23 May God himself, the God of peace,(A) sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul(B) and body be kept blameless(C) at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.(D)

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indeed, he who watches(A) over Israel
    will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord watches over(B) you—
    the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
the sun(C) will not harm you by day,
    nor the moon by night.

The Lord will keep you from all harm(D)
    he will watch over your life;

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And the peace of God,(A) which transcends all understanding,(B) will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

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Doxology

24 To him who is able(A) to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence(B) without fault(C) and with great joy—

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“I, the Lord, have called(A) you in righteousness;(B)
    I will take hold of your hand.(C)
I will keep(D) you and will make you
    to be a covenant(E) for the people
    and a light(F) for the Gentiles,(G)

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11 I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world,(A) and I am coming to you.(B) Holy Father, protect them by the power of[a] your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one(C) as we are one.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. John 17:11 Or Father, keep them faithful to

You will be blessed(A) in the city and blessed in the country.(B)

The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.(C)

Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.

You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.(D)

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May the Lord bless you from Zion,(A)
    he who is the Maker of heaven(B) and earth.

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11 For he will command his angels(A) concerning you
    to guard you in all your ways;(B)

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Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, “The Lord be with you!(A)

“The Lord bless you!(B)” they answered.

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He will guard the feet(A) of his faithful servants,(B)
    but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.(C)

“It is not by strength(D) that one prevails;

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23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ(A) be with your spirit.(B) Amen.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 4:23 Some manuscripts do not have Amen.

Keep me(A) as the apple of your eye;(B)
    hide me(C) in the shadow of your wings(D)

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Greetings and Doxology

John,

To the seven churches(A) in the province of Asia:

Grace and peace to you(B) from him who is, and who was, and who is to come,(C) and from the seven spirits[a](D) before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,(E) the firstborn from the dead,(F) and the ruler of the kings of the earth.(G)

To him who loves us(H) and has freed us from our sins by his blood,(I)

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Footnotes

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

who through faith are shielded by God’s power(A) until the coming of the salvation(B) that is ready to be revealed(C) in the last time.

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24 Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 6:24 Or Grace and immortality to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ.

    I, the Lord, watch over it;
    I water(A) it continually.
I guard(B) it day and night
    so that no one may harm(C) it.

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16 Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, how can someone else, who is now put in the position of an inquirer,[a] say “Amen”(A) to your thanksgiving,(B) since they do not know what you are saying?

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 14:16 The Greek word for inquirer is a technical term for someone not fully initiated into a religion; also in verses 23 and 24.

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