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1 Thessalonians 5:4
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1 Thessalonians 5:4
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4 But you (A)are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief.
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1 Thessalonians 5:4
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1 Thessalonians 5:4
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4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness(A) so that this day should surprise you like a thief.(B)
1 John 2:8
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1 John 2:8
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8 At the same time, it is (A)a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because[a] (B)the darkness is passing away and (C)the true light is already shining.
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- 1 John 2:8 Or that
1 John 2:8
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1 John 2:8
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8 Yet I am writing you a new command;(A) its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing(B) and the true light(C) is already shining.(D)
2 Peter 3:10
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2 Peter 3:10
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10 But (A)the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then (B)the heavens will pass away with a roar, and (C)the heavenly bodies[a] will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.[b]
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- 2 Peter 3:10 Or elements; also verse 12
- 2 Peter 3:10 Greek found; some manuscripts will be burned up
2 Peter 3:10
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2 Peter 3:10
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10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief.(A) The heavens will disappear with a roar;(B) the elements will be destroyed by fire,(C) and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.[a](D)
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- 2 Peter 3:10 Some manuscripts be burned up
1 Peter 2:9-10
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1 Peter 2:9-10
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9 But you are (A)a chosen race, (B)a royal (C)priesthood, (D)a holy nation, (E)a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you (F)out of darkness into (G)his marvelous light. 10 (H)Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
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1 Peter 2:9-10
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1 Peter 2:9-10
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9 But you are a chosen people,(A) a royal priesthood,(B) a holy nation,(C) God’s special possession,(D) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(E) 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;(F) once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Colossians 1:13
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Colossians 1:13
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13 He (A)has delivered us from (B)the domain of darkness and transferred us to (C)the kingdom of (D)his beloved Son,
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Colossians 1:13
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Colossians 1:13
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13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness(A) and brought us into the kingdom(B) of the Son he loves,(C)
Zechariah 1:6
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Zechariah 1:6
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Zechariah 1:6
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Zechariah 1:6
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6 But did not my words(A) and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, overtake your ancestors?(B)
“Then they repented and said, ‘The Lord Almighty has done to us what our ways and practices deserve,(C) just as he determined to do.’”(D)
Hosea 10:9
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Hosea 10:9
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9 From (A)the days of Gibeah, you have sinned, O Israel;
there they have continued.
Shall not the war against the unjust[a] overtake them in Gibeah?
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- Hosea 10:9 Hebrew the children of injustice
Hosea 10:9
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Hosea 10:9
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Jeremiah 42:16
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Jeremiah 42:16
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16 then the sword (A)that you fear shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine of which you are afraid shall follow close after you to Egypt, (B)and there you shall die.
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Jeremiah 42:16
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Jeremiah 42:16
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16 then the sword(A) you fear(B) will overtake you there, and the famine(C) you dread will follow you into Egypt, and there you will die.(D)
Deuteronomy 28:45
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Deuteronomy 28:45
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45 (A)“All these curses shall come upon you and pursue you and overtake you till you are destroyed, because you did not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes that he commanded you.
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Deuteronomy 28:45
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Deuteronomy 28:45
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45 All these curses will come on you. They will pursue you and overtake you(A) until you are destroyed,(B) because you did not obey the Lord your God and observe the commands and decrees he gave you.
Deuteronomy 28:15
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Deuteronomy 28:15
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Curses for Disobedience
15 “But (A)if you will not obey the voice of the Lord your God or be careful to do all his commandments and his statutes that I command you today, then all these curses shall come upon you and (B)overtake you.
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Deuteronomy 28:15
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Deuteronomy 28:15
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Curses for Disobedience
15 However, if you do not obey(A) the Lord your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today,(B) all these curses will come on you and overtake you:(C)
Deuteronomy 19:6
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Deuteronomy 19:6
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6 lest (A)the avenger of blood in hot anger pursue the manslayer and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him fatally, though the man did not deserve to die, since he had not hated his neighbor in the past.
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Deuteronomy 19:6
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Deuteronomy 19:6
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6 Otherwise, the avenger of blood(A) might pursue him in a rage, overtake him if the distance is too great, and kill him even though he is not deserving of death, since he did it to his neighbor without malice aforethought.
Revelation 3:3
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Revelation 3:3
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3 (A)Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, (B)I will come (C)like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you.
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Revelation 3:3
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Revelation 3:3
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Romans 13:11-13
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Romans 13:11-13
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11 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you (A)to wake from sleep. (B)For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. 12 (C)The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us (D)cast off (E)the works of darkness and (F)put on the armor of light. 13 (G)Let us walk properly as in the daytime, (H)not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, (I)not in quarreling and jealousy.
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Romans 13:11-13
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Romans 13:11-13
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The Day Is Near
11 And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come(A) for you to wake up from your slumber,(B) because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12 The night is nearly over; the day is almost here.(C) So let us put aside the deeds of darkness(D) and put on the armor(E) of light. 13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness,(F) not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.(G)
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