10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you,(A) and you will suffer persecution for ten days.(B) Be faithful,(C) even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.(D)

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12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial(A) because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life(B) that the Lord has promised to those who love him.(C)

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22 You will be hated by everyone because of me,(A) but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.(B)

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10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you(A) from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world(B) to test(C) the inhabitants of the earth.(D)

11 I am coming soon.(E) Hold on to what you have,(F) so that no one will take your crown.(G)

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16 You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends,(A) and they will put some of you to death. 17 Everyone will hate you because of me.(B) 18 But not a hair of your head will perish.(C) 19 Stand firm, and you will win life.(D)

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And when the Chief Shepherd(A) appears, you will receive the crown of glory(B) that will never fade away.(C)

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13 Everyone will hate you because of me,(A) but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.(B)

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12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,(A) but against the rulers, against the authorities,(B) against the powers(C) of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.(D)

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I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich!(A) I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not,(B) but are a synagogue of Satan.(C)

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13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.(A)

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28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One(A) who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

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14 So he agreed to this and tested(A) them for ten days.

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12 “Please test(A) your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink.

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15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship(A) the image to be killed.(B) 16 It also forced all people, great and small,(C) rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,(D) 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark,(E) which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.(F)

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It was given power to wage war(A) against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.(B)

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The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent(A) called the devil,(B) or Satan,(C) who leads the whole world astray.(D) He was hurled to the earth,(E) and his angels with him.

10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven(F) say:

“Now have come the salvation(G) and the power
    and the kingdom of our God,
    and the authority of his Messiah.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,(H)
    who accuses them before our God day and night,
    has been hurled down.
11 They triumphed over(I) him
    by the blood of the Lamb(J)
    and by the word of their testimony;(K)
they did not love their lives so much
    as to shrink from death.(L)

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Be alert and of sober mind.(A) Your enemy the devil prowls around(B) like a roaring lion(C) looking for someone to devour.

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I have fought the good fight,(A) I have finished the race,(B) I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me(C) the crown of righteousness,(D) which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day(E)—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.(F)

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in which you used to live(A) when you followed the ways of this world(B) and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air,(C) the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.(D)

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25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown(A) that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.(B)

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13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die(A) in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”(B)

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25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it(A) for eternal life.(B)

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12 “But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and put you in prison, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name.

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35 For whoever wants to save their life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 8:35 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verses 36 and 37.

The beast I saw resembled a leopard,(A) but had feet like those of a bear(B) and a mouth like that of a lion.(C) The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.(D)

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