19 For (A)what is our hope, or joy, or (B)crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the (C)presence of our Lord Jesus Christ (D)at His coming?

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Be Anxious for Nothing; Think These Thoughts

Therefore, my beloved and (A)longed-for brethren, (B)my joy and crown, so (C)stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

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13 so that He may establish (A)your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.

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16 holding fast the word of life, so that (A)I may rejoice in the day of Christ that (B)I have not run in vain or labored in (C)vain.

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14 (as also you have understood us in part), (A)that we are your boast as (B)you also are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.

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Blessing and Admonition

23 Now may (A)the God of peace Himself (B)sanctify[a] you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body (C)be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 set you apart

The Children of God

28 And now, little children, abide in Him, that [a]when He appears, we may have (A)confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.

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  1. 1 John 2:28 NU if

23 But (A)each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming.

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27 For (A)the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father (B)with His angels, (C)and then He will reward each according to his works.

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Jesus Testifies to the Churches

12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and (A)My reward is with Me, (B)to give to every one according to his work.

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13 (A)looking for the blessed (B)hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

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Preach the Word

I (A)charge you [a]therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, (B)who will judge the living and the dead [b]at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. (C)Convince, (D)rebuke, (E)exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

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  1. 2 Timothy 4:1 NU omits therefore
  2. 2 Timothy 4:1 NU and by

15 For this we say to you (A)by the word of the Lord, that (B)we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are [a]asleep.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 4:15 Dead

You shall also be (A)a crown of glory
In the hand of the Lord,
And a royal diadem
In the hand of your God.

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(A)Children’s children are the crown of old men,
And the glory of children is their father.

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(A)An[a] excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who causes shame is (B)like rottenness in his bones.

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  1. Proverbs 12:4 Lit. A wife of valor

10 (A)the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

11 “You(B) are worthy, [a]O Lord,
To receive glory and honor and power;
(C)For You created all things,
And by (D)Your will they [b]exist and were created.”

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  1. Revelation 4:11 NU, M our Lord and God
  2. Revelation 4:11 NU, M existed

Behold, He is coming with (A)clouds, and every eye will see Him, even (B)they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.

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Glory to God

24 (A)Now to Him who is able to keep [a]you from stumbling,
And (B)to present you faultless
Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,

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  1. Jude 1:24 M them

and when (A)the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive (B)the crown of glory that does not fade away.

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14 that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing, 15 which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only [a]Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

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  1. 1 Timothy 6:15 Sovereign

and to give you who are troubled (A)rest with us when (B)the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. (C)These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and (D)from the glory of His power, 10 when He comes, in that Day, (E)to be (F)glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who [a]believe, because our testimony among you was believed.

11 Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would (G)count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and (H)the work of faith with power, 12 (I)that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Great Apostasy

Now, brethren, (J)concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (K)and our gathering together to Him, we ask you,

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:10 NU, M have believed

(A)Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to (B)light the hidden things of darkness and (C)reveal the [a]counsels of the hearts. (D)Then each one’s praise will come from God.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 4:5 motives

16 that (A)I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the (B)offering [a]of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17 Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus (C)in the things which pertain to God. 18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things (D)which Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, (E)to make the Gentiles obedient— 19 (F)in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

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  1. Romans 15:16 Consisting of

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