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18 Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”

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18 And you will again see the distinction between the righteous(A) and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.(B)

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15 But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”

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15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites,(A) in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household,(B) we will serve the Lord.”(C)

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25 Surely you wouldn’t do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked. Why, you would be treating the righteous and the wicked exactly the same! Surely you wouldn’t do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”

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15 But afterward I will return and have compassion on all of them. I will bring them home to their own lands again, each nation to its own possession.

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15 But after I uproot them, I will again have compassion(A) and will bring(B) each of them back to their own inheritance and their own country.

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10 The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged.
    They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 Then at last everyone will say,
    “There truly is a reward for those who live for God;
    surely there is a God who judges justly here on earth.”

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10 The righteous will be glad(A) when they are avenged,(B)
    when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.(C)
11 Then people will say,
    “Surely the righteous still are rewarded;(D)
    surely there is a God who judges the earth.”(E)

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14 “You have said, ‘What’s the use of serving God? What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the Lord of Heaven’s Armies that we are sorry for our sins? 15 From now on we will call the arrogant blessed. For those who do evil get rich, and those who dare God to punish them suffer no harm.’”

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14 “You have said, ‘It is futile(A) to serve(B) God. What do we gain by carrying out his requirements(C) and going about like mourners(D) before the Lord Almighty? 15 But now we call the arrogant(E) blessed. Certainly evildoers(F) prosper,(G) and even when they put God to the test, they get away with it.’”

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46 “And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.”

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46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.(A)(B)

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And God will use this persecution to show his justice and to make you worthy of his Kingdom, for which you are suffering. In his justice he will pay back those who persecute you.

And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don’t know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power. 10 When he comes on that day, he will receive glory from his holy people—praise from all who believe. And this includes you, for you believed what we told you about him.

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All this is evidence(A) that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy(B) of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. God is just:(C) He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you(D) and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven(E) in blazing fire(F) with his powerful angels.(G) He will punish(H) those who do not know God(I) and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.(J) They will be punished with everlasting destruction(K) and shut out from the presence of the Lord(L) and from the glory of his might(M) 10 on the day(N) he comes to be glorified(O) in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you.(P)

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But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. He will judge everyone according to what they have done.

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But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath(A), when his righteous judgment(B) will be revealed. God “will repay each person according to what they have done.”[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 2:6 Psalm 62:12; Prov. 24:12

23 For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me,

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23 Last night an angel(A) of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve(B) stood beside me(C)

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26 Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.

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26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be.(A) My Father will honor the one who serves me.

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for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God.

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for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned(A) to God from idols(B) to serve the living and true God,(C)

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God knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God, whom I serve with all my heart[a] by spreading the Good News about his Son.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:9 Or in my spirit.

God, whom I serve(A) in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness(B) how constantly I remember you

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