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highlighted 2 Corinthians 5:16-17 NASB

Therefore from now on we recognize no one aaccording to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer.Therefore if anyone is ain Christ, he is ba new creature; cthe old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

Apr 1

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highlighted 2 Corinthians 5:13-15 NASB

For if we are abeside ourselves, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.For the love of Christ acontrols us, having concluded this, that bone died for all, therefore all died;and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer alive for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.

Apr 1

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highlighted 2 Corinthians 5:11-12 NASB

Therefore, knowing the afear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest to God; and I hope that we are bmade manifest also in your consciences.We are not aagain commending ourselves to you but are giving you an boccasion to be proud of us, so that you will have an answer for those who take pride in appearance and not in heart.

Apr 1

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highlighted 2 Corinthians 5:9-10 NASB

For we must all appear before athe judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be apleasing to Him.

Apr 1

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highlighted 2 Corinthians 5:1 NASB

For we know that if the aearthly btent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house cnot made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

Apr 1

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highlighted 2 Corinthians 5:2 NASB

For indeed in this house we agroan, longing to be bclothed with our dwelling from heaven,

Apr 1

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highlighted 1 Samuel 4:19-22 NASB

Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehas's wife, was pregnant and about to give birth; and when she heard the news that the ark of God was taken and that her father-in-law and her husband had died, she kneeled down and gave birth, for her pains came upon her.And about the time of her death the women who stood by her said to her, "aDo not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son." But she did not answer or pay attention.And she called the boy Ichabod, saying, "aThe glory has departed from Israel," because bthe ark of God was taken and because of her father-in-law and her husband.She said, "The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God was taken."

Mar 22

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highlighted 1 Samuel 4:17-18 NASB

Then the one who brought the news replied, "Israel has fled before the Philistines and there has also been a great slaughter among the people, and your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken."When he mentioned the ark of God, aEli fell off the seat backward beside the gate, and his neck was broken and he died, for he was old and heavy. Thus he judged Israel forty years.

Mar 22

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highlighted 1 Samuel 4:12 NASB

Now a man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh the same day with ahis clothes torn and dust on his head.

Mar 22

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highlighted 1 Samuel 4:13-16 NASB

When he came, behold, aEli was sitting on his seat by the road eagerly watching, because his heart was trembling for the ark of God. So the man came to tell it in the city, and all the city cried out.When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, "What does the noise of this commotion mean?" Then the man came hurriedly and told Eli.Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and ahis eyes were set so that he could not see.The man said to Eli, "I am the one who came from the battle line. Indeed, I escaped from the battle line today." And he said, "aHow did things go, my son?"

Mar 22

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highlighted 1 Samuel 4:9-11 NASB

So the Philistines fought and aIsrael was defeated, and bevery man fled to his tent; and the slaughter was very great, for there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers.And the ark of God was taken; and athe two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died."aTake courage and be men, O Philistines, or you will become slaves to the Hebrews, bas they have been slaves to you; therefore, be men and fight."

Mar 22

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highlighted 1 Samuel 4:8 NASB

"Woe to us! Who shall deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who smote the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.

Mar 22

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highlighted 1 Samuel 4:6-7 NASB

When the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, "What does the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean?" Then they understood that the ark of the Lord had come into the camp.The Philistines were afraid, for they said, "God has come into the camp." And they said, "aWoe to us! For nothing like this has happened before.

Mar 22

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highlighted 1 Samuel 4:3-5 NASB

When the people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said, "aWhy has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? bLet us take to ourselves from Shiloh the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that it may come among us and deliver us from the power of our enemies."So the people sent to Shiloh, and from there they carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts awho sits above the cherubim; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.As the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, aall Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded.

Mar 22

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highlighted 1 Samuel 4:1-2 NASB

Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped beside aEbenezer while the Philistines camped in bAphek.The Philistines drew up in battle array to meet Israel. When the battle spread, Israel was defeated before the Philistines who killed about four thousand men on the battlefield.

Mar 22

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highlighted 1 Samuel 3:15-21 NASB

So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he aopened the doors of the house of the Lord. But Samuel was afraid to tell bthe vision to Eli.Then Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." And he said, "Here I am."He said, "What is the word that He spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. aMay God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the words that He spoke to you."So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, "aIt is the Lord; let Him do what seems good to Him."Thus aSamuel grew and bthe Lord was with him and clet none of his words fail.All Israel afrom Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord.And athe Lord appeared again at Shiloh, bbecause the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the Lord.

Mar 15

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highlighted Zephaniah 3:17-20 NASB

"The Lord your God is ain your midst, A bvictorious warrior. He will cexult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy."I will gather those who agrieve about the appointed feasts-- They came from you, O Zion; The reproach of exile is a burden on them."Behold, I am going to deal at that time With all your aoppressors, I will save the blame And gather the outcast, And I will turn their cshame into dpraise and renown In all the earth."At that time I will abring you in, Even at the time when I gather you together; Indeed, I will give you brenown and praise Among all the peoples of the earth, When I crestore your fortunes before your eyes," Says the Lord.

Mar 15

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highlighted Zephaniah 3:14-16 NASB

Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion! aShout in triumph, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!The Lord has taken away aHis judgments against you, He has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, the Lord, is bin your midst; You will cfear disaster no more.aIn that day it will be said to Jerusalem: "bDo not be afraid, O Zion; cDo not let your hands fall limp.

Mar 15

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highlighted Zephaniah 3:8-13 NASB

"From beyond the rivers of aEthiopia My worshipers, My dispersed ones, Will bbring My offerings."In that day you will afeel no shame Because of all your deeds By which you have rebelled against Me; For then I will remove from your midst Your bproud, exulting ones, And you will never again be haughty On My choly mountain."But I will leave among you A ahumble and lowly people, And they will btake refuge in the name of the Lord."The aremnant of Israel will bdo no wrong And ctell no lies, Nor will a deceitful tongue Be found in their mouths; For they will dfeed and lie down With no one to make them tremble.""Therefore await for Me," declares the Lord, "For the day when I rise up as a witness. Indeed, My decision is to bgather nations, To assemble kingdoms, To pour out on them My indignation, All My burning anger; For call the earth will be devoured By the fire of My zeal."For then I will give to the peoples apurified lips, That all of them may bcall on the name of the Lord, To serve Him shoulder to shoulder.

Mar 15

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highlighted Judges 16:1-3 NASB

Now Samson went to aGaza and saw a harlot there, and went in to her.When it was told to the Gazites, saying, "Samson has come here," they asurrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the gate of the city. And they kept silent all night, saying, "Let us wait until the morning light, then we will kill him."Now Samson lay until midnight, and at midnight he arose and took hold of the doors of the city gate and the two posts and pulled them up along with the bars; then he put them on his shoulders and carried them up to the top of the mountain which is opposite Hebron.

Mar 8