Daniel 11:32
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32 He shall seduce with flattery those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God shall stand firm and take action.
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1 Chronicles 28:9
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David's Charge to Solomon
9 “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a (A)whole heart and with a willing mind, (B)for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. (C)If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
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Psalm 9:10
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10 And those who (A)know your name put their trust in you,
for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
Zechariah 10:12
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Micah 5:7-9
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A Remnant Shall Be Delivered
7 Then (A)the remnant of Jacob shall be
in the midst of many peoples
like dew from the Lord,
like showers on the grass,
which delay not for a man
nor wait for the children of man.
8 And (B)the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations,
in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,
(C)which, when it goes through, treads down
and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
9 Your hand shall (D)be lifted up over your adversaries,
and all your enemies shall be cut off.
Zechariah 9:13-16
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13 For (A)I have bent Judah as my bow;
I have made Ephraim its arrow.
I will stir up your sons, O Zion,
against your sons, (B)O Greece,
and wield you like a warrior's sword.
The Lord Will Save His People
14 Then the Lord will appear over them,
and (C)his arrow will go forth like lightning;
(D)the Lord God will sound the trumpet
and will march forth in (E)the whirlwinds (F)of the south.
15 The Lord of hosts (G)will protect them,
and (H)they shall devour, (I)and tread down the sling stones,
and (J)they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine,
and be full like a bowl,
drenched (K)like the corners of the altar.
16 On that day the Lord their God will save them,
as (L)the flock of his people;
for (M)like the jewels of a crown
they shall shine on his land.
2 Timothy 2:1-3
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A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus
2 You then, (A)my child, (B)be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, 2 and (C)what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses (D)entrust to faithful men,[a] (E)who will be able to teach others also. 3 (F)Share in suffering as (G)a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
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- 2 Timothy 2:2 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women, depending on the context
1 John 2:3-4
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3 And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we (A)keep his commandments. 4 Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments (B)is a liar, and (C)the truth is not in him,
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Zechariah 12:3-7
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3 (A)On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. (B)All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And (C)all the nations of the earth will gather against it. 4 (D)On that day, declares the Lord, (E)I will strike every horse (F)with panic, and its rider (G)with madness. But for the sake of the house of Judah I will keep my eyes open, when I strike every horse of the peoples (H)with blindness. 5 Then the clans of Judah shall say to themselves, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem have strength through the Lord of hosts, their God.’
6 (I)“On that day I will make the clans of Judah (J)like a blazing pot in the midst of wood, like a flaming torch among sheaves. And (K)they shall devour to the right and to the left all the surrounding peoples, while (L)Jerusalem shall again be inhabited in its place, in Jerusalem.
7 “And the Lord will give salvation to the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not surpass that of Judah.
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Revelation 13:12-15
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12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence,[a] and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, (A)whose mortal wound was healed. 13 (B)It performs great signs, even (C)making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, 14 and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of[b] the beast (D)it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast (E)that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not (F)worship the image of the beast (G)to be slain.
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- Revelation 13:12 Or on its behalf
- Revelation 13:14 Or on behalf of
Hebrews 10:32-33
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32 But recall the former days when, after (A)you were enlightened, you endured (B)a hard struggle with sufferings, 33 sometimes being (C)publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated.
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Zechariah 10:3-6
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3 (A)“My anger is hot against the shepherds,
and (B)I will punish the leaders;[a]
for (C)the Lord of hosts cares for his flock, the house of Judah,
and will make them like his majestic steed in battle.
4 From him shall come (D)the cornerstone,
from him (E)the tent peg,
from him the battle bow,
from him every ruler—(F)all of them together.
5 They shall be like mighty men in battle,
(G)trampling the foe in the mud of the streets;
they shall fight because the Lord is with them,
and they shall put to shame (H)the riders on horses.
6 (I)“I will strengthen the house of Judah,
and (J)I will save the house of Joseph.
(K)I will bring them back (L)because I have compassion on them,
and they shall be as though I had not rejected them,
for (M)I am the Lord their God and I will answer them.
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- Zechariah 10:3 Hebrew the male goats
Jeremiah 31:34
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34 And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ (A)for they shall all know me, (B)from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For (C)I will forgive their iniquity, and (D)I will remember their sin no more.”
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Revelation 7:9-10
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A Great Multitude from Every Nation
9 After this I looked, and behold, (A)a great multitude that no one could number, (B)from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, (C)clothed in white robes, with (D)palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, (E)“Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
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2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
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9 The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan (A)with all power and false signs and wonders, 10 and with all wicked deception for (B)those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 Therefore (C)God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe (D)what is false, 12 in order that all may be condemned (E)who did not believe the truth but (F)had pleasure in unrighteousness.
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2 Corinthians 4:3-6
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3 And even (A)if our gospel is veiled, (B)it is veiled to (C)those who are perishing. 4 In their case (D)the god of this world (E)has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing (F)the light of (G)the gospel of the glory of Christ, (H)who is the image of God. 5 For what (I)we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with (J)ourselves as your servants[a] for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who said, (K)“Let light shine out of darkness,” (L)has shone in our hearts to give (M)the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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- 2 Corinthians 4:5 Or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
Proverbs 26:28
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28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Revelation 12:7-11
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Satan Thrown Down to Earth
7 Now war arose in heaven, (A)Michael and (B)his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, 8 but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. 9 And (C)the great dragon was thrown down, (D)that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, (E)the deceiver of the whole world—(F)he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now (G)the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers[a] has been thrown down, (H)who accuses them day and night before our God. 11 And (I)they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for (J)they loved not their lives (K)even unto death.
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- Revelation 12:10 Or brothers and sisters
1 John 5:20
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20 And we know that the Son of God has come and (A)has given us understanding, so that we may know (B)him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and (C)eternal life.
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Zechariah 14:1-4
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The Coming Day of the Lord
14 Behold, (A)a day is coming for the Lord, when the spoil taken from you will be divided in your midst. 2 For (B)I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and (C)the city shall be taken (D)and the houses plundered (E)and the women raped. (F)Half of the city shall go out into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 3 (G)Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle. 4 (H)On that day his feet shall stand (I)on (J)the Mount of Olives that lies before Jerusalem on the east, and (K)the Mount of Olives shall be split in two from east to west by (L)a very wide valley, so that one half of the Mount shall move northward, and the other half southward.
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Micah 7:15-17
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15 (A)As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
I will show them[a] marvelous things.
16 (B)The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
(C)they shall lay their hands on their mouths;
their ears shall be deaf;
17 (D)they shall lick the dust like a serpent,
like the crawling things of the earth;
(E)they shall come trembling out of their strongholds;
(F)they shall turn in dread to the Lord our God,
and they shall be in fear of you.
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- Micah 7:15 Hebrew him
Proverbs 19:5
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Revelation 6:11
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11 Then they were each given (A)a white robe and (B)told to rest a little longer, (C)until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers[a] (D)should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.
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- Revelation 6:11 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
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