18 Then once more you shall (A)see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.

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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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46 And these will go away (A)into eternal punishment, but the righteous (B)into (C)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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25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, (A)so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! (B)Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”

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10 (A)The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;
    he will (B)bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 Mankind will say, “Surely there is (C)a reward for the righteous;
    surely there is a God who (D)judges 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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15 (A)And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, (B)choose this day whom you will serve, whether (C)the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or (D)the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. (E)But as for me and my house, 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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14 You have said, (A)‘It is vain to serve God. (B)What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the Lord of hosts? 15 And now we call (C)the arrogant blessed. (D)Evildoers not only prosper but (E)they put God to the test and they escape.’”

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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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15 And after I have plucked them up, I will again have compassion on them, (A)and I will bring them again each to his heritage and each to his land.

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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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23 For this very night (A)there (B)stood before me (C)an angel of the God (D)to whom I belong and (E)whom I worship,

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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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The Judgment at Christ's Coming

This is (A)evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be (B)considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering— since indeed God considers it (C)just (D)to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to grant (E)relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when (F)the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven (G)with his mighty angels (H)in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those (I)who do not know God and on those who (J)do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the punishment of (K)eternal destruction, (L)away from[a] the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, 10 (M)when he comes on (N)that day (O)to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our (P)testimony to you (Q)was believed.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Or destruction that comes from

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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26 If anyone serves me, he must (A)follow me; and (B)where I am, there will my servant be also. (C)If anyone serves me, (D)the Father will honor him.

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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 themselves report concerning us the kind of (A)reception we had among you, and how (B)you turned to God (C)from idols to serve the living and (D)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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17 She followed Paul and us, (A)crying out, “These men are (B)servants of (C)the Most High God, who proclaim to you (D)the way of salvation.”

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17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God,(A) who are telling you the way to be saved.”

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If Edom says, “We are shattered but we will rebuild the ruins,” the Lord of hosts says, “They may build, but I will tear down, and they will be called ‘the wicked country,’ and ‘the people with whom the Lord is angry forever.’”

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Edom(A) may say, “Though we have been crushed, we will rebuild(B) the ruins.”

But this is what the Lord Almighty says: “They may build, but I will demolish.(C) They will be called the Wicked Land, a people always under the wrath of the Lord.(D)

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