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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
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Everything Has Its Time

3 For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven:(A)

2 a time to be born and a time to die;
a time to plant and a time to pluck up what is planted;(B)
3 a time to kill and a time to heal;
a time to break down and a time to build up;
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn and a time to dance;(C)
5 a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;(D)
6 a time to seek and a time to lose;
a time to keep and a time to throw away;
7 a time to tear and a time to sew;
a time to keep silent and a time to speak;(E)
8 a time to love and a time to hate;
a time for war and a time for peace.(F)

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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
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A Time for Everything

3 There is a time(A) for everything,
    and a season for every activity under the heavens:

2     a time to be born and a time to die,
    a time to plant and a time to uproot,(B)
3     a time to kill(C) and a time to heal,
    a time to tear down and a time to build,
4     a time to weep and a time to laugh,
    a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5     a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
    a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6     a time to search and a time to give up,
    a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7     a time to tear and a time to mend,
    a time to be silent(D) and a time to speak,
8     a time to love and a time to hate,
    a time for war and a time for peace.

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Ecclesiastes 3:14-15
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14 I know that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it nor anything taken from it; God has done this so that all should stand in awe before him.(A) 15 That which is already has been, that which is to be already is, and God seeks out what has gone by.[a](B)

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  1. 3.15 Heb what is pursued
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Ecclesiastes 3:14-15
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14 I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.(A)

15 Whatever is has already been,(B)
    and what will be has been before;(C)
    and God will call the past to account.[a]

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  1. Ecclesiastes 3:15 Or God calls back the past
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