2 Peter 2:9
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9 then (A)the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment,
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1 Corinthians 10:13
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13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but (A)God is faithful, (B)who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to [a]bear it.
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- 1 Corinthians 10:13 endure
Psalm 34:15-19
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15 (A)The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.
16 (B)The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
(C)To [a]cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry out, and (D)the Lord hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 (E)The Lord is near (F)to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as [b]have a contrite spirit.
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- Psalm 34:16 destroy
- Psalm 34:18 are crushed in spirit
Revelation 3:10
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10 Because you have kept [a]My command to persevere, (A)I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon (B)the whole world, to test those who dwell (C)on the earth.
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- Revelation 3:10 Lit. the word of My patience
Jude 14-15
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14 Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, 15 to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the (A)harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”
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2 Timothy 3:12
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12 Yes, and (A)all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
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2 Peter 3:7
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7 But (A)the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for (B)fire until the day of judgment and [a]perdition of ungodly men.
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- 2 Peter 3:7 destruction
2 Corinthians 5:10-11
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10 (A)For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, (B)that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 11 Knowing, therefore, (C)the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences.
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Proverbs 16:4
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- Proverbs 16:4 Lit. evil
Job 5:19
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Titus 2:14
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14 (A)who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed (B)and purify for Himself (C)His own special people, zealous for good works.
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2 Peter 2:4
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Doom of False Teachers
4 For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to [a]hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;
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- 2 Peter 2:4 Lit. Tartarus
Romans 2:5
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5 But in accordance with your hardness and your [a]impenitent heart (A)you are [b]treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,
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- Romans 2:5 unrepentant
- Romans 2:5 storing
Psalm 4:3
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3 But know that (A)the Lord has [a]set apart for Himself him who is godly;
The Lord will hear when I call to Him.
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- Psalm 4:3 Many Heb. mss., LXX, Tg., Vg. made wonderful
Psalm 32:6
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6 (A)For this cause everyone who is godly shall (B)pray to You
In a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters
They shall not come near him.
Job 21:30
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30 (A)For the wicked are reserved for the day of doom;
They shall be brought out on the day of wrath.
Psalm 12:1
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Man’s Treachery and God’s Constancy
To the Chief Musician. (A)On [a]an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David.
12 Help,[b] Lord, for the godly man (B)ceases!
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
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- Psalm 12:1 Heb. sheminith
- Psalm 12:1 Save
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