20 He who (A)feared the word of the Lord among the (B)servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his livestock flee to the houses.

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20 Those officials of Pharaoh who feared(A) the word of the Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside.

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13 He who (A)despises the word will be destroyed,
But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.

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13 Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,(A)
    but whoever respects(B) a command is rewarded.(C)

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A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself,
But the simple pass on and are (A)punished.

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The prudent see danger and take refuge,(A)
    but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.(B)

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By faith (A)Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, (B)prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of (C)the righteousness which is according to faith.

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By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen,(A) in holy fear built an ark(B) to save his family.(C) By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.(D)

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The Great Tribulation(A)

14 (B)“So when you see the (C)‘abomination of desolation,’ [a]spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not” (let the reader understand), “then (D)let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 15 Let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house, nor enter to take anything out of his house. 16 And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 13:14 NU omits spoken of by Daniel the prophet

14 “When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’[a](A) standing where it[b] does not belong—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 15 Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out. 16 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 13:14 Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
  2. Mark 13:14 Or he

The People of Nineveh Believe

So the (A)people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. Then word came to the king of Nineveh; and he arose from his throne and laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth (B)and sat in ashes.

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The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.(A)

When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.(B)

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23 (A)For the Lord will plead their cause,
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.

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23 for the Lord will take up their case(A)
    and will exact life for life.(B)

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16 (A)How much better to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

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16 How much better to get wisdom than gold,
    to get insight(A) rather than silver!(B)

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