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45-ACT.usfm

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 \v 25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned away to go to his own place."
 \v 26 They cast lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
 
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 \v 26 Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced.
-\q Also, my flesh will live in certain hope.
+\q Also, my flesh will live in hope.
 
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-\v 19 When her masters saw that their opportunity to make money was now gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.
+\v 19 When her masters saw that their hope to make money was now gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities. 
 \v 20 When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, "These men are stirring up our city. They are Jews. 
 \v 21 They proclaim customs that are not lawful for Romans to accept or practice."
 
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 \v 14 But I confess this to you, that according to the Way that they call a sect, in that same way I serve the God of our fathers. I am faithful to all that is in the law and the writings of the prophets.
-\v 15 I have the same confident hope in God as these men, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked. 
+\v 15 I have the same hope in God as these men, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.  
 \v 16 So I always strive to have a clear conscience before God and human beings. 
 
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 \v 5 They knew me from the beginning and they should admit that I lived as a Pharisee, the strictest party of our religion.
 
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-\v 6 Now I stand here to be judged because of my certain hope in the promise made by God to our fathers.
+\v 6 Now I stand here to be judged because of my hope in the promise made by God to our fathers.
 \v 7 For this is the promise that our twelve tribes sought to receive as they earnestly worshiped God night and day. It is for this certain hope, King Agrippa, that the Jews accuse me.
 \v 8 Why should any of you think it is unbelievable that God raises the dead?
 
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 \v 19 But when the Jews spoke against their desire, I was forced to appeal to Caesar, although it is not as if I were bringing any accusation against my nation.
-\v 20 Because of my appeal, then, I have asked to see you and to speak with you. It is because of the certain hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain."
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+\v 20 Because of my appeal, then, I have asked to see you and to speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain."
 
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46-ROM.usfm

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 \v 1 Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
-\v 2 Through him we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the certain hope of the glory of God. 
+\v 2 Through him we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 
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 \v 3 Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings. We know that suffering produces endurance.
-\v 4 Endurance produces character, and character produces certain hope,
-\v 5 and that hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
+\v 4 Endurance produces character, and character produces hope,
+\v 5 and hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
 
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 \v 6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
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 \v 11 Concerning diligence, do not be hesitant. Concerning the spirit, be eager. Concerning the Lord, serve him.
-\v 12 Rejoice in certain hope, be patient in suffering, be faithful in prayer. 
+\v 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, be faithful in prayer. 
 \v 13 Share in the needs of God's holy people. Find many ways to show hospitality.
 
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 \v 3 For even Christ did not please himself. Instead, it was just as it is written, "The insults of those who insulted you fell on me."
-\v 4 For whatever was previously written was written for our instruction, in order that through patience and through encouragement of the scriptures we would have certain hope.
+\v 4 For whatever was previously written was written for our instruction, in order that through patience and through encouragement of the scriptures we would have hope.
 
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 \v 5 Now may the God of patience and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with each other according to Christ Jesus.

47-1CO.usfm

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 \v 9 For it is written in the law of Moses, "Do not put a muzzle on an ox when it is treading out the grain." Is it really the oxen that God cares about?
-\v 10 Is he not speaking about us? It was written for us, because the one who plows should plow in hope, and the one who threshes should thresh in the expectation of sharing in the harvest.
+\v 10 Is he not speaking about us? It was written for us, because the one who plows should plow in hope, and the one who threshes should thresh in the hope of sharing in the harvest.
 \v 11 If we sowed spiritual things among you, is it too much for us to reap material things from you?
 
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48-2CO.usfm

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 \v 5 For just as the sufferings of Christ abound for our sake, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.
 \v 6 But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort. Your comfort is working effectively when you patiently share in the same sufferings that we also suffer.
-\v 7 Our expectation concerning you is unshaken, for we know that as you share the sufferings, you also share our comfort.
+\v 7 Our hope concerning you is unshaken, for we know that as you share the sufferings, you also share our comfort.
 
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 \v 8 For we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the troubles we had in Asia. We were so completely crushed beyond our strength that we despaired even of life.
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 \v 14 For we did not overextend ourselves when we reached you. We were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel of Christ.
 
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-\v 15 We have not boasted beyond limits about the labors of others. Instead, we expect that as your faith continues to grow, our work among you will greatly expand.
+\v 15 We have not boasted beyond limits about the labors of others. Instead, our hope is that as your faith continues to grow, our work among you will greatly expand.
 \v 16 We hope for this, so that we may preach the gospel even in regions beyond you. We will not boast about the work being done in another's area.
 
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50-EPH.usfm

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 \v 3 Do your best to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
 
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-\v 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one certain hope of your calling.
+\v 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling.
 \v 5 And there is one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
 \v 6 and one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
 

51-PHP.usfm

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 \v 19 for I know that this will result in my deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
 
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-\v 20 It is my eager expectation and certain hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but that I will have complete boldness, so that now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
+\v 20 It is my eager expectation and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but that I will have complete boldness, so that now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
 \v 21 For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain.
 
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52-COL.usfm

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 \v 4 We have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all God's holy people.
-\v 5 You have this love because of the certain hope reserved for you in heaven. You heard about this confident expectation before in the word of truth, the gospel,
+\v 5 You have this love because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You heard about this confident expectation before in the word of truth, the gospel,
 \v 6 which has come to you. This gospel is bearing fruit and is growing in all the world. It has been doing this in you also from the day you heard it and learned about the grace of God in truth.
 
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 \v 21 At one time, you also were strangers to God and were his enemies in mind and in evil deeds.
 \v 22 But now he has reconciled you by his physical body through death. He did this in order to present you holy, blameless, and above reproach before him,
-\v 23 if you continue in the faith, established and firm, not moved away from the certain hope of the gospel that you heard. This is the gospel that was proclaimed to every person created under heaven. This is the gospel of which I, Paul, became a servant.
+\v 23 if you continue in the faith, established and firm, not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This is the gospel that was proclaimed to every person created under heaven. This is the gospel of which I, Paul, became a servant.
 
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57-TIT.usfm

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 \v 1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God's chosen people and the knowledge of the truth that agrees with godliness,
-\v 2 with the certain hope of everlasting life that God, who does not lie, promised before all the ages of time.
+\v 2 with the hope of everlasting life that God, who does not lie, promised before all the ages of time.
 \v 3 At the right time, he revealed his word by the message that he trusted me to deliver by the command of God our Savior.
 
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