Isaiah 64:4
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4 (A)From of old no one has heard
or perceived by the ear,
(B)no eye has seen a God besides you,
who acts for those who wait for him.
Psalm 31:19
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19 Oh, how abundant is your goodness,
which you have stored up for those who fear you
and worked for those who take refuge in you,
(A)in the sight of the children of mankind!
1 Corinthians 2:9-10
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James 5:7
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Patience in Suffering
7 Be patient, therefore, brothers,[a] until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives (A)the early and the late rains.
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Isaiah 25:9
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9 It will be said on that day,
“Behold, this is our God; (A)we have waited for him, that he might save us.
This is the Lord; we have waited for him;
(B)let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
Ephesians 3:17-21
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17 (A)so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being (B)rooted and (C)grounded in love, 18 may have strength to (D)comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and (E)height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ (F)that surpasses knowledge, that (G)you may be filled with all (H)the fullness of God.
20 (I)Now to (J)him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, (K)according to the power at work within us, 21 (L)to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
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Colossians 1:26-27
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Psalm 130:5
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Genesis 49:18
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18 I (A)wait for your salvation, O Lord.
1 John 3:1-2
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3 See (A)what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called (B)children of God; and so we are. The reason why (C)the world does not know us is that (D)it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are (E)God's children (F)now, and what we will be (G)has not yet appeared; but we know that (H)when he appears[a] (I)we shall be like him, because (J)we shall see him as he is.
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- 1 John 3:2 Or when it appears
1 Timothy 3:16
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16 Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:
(A)He[a] was manifested in the flesh,
vindicated[b] by the Spirit,[c]
(B)seen by angels,
(C)proclaimed among the nations,
(D)believed on in the world,
(E)taken up in glory.
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- 1 Timothy 3:16 Greek Who; some manuscripts God; others Which
- 1 Timothy 3:16 Or justified
- 1 Timothy 3:16 Or vindicated in spirit
John 14:3
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3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you (A)to myself, that (B)where I am you may be also.
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Lamentations 3:25-26
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25 The Lord is good to those who (A)wait for him,
to the soul who seeks him.
26 (B)It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
Hebrews 11:16
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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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Ephesians 3:5-10
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5 which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. 6 This mystery is[a] that the Gentiles are (A)fellow heirs, (B)members of the same body, and (C)partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
7 (D)Of this gospel I was made (E)a minister according to the gift of (F)God's grace, which was given me (G)by the working of his power. 8 To me, (H)though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, (I)to preach to the Gentiles the (J)unsearchable (K)riches of Christ, 9 and (L)to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery (M)hidden for ages in[b] God, (N)who created all things, 10 so that through the church the manifold (O)wisdom of God (P)might now be made known to (Q)the rulers and authorities (R)in the heavenly places.
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- Ephesians 3:6 The words This mystery is are inferred from verse 4
- Ephesians 3:9 Or by
Isaiah 30:18
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The Lord Will Be Gracious
18 Therefore the Lord (A)waits to be gracious to you,
and therefore he (B)exalts himself to show mercy to you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
(C)blessed are all those who wait for him.
1 Corinthians 1:7
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7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you (A)wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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Romans 8:19
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19 For the creation waits with eager longing for (A)the revealing of the sons of God.
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Luke 2:25
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25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was (A)righteous and (B)devout, (C)waiting for (D)the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
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Revelation 22:1-5
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The River of Life
22 Then the angel[a] showed me (A)the river of (B)the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle of (C)the street of the city; (D)also, on either side of the river, (E)the tree of life[b] with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were (F)for the healing of the nations. 3 (G)No longer will there be anything accursed, but (H)the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and (I)his servants will worship him. 4 (J)They will see his face, and (K)his name will be on their foreheads. 5 And (L)night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp (M)or sun, for (N)the Lord God will be their light, and (O)they will reign forever and ever.
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- Revelation 22:1 Greek he
- Revelation 22:2 Or the Lamb. In the midst of the street of the city, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life
Revelation 21:22-24
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22 And (A)I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. 23 And the city (B)has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for (C)the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24 By its light (D)will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth (E)will bring their glory into it,
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Revelation 21:1-4
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The New Heaven and the New Earth
21 Then I saw (A)a new heaven and a new earth, for (B)the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw (C)the holy city, (D)new Jerusalem, (E)coming down out of heaven from God, (F)prepared (G)as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, (H)the dwelling place[a] of God is with man. He will (I)dwell with them, and they will be his people,[b] and God himself will be with them as their God.[c] 4 (J)He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and (K)death shall be no more, (L)neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
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- Revelation 21:3 Or tabernacle
- Revelation 21:3 Some manuscripts peoples
- Revelation 21:3 Some manuscripts omit as their God
1 John 4:10
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10 In this is love, (A)not that we have loved God (B)but that he loved us and sent his Son to be (C)the propitiation for our sins.
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Romans 8:23-25
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23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have (A)the firstfruits of the Spirit, (B)groan inwardly as (C)we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, (D)the redemption of our bodies. 24 For (E)in this hope we were saved. Now (F)hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we (G)wait for it with patience.
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