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Psalm 39:12
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Psalm 39:12
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12 “Hear my prayer, O Lord,
and give ear to my cry;
do not hold your peace at my tears.
For I am your passing guest,
an alien, like all my forebears.(A)
1 Peter 2:11
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1 Peter 2:11
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Live as Servants of God
11 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul.[a](A)
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- 2.11 Or one’s life
1 Peter 2:11
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1 Peter 2:11
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Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society
11 Dear friends,(A) I urge you, as foreigners and exiles,(B) to abstain from sinful desires,(C) which wage war against your soul.(D)
Hebrews 11:13
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Hebrews 11:13
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13 All of these died in faith without having received the promises, but from a distance they saw and greeted them. They confessed that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth,(A)
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Hebrews 11:13
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Hebrews 11:13
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13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised;(A) they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance,(B) admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.(C)
1 Chronicles 29:15
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1 Chronicles 29:15
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15 For we are aliens and transients before you, as were all our ancestors; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.(A)
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1 Chronicles 29:15
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1 Chronicles 29:15
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15 We are foreigners and strangers(A) in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow,(B) without hope.
Leviticus 25:23
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Leviticus 25:23
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23 The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; with me you are but aliens and tenants.(A)
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Leviticus 25:23
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Leviticus 25:23
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23 “‘The land(A) must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine(B) and you reside in my land as foreigners(C) and strangers.
Genesis 47:9
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Genesis 47:9
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9 Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my earthly sojourn are one hundred thirty; few and hard have been the years of my life. They do not compare with the years of the life of my ancestors during their long sojourn.”
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Genesis 47:9
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Genesis 47:9
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9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty.(A) My years have been few and difficult,(B) and they do not equal the years of the pilgrimage of my fathers.(C)”
Psalm 119:19
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Psalm 119:19
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19 I live as an alien in the land;
do not hide your commandments from me.(A)
Psalm 119:19
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Psalm 119:19
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19 I am a stranger on earth;(A)
do not hide your commands from me.
Psalm 56:8
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Psalm 56:8
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8 You have kept count of my tossings;
put my tears in your bottle.
Are they not in your record?(A)
Psalm 56:8
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Psalm 56:8
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- Psalm 56:8 Or misery; / put my tears in your wineskin
2 Kings 20:5
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2 Kings 20:5
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5 “Turn back and say to Hezekiah prince of my people: Thus says the Lord, the God of your ancestor David: I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; indeed, I will heal you; on the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord.(A)
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2 Kings 20:5
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2 Kings 20:5
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5 “Go back and tell Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard(A) your prayer and seen your tears;(B) I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the Lord.
1 Peter 1:17
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1 Peter 1:17
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17 If you invoke as Father the one who judges impartially according to each person’s work, live in fear during the time of your exile.(A)
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Hebrews 5:7
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Hebrews 5:7
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7 In the days of his flesh, Jesus[a] offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.(A)
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Hebrews 5:7
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Hebrews 5:7
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7 During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions(A) with fervent cries and tears(B) to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard(C) because of his reverent submission.(D)
Psalm 119:54
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Psalm 119:54
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54 Your statutes have been my songs
wherever I make my home.
Psalm 119:54
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Psalm 119:54
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54 Your decrees are the theme of my song(A)
wherever I lodge.
Psalm 116:3
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Psalm 116:3
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3 The snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.(A)
Psalm 116:3
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Psalm 116:3
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3 The cords of death(A) entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
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