18 The Lord (A)knows the days of the blameless,
    and their (B)heritage will remain forever;

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18 The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care,(A)
    and their inheritance will endure forever.(B)

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for the Lord (A)knows (B)the way of the righteous,
    but the way of the wicked will perish.

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For the Lord watches over(A) the way of the righteous,
    but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.(B)

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23 (A)For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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23 For the wages of sin is death,(A) but the gift of God is eternal life(B) in[a] Christ Jesus our Lord.

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  1. Romans 6:23 Or through

17 But (A)the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on (B)those who fear him,
    and his righteousness to (C)children's children,

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17 But from everlasting to everlasting
    the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
    and his righteousness with their children’s children(A)

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19 But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: (A)“The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone (B)who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”

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19 Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm,(A) sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,”(B) and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord(C) must turn away from wickedness.”

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24 You (A)guide me with your counsel,
    and afterward you will (B)receive me to glory.

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24 You guide(A) me with your counsel,(B)
    and afterward you will take me into glory.

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(A)Why should I fear in (B)times of trouble,
    when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me,

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Why should I fear(A) when evil days come,
    when wicked deceivers surround me—

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I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love,
    because you have seen my affliction;
    you have (A)known the distress of my soul,

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I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
    for you saw my affliction(A)
    and knew the anguish(B) of my soul.

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And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for (A)1,260 days, (B)clothed in sackcloth.”

These are (C)the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. And if anyone would harm them, (D)fire pours from their mouth and consumes their foes. If anyone would harm them, (E)this is how he is doomed to be killed.

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And I will appoint my two witnesses,(A) and they will prophesy for 1,260 days,(B) clothed in sackcloth.”(C) They are “the two olive trees”(D) and the two lampstands, and “they stand before the Lord of the earth.”[a](E) If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies.(F) This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die.(G)

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  1. Revelation 11:4 See Zech. 4:3,11,14.

25 And this is the promise that he made to us[a](A)eternal life.

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  1. 1 John 2:25 Some manuscripts you

25 And this is what he promised us—eternal life.(A)

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to (A)an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and (B)unfading, (C)kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are being guarded (D)through faith for a salvation (E)ready to be revealed in the last time.

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and into an inheritance(A) that can never perish, spoil or fade.(B) This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,(C) who through faith are shielded by God’s power(D) until the coming of the salvation(E) that is ready to be revealed(F) in the last time.

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preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; (A)reprove, rebuke, and (B)exhort, with complete patience and teaching. (C)For the time is coming when people will not endure (D)sound[a] teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and (E)will turn away from listening to the truth and (F)wander off into myths.

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  1. 2 Timothy 4:3 Or healthy

Preach(A) the word;(B) be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke(C) and encourage(D)—with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine.(E) Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.(F) They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.(G)

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Godlessness in the Last Days

But understand this, that (A)in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be (B)lovers of self, (C)lovers of money, (D)proud, (E)arrogant, abusive, (F)disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, (G)heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, (H)not loving good, treacherous, reckless, (I)swollen with conceit, (J)lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but (K)denying its power. (L)Avoid such people.

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But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.(A) People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money,(B) boastful, proud,(C) abusive,(D) disobedient to their parents,(E) ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous,(F) rash, conceited,(G) lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness(H) but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.(I)

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