Genesis 23:4
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4 “I am an alien residing among you.(A) Give me burial property among you so that I can bury my dead.”[a](B)
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- 23:4 Lit dead from before me
1 Chronicles 29:15
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15 For we are aliens and temporary residents in your presence as were all our ancestors.(A) Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.(B)
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Psalm 39:12
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12 “Hear my prayer, Lord,
and listen to my cry for help;
do not be silent at my tears.(A)
For I am here with you as an alien,
a temporary resident like all my ancestors.(B)
1 Peter 1:17
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17 If you appeal to the Father who judges impartially(A) according to each one’s work,(B) you are to conduct yourselves in reverence(C) during your time living as strangers.
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