For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;
    with you, evil people(A) are not welcome.
The arrogant(B) cannot stand(C)
    in your presence.
You hate(D) all who do wrong;
    you destroy those who tell lies.(E)
The bloodthirsty and deceitful
    you, Lord, detest.

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13 You who are far away,(A) hear(B) what I have done;
    you who are near, acknowledge my power!
14 The sinners(C) in Zion are terrified;
    trembling(D) grips the godless:
“Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire?(E)
    Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?”

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13 Your eyes are too pure(A) to look on evil;
    you cannot tolerate wrongdoing.(B)
Why then do you tolerate(C) the treacherous?(D)
    Why are you silent while the wicked
    swallow up those more righteous than themselves?(E)

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God’s Wrath Against Sinful Humanity

18 The wrath of God(A) is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness,

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All of us also lived among them at one time,(A) gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a](B) and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us,(C) God, who is rich in mercy,

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 2:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.

But when the kindness(A) and love of God our Savior(B) appeared,(C)

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