Deuteronomy 4:4

English Standard Version

⁴But you who held fast to the Lord your God are all alive today.

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Deuteronomy 4:4

New International Version

⁴but all of you who held fast to the Lord your God are still alive today.

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John 6:67-69

English Standard Version

⁶⁷So Jesus said to ^(A)the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” ⁶⁸Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have ^(B)the words of eternal life, ⁶⁹and ^(C)we have believed, and have come to know, that ^(D)you are ^(E)the Holy One of God.”

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John 6:67-69

New International Version

⁶⁷“You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.^(A)

⁶⁸Simon Peter answered him,^(B) “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.^(C) ⁶⁹We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”^(D)

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Deuteronomy 10:20

English Standard Version

²⁰^(A)You shall fear the Lord your God. You shall serve him and ^(B)hold fast to him, and ^(C)by his name you shall swear.

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Deuteronomy 10:20

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²⁰Fear the Lord your God and serve him.^(A) Hold fast^(B) to him and take your oaths in his name.^(C)

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Joshua 23:8

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⁸^(A)but you shall cling to the Lord your God just as you have done to this day.

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Joshua 23:8

New International Version

⁸But you are to hold fast to the Lord^(A) your God, as you have until now.

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Revelation 14:4

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⁴It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for ^(A)they are virgins. It is these ^(B)who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as ^(C)firstfruits for God and the Lamb,

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Revelation 14:4

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⁴These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins.^(A) They follow the Lamb wherever he goes.^(B) They were purchased from among mankind^(C) and offered as firstfruits^(D) to God and the Lamb.

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Romans 12:9

English Standard Version

Marks of the True Christian

⁹^(A)Let love be genuine. ^(B)Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.

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Romans 12:9

New International Version

Love in Action

⁹Love must be sincere.^(A) Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.^(B)

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Psalm 143:6-11

English Standard Version

⁶^(A)I stretch out my hands to you;
^(B)my soul thirsts for you like ^(C)a parched land. Selah

⁷^(D)Answer me quickly, O Lord!
    ^(E)My spirit fails!
^(F)Hide not your face from me,
    ^(G)lest I be like those who go down to the pit.
⁸^(H)Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love,
    for in you I ^(I)trust.
^(J)Make me know the way I should go,
    ^(K)for to you I lift up my soul.

⁹^(L)Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord!
    I have fled to you for refuge.^[a]
¹⁰^(M)Teach me to do your will,
    for you are my God!
^(N)Let your good Spirit ^(O)lead me
    on ^(P)level ground!

¹¹^(Q)For your name's sake, O Lord, ^(R)preserve my life!
In your righteousness ^(S)bring my soul out of trouble!

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Footnotes

Psalm 143:9 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts To you I have covered

Psalm 143:6-11

New International Version

⁶I spread out my hands^(A) to you;
I thirst for you like a parched land.^[a]

⁷Answer me quickly,^(B) Lord;
    my spirit fails.^(C)
Do not hide your face^(D) from me
    or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
⁸Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,^(E)
    for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way^(F) I should go,
    for to you I entrust my life.^(G)
⁹Rescue me^(H) from my enemies,^(I) Lord,
    for I hide myself in you.
¹⁰Teach me^(J) to do your will,
    for you are my God;^(K)
may your good Spirit
    lead^(L) me on level ground.^(M)

¹¹For your name’s sake,^(N) Lord, preserve my life;^(O)
in your righteousness,^(P) bring me out of trouble.

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Psalm 143:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

Ruth 1:14-17

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¹⁴Then they lifted up their voices and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.

¹⁵And she said, “See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to ^(A)her gods; return after your sister-in-law.” ¹⁶But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. ^(B)Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. ¹⁷Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. ^(C)May the Lord do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you.”

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Ruth 1:14-17

New International Version

¹⁴At this they wept^(A) aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law^(B) goodbye,^(C) but Ruth clung to her.^(D)

¹⁵“Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law^(E) is going back to her people and her gods.^(F) Go back with her.”

¹⁶But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you^(G) or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go,^(H) and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people^(I) and your God my God.^(J) ¹⁷Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely,^(K) if even death separates you and me.”^(L)

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Acts 11:23

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²³When he came and saw ^(A)the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord ^(B)with steadfast purpose,

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Acts 11:23

New International Version

²³When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done,^(A) he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.^(B)

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Ezekiel 9:4

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⁴And the Lord said to him, “Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and ^(A)put a mark on the foreheads of the men who ^(B)sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it.”

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Ezekiel 9:4

New International Version

⁴and said to him, “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem^(A) and put a mark^(B) on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament^(C) over all the detestable things that are done in it.^(D)”

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Isaiah 26:20

English Standard Version

²⁰Come, my people, enter your chambers,
and shut your doors behind you;
hide yourselves ^(A)for a little while
until the fury has passed by.

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Isaiah 26:20

New International Version

²⁰Go, my people, enter your rooms
and shut the doors^(A) behind you;
hide^(B) yourselves for a little while
until his wrath^(C) has passed by.^(D)

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Psalm 63:8

English Standard Version

⁸My soul ^(A)clings to you;
your right hand ^(B)upholds me.

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Psalm 63:8

New International Version

⁸I cling to you;^(A)
your right hand upholds me.^(B)

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Joshua 22:5

English Standard Version

⁵^(A)Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, ^(B)to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cling to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

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Joshua 22:5

New International Version

⁵But be very careful to keep the commandment^(A) and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you: to love the Lord^(B) your God, to walk in obedience to him, to keep his commands,^(C) to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.^(D)”

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