34 For (A)you had compassion on those in prison, and (B)you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had (C)a better possession and an abiding one.

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34 You suffered along with those in prison(A) and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.(B)

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to (A)an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and (B)unfading, (C)kept in heaven for you,

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and into an inheritance(A) that can never perish, spoil or fade.(B) This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,(C)

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(A)Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.

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Continue to remember those in prison(A) as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.

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16 May the Lord grant mercy to (A)the household of Onesiphorus, for he often (B)refreshed me and was not ashamed of (C)my chains,

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16 May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus,(A) because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed(B) of my chains.(C)

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(A)Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For (B)you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ (C)who is your[a] life (D)appears, then you also will appear with him (E)in glory.

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  1. Colossians 3:4 Some manuscripts our

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.(A) For you died,(B) and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your[a] life,(C) appears,(D) then you also will appear with him in glory.(E)

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  1. Colossians 3:4 Some manuscripts our

Beloved, we are (A)God's children (B)now, and what we will be (C)has not yet appeared; but we know that (D)when he appears[a] (E)we shall be like him, because (F)we shall see him as he is.

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  1. 1 John 3:2 Or when it appears

Dear friends,(A) now we are children of God,(B) and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,[a](C) we shall be like him,(D) for we shall see him as he is.(E)

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  1. 1 John 3:2 Or when it is made known

Testing of Your Faith

(A)Count it all joy, my brothers,[a] when you meet trials (B)of various kinds,

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  1. James 1:2 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 16, 19

Trials and Temptations

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds,(A)

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  1. James 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verses 16 and 19; and in 2:1, 5, 14; 3:10, 12; 4:11; 5:7, 9, 10, 12, 19.

16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed (A)to be called their God, for (B)he has prepared for them a city.

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16 Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one.(A) Therefore God is not ashamed(B) to be called their God,(C) for he has prepared a city(D) for them.

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Henceforth there is (A)laid up for me (B)the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, (C)the righteous judge, will award to me on (D)that day, and not only to me but also to all (E)who have loved his appearing.

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Now there is in store for me(A) the crown of righteousness,(B) which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day(C)—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.(D)

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(A)for which I am suffering, (B)bound with chains as a criminal. But (C)the word of God is not bound!

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for which I am suffering(A) even to the point of being chained(B) like a criminal. But God’s word(C) is not chained.

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19 thus (A)storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may (B)take hold of (C)that which is truly life.

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19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves(A) as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of(B) the life that is truly life.

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because of (A)the hope (B)laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in (C)the word of the truth, the gospel,

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the faith and love that spring from the hope(A) stored up for you in heaven(B) and about which you have already heard in the true message(C) of the gospel

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It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you (A)in my heart, for you are all (B)partakers with me of grace,[a] both (C)in my imprisonment and in (D)the defense and confirmation of the gospel.

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  1. Philippians 1:7 Or you all have fellowship with me in grace

It is right(A) for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart(B) and, whether I am in chains(C) or defending(D) and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me.

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