10 Whatever your hand finds to do, (A)do it with your might,[a] (B)for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 9:10 Or finds to do with your might, do it

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)

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23 (A)Whatever you do, work heartily, (B)as for the Lord and not for men,

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23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,

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16 (A)making the best use of the time, because (B)the days are evil.

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16 making the most of every opportunity,(A) because the days are evil.(B)

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11 Do not be slothful in zeal, (A)be fervent in spirit,[a] (B)serve the Lord.

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  1. Romans 12:11 Or fervent in the Spirit

11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor,(A) serving the Lord.

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For in (A)death there is no remembrance of you;
    in Sheol who will give you praise?

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Among the dead no one proclaims your name.
    Who praises you from the grave?(A)

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26 So I do not run aimlessly; I (A)do not box as one (B)beating the air.

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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)

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24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives (A)the prize? So (B)run that you may obtain it.

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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.

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33 But (A)seek first (B)the kingdom of God and his righteousness, (C)and all these things will be added to you.

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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)

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13 You will seek(A) me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.(B)

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18 (A)For Sheol does not thank you;
    death does not praise you;
those who go down to the pit do not hope
    for your faithfulness.
19 The living, the living, he thanks you,
    as I do this day;
(B)the father makes known to the children
    your faithfulness.

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18 For the grave(A) cannot praise you,
    death cannot sing your praise;(B)
those who go down to the pit(C)
    cannot hope for your faithfulness.
19 The living, the living—they praise(D) you,
    as I am doing today;
parents tell their children(E)
    about your faithfulness.

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In the morning sow your seed, and at evening (A)withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.

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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.

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20 Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, (A)and he did what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God. 21 And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, seeking his God, he did with all his heart, and prospered.

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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)

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10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, (A)I worked harder than any of them, (B)though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.

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10 But by the grace(A) of God I am what I am, and his grace to me(B) was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them(C)—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.(D)

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