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Ecclesiastes 8:7
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Ecclesiastes 8:7
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7 Indeed, they do not know what is to be, for who can tell them how it will be?(A)
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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 yet fools talk on and on.
No one knows what is to happen,
and who can tell anyone what the future holds?(A)
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 of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour that he does not know.
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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 For no one can anticipate one’s time. Like fish taken in a cruel net or like birds caught in a snare, so mortals are snared at a time of calamity, when it suddenly falls upon them.(A)
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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 comes from them suddenly,
and who knows the ruin that both can bring?
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 But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ 7 Then all those young women[a] got up and trimmed their lamps.(A) 8 The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise replied, ‘No! there will not be enough for you and for us; you had better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’ 10 And while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.(B) 11 Later the other young women[b] came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’(C) 12 But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’ 13 Keep awake, therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.[c](D)
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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 Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.(A)
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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 For who knows what is good for mortals while they live the few days of their vain life, which they pass like a shadow? For who can tell them what will be after them under the sun?(A)
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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 than that all should enjoy their work, for that is their lot; who can bring them to see what will be after them?(A)
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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 One who is often reproved, yet remains stubborn,
will suddenly be broken beyond healing.(A)
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 the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anything written to you.(A) 2 For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.(B) 3 When they say, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and there will be no escape!(C)
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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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