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By faith Enoch was taken so that he did not experience death, and “he was not found, because God had taken him.” For it was attested before he was taken away that “he had pleased God.”(A)

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By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.”[a](A) For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.

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  1. Hebrews 11:5 Gen. 5:24

21 When Enoch had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Methuselah.(A) 22 Enoch walked with God after the birth of Methuselah three hundred years and had other sons and daughters. 23 Thus all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years. 24 Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him.(B)

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21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.(A) 22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God(B) 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23 Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. 24 Enoch walked faithfully with God;(C) then he was no more, because God took him away.(D)

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14 It was also about these that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, “See, the Lord is coming[a] with ten thousands of his holy ones,(A)

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  1. 14 Gk came

14 Enoch,(A) the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming(B) with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones(C)

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11 As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them, and Elijah ascended in a whirlwind into heaven.(A)

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11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire(A) and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven(B) in a whirlwind.(C)

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And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would approach God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

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And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him(A) must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

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For three and a half days members of the peoples and tribes and languages and nations will gaze at their dead bodies and refuse to let them be placed in a tomb, 10 and the inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and exchange presents, because these two prophets tormented the inhabitants of the earth.(A)

11 But after the three and a half days, the breath[a] of life from God entered the two witnesses,[b] and they stood on their feet, and those who saw them were terrified.(B) 12 Then they[c] heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here!” And they went up to heaven in a cloud while their enemies watched them.(C)

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  1. 11.11 Or the spirit
  2. 11.11 Gk them
  3. 11.12 Other ancient authorities read I

For three and a half days some from every people, tribe, language and nation(A) will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial.(B) 10 The inhabitants of the earth(C) will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts,(D) because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.

11 But after the three and a half days(E) the breath[a] of life from God entered them,(F) and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. 12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.”(G) And they went up to heaven in a cloud,(H) while their enemies looked on.

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  1. Revelation 11:11 Or Spirit (see Ezek. 37:5,14)

48 Who can live and never see death?
    Who can escape the power of Sheol? Selah(A)

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48 Who can live and not see death,
    or who can escape the power of the grave?(A)

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16 They said to him, “See now, we have fifty strong men among your servants; please let them go and seek your master; it may be that the spirit of the Lord has caught him up and thrown him down on some mountain or into some valley.” He responded, “No, do not send them.”(A) 17 But when they urged him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” So they sent fifty men who searched for three days but did not find him.(B)

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16 “Look,” they said, “we your servants have fifty able men. Let them go and look for your master. Perhaps the Spirit(A) of the Lord has picked him up(B) and set him down on some mountain or in some valley.”

“No,” Elisha replied, “do not send them.”

17 But they persisted until he was too embarrassed(C) to refuse. So he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find him.

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51 Very truly, I tell you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.”(A) 52 The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet you say, ‘Whoever keeps my word will never taste death.’(B)

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51 Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.”(A)

52 At this they exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon-possessed!(B) Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death.

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22 and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.(A)

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22 and receive from him anything we ask,(A) because we keep his commands(B) and do what pleases him.(C)

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By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.[a](A)

The Examples of Abel, Enoch, and Noah

By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable[b] sacrifice than Cain’s. Through this he received approval as righteous, God himself giving approval to his gifts; he died, but through his faith[c] he still speaks.(B)

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  1. 11.3 Or was not made out of visible things
  2. 11.4 Gk greater
  3. 11.4 Gk through it

By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command,(A) so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended(B) as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings.(C) And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.(D)

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but, just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the message of the gospel, even so we speak, not to please mortals but to please God, who tests our hearts.(A)

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On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel.(A) We are not trying to please people(B) but God, who tests our hearts.(C)

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and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit,[a] since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.(A)

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  1. 8.9 Or spirit

Those who are in the realm of the flesh(A) cannot please God.

You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh(B) but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you.(C) And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ,(D) they do not belong to Christ.

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