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37 Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
    for there is posterity for the peaceable.(A)

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37 Consider the blameless,(A) observe the upright;(B)
    a future awaits those who seek peace.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:37 Or upright; / those who seek peace will have posterity

17 The effect of righteousness will be peace,
    and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.(A)

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17 The fruit of that righteousness(A) will be peace;(B)
    its effect will be quietness and confidence(C) forever.

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As for me, I am already being poured out as a libation, and the time of my departure has come.(A) I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.(B) From now on there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing.(C)

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For I am already being poured out like a drink offering,(A) and the time for my departure is near.(B) I have fought the good fight,(C) I have finished the race,(D) I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me(E) the crown of righteousness,(F) which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day(G)—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.(H)

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Israel’s Futile Idolatry

57 The righteous perish,
    and no one considers why;
the devout are taken away,
    while no one understands
    that it is due to evil that the righteous are taken away.(A)
Those who walk uprightly enter into peace
    and rest on their couches.(B)

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57 The righteous perish,(A)
    and no one takes it to heart;(B)
the devout are taken away,
    and no one understands
that the righteous are taken away
    to be spared from evil.(C)
Those who walk uprightly(D)
    enter into peace;
    they find rest(E) as they lie in death.

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59 While they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”(A) 60 Then he knelt down and cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he died.[a](B)

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  1. 7.60 Gk fell asleep

59 While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”(A) 60 Then he fell on his knees(B) and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.”(C) When he had said this, he fell asleep.(D)

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25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him.(A) 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.[a](B) 27 Guided by the Spirit, Simeon[b] came into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what was customary under the law,(C) 28 Simeon[c] took him in his arms and praised God, saying,

29 “Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace,
    according to your word,(D)

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  1. 2.26 Or the Lord’s Christ
  2. 2.27 Gk In the Spirit, he
  3. 2.28 Gk he

25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout.(A) He was waiting for the consolation of Israel,(B) and the Holy Spirit was on him. 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. 27 Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required,(C) 28 Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:

29 “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised,(D)
    you may now dismiss[a] your servant in peace.(E)

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  1. Luke 2:29 Or promised, / now dismiss

Job and His Family

There was once a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.(A)

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Prologue

In the land of Uz(A) there lived a man whose name was Job.(B) This man was blameless(C) and upright;(D) he feared God(E) and shunned evil.(F)

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14 since I know that my death[a] will come soon, as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.(A)

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  1. 1.14 Gk the putting off of my tent

14 because I know that I will soon put it aside,(A) as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.(B)

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32 The wicked are overthrown by their evildoing,
    but the righteous find a refuge in their integrity.[a](A)

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  1. 14.32 Gk Syr: Heb in their death

32 When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,(A)
    but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.(B)

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12 The Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning, and he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand donkeys.(A) 13 He also had seven sons and three daughters.(B) 14 He named the first Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch. 15 In all the land there were no women so beautiful as Job’s daughters, and their father gave them an inheritance along with their brothers. 16 After this Job lived one hundred and forty years and saw his children and his children’s children, four generations.(C) 17 And Job died, old and full of days.(D)

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12 The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys. 13 And he also had seven sons and three daughters. 14 The first daughter he named Jemimah, the second Keziah and the third Keren-Happuch. 15 Nowhere in all the land were there found women as beautiful as Job’s daughters, and their father granted them an inheritance along with their brothers.

16 After this, Job lived a hundred and forty years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. 17 And so Job died, an old man and full of years.(A)

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