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Numbers 16:26

SinFellowship and the church

24 “Tell the congregation to move away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”

25 So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.

And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”

27 So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants.

28 Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing:

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BSB
And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
KJV
And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
WEB
He spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins!”
ASV
And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
DARBY
And he spoke to the assembly, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye perish in all their sins.
BLB
And he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart now from the tents of these wicked men, and do not touch anything that [is] unto them, lest you⁺ be consumed in all their sins.”
ÅB
Og han talte til menigheten og sa: Vik bort fra disse ugudelige menns telter, og rør ikke ved noe av det som hører dem til, for at dere ikke skal bli bortrykket for alle deres synders skyld!
OTB
Han advarte menigheten: «Gå bort fra teltene til disse ugudelige mennene! Rør ikke noe som tilhører dem, ellers vil dere bli feid bort på grunn av alle deres synder.»
B1930
Og han talte til menigheten og sa: Vik bort fra disse ugudelige menns telter, og rør ikke ved noget av det som hører dem til, forat I ikke skal bli bortrykket for alle deres synders skyld!

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  • Isaiah 52:11

    Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.

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  • Revelation 18:4

    Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.

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  • 2 Corinthians 6:17

    “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”

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  • Acts 13:51

    So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.

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  • 1 Timothy 5:22

    Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

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  • Acts 8:20

    But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

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  • Numbers 16:21–24

    “Separate yourselves from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.”

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  • Genesis 19:12–15

    Then the two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—a son-in-law, your sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here,

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