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25 except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come.

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25 except to hold on to what you have(A) until I come.’(B)

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11 I am coming soon.[a] Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:11 Or suddenly, or quickly.

11 I am coming soon.(A) Hold on to what you have,(B) so that no one will take your crown.(C)

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Jesus Is Coming

“Look, I am coming soon! Blessed are those who obey the words of prophecy written in this book.[a]

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  1. 22:7 Or scroll; also in 22:9, 10, 18, 19.

“Look, I am coming soon!(A) Blessed(B) is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.”(C)

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Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief.

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Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent.(A) But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief,(B) and you will not know at what time(C) I will come to you.

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23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.

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23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope(A) we profess,(B) for he who promised is faithful.(C)

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20 He who is the faithful witness to all these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!”

Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!

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20 He who testifies to these things(A) says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”(B)

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.(C)

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Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.

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Love in Action

Love must be sincere.(A) Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.(B)

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Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven.
    And everyone will see him—
    even those who pierced him.
And all the nations of the world
    will mourn for him.
Yes! Amen!

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“Look, he is coming with the clouds,”[a](A)
    and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;(B)
    and all peoples on earth “will mourn(C) because of him.”[b]
So shall it be! Amen.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:7 Daniel 7:13
  2. Revelation 1:7 Zech. 12:10

Christ Is Our High Priest

14 So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe.

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Jesus the Great High Priest

14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest(A) who has ascended into heaven,[a](B) Jesus the Son of God,(C) let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 4:14 Greek has gone through the heavens

But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God’s entire house. And we are God’s house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ.[a]

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  1. 3:6 Some manuscripts add faithful to the end.

But Christ is faithful as the Son(A) over God’s house. And we are his house,(B) if indeed we hold firmly(C) to our confidence and the hope(D) in which we glory.

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21 but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good.

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21 but test them all;(A) hold on to what is good,(B)

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22 Jesus replied, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? As for you, follow me.” 23 So the rumor spread among the community of believers[a] that this disciple wouldn’t die. But that isn’t what Jesus said at all. He only said, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?”

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  1. 21:23 Greek the brothers.

22 Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return,(A) what is that to you? You must follow me.”(B) 23 Because of this, the rumor spread among the believers(C) that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?”

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When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.

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And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back(A) and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.(B)

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