1 Peter 4:19
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19 Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will (A)entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.
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Psalm 37:5
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2 Timothy 1:12
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12 (A)which is why I suffer as I do. But (B)I am not ashamed, for (C)I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until (D)that day (E)what has been entrusted to me.[a]
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- 2 Timothy 1:12 Or what I have entrusted to him; Greek my deposit
1 Peter 3:17
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17 For (A)it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil.
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Psalm 138:8
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8 The Lord will (A)fulfill his purpose for me;
(B)your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.
Do not forsake (C)the work of your hands.
Psalm 146:5-6
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5 (A)Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose (B)hope is in the Lord his God,
6 (C)who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them,
(D)who keeps faith forever;
1 Peter 4:12-16
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Suffering as a Christian
12 Beloved, do not be surprised at (A)the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice (B)insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad (C)when his glory is revealed. 14 (D)If you are insulted (E)for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory[a] and of God rests upon you. 15 But (F)let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or (G)as a meddler. 16 Yet (H)if anyone suffers as a (I)Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God (J)in that name.
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- 1 Peter 4:14 Some manuscripts insert and of power
1 Peter 2:15
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15 For this is the will of God, (A)that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.
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Romans 2:7
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7 to those who (A)by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
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Psalm 31:5
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Revelation 5:9-14
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9 And they sang (A)a new song, saying,
“Worthy are you to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
for (B)you were slain, and by your blood (C)you ransomed people for God
from (D)every tribe and language and people and nation,
10 and you have made them (E)a kingdom and priests to our God,
and they shall reign on the earth.”
11 Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering (F)myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice,
(G)“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”
13 And I heard (H)every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying,
“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”
14 And the four living creatures (I)said, “Amen!” and the elders (J)fell down and worshiped.
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Daniel 6:22
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22 My God (A)sent his angel (B)and shut the lions' mouths, and they have not harmed me, because I was found blameless (C)before him; (D)and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.”
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Colossians 1:16-20
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16 For by[a] him all things were created, (A)in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether (B)thrones or (C)dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created (D)through him and for him. 17 And (E)he is before all things, and in him all things (F)hold together. 18 And (G)he is the head of the body, the church. He is (H)the beginning, (I)the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For (J)in him all the (K)fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and (L)through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, (M)making peace (N)by the blood of his cross.
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- Colossians 1:16 That is, by means of; or in
Acts 21:11-14
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11 And coming to us, he (A)took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, (B)“Thus says the Holy Spirit, (C)‘This is how the Jews[a] at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and (D)deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’” 12 When we heard this, we and the people there (E)urged him not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered, (F)“What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For (G)I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem (H)for the name of the Lord Jesus.” 14 And since he would not be persuaded, (I)we ceased and said, (J)“Let the will of the Lord be done.”
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- Acts 21:11 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time
Daniel 3:16-18
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16 (A)Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. 17 If this be so, (B)our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.[a] 18 But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”
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- Daniel 3:17 Or If our God whom we serve is able to deliver us, he will deliver us from the burning fiery furnace and out of your hand, O king
Isaiah 54:16-17
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16 Behold, I have created the smith
who blows the fire of coals
and produces a weapon for its purpose.
I have also created the ravager to destroy;
17 no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed,
and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord
(A)and their vindication[a] from me, declares the Lord.”
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- Isaiah 54:17 Or righteousness
Acts 7:59
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59 And as they were stoning Stephen, (A)he called out, “Lord Jesus, (B)receive my spirit.”
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Luke 23:46
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46 Then Jesus, (A)calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, (B)into your hands I (C)commit my spirit!” And having said this (D)he breathed his last.
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Daniel 6:10-11
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10 When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where (A)he had windows in his upper chamber open (B)toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees (C)three times a day and prayed and (D)gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously. 11 Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and plea before his God.
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Jeremiah 26:11-15
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11 Then (A)the priests and the prophets said to the officials and to all the people, (B)“This man deserves the sentence of death, because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears.”
12 Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and all the people, saying, “The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and this city all the words you have heard. 13 Now therefore (C)mend your ways and your deeds, (D)and obey the voice of the Lord your God, (E)and the Lord will relent of the disaster that he has pronounced against you. 14 (F)But as for me, behold, I am in your hands. Do with me as seems good and right to you. 15 Only know for certain that if you put me to death, (G)you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and its inhabitants, for in truth the Lord sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.”
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Isaiah 43:21
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21 the people whom I formed for myself
(A)that they might declare my praise.
Isaiah 43:7
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7 everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed and made.”
Isaiah 40:27-28
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27 Why do you say, O Jacob,
and speak, O Israel,
(A)“My way is hidden from the Lord,
(B)and my right is disregarded by my God”?
28 Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is (C)the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
(D)his understanding is unsearchable.
Esther 4:16
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16 “Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for (A)three days, night or day. I and my young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, (B)and if I perish, I perish.”[a]
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- Esther 4:16 Hebrew if I am destroyed, then I will be destroyed
Revelation 4:10-11
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10 the twenty-four elders (A)fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast (B)their crowns before the throne, saying,
11 (C)“Worthy are you, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for (D)you created all things,
and (E)by your will they existed and were created.”
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