1 Samuel 2:8
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8 The Lord ·raises [lifts] the poor up from the dust,
and he lifts the needy from the ·ashes [garbage heap].
He ·lets the poor sit [sets/seats the poor] with princes
and ·receive [L they inherit] a throne of honor.
“The ·foundations [pillars] of the earth belong to the Lord,
and the Lord ·set [poised] the world upon them.
Psalm 73:24
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24 You guide me with your advice,
and later you will receive me in ·honor [glory; C perhaps in the afterlife].
Proverbs 3:35
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35 Wise people ·will receive honor [possess glory],
but fools ·will be disgraced [give off/exude shame].
Colossians 3:4
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4 When Christ, who is your[a] life, ·comes again [appears; L is revealed], you will ·share in his [L be revealed with him in] glory.
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- Colossians 3:4 your Some Greek copies read “our.”
1 Peter 5:10
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10 And after you suffer ·for a short time [or a little], God, who gives all grace, will ·make everything right [L restore you]. He will make you strong and support you and keep you from falling. He called you ·to share in his glory in Christ, a glory that will continue forever [L into his eternal glory in Christ].
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