14 The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have [a]gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all.

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  1. Revelation 18:14 NU, M been lost to you

14 “They will say, ‘The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered.’

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Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as (A)they also lusted.

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Now these things occurred as examples(A) to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did.

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16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, (A)the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. 17 And (B)the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

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16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh,(A) the lust of the eyes,(B) and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its desires pass away,(C) but whoever does the will of God(D) lives forever.

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You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and [a]war. [b]Yet you do not have because you do not ask.

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  1. James 4:2 battle
  2. James 4:2 NU, M omit Yet

You desire but do not have, so you kill.(A) You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.

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25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, (A)remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.

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25 “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things,(A) but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.(B)

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20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night (A)your soul will be required of you; (B)then whose will those things be which you have provided?’

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20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(A) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(B) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(C)

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14 (A)But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness,
And tested God in the desert.

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14 In the desert(A) they gave in to their craving;
    in the wilderness(B) they put God to the test.(C)

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Now the (A)mixed multitude who were among them [a]yielded to (B)intense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: (C)“Who will give us meat to eat?

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  1. Numbers 11:4 Lit. lusted intensely

Quail From the Lord

The rabble with them began to crave other food,(A) and again the Israelites started wailing(B) and said, “If only we had meat to eat!

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18 And (A)they tested God in their heart
By asking for the food of their fancy.

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18 They willfully put God to the test(A)
    by demanding the food they craved.(B)

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34 So he called the name of that place [a]Kibroth Hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had yielded to craving.

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  1. Numbers 11:34 Lit. Graves of Craving

34 Therefore the place was named Kibroth Hattaavah,[a](A) because there they buried the people who had craved other food.

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  1. Numbers 11:34 Kibroth Hattaavah means graves of craving.