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Ecclesiastes 8:7
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Ecclesiastes 8:7
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7 (A)For he does not know what will happen;
So who can tell him when it will occur?
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 9:12
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Ecclesiastes 9:12
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12 For (A)man also does not know his time:
Like fish taken in a cruel net,
Like birds caught in a snare,
So the sons of men are (B)snared in an evil time,
When it falls suddenly upon them.
Ecclesiastes 9:12
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Ecclesiastes 9:12
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12 Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come:
Ecclesiastes 10:14
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Ecclesiastes 10:14
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14 (A)A fool also multiplies words.
No man knows what is to be;
Who can tell him (B)what will be after him?
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)
Ecclesiastes 6:12
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Ecclesiastes 6:12
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12 For who knows what is good for man in life, [a]all the days of his [b]vain life which he passes like (A)a shadow? (B)Who can tell a man what will happen after him under the sun?
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- Ecclesiastes 6:12 Lit. the number of the days
- Ecclesiastes 6:12 futile
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?
Proverbs 24:22
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Proverbs 24:22
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22 For their calamity will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin those two 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 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 is not looking for him and at an hour that he is (A)not aware of,
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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.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-3
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1 Thessalonians 5:1-3
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The Day of the Lord
5 But concerning (A)the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. 2 For you yourselves know perfectly that (B)the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then (C)sudden destruction comes upon them, (D)as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not 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)
Matthew 25:6-13
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Matthew 25:6-13
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6 “And at midnight (A)a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom [a]is coming; go out to meet him!’ 7 Then all those virgins arose and (B)trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and (C)the door was shut.
11 “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, (D)‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ 12 But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, (E)I do not know you.’
13 (F)“Watch therefore, for you (G)know neither the day nor the hour [b]in which the Son of Man is coming.
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- Matthew 25:6 NU omits is coming
- Matthew 25:13 NU omits the rest of v. 13.
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 (A)Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
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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 3:22
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Ecclesiastes 3:22
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22 (A)So I perceived that nothing is better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for (B)that is his [a]heritage. (C)For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?
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- Ecclesiastes 3:22 portion or lot
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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Happy Is He Who Keeps the Law
29 He(A) who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck,
Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Proverbs 29:1
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Proverbs 29:1
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