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         <div class="label">19</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Paul in Ephesus</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="ACT.19.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="ACT.19.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">and asked them, &#8220;Did you receive the Holy Spirit when</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">19:2 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">after</span></span></span><span class="content"> you believed?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="ACT.19.2"><span class="content">They answered, &#8220;No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="ACT.19.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="ACT.19.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">So Paul asked, &#8220;Then what baptism did you receive?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="ACT.19.3"><span class="content">&#8220;John&#8217;s baptism,&#8221; they replied.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="ACT.19.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="ACT.19.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Paul said, &#8220;John&#8217;s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="ACT.19.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="ACT.19.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">19:6 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">other languages</span></span></span><span class="content"> and prophesied. </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="ACT.19.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">There were about twelve men in all.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="ACT.19.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="ACT.19.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God. </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="ACT.19.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="ACT.19.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="ACT.19.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="ACT.19.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="ACT.19.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="ACT.19.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="ACT.19.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, &#8220;In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="ACT.19.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="ACT.19.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">One day the evil spirit answered them, &#8220;Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="ACT.19.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="ACT.19.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="ACT.19.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="ACT.19.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done. </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="ACT.19.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">19:19 </span><span class="ft">A drachma was a silver coin worth about a day&#8217;s wages.</span></span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="ACT.19.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="ACT.19.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="ACT.19.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">After all this had happened, Paul decided</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">19:21 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">decided in the Spirit</span></span></span><span class="content"> to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. &#8220;After I have been there,&#8221; he said, &#8220;I must visit Rome also.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="ACT.19.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia a little longer.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">The Riot in Ephesus</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="ACT.19.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="ACT.19.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way. </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="ACT.19.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="ACT.19.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: &#8220;You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business. </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="ACT.19.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all. </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="ACT.19.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="ACT.19.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="ACT.19.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: &#8220;Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="ACT.19.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul&#8217;s traveling companions from Macedonia, and all of them rushed into the theater together. </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="ACT.19.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him. </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="ACT.19.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="ACT.19.31"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="ACT.19.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there. </span></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="ACT.19.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front, and they shouted instructions to him. He motioned for silence in order to make a defense before the people. </span></span><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="ACT.19.34"><span class="label">34</span><span class="content">But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: &#8220;Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="ACT.19.34"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="ACT.19.35"><span class="label">35</span><span class="content">The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: &#8220;Fellow Ephesians, doesn&#8217;t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven? </span></span><span class="verse v36" data-usfm="ACT.19.36"><span class="label">36</span><span class="content">Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to calm down and not do anything rash. </span></span><span class="verse v37" data-usfm="ACT.19.37"><span class="label">37</span><span class="content">You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples nor blasphemed our goddess. </span></span><span class="verse v38" data-usfm="ACT.19.38"><span class="label">38</span><span class="content">If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. They can press charges. </span></span><span class="verse v39" data-usfm="ACT.19.39"><span class="label">39</span><span class="content">If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly. </span></span><span class="verse v40" data-usfm="ACT.19.40"><span class="label">40</span><span class="content">As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened today. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v41" data-usfm="ACT.19.41"><span class="label">41</span><span class="content">After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.</span></span></div>
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      <div class="chapter ch15" data-usfm="PRO.15">
         <div class="label">15</div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.15.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">A gentle answer turns away wrath,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.15.1"><span class="content">but a harsh word stirs up anger.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.15.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.15.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.15.2"><span class="content">but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.15.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.15.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The eyes of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> are everywhere,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.15.3"><span class="content">keeping watch on the wicked and the good.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.15.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.15.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">The soothing tongue is a tree of life,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.15.4"><span class="content">but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.15.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.15.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">A fool spurns a parent&#8217;s discipline,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.15.5"><span class="content">but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.15.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.15.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The house of the righteous contains great treasure,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.15.6"><span class="content">but the income of the wicked brings ruin.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.15.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.15.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">The lips of the wise spread knowledge,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.15.7"><span class="content">but the hearts of fools are not upright.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.15.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.15.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> detests the sacrifice of the wicked,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.15.8"><span class="content">but the prayer of the upright pleases him.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.15.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.15.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> detests the way of the wicked,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.15.9"><span class="content">but he loves those who pursue righteousness.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.15.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.15.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.15.10"><span class="content">the one who hates correction will die.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.15.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.15.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Death and Destruction</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">15:11 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Abaddon</span></span></span><span class="content"> lie open before the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.15.11"><span class="content">how much more do human hearts!</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.15.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.15.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Mockers resent correction,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.15.12"><span class="content">so they avoid the wise.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.15.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.15.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">A happy heart makes the face cheerful,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.15.13"><span class="content">but heartache crushes the spirit.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.15.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.15.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">The discerning heart seeks knowledge,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.15.14"><span class="content">but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.15.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.15.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">All the days of the oppressed are wretched,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.15.15"><span class="content">but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.15.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.15.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Better a little with the fear of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.15.16"><span class="content">than great wealth with turmoil.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.15.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.15.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Better a small serving of vegetables with love</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.15.17"><span class="content">than a fattened calf with hatred.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.15.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.15.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.15.18"><span class="content">but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.15.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.15.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.15.19"><span class="content">but the path of the upright is a highway.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.15.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.15.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">A wise son brings joy to his father,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.15.20"><span class="content">but a foolish man despises his mother.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.15.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.15.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Folly brings joy to one who has no sense,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.15.21"><span class="content">but whoever has understanding keeps a straight course.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.15.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.15.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">Plans fail for lack of counsel,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.15.22"><span class="content">but with many advisers they succeed.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.15.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.15.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">A person finds joy in giving an apt reply&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.15.23"><span class="content">and how good is a timely word!</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.15.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.15.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">The path of life leads upward for the prudent</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.15.24"><span class="content">to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.15.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.15.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> tears down the house of the proud,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.15.25"><span class="content">but he sets the widow&#8217;s boundary stones in place.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.15.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.15.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> detests the thoughts of the wicked,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.15.26"><span class="content">but gracious words are pure in his sight.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.15.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.15.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">The greedy bring ruin to their households,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.15.27"><span class="content">but the one who hates bribes will live.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.15.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.15.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.15.28"><span class="content">but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.15.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.15.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is far from the wicked,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.15.29"><span class="content">but he hears the prayer of the righteous.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.15.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.15.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">Light in a messenger&#8217;s eyes brings joy to the heart,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.15.30"><span class="content">and good news gives health to the bones.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.15.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.15.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">Whoever heeds life-giving correction</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.15.31"><span class="content">will be at home among the wise.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.15.31"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.15.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">Those who disregard discipline despise themselves,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.15.32"><span class="content">but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.15.32"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PRO.15.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">Wisdom&#8217;s instruction is to fear the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PRO.15.33"><span class="content">and humility comes before honor.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div>
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         <div class="p"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="ROM.1.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator&#8212;who is forever praised. Amen.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="ROM.1.25"><span class="content">  </span></span></div>
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