Luke 6:48
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48 That one is like a man building a house who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when a flood arose, the river burst against that house but could not shake it because it had been well built.[a]
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- 6.48 Other ancient authorities read founded upon the rock
1 Corinthians 3:10-15
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10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Let each builder choose with care how to build on it.(A) 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ.(B) 12 Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— 13 the work of each builder will become visible, for the day[a] will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each has done.(C) 14 If the work that someone has built on the foundation survives, the builder will receive a wage. 15 If the work is burned up, the builder will suffer loss; the builder will be saved, but only as through fire.
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- 3.13 Or the Day
Isaiah 28:16
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16 therefore thus says the Lord God,
“See, I am laying[a] in Zion a foundation stone,
a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation:
‘One who trusts will not panic.’(A)
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- 28.16 Q mss Compare Syr Tg: MT he laid
Psalm 62:2
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2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall never be shaken.(A)
Matthew 7:25-26
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25 The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall because it had been founded on rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
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Jude 24
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Benediction
24 Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to make you stand without blemish in the presence of his glory with rejoicing,(A)
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Isaiah 26:4
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- 26.4 Heb in Yah, the Lord
1 Peter 2:4-6
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4 Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and 5 like living stones let yourselves be built[a] into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.(A) 6 For it stands in scripture:
“See, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”(B)
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- 2.5 Or you yourselves are being built
Ephesians 2:20
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20 built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone;[a](A)
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- 2.20 Or keystone (in an arch)
Romans 8:35-38
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35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will affliction or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword? 36 As it is written,
“For your sake we are being killed all day long;
we are accounted as sheep to be slaughtered.”(A)
37 No, in all these things we are more than victorious through him who loved us.(B) 38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,(C)
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2 Samuel 22:32
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32 For who is God but the Lord?
And who is a rock except our God?(A)
Revelation 6:14-17
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14 The sky vanished like a scroll rolling itself up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.(A) 15 Then the kings of the earth and the magnates and the generals and the rich and the powerful and everyone, slave and free, hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains,(B) 16 calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb,(C) 17 for the great day of their[a] wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”(D)
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- 6.17 Other ancient authorities read his
1 John 2:28
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28 And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming.(A)
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2 Peter 3:10-14
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10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be destroyed with fire, and the earth and everything that is done on it will be disclosed.[a](A)
11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of persons ought you to be in leading lives of holiness and godliness, 12 waiting for and hastening[b] the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set ablaze and destroyed and the elements will melt with fire? 13 But, in accordance with his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home.(B)
Final Exhortation and Doxology
14 Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish,(C)
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2 Peter 1:10
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10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, be all the more eager to confirm your call and election, for if you do this, you will never stumble.
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2 Timothy 2:19
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19 But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who calls on the name of the Lord turn away from wickedness.”(A)
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1 Corinthians 15:55-58
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55 “Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”
56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.(A) 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.(B)
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Acts 14:22
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22 There they strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.”(A)
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John 16:33
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33 I have said this to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution, but take courage: I have conquered the world!”(A)
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Nahum 1:8
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8 even in a rushing flood.
He will make a full end of his adversaries[a]
and will pursue his enemies into darkness.(A)
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- 1.8 Gk: Heb of her place
Isaiah 59:19
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19 So those in the west shall fear the name of the Lord,
and those in the east, his glory,
for he will come like a pent-up stream
that the wind of the Lord drives on.(A)
Proverbs 10:25
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25 When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more,
but the righteous are established forever.(A)
Psalm 125:1-2
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Psalm 125
The Security of God’s People
A Song of Ascents.
1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
which cannot be moved but abides forever.(A)
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so the Lord surrounds his people
from this time on and forevermore.(B)
Psalm 95:1
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Psalm 95
A Call to Worship and Obedience
1 O come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!(A)
Psalm 93:3-4
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3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord,
the floods have lifted up their voice;
the floods lift up their roaring.
4 More majestic than the thunders of mighty waters,
more majestic than the waves[a] of the sea,
majestic on high is the Lord!(A)
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- 93.4 Cn: Heb majestic are the waves
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