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2 Kings 2:2
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2 Kings 2:2
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2 Then Elijah said to Elisha, (A)“Stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Bethel.”
But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives, and (B)as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So they went down to Bethel.
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2 Kings 2:2
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2 Kings 2:2
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2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here;(A) the Lord has sent me to Bethel.”
But Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.”(B) So they went down to Bethel.
2 Kings 2:6
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2 Kings 2:6
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6 Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to the Jordan.”
But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So the two of them went on.
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2 Kings 2:6
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2 Kings 2:6
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6 Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here;(A) the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.”(B)
And he replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.”(C) So the two of them walked on.
2 Kings 4:30
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2 Kings 4:30
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30 And the mother of the child said, (A)“As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not (B)leave you.” So he arose and followed her.
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2 Kings 4:30
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2 Kings 4:30
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30 But the child’s mother said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her.
2 Kings 2:4
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2 Kings 2:4
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4 Then Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Jericho.”
But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So they came to Jericho.
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2 Kings 2:4
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2 Kings 2:4
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4 Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, Elisha; the Lord has sent me to Jericho.(A)”
And he replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.
1 Samuel 1:26
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1 Samuel 1:26
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26 And she said, “O my lord! (A)As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to the Lord.
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1 Samuel 1:26
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1 Samuel 1:26
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26 and she said to him, “Pardon me, my lord. As surely as you live, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord.
John 6:67-68
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John 6:67-68
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67 Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?”
68 But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have (A)the words of eternal life.
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John 6:67-68
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John 6:67-68
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67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.(A)
68 Simon Peter answered him,(B) “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.(C)
Jeremiah 4:2
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Jeremiah 4:2
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2 (A)And you shall swear, ‘The Lord lives,’
(B)In truth, in [a]judgment, and in righteousness;
(C)The nations shall bless themselves in Him,
And in Him they shall (D)glory.”
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- Jeremiah 4:2 justice
Jeremiah 4:2
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Jeremiah 4:2
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2 Samuel 15:19-21
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2 Samuel 15:19-21
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19 Then the king said to (A)Ittai the Gittite, “Why are you also going with us? Return and remain with the king. For you are a foreigner and also an exile from your own place. 20 In fact, you came only yesterday. Should I make you wander up and down with us today, since I go (B)I know not where? Return, and take your brethren back. Mercy and truth be with you.”
21 But Ittai answered the king and said, (C)“As the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in whatever place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also your servant will be.”
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2 Samuel 15:19-21
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2 Samuel 15:19-21
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19 The king said to Ittai(A) the Gittite, “Why should you come along with us? Go back and stay with King Absalom. You are a foreigner,(B) an exile from your homeland. 20 You came only yesterday. And today shall I make you wander(C) about with us, when I do not know where I am going? Go back, and take your people with you. May the Lord show you kindness and faithfulness.”[a](D)
21 But Ittai replied to the king, “As surely as the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether it means life or death, there will your servant be.”(E)
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- 2 Samuel 15:20 Septuagint; Hebrew May kindness and faithfulness be with you
1 Samuel 25:26
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1 Samuel 25:26
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26 Now therefore, my lord, (A)as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, since the Lord has (B)held you back from coming to bloodshed and from (C)avenging[a] yourself with your own hand, now then, (D)let your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be as Nabal.
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- 1 Samuel 25:26 Lit. saving yourself
1 Samuel 25:26
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1 Samuel 25:26
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26 And now, my lord, as surely as the Lord your God lives and as you live, since the Lord has kept you from bloodshed(A) and from avenging(B) yourself with your own hands, may your enemies and all who are intent on harming my lord be like Nabal.(C)
Ruth 1:15-18
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Ruth 1:15-18
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15 And she said, “Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to (A)her people and to her gods; (B)return after your sister-in-law.”
16 But Ruth said:
(C)“Entreat[a] me not to leave you,
Or to turn back from following after you;
For wherever you go, I will go;
And wherever you lodge, I will lodge;
(D)Your people shall be my people,
And your God, my God.
17 Where you die, I will die,
And there will I be buried.
(E)The Lord do so to me, and more also,
If anything but death parts you and me.”
18 (F)When she saw that she [b]was determined to go with her, she stopped speaking to her.
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Ruth 1:15-18
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Ruth 1:15-18
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15 “Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law(A) is going back to her people and her gods.(B) Go back with her.”
16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you(C) or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go,(D) and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people(E) and your God my God.(F) 17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely,(G) if even death separates you and me.”(H) 18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.(I)
Genesis 28:19
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Genesis 28:19
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19 And he called the name of (A)that place [a]Bethel; but the name of that city had been Luz previously.
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- Genesis 28:19 Lit. House of God
Genesis 28:19
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Genesis 28:19
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- Genesis 28:19 Bethel means house of God.
1 John 2:19
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1 John 2:19
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19 (A)They went out from us, but they were not of us; for (B)if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out (C)that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.
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1 John 2:19
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1 John 2:19
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19 They went out from us,(A) but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.(B)
1 Kings 12:33-13:2
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1 Kings 12:33-13:2
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33 So he made offerings on the altar which he had made at Bethel on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month which he had (A)devised in his own heart. And he [a]ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and offered sacrifices on the altar and (B)burned incense.
The Message of the Man of God
13 And behold, (C)a man of God went from Judah to Bethel [b]by the word of the Lord, (D)and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. 2 Then he cried out against the altar [c]by the word of the Lord, and said, “O altar, altar! Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, a child, (E)Josiah by name, shall be born to the house of David; and on you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and men’s bones shall be (F)burned on you.’ ”
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- 1 Kings 12:33 instituted
- 1 Kings 13:1 at the Lord’s command
- 1 Kings 13:2 at the Lord’s command
1 Kings 12:33-13:2
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1 Kings 12:33-13:2
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33 On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, he offered sacrifices on the altar he had built at Bethel.(A) So he instituted the festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to make offerings.
The Man of God From Judah
13 By the word of the Lord a man of God(B) came from Judah to Bethel,(C) as Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make an offering. 2 By the word of the Lord he cried out against the altar: “Altar, altar! This is what the Lord says: ‘A son named Josiah(D) will be born to the house of David. On you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places(E) who make offerings here, and human bones will be burned on you.’”
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