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Ecclesiastes 9:10
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Ecclesiastes 9:10
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10 Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave,[a] there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
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- 9:10 Hebrew to Sheol.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
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Ecclesiastes 9:10
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10 Whatever(A) your hand finds to do, do it with all your might,(B) for in the realm of the dead,(C) where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.(D)
Colossians 3:23
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Colossians 3:23
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23 Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.
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Colossians 3:23
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Colossians 3:23
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23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,
Ephesians 5:16
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Ephesians 5:16
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16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.
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Ephesians 5:16
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Ephesians 5:16
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Romans 12:11
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Romans 12:11
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11 Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically.[a]
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- 12:11 Or but serve the Lord with a zealous spirit; or but let the Spirit excite you as you serve the Lord.
Romans 12:11
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Romans 12:11
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11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor,(A) serving the Lord.
Psalm 6:5
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Psalm 6:5
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5 For the dead do not remember you.
Who can praise you from the grave?[a]
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- 6:5 Hebrew from Sheol?
Psalm 6:5
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Psalm 6:5
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5 Among the dead no one proclaims your name.
Who praises you from the grave?(A)
1 Corinthians 9:24
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1 Corinthians 9:24
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24 Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win!
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1 Corinthians 9:24
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1 Corinthians 9:24
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The Need for Self-Discipline
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize?(A) Run(B) in such a way as to get the prize.
Matthew 6:33
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Matthew 6:33
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33 Seek the Kingdom of God[a] above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
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- 6:33 Some manuscripts do not include of God.
Matthew 6:33
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Matthew 6:33
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33 But seek first his kingdom(A) and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.(B)
1 Corinthians 9:26
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1 Corinthians 9:26
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26 So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing.
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1 Corinthians 9:26
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1 Corinthians 9:26
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26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly;(A) I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.(B)
2 Chronicles 31:20-21
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2 Chronicles 31:20-21
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20 In this way, King Hezekiah handled the distribution throughout all Judah, doing what was pleasing and good in the sight of the Lord his God. 21 In all that he did in the service of the Temple of God and in his efforts to follow God’s laws and commands, Hezekiah sought his God wholeheartedly. As a result, he was very successful.
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2 Chronicles 31:20-21
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2 Chronicles 31:20-21
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20 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful(A) before the Lord his God. 21 In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered.(B)
Isaiah 38:18-19
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Isaiah 38:18-19
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18 For the dead[a] cannot praise you;
they cannot raise their voices in praise.
Those who go down to the grave
can no longer hope in your faithfulness.
19 Only the living can praise you as I do today.
Each generation tells of your faithfulness to the next.
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- 38:18 Hebrew Sheol.
Isaiah 38:18-19
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Isaiah 38:18-19
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Jeremiah 29:13
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Jeremiah 29:13
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13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.
Jeremiah 29:13
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Jeremiah 29:13
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Ecclesiastes 11:6
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Ecclesiastes 11:6
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6 Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon, for you don’t know if profit will come from one activity or another—or maybe both.
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Ecclesiastes 11:6
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Ecclesiastes 11:6
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6 Sow your seed in the morning,
and at evening let your hands not be idle,(A)
for you do not know which will succeed,
whether this or that,
or whether both will do equally well.
Ecclesiastes 9:5-6
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Ecclesiastes 9:5-6
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5 The living at least know they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, nor are they remembered. 6 Whatever they did in their lifetime—loving, hating, envying—is all long gone. They no longer play a part in anything here on earth.
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Ecclesiastes 9:5-6
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Ecclesiastes 9:5-6
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