w You|strong="G5613"\w* \w have|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G1096"\w* follow \w Jesus|strong="G1096"\w* properly, \w so|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1096"\w* see \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w way|strong="G5613"\w* \w you|strong="G5613"\w* follow \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1096"\w* follow \w him|strong="G3588"\w* properly \w too|strong="G5613"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w*, later, \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* \w back|strong="G2865"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* happy \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* work, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G5319"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w great|strong="G2532"\w*, \w for|strong="G2532"\w* ever. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* leader \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* us, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* looks \w after|strong="G2532"\w* us properly.   
\s1 This is a message for young people  
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\v 5 Listen, \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w young|strong="G3501"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*, \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w like|strong="G3668"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*. \w You|strong="G3754"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* \w to|strong="G1325"\w* listen carefully \w to|strong="G1325"\w* \w your|strong="G3956"\w* Christian \w leaders|strong="G3754"\w*. Don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* think \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w great|strong="G3956"\w* \w or|strong="G1161"\w* \w more|strong="G3956"\w* important than \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*. Think \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* says \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w book|strong="G3588"\w*. \w He|strong="G1161"\w* says,  
\q1 “\w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* against \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* think \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w great|strong="G3956"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G1325"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* know \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* not \w great|strong="G3956"\w*.”\x * \xo 5:5 \xt Proverbs 3:34 \x*   
\s1 This is a message for everyone  
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\v 6 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w great|strong="G5312"\w* \w and|strong="G2316"\w* powerful, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* remember \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* not important \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G1722"\w*. Wait \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w right|strong="G2540"\w* \w time|strong="G2540"\w*, \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w get|strong="G5013"\w* everybody \w to|strong="G2443"\w* respect \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.\x * \xo 5:6 \xt Matthew 23:12; Luke 14:11; 18:14\x*  
\v 7 \w God|strong="G3588"\w* loves \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G3956"\w* \w he|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* looking \w after|strong="G1909"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w so|strong="G4012"\w* tell \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* makes \w you|strong="G5210"\w* sad, \w or|strong="G3588"\w* angry, \w or|strong="G3588"\w* worried, \w and|strong="G3956"\w* trust \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* look \w after|strong="G1909"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* properly.   
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\v 8 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2212"\w* think clearly \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w watch|strong="G1127"\w* \w out|strong="G2212"\w* \w for|strong="G2212"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* enemy, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w devil|strong="G1228"\w*. \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* boss over \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* bad spirits, \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* going \w around|strong="G4043"\w* \w looking|strong="G2212"\w* \w for|strong="G2212"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2212"\w* trick. \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* wild animal \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* going \w around|strong="G4043"\w* \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w looking|strong="G2212"\w* \w for|strong="G2212"\w* somebody \w to|strong="G2212"\w* kill \w and|strong="G3588"\w* eat.  
\v 9 Don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w listen|strong="G1492"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w but|strong="G3588"\w* fight back \w against|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. Trust \w Jesus|strong="G1492"\w* properly, \w and|strong="G4102"\w* keep \w on|strong="G1722"\w* trusting \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Remember|strong="G1492"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3739"\w* alone. \w All|strong="G1722"\w* \w over|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* Christian friends \w are|strong="G3588"\w* getting trouble, \w just|strong="G3588"\w* like \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w*. \w They|strong="G3588"\w* follow \w Jesus|strong="G1492"\w*, \w so|strong="G3739"\w* bad \w people|strong="G1492"\w* give \w them|strong="G3588"\w* trouble too.   
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\v 10 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* trouble doesn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* last \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w ever|strong="G1519"\w*. \w After|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G5210"\w* trouble \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w short|strong="G3641"\w* \w time|strong="G3641"\w*, \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w He|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w right|strong="G1519"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* properly strong \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. \w He|strong="G1161"\w* picked \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* join \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w up|strong="G1519"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G4741"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. \w He|strong="G1161"\w* \w did|strong="G2316"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w so|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w end|strong="G1519"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* \w great|strong="G3956"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G4741"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w ever|strong="G1519"\w*.  
\v 11 \w God|strong="G1519"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* powerful now, \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* will keep \w on|strong="G1519"\w* being \w very|strong="G3588"\w* powerful \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w ever|strong="G1519"\w*. \w That|strong="G3588"\w*’s \w true|strong="G3588"\w*.   
\s1 About this letter  
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\v 12 \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w just|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w short|strong="G3641"\w* \w letter|strong="G1125"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. Silas helped \w me|strong="G1223"\w* \w write|strong="G1125"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w* Christian friend, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* follows \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w* properly. \w I|strong="G3739"\w* want \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* happy \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w strong|strong="G2532"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w*’m \w writing|strong="G1125"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w letter|strong="G1125"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* want \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* remember \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* keep \w on|strong="G1519"\w* thinking \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w how|strong="G5613"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* keep \w on|strong="G1519"\w* trusting \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.\x * \xo 5:12 \xt Acts 15:22, 40\x*   
\s1 Hello from other Christians  
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\v 13 \w The|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* church \w here|strong="G1722"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* city \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* sometimes \w call|strong="G2532"\w* Babylon, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G2532"\w* \em hello\em* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2532"\w* made \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* family, \w just|strong="G2532"\w* \w like|strong="G5207"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* remember \w Mark|strong="G3138"\w*? \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w here|strong="G1722"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w like|strong="G5207"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w son|strong="G5207"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* says \em hello\em* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*.\x * \xo 5:13 \xt Acts 12:12, 25; 13:13; 15:37-39; Colossians 4:10; Philemon 1:24\x*   
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\v 14 Whenever \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w meet|strong="G3588"\w* \w together|strong="G1722"\w*, show \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* happy \w to|strong="G1722"\w* see each \w other|strong="G1722"\w*, \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* love each \w other|strong="G1722"\w*.  
\p \w I|strong="G1722"\w* ask \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* make \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* Christians happy \w and|strong="G3956"\w* quiet \w inside|strong="G1722"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G4771"\w*.  
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\p \sig \+w From|strong="G1515"\+w* Peter\sig*