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

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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 watches over the way of the righteous,
    but the way of the wicked will perish.(A)

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

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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 the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
    on those who fear him,
    and his righteousness to 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 inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who calls on the name of the Lord turn away from wickedness.”(A)

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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 guide me with your counsel,
    and afterward you will receive me with honor.[a](A)

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  1. 73.24 Or to glory

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

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Why should I fear in times of trouble,
    when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me,(A)

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

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I will exult and rejoice in your steadfast love,
    because you have seen my affliction;
    you have taken notice of my adversities(A)

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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 my two witnesses authority to prophesy for one thousand two hundred sixty days, wearing sackcloth.”(A)

These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.(B) And if anyone wants to harm them, fire pours from their mouth and consumes their foes; anyone who wants to harm them must be killed in this manner.(C)

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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 what he has promised us,[a] eternal life.(A)

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  1. 2.25 Other ancient authorities read you

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

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and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.(A)

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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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proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable; convince, rebuke, and encourage with the utmost patience in teaching.(A) For the time is coming when people will not put up with sound teaching, but, having their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own desires(B) and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander away to myths.

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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

You must understand this, that in the last days distressing times will come. For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,(A) unfeeling, implacable, slanderers, profligates, brutes, haters of good,(B) treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,(C) holding to the outward form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid them!

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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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