27 And so it was, at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, “Cry [a]aloud, for he is a god; either he is meditating, or he is busy, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened.”

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  1. 1 Kings 18:27 with a loud voice

27 At noon Elijah began to taunt them. “Shout louder!” he said. “Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened.”(A)

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23 (A)Show the things that are to come hereafter,
That we may know that you are gods;
Yes, (B)do good or do evil,
That we may be dismayed and see it together.

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23     tell us what the future holds,
    so we may know(A) that you are gods.
Do something, whether good or bad,(B)
    so that we will be dismayed(C) and filled with fear.

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65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,
(A)Like a mighty man who shouts because of wine.
66 And (B)He beat back His enemies;
He put them to a perpetual reproach.

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65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,(A)
    as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.
66 He beat back his enemies;
    he put them to everlasting shame.(B)

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41 Then He came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough! (A)The hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

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41 Returning the third time, he said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour(A) has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners.

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He said to them, All too well (A)you [a]reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.

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  1. Mark 7:9 set aside

And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe[a] your own traditions!(A)

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  1. Mark 7:9 Some manuscripts set up

38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, (A)“Teacher, (B)do You not care that we are perishing?”

39 Then He arose and (C)rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, (D)“Peace,[a] be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.

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  1. Mark 4:39 Lit. Be quiet

38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”

39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

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45 Then He came to His disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour [a]is at hand, and the Son of Man is being (A)betrayed into the hands of sinners.

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  1. Matthew 26:45 has drawn near

45 Then he returned to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour(A) has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners.

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“Come(A) to Bethel and transgress,
At (B)Gilgal multiply transgression;
(C)Bring your sacrifices every morning,
(D)Your tithes every three [a]days.
(E)Offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven,
Proclaim and announce (F)the freewill offerings;
For this you love,
You children of Israel!”
Says the Lord God.

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  1. Amos 4:4 Or years, Deut. 14:28

“Go to Bethel(A) and sin;
    go to Gilgal(B) and sin yet more.
Bring your sacrifices every morning,(C)
    your tithes(D) every three years.[a](E)
Burn leavened bread(F) as a thank offering
    and brag about your freewill offerings(G)
boast about them, you Israelites,
    for this is what you love to do,”
declares the Sovereign Lord.

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  1. Amos 4:4 Or days

39 “As for you, O house of Israel,” thus says the Lord God: (A)“Go, serve every one of you his idols—and hereafter—if you will not obey Me; (B)but profane My holy name no more with your gifts and your idols.

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39 “‘As for you, people of Israel, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Go and serve your idols,(A) every one of you! But afterward you will surely listen to me and no longer profane my holy name(B) with your gifts and idols.(C)

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15 Then it shall be for a man to burn,
For he will take some of it and warm himself;
Yes, he kindles it and bakes bread;
Indeed he makes a god and worships it;
He makes it a carved image, and falls down to it.
16 He burns half of it in the fire;
With this half he eats meat;
He roasts a roast, and is satisfied.
He even warms himself and says,
“Ah! I am warm,
I have seen the fire.”
17 And the rest of it he makes into a god,
His carved image.
He falls down before it and worships it,
Prays to it and says,
“Deliver me, for you are my god!”

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15 It is used as fuel(A) for burning;
    some of it he takes and warms himself,
    he kindles a fire and bakes bread.
But he also fashions a god and worships(B) it;
    he makes an idol and bows(C) down to it.
16 Half of the wood he burns in the fire;
    over it he prepares his meal,
    he roasts his meat and eats his fill.
He also warms himself and says,
    “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.(D)
17 From the rest he makes a god, his idol;
    he bows down to it and worships.(E)
He prays(F) to it and says,
    “Save(G) me! You are my god!”

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“Be(A) shattered, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces!
Give ear, all you from far countries.
Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces;
Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces.
10 (B)Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing;
Speak the word, (C)but it will not stand,
(D)For [a]God is with us.”

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  1. Isaiah 8:10 Heb. Immanuel

Raise the war cry,[a](A) you nations, and be shattered!(B)
    Listen, all you distant lands.
Prepare(C) for battle, and be shattered!
    Prepare for battle, and be shattered!
10 Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted;(D)
    propose your plan, but it will not stand,(E)
    for God is with us.[b](F)

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  1. Isaiah 8:9 Or Do your worst
  2. Isaiah 8:10 Hebrew Immanuel

Seek God in Early Life

Rejoice, O young man, in your youth,
And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth;
(A)Walk in the [a]ways of your heart,
And [b]in the sight of your eyes;
But know that for all these
(B)God will bring you into judgment.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 11:9 Impulses
  2. Ecclesiastes 11:9 As you see to be best

You who are young, be happy while you are young,
    and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth.
Follow the ways of your heart
    and whatever your eyes see,
but know that for all these things
    God will bring you into judgment.(A)

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Behold, He who keeps Israel
Shall neither slumber nor sleep.

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indeed, he who watches(A) over Israel
    will neither slumber nor sleep.

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