Micah 7:9
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9 (A)I will bear the indignation of the Lord,
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He pleads my (B)case
And executes justice for me.
He will bring me forth to the light;
I will see His righteousness.
1 Corinthians 4:5
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5 (A)Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to (B)light the hidden things of darkness and (C)reveal the [a]counsels of the hearts. (D)Then each one’s praise will come from God.
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- 1 Corinthians 4:5 motives
Psalm 37:6
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6 (A)He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,
And your justice as the noonday.
Hebrews 12:6-7
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6 For (A)whom the Lord loves He chastens,
And scourges every son whom He receives.”
7 (B)If[a] you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what (C)son is there whom a father does not chasten?
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- Hebrews 12:7 NU, M It is for discipline that you endure; God
2 Thessalonians 1:5-10
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5 which is (A)manifest[a] evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, (B)for which you also suffer; 6 (C)since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with [b]tribulation those who trouble you, 7 and to give you who are troubled (D)rest with us when (E)the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, 8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 (F)These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and (G)from the glory of His power, 10 when He comes, in that Day, (H)to be (I)glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who [c]believe, because our testimony among you was believed.
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- 2 Thessalonians 1:5 plain
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6 affliction
- 2 Thessalonians 1:10 NU, M have believed
1 Samuel 24:15
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15 (A)Therefore let the Lord be judge, and judge between you and me, and (B)see and (C)plead my case, and deliver me out of your hand.”
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2 Timothy 4:8
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8 Finally, there is laid up for me (A)the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous (B)Judge, will give to me (C)on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.
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Malachi 3:18
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18 (A)Then you shall again discern
Between the righteous and the wicked,
Between one who serves God
And one who does not serve Him.
Revelation 18:20
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20 (A)“Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you [a]holy apostles and prophets, for (B)God has avenged you on her!”
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- Revelation 18:20 NU, M saints and apostles
Revelation 6:10-11
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10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, (A)“How long, O Lord, (B)holy and true, (C)until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11 Then a (D)white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them (E)that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.
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Luke 15:18-19
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18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, (A)I have sinned against heaven and before you, 19 and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’
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Lamentations 3:39-42
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40 Let us search out and examine our ways,
And turn back to the Lord;
41 (C)Let us lift our hearts and hands
To God in heaven.
42 (D)We have transgressed and rebelled;
You have not pardoned.
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- Lamentations 3:39 Or murmur
Lamentations 1:18
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18 “The Lord is (A)righteous,
For I (B)rebelled against His [a]commandment.
Hear now, all peoples,
And behold my sorrow;
My virgins and my young men
Have gone into captivity.
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- Lamentations 1:18 Lit. mouth
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