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16 Your eyes saw me unformed;
    in your book all are written down;(A)
    my days were shaped, before one came to be.

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16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
    all the days ordained(A) for me were written in your book
    before one of them came to be.

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32 Now if you would only forgive their sin! But if you will not, then blot me out of the book that you have written.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 32:32 The book that you have written: a symbolic reference to the list of God’s faithful people.

32 But now, please forgive their sin(A)—but if not, then blot me(B) out of the book(C) you have written.”

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Everyone who remains in Zion,
    everyone left in Jerusalem
Will be called holy:
    everyone inscribed for life[a] in Jerusalem.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 4:3 Inscribed for life: in God’s list of the elect; cf. Ex 32:32.

Those who are left in Zion,(A) who remain(B) in Jerusalem, will be called holy,(C) all who are recorded(D) among the living in Jerusalem.

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Chapter 12

The Resurrection

“At that time there shall arise Michael,(A)
    the great prince,
    guardian of your people;
It shall be a time unsurpassed in distress
    since the nation began until that time.
At that time your people shall escape,
    everyone who is found written in the book.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 12:1 Written in the book: cf. 10:21.

The End Times

12 “At that time Michael,(A) the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress(B) such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book(C)—will be delivered.(D)

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16 (A)Then those who fear the Lord spoke with one another,
    and the Lord listened attentively;
A record book[a] was written before him
    of those who fear the Lord and esteem his name.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:16 Record book: see note on Ex 32:32.

The Faithful Remnant

16 Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard.(A) A scroll(B) of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared(C) the Lord and honored his name.

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“‘“The victor will thus be dressed in white,[a] and I will never erase his name from the book of life but will acknowledge his name in the presence of my Father and of his angels.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:5 In white: white is a sign of victory and joy as well as resurrection; see note on Rev 2:17. The book of life: the roll in which the names of the redeemed are kept; cf. Rev 13:8; 17:8; 20:12, 15; 21:27; Phil 4:3; Dn 12:1. They will be acknowledged by Christ in heaven; cf. Mt 10:32.

The one who is victorious(A) will, like them, be dressed in white.(B) I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life,(C) but will acknowledge that name before my Father(D) and his angels.

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