1 Peter 4:18
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18 Now
(A)“If the righteous one is scarcely saved,
Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?”
Proverbs 11:31
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31 (A)If the righteous will be [a]recompensed on the earth,
How much more the ungodly and the sinner.
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- Proverbs 11:31 rewarded
Ezekiel 18:24
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24 “But (A)when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, shall he live? (B)All the righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; because of the unfaithfulness of which he is guilty and the sin which he has committed, because of them he shall die.
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Luke 23:31
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31 (A)For if they do these things in the green wood, what will be done in the dry?”
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Jude 15
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15 to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the (A)harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”
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2 Peter 2:5-6
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5 and did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly; 6 and turning the cities of (A)Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly;
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2 Peter 3:7
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7 But (A)the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for (B)fire until the day of judgment and [a]perdition of ungodly men.
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- 2 Peter 3:7 destruction
Romans 1:18
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God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness
18 (A)For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and (B)unrighteousness of men, who [a]suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
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- Romans 1:18 hold down
Hebrews 10:38-39
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39 But we are not of those (B)who draw back to [b]perdition, but of those who (C)believe to the saving of the soul.
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- Hebrews 10:38 NU My just one
- Hebrews 10:39 destruction
1 Corinthians 10:12
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12 Therefore (A)let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.
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Zechariah 13:9
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9 I will bring the one-third (A)through the fire,
Will (B)refine them as silver is refined,
And test them as gold is tested.
(C)They will call on My name,
And I will answer them.
(D)I will say, ‘This is My people’;
And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ”
Acts 14:22
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22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, (A)exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, (B)“We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.”
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Psalm 1:4-5
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4 The ungodly are not so,
But are (A)like the chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
Jeremiah 25:29
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29 For behold, (A)I begin to bring calamity on the city (B)which is called by My name, and should you be utterly unpunished? You shall not be unpunished, for (C)I will call for a sword on all the inhabitants of the earth,” says the Lord of hosts.’
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1 Peter 5:8
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8 Be [a]sober, be [b]vigilant; [c]because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
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- 1 Peter 5:8 self-controlled
- 1 Peter 5:8 watchful
- 1 Peter 5:8 NU, M omit because
Romans 5:8
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8 But (A)God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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Matthew 24:22-24
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22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; (A)but for the [a]elect’s sake those days will be shortened.
23 (B)“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. 24 For (C)false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, (D)if possible, even the elect.
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- Matthew 24:22 chosen ones’
Hebrews 4:1
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The Promise of Rest
4 Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, (A)let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it.
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Romans 5:6
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Christ in Our Place
6 For when we were still without strength, [a]in due time (A)Christ died for the ungodly.
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- Romans 5:6 at the right time
Acts 27:42-44
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42 And the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape. 43 But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land, 44 and the rest, some on boards and some on parts of the ship. And so it was (A)that they all escaped safely to land.
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Mark 13:20-22
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20 And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake, whom He chose, He shortened the days.
21 (A)“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Look, He is there!’ do not believe it. 22 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and (B)wonders to deceive, if possible, even the [a]elect.
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- Mark 13:22 chosen ones
Genesis 13:13
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13 But the men of Sodom (A)were exceedingly wicked and (B)sinful against the Lord.
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Acts 27:31
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31 Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”
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Acts 27:24
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24 saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar; and indeed God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
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Luke 15:1
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep(A)
15 Then (B)all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him.
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