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who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see, to him be honor and eternal power. Amen.

Remembering your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.

But we do see Jesus—made lower than the angels for a short time so that by God’s grace he might taste death for everyone—crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death.

So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.

Then I said, “See—it is written about mein the scroll—I have come to do your will, O God.”

he then says, See, I have come to do your will. He takes away the first to establish the second.

not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day approaching.

Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness—without it no one will see the Lord.

See to it that you do not reject the one who speaks. For if they did not escape when they rejected him who warned them on earth, even less will we if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven.

Be aware that our brother Timothy has been released. If he comes soon enough, he will be with me when I see you.

You see that faith was active together with his works, and by works, faith was made complete,

You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.

Therefore, brothers and sisters, be patient until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth and is patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains.

See, we count as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and have seen the outcome that the Lord brought about—the Lord is compassionate and merciful.

For the one who wants to love lifeand to see good days,let him keep his tongue from eviland his lips from speaking deceit,

See what great love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children—and we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn’t know him.

Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when he appears, we will be like him because we will see him as he is.

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.

Look, he is coming with the clouds,and every eye will see him,even those who pierced him.And all the tribes of the earthwill mourn over him. So it is to be. Amen.