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1 Kings 19:4
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1 Kings 19:4
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4 Then he went on alone into the wilderness, traveling all day. He sat down under a solitary broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors who have already died.”
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1 Kings 19:4
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1 Kings 19:4
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4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush,(A) sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life;(B) I am no better than my ancestors.”
Jonah 4:3
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Jonah 4:3
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3 Just kill me now, Lord! I’d rather be dead than alive if what I predicted will not happen.”
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Jonah 4:3
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Jonah 4:3
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Numbers 11:15
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Numbers 11:15
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15 If this is how you intend to treat me, just go ahead and kill me. Do me a favor and spare me this misery!”
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Numbers 11:15
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Numbers 11:15
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15 If this is how you are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me(A)—if I have found favor in your eyes—and do not let me face my own ruin.”
Jonah 4:8
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Jonah 4:8
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8 And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he grew faint and wished to die. “Death is certainly better than living like this!” he exclaimed.
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Jonah 4:8
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Jonah 4:8
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8 When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die,(A) and said, “It would be better for me to die than to live.”
Jeremiah 20:14-18
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Jeremiah 20:14-18
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14 Yet I curse the day I was born!
May no one celebrate the day of my birth.
15 I curse the messenger who told my father,
“Good news—you have a son!”
16 Let him be destroyed like the cities of old
that the Lord overthrew without mercy.
Terrify him all day long with battle shouts,
17 because he did not kill me at birth.
Oh, that I had died in my mother’s womb,
that her body had been my grave!
18 Why was I ever born?
My entire life has been filled
with trouble, sorrow, and shame.
Jeremiah 20:14-18
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Jeremiah 20:14-18
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14 Cursed be the day I was born!(A)
May the day my mother bore me not be blessed!
15 Cursed be the man who brought my father the news,
who made him very glad, saying,
“A child is born to you—a son!”
16 May that man be like the towns(B)
the Lord overthrew without pity.
May he hear wailing(C) in the morning,
a battle cry at noon.
17 For he did not kill me in the womb,(D)
with my mother as my grave,
her womb enlarged forever.
18 Why did I ever come out of the womb(E)
to see trouble(F) and sorrow
and to end my days in shame?(G)
Philippians 1:21-24
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Philippians 1:21-24
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21 For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. 22 But if I live, I can do more fruitful work for Christ. So I really don’t know which is better. 23 I’m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me. 24 But for your sakes, it is better that I continue to live.
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Philippians 1:21-24
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Philippians 1:21-24
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21 For to me, to live is Christ(A) and to die is gain. 22 If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! 23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart(B) and be with Christ,(C) which is better by far; 24 but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.
Romans 3:9
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Romans 3:9
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All People Are Sinners
9 Well then, should we conclude that we Jews are better than others? No, not at all, for we have already shown that all people, whether Jews or Gentiles,[a] are under the power of sin.
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- 3:9 Greek or Greeks.
Romans 3:9
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Romans 3:9
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No One Is Righteous
9 What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage?(A) Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.(B)
John 4:6
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John 4:6
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6 Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime.
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John 4:6
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John 4:6
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6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.
Nahum 3:8
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Nahum 3:8
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8 Are you any better than the city of Thebes,[a]
situated on the Nile River, surrounded by water?
She was protected by the river on all sides,
walled in by water.
Nahum 3:8
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Nahum 3:8
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Amos 6:2
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Amos 6:2
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2 But go over to Calneh
and see what happened there.
Then go to the great city of Hamath
and down to the Philistine city of Gath.
You are no better than they were,
and look at how they were destroyed.
Amos 6:2
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Amos 6:2
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Job 3:20-22
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Job 3:20-22
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20 “Oh, why give light to those in misery,
and life to those who are bitter?
21 They long for death, and it won’t come.
They search for death more eagerly than for hidden treasure.
22 They’re filled with joy when they finally die,
and rejoice when they find the grave.
Job 3:20-22
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Job 3:20-22
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2 Kings 2:11
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2 Kings 2:11
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11 As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a chariot of fire appeared, drawn by horses of fire. It drove between the two men, separating them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven.
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2 Kings 2:11
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2 Kings 2:11
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11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire(A) and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven(B) in a whirlwind.(C)
1 Kings 19:3
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1 Kings 19:3
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3 Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Beersheba, a town in Judah, and he left his servant there.
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1 Kings 19:3
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1 Kings 19:3
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3 Elijah was afraid[a] and ran(A) for his life.(B) When he came to Beersheba(C) in Judah, he left his servant there,
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- 1 Kings 19:3 Or Elijah saw
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