Paul’s Valedictory

For (A)I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of (B)my departure is at hand.

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For I am already being poured out like a drink offering,(A) and the time for my departure is near.(B)

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23 [a]For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a (A)desire to depart and be with Christ, which is (B)far better.

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 1:23 NU, M But

23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart(A) and be with Christ,(B) which is better by far;

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17 Yes, and if (A)I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice (B)and service of your faith, (C)I am glad and rejoice with you all.

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17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering(A) on the sacrifice(B) and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.(C)

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14 (A)knowing that shortly I must [a]put off my tent, just as (B)our Lord Jesus Christ showed me. 15 Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my [b]decease.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 1:14 Die and leave this body
  2. 2 Peter 1:15 Lit. exodus, departure

14 because I know that I will soon put it aside,(A) as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.(B) 15 And I will make every effort to see that after my departure(C) you will always be able to remember these things.

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14 “Behold, this day (A)I[a] am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that (B)not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spoke concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 23:14 I am going to die.

14 “Now I am about to go the way of all the earth.(A) You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise(B) has been fulfilled; not one has failed.(C)

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Joshua the Next Leader of Israel(A)

12 Now the Lord said to Moses: (B)“Go up into this Mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel. 13 And when you have seen it, you also (C)shall [a]be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered. 14 For in the Wilderness of Zin, during the strife of the congregation, you (D)rebelled against My command to hallow Me at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the (E)waters of Meribah, at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.)

15 Then Moses spoke to the Lord, saying: 16 “Let the Lord, (F)the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, 17 (G)who may go out before them and go in before them, who may lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be (H)like sheep which have no shepherd.”

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  1. Numbers 27:13 Die and join your ancestors

Joshua to Succeed Moses

12 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go up this mountain(A) in the Abarim Range(B) and see the land(C) I have given the Israelites.(D) 13 After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people,(E) as your brother Aaron(F) was, 14 for when the community rebelled at the waters in the Desert of Zin,(G) both of you disobeyed my command to honor me as holy(H) before their eyes.” (These were the waters of Meribah(I) Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin.)

15 Moses said to the Lord, 16 “May the Lord, the God who gives breath to all living things,(J) appoint someone over this community 17 to go out and come in before them, one who will lead them out and bring them in, so the Lord’s people will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”(K)

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21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, but (A)God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.

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21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you[a](A) and take you[b] back to the land of your[c] fathers.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 48:21 The Hebrew is plural.
  2. Genesis 48:21 The Hebrew is plural.
  3. Genesis 48:21 The Hebrew is plural.

Prediction of Israel’s Rebellion

14 Then the Lord said to Moses, (A)“Behold, the days approach when you must die; call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of meeting, that (B)I may [a]inaugurate him.”

So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in the tabernacle of meeting.

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  1. Deuteronomy 31:14 commission

Israel’s Rebellion Predicted

14 The Lord said to Moses, “Now the day of your death(A) is near. Call Joshua(B) and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, where I will commission him.(C)” So Moses and Joshua came and presented themselves at the tent of meeting.(D)

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24 And Joseph said to his brethren, “I am dying; but (A)God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land to the land (B)of which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”

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24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die.(A) But God will surely come to your aid(B) and take you up out of this land to the land(C) he promised on oath to Abraham,(D) Isaac(E) and Jacob.”(F)

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