and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,

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12 (A)Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive (B)the crown of life, (C)which God has promised to those who love him.

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10 And (A)after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, (B)who has called you to his (C)eternal glory in Christ, will himself (D)restore, (E)confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

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In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by (A)various trials, so that (B)the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes (C)though it is tested by (D)fire—may be found to result in (E)praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

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16 At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. (A)May it not be charged against them! 17 But (B)the Lord stood by me and (C)strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and (D)all the Gentiles might hear it. So (E)I was rescued (F)from the lion's mouth. 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. (G)To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

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We are (A)afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but (B)not forsaken; (C)struck down, but not destroyed; 10 (D)always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, (E)so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. 11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12 So (F)death is at work in us, but life in you.

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These things I remember,
    as I (A)pour out my soul:
(B)how I would go (C)with the throng
    and lead them in procession to the house of God
with glad shouts and songs of praise,
    (D)a multitude keeping festival.

(E)Why are you cast down, O my soul,
    and why are you (F)in turmoil within me?
(G)Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
    my salvation[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 42:5 Hebrew the salvation of my face; also verse 11 and 43:5

(A)who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in (B)Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.[a] (C)If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 1:5 Or For as the sufferings of Christ abound for us, so also our comfort abounds through Christ

18 So even to (A)old age and gray hairs,
    O God, (B)do not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might to another generation,
    your power to all those to come.
19 Your (C)righteousness, O God,
    reaches the high heavens.
You who have done (D)great things,
    O God, (E)who is like you?
20 You who have (F)made me see many troubles and calamities
    will (G)revive me again;
from the depths of the earth
    you will bring me up again.
21 You will increase my greatness
    and comfort me again.

22 I will also praise you with (H)the harp
    for your faithfulness, O my God;
I will sing praises to you with the lyre,
    O (I)Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips will shout for joy,
    when I sing praises to you;
    my soul also, which you have (J)redeemed.
24 And my (K)tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long,
for they have been (L)put to shame and disappointed
    who sought to do me hurt.

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as unknown, and (A)yet well known; (B)as dying, and behold, we live; (C)as punished, and yet not killed; 10 (D)as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; (E)as poor, yet making many rich; (F)as having nothing, (G)yet possessing everything.

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14 But I will (A)hope continually
    and will (B)praise you yet more and more.

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When evildoers assail me
    to (A)eat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
    it is they who stumble and fall.

(B)Though an army encamp against me,
    my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
    yet[a] I will be confident.

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  1. Psalm 27:3 Or in this

34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock, 35 I went after him and struck him and delivered it out of his mouth. And if he arose against me, I caught him by his beard and struck him and killed him. 36 Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, (A)for he has defied the armies of the living God.” 37 And David said, (B)“The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, (C)and the Lord be with you!”

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24 And when they brought those kings out to Joshua, Joshua summoned all the men of Israel and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, “Come near; put your feet on the necks of these kings.” Then they came near and put their feet on their necks. 25 And Joshua said to them, (A)“Do not be afraid or dismayed; be strong and courageous. (B)For thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.”

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For (A)whatever was written in former days was written for our (B)instruction, that through endurance and through (C)the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

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