12 so that you may not be sluggish, but (A)imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

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12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate(A) those who through faith and patience(B) inherit what has been promised.(C)

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Remember (A)your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and (B)imitate their faith.

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Remember your leaders,(A) who spoke the word of God(B) to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate(C) their faith.

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36 For (A)you have need of endurance, so that (B)when you have done the will of God you may (C)receive what is promised.

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36 You need to persevere(A) so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.(B)

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25 And this is the promise that he made to us[a](A)eternal life.

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  1. 1 John 2:25 Some manuscripts you

25 And this is what he promised us—eternal life.(A)

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Warning Against Apostasy

11 About this we have much to say, and it is (A)hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.

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Warning Against Falling Away(A)

11 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand.

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30 (A)I passed by the field of a sluggard,
    by the vineyard of a man (B)lacking sense,
31 and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;
    the ground was covered with nettles,
    and its stone (C)wall was broken down.
32 Then I saw and (D)considered it;
    I looked and received instruction.
33 (E)A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest,
34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
    and want like an armed man.

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30 I went past the field of a sluggard,(A)
    past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
31 thorns had come up everywhere,
    the ground was covered with weeds,
    and the stone wall was in ruins.
32 I applied my heart to what I observed
    and learned a lesson from what I saw:
33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest(B)
34 and poverty will come on you like a thief
    and scarcity like an armed man.(C)

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14 Are they not all ministering spirits (A)sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to (B)inherit salvation?

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14 Are not all angels ministering spirits(A) sent to serve those who will inherit(B) salvation?(C)

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16 Thus says the Lord:
“Stand by the roads, and look,
    and ask for (A)the ancient paths,
where the good way is; and walk in it,
    (B)and find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’

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16 This is what the Lord says:

“Stand at the crossroads and look;
    ask for the ancient paths,(A)
ask where the good way(B) is, and walk in it,
    and you will find rest(C) for your souls.
    But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’

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Whoever is slack in his work
    is a (A)brother to him who destroys.

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One who is slack in his work
    is brother to one who destroys.(A)

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12 (A)Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who (B)keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.[a]

13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: (C)Blessed are the dead (D)who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, (E)“that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”

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  1. Revelation 14:12 Greek and the faith of Jesus

12 This calls for patient endurance(A) on the part of the people of God(B) who keep his commands(C) and remain faithful to Jesus.

13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord(D) from now on.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit,(E) “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”

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10 (A)If anyone is to be taken captive,
    to captivity he goes;
(B)if anyone is to be slain with the sword,
    with the sword must he be slain.

(C)Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.

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10 “If anyone is to go into captivity,
    into captivity they will go.
If anyone is to be killed[a] with the sword,
    with the sword they will be killed.”[b](A)

This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness(B) on the part of God’s people.(C)

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  1. Revelation 13:10 Some manuscripts anyone kills
  2. Revelation 13:10 Jer. 15:2

10 Therefore, brothers,[a] be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and (A)election, for if you practice these qualities (B)you will never fall.

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  1. 2 Peter 1:10 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

10 Therefore, my brothers and sisters,[a] make every effort to confirm your calling(A) and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble,(B)

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  1. 2 Peter 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.

For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, (A)calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and (B)do not fear anything that is frightening.

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For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God(A) used to adorn themselves.(B) They submitted themselves to their own husbands, like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord.(C) You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.

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