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12 Therefore, [Prov. 4:26 says], “Strengthen your limp hands and weak knees;
13 make straight paths for your feet,” so that crippled limbs will not remain [permanently] disabled, but rather will be healed. [Note: The idea here is “remove all barriers to spiritual growth so you can live a faithful life”].
14 Actively seek to live in peace with all people. And be dedicated to God, because no one will see God without this.
15 Look carefully [at how you are living] so that no one falls away from God’s unearned favor, and that no “poisonous plant sprouts up” to cause trouble and corrupt many people [Note: This is an analogy from Deut. 29:16-18 being used as a warning against the evil influence of wicked people],