Psalm 37:18
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18 The Lord knows the days of the blameless,
and their heritage will abide forever;(A)
Psalm 1:6
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6 for the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.(A)
Romans 6:23
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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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Psalm 103:17
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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,
2 Timothy 2:19
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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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Psalm 73:24
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- 73.24 Or to glory
Psalm 49:5
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5 Why should I fear in times of trouble,
when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me,(A)
Psalm 31:7
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7 I will exult and rejoice in your steadfast love,
because you have seen my affliction;
you have taken notice of my adversities(A)
Revelation 11:3-5
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3 And I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for one thousand two hundred sixty days, wearing sackcloth.”(A)
4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.(B) 5 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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1 John 2:25
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25 And this is what he has promised us,[a] eternal life.(A)
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- 2.25 Other ancient authorities read you
1 Peter 1:4-5
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4 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 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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2 Timothy 4:2-4
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2 proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable; convince, rebuke, and encourage with the utmost patience in teaching.(A) 3 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) 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander away to myths.
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2 Timothy 3:1-5
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Godlessness in the Last Days
3 You must understand this, that in the last days distressing times will come. 2 For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,(A) 3 unfeeling, implacable, slanderers, profligates, brutes, haters of good,(B) 4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,(C) 5 holding to the outward form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid them!
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Matthew 24:21-24
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21 For at that time there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.(A) 22 And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved, but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.(B) 23 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look! Here is the Messiah!’[a] or ‘There he is!’—do not believe it.(C) 24 For false messiahs[b] and false prophets will appear and produce great signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.(D)
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Matthew 6:32
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32 For it is the gentiles who seek all these things, and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
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Isaiah 60:21
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21 Your people shall all be righteous;
they shall possess the land forever.
They are the shoot that I planted, the work of my hands,
so that I might be glorified.(A)
Psalm 37:13
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13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he sees that their day is coming.(A)
Psalm 31:15
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15 My times are in your hand;
deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors.(A)
Psalm 21:4
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4 He asked you for life; you gave it to him—
length of days forever and ever.(A)
Psalm 16:11
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11 You show me the path of life.
In your presence there is fullness of joy;
in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.(A)
Deuteronomy 33:25
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- 33.25 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Romans 5:21
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21 so that, just as sin reigned in death, so grace might also reign through justification leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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