The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
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16 Submit as people who are free, but not letting your freedom serve as an excuse for evil; rather, submit as God's slaves.
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Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.
17 Be respectful to all - keep loving the brotherhood, fearing God and honoring the emperor.
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Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.
18 Household servants, submit yourselves to your masters, showing them full respect - and not only those who are kind and considerate, but also those who are harsh.
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Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.
19 For it is a grace when someone, because he is mindful of God, bears up under the pain of undeserved punishment.
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For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God.
20 For what credit is there in bearing up under a beating you deserve for doing something wrong? But if you bear up under punishment, even though you have done what is right, God looks on it with favor.
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But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
21 Indeed, this is what you were called to; because the Messiah too suffered, on your behalf, leaving an example so that you should follow in his steps.
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To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
22 "He committed no sin, nor was any deceit found on his lips."
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“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.”
23 When he was insulted, he didn't retaliate with insults; when he suffered, he didn't threaten, but handed them over to him who judges justly.
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When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.
24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the stake, o so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness - by his wounds you were healed.p
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“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
25 For you used to be like sheep gone astray, but now you have turned toq the Shepherd, who watches over you.
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For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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