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2 Thessalonians 1:8

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flaming: Genesis 3:24; Deuteronomy 4:11, Deuteronomy 5:5; Psalms 21:8-9, Psalms 50:2-6; Daniel 7:10; Matthew 25:41, Matthew 25:46; Hebrews 10:27, Hebrews 12:29; 2 Peter 3:7, 2 Peter 3:10-12; Revelation 20:10, Revelation 20:14-15, Revelation 21:8

taking: or, yielding vengeance, Deuteronomy 32:35, Deuteronomy 32:41-42; Psalms 2:9-12, Psalms 94:1; Isaiah 61:2, Isaiah 63:4-6; Hebrews 10:30; Revelation 6:10, Revelation 6:16-17

that know: Exodus 5:2; 1 Samuel 2:12; Psalms 9:10, Psalms 79:6; Isaiah 27:11; Jeremiah 9:6; Zephaniah 1:6; John 3:19, John 8:19; Romans 1:28; 1 Corinthians 15:34; 1 Thessalonians 4:5

and that: Deuteronomy 4:30; Psalms 18:44; Isaiah 1:19; Acts 6:7; Romans 1:5, Romans 2:7-8, Romans 6:16, Romans 10:16, Romans 15:18; Romans 16:26; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Galatians 3:1; Hebrews 2:3, Hebrews 5:9, Hebrews 11:8; 1 Peter 1:2, 1 Peter 3:6, 1 Peter 4:17

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