Death Comes to All

For I [a]considered all this in my heart, so that I could declare it all: (A)that the righteous and the wise and their works are in the hand of God. People know neither love nor hatred by anything they see before them.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 9:1 Lit. put

A Common Destiny for All

So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God’s hands, but no one knows whether love or hate awaits them.(A)

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Yes, (A)He loves the people;
(B)All His saints are in Your hand;
They (C)sit down at Your feet;
Everyone (D)receives Your words.

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Surely it is you who love(A) the people;
    all the holy ones are in your hand.(B)
At your feet they all bow down,(C)
    and from you receive instruction,

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(A)who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

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who through faith are shielded by God’s power(A) until the coming of the salvation(B) that is ready to be revealed(C) in the last time.

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27 (A)My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29 (B)My Father, (C)who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 30 (D)I and My Father are one.”

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27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them,(A) and they follow me.(B) 28 I give them eternal life,(C) and they shall never perish;(D) no one will snatch them out of my hand.(E) 29 My Father, who has given them to me,(F) is greater than all[a];(G) no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”(H)

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  1. John 10:29 Many early manuscripts What my Father has given me is greater than all

14 There is a vanity which occurs on earth, that there are just men to whom it (A)happens according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the (B)righteous. I said that this also is vanity.

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14 There is something else meaningless that occurs on earth: the righteous who get what the wicked deserve, and the wicked who get what the righteous deserve.(A) This too, I say, is meaningless.(B)

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10 (A)In whose hand is the [a]life of every living thing,
And the (B)breath of [b]all mankind?

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  1. Job 12:10 Or soul
  2. Job 12:10 Lit. all flesh of men

10 In his hand is the life(A) of every creature
    and the breath of all mankind.(B)

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12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, (A)for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.

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12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame,(A) because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard(B) what I have entrusted to him until that day.(C)

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15 So now (A)we call the proud blessed,
For those who do wickedness are [a]raised up;
They even (B)tempt God and go free.’ ”

A Book of Remembrance

16 Then those (C)who feared the Lord (D)spoke to one another,
And the Lord listened and heard them;
So (E)a book of remembrance was written before Him
For those who fear the Lord
And who [b]meditate on His name.

17 “They(F) shall be Mine,” says the Lord of hosts,
“On the day that I make them My (G)jewels.[c]
And (H)I will spare them
As a man spares his own son who serves him.”
18 (I)Then you shall again discern
Between the righteous and the wicked,
Between one who serves God
And one who does not serve Him.

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  1. Malachi 3:15 Lit. built
  2. Malachi 3:16 Or esteem
  3. Malachi 3:17 Lit. special treasure

15 But now we call the arrogant(A) blessed. Certainly evildoers(B) prosper,(C) and even when they put God to the test, they get away with it.’”

The Faithful Remnant

16 Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard.(D) A scroll(E) of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared(F) the Lord and honored his name.

17 “On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my(G) treasured possession.(H) I will spare(I) them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son(J) who serves him. 18 And you will again see the distinction between the righteous(K) and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.(L)

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12 Lord, You will establish peace for us,
For You have also done all our works [a]in us.

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  1. Isaiah 26:12 Or for us

12 Lord, you establish peace(A) for us;
    all that we have accomplished you have done(B) for us.

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(A)Commit[a] your works to the Lord,
And your thoughts will be established.

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  1. Proverbs 16:3 Lit. Roll

Commit to the Lord whatever you do,
    and he will establish your plans.(A)

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11 And they say, (A)“How does God know?
And is there knowledge in the Most High?”
12 Behold, these are the ungodly,
Who are always at ease;
They increase in riches.
13 Surely I have [a]cleansed my heart in (B)vain,
And washed my hands in innocence.

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  1. Psalm 73:13 kept my heart pure in vain

11 They say, “How would God know?
    Does the Most High know anything?”

12 This is what the wicked are like—
    always free of care,(A) they go on amassing wealth.(B)

13 Surely in vain(C) I have kept my heart pure
    and have washed my hands in innocence.(D)

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(A)Commit[a] your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.
(B)He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,
And your justice as the noonday.

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  1. Psalm 37:5 Lit. Roll off onto

Commit your way to the Lord;
    trust in him(A) and he will do this:
He will make your righteous reward(B) shine like the dawn,(C)
    your vindication like the noonday sun.

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(A)Into Your hand I commit my spirit;
You have redeemed me, O Lord God of (B)truth.

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Into your hands I commit my spirit;(A)
    deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.(B)

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