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Ecclesiastes 8:7
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Ecclesiastes 8:7
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7 Indeed, how can people avoid what they don’t know is going to happen?
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Ecclesiastes 8:7
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Ecclesiastes 8:7
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7 Since no one knows the future,
who can tell someone else what is to come?
Ecclesiastes 10:14
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Ecclesiastes 10:14
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14 they chatter on and on.
No one really knows what is going to happen;
no one can predict the future.
Ecclesiastes 10:14
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Ecclesiastes 10:14
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14 and fools multiply words.(A)
No one knows what is coming—
who can tell someone else what will happen after them?(B)
Matthew 24:50
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Matthew 24:50
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50 The master will return unannounced and unexpected,
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Matthew 24:50
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Matthew 24:50
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50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.
Ecclesiastes 9:12
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Ecclesiastes 9:12
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12 People can never predict when hard times might come. Like fish in a net or birds in a trap, people are caught by sudden tragedy.
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Ecclesiastes 9:12
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Ecclesiastes 9:12
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12 Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come:
Proverbs 24:22
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Proverbs 24:22
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22 for disaster will hit them suddenly.
Who knows what punishment will come
from the Lord and the king?
Proverbs 24:22
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Proverbs 24:22
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22 for those two will send sudden destruction(A) on them,
and who knows what calamities they can bring?
Matthew 25:6-13
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Matthew 25:6-13
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6 “At midnight they were roused by the shout, ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Come out and meet him!’
7 “All the bridesmaids got up and prepared their lamps. 8 Then the five foolish ones asked the others, ‘Please give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.’
9 “But the others replied, ‘We don’t have enough for all of us. Go to a shop and buy some for yourselves.’
10 “But while they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came. Then those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked. 11 Later, when the other five bridesmaids returned, they stood outside, calling, ‘Lord! Lord! Open the door for us!’
12 “But he called back, ‘Believe me, I don’t know you!’
13 “So you, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of my return.
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Matthew 25:6-13
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Matthew 25:6-13
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6 “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
7 “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’(A)
9 “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet.(B) And the door was shut.
11 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’
12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’(C)
13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.(D)
Matthew 24:44
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Matthew 24:44
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44 You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.
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Matthew 24:44
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Matthew 24:44
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44 So you also must be ready,(A) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
Ecclesiastes 6:12
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Ecclesiastes 6:12
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12 In the few days of our meaningless lives, who knows how our days can best be spent? Our lives are like a shadow. Who can tell what will happen on this earth after we are gone?
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Ecclesiastes 6:12
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Ecclesiastes 6:12
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12 For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few and meaningless days(A) they pass through like a shadow?(B) Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?
Ecclesiastes 3:22
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Ecclesiastes 3:22
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22 So I saw that there is nothing better for people than to be happy in their work. That is our lot in life. And no one can bring us back to see what happens after we die.
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Ecclesiastes 3:22
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Ecclesiastes 3:22
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22 So I saw that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work,(A) because that is their lot.(B) For who can bring them to see what will happen after them?
Proverbs 29:1
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Proverbs 29:1
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29 Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism
will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery.
Proverbs 29:1
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Proverbs 29:1
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1 Thessalonians 5:1-3
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1 Thessalonians 5:1-3
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5 Now concerning how and when all this will happen, dear brothers and sisters,[a] we don’t really need to write you. 2 For you know quite well that the day of the Lord’s return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night. 3 When people are saying, “Everything is peaceful and secure,” then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant woman’s labor pains begin. And there will be no escape.
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1 Thessalonians 5:1-3
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1 Thessalonians 5:1-3
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The Day of the Lord
5 Now, brothers and sisters, about times and dates(A) we do not need to write to you,(B) 2 for you know very well that the day of the Lord(C) will come like a thief in the night.(D) 3 While people are saying, “Peace and safety,”(E) destruction will come on them suddenly,(F) as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.(G)
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