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In the multitude of my {Or, doubts}thoughts within meThy comforts delight my soul.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.
He who testifieth these things saith, Yea: I come quickly. Amen: come, Lord Jesus.
But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope.
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also that are fallen asleep {Greek: through. Or, will God through Jesus}in Jesus will God bring with him.
For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto the {Or, presence}coming of the Lord, shall in no wise precede them that are fallen asleep.
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first;
then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Wherefore {Or, exhort chapter 5:11.}comfort one another with these words.
Sing unto Jehovah; for he hath done {Or, gloriously}excellent things: {Or, this is made known}let this be known in all the earth.
But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
And he will judge {Or, among}between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God.
And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
For every one that {Or, practiseth}doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be {Or, convicted}reproved.
whatsoever ye do, work {Greek: from the soul}heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;
knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Be ye also patient; establish your hearts: for the {Greek: presence.}coming of the Lord is at hand.
The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
{Habakkuk 2:3 f.}For yet a very little while,He that cometh shall come, and shall not tarry.