- surety:
- "I¹ will be suretyª° for him; of my handª¹ shalt thou requireª° him: ifª° I bringª° him not²¹ unto¹ thee, and setª° him before¹ thee,² then let me bear the blameª° for ever:ª¹" {Gen 43:9} + "Be¹ not¹ thou [one] of them that strikeª° hands,ª [or] of them that are suretiesª° for debts.ª ... If¹ thou hast nothing¹ to pay,ª° why¹ should he take awayª° thy bedª from under¹¹ thee?" {Prv 22:26-27} + "Like a craneª [or] a swallow,ª so¹ did I chatter:ª° I did mournª° as a dove:ª mine eyesª failª° [with looking] upward:ª O LORD,²¹ I am oppressed;ª undertake²°¹ for me." {Isa 38:14} + "¹ Ifª² he hath wrongedª° thee,ª orª owethª° [thee] ought,ª put²° that² on²° mine account;ª¹¹ ... Iª Paulª have writtenª° [it] with mine ownª hand,ª Iª will repayª° [it]: albeit²°¹ I do²° not²¹ sayª° to theeª howª thou owestª° unto meª evenª thine own selfª besides.²°" {Phm 1:18-19} + "Byª so much²¹ was²° Jesusª madeª° a suretyª of a betterª testament.ª" {Hbr 7:22}
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