(A)“The people of Israel shall camp each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers' houses. They shall camp facing the tent of meeting on every side.

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“The Israelites are to camp around the tent of meeting some distance from it, each of them under their standard(A) and holding the banners of their family.”

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40 (A)But all things should be done decently and (B)in order.

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40 But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly(A) way.

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33 For God is not a God of (A)confusion but of peace.

As in (B)all the churches of the saints,

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33 For God is not a God of disorder(A) but of peace(B)—as in all the congregations(C) of the Lord’s people.(D)

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(A)Yet there shall be a distance between you and it, about 2,000 cubits[a] in length. Do not come near it, in order that you may know the way you shall go, for you have not passed this way before.”

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  1. Joshua 3:4 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before. But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits[a](A) between you and the ark; do not go near it.”

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  1. Joshua 3:4 That is, about 3,000 feet or about 900 meters

25 Then (A)the standard of the camp of the people of Dan, acting as the (B)rear guard of all the camps, set out by their companies, and over their company was (C)Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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25 Finally, as the rear guard(A) for all the units, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard. Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai(B) was in command.

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22 And (A)the standard of the camp of the people of Ephraim set out by their companies, and over their company was (B)Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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22 The divisions of the camp of Ephraim(A) went next, under their standard. Elishama son of Ammihud(B) was in command.

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52 The people of Israel shall pitch their tents by their companies, each man in his own camp and (A)each man by his own standard. 53 But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there may be no (B)wrath on the congregation of the people of Israel. (C)And the Levites shall keep guard over the tabernacle of the testimony.”

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52 The Israelites are to set up their tents by divisions, each of them in their own camp under their standard.(A) 53 The Levites, however, are to set up their tents around the tabernacle(B) of the covenant law so that my wrath will not fall(C) on the Israelite community. The Levites are to be responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the covenant law.(D)

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50 (A)But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall take care of it (B)and shall camp around the tabernacle.

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50 Instead, appoint the Levites to be in charge of the tabernacle(A) of the covenant law(B)—over all its furnishings(C) and everything belonging to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they are to take care of it and encamp around it.

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At once (A)I was in the Spirit, and behold, (B)a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. And he who sat there had the appearance of (C)jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was (D)a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald. Around the throne were (E)twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, (F)clothed in white garments, with (G)golden crowns on their heads. From the throne came (H)flashes of lightning, and rumblings[a] and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning (I)seven torches of fire, (J)which are the seven spirits of God,

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  1. Revelation 4:5 Or voices, or sounds

At once I was in the Spirit,(A) and there before me was a throne in heaven(B) with someone sitting on it. And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper(C) and ruby.(D) A rainbow(E) that shone like an emerald(F) encircled the throne. Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders.(G) They were dressed in white(H) and had crowns of gold on their heads. From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder.(I) In front of the throne, seven lamps(J) were blazing. These are the seven spirits[a](K) of God.

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  1. Revelation 4:5 That is, the sevenfold Spirit

19 and (A)not (B)holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.

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19 They have lost connection with the head,(A) from whom the whole body,(B) supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.(C)

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27 Only (A)let your manner of life be (B)worthy[a] of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you (C)that you are standing firm in one spirit, with (D)one mind (E)striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,

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  1. Philippians 1:27 Greek Only behave as citizens worthy

Life Worthy of the Gospel

27 Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy(A) of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm(B) in the one Spirit,[a] striving together(C) as one for the faith of the gospel

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  1. Philippians 1:27 Or in one spirit

16 On that day the Lord their God will save them,
    as (A)the flock of his people;
for (B)like the jewels of a crown
    they shall shine on his land.

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16 The Lord their God will save his people on that day(A)
    as a shepherd saves his flock.
They will sparkle in his land
    like jewels in a crown.(B)

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and he said to me, (A)“Son of man, this is (B)the place of my throne and (C)the place of the soles of my feet, (D)where I will dwell in the midst of the people of Israel forever. And the house of Israel shall no more (E)defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoring and by the dead bodies[a] of their kings at their high places,[b]

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  1. Ezekiel 43:7 Or the monuments; also verse 9
  2. Ezekiel 43:7 Or at their deaths

He said: “Son of man, this is the place of my throne(A) and the place for the soles of my feet. This is where I will live among the Israelites forever. The people of Israel will never again defile(B) my holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and the funeral offerings[a] for their kings at their death.[b](C)

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  1. Ezekiel 43:7 Or the memorial monuments; also in verse 9
  2. Ezekiel 43:7 Or their high places