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

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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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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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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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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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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

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

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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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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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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

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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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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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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