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1 There is a time for everything, a season for every activity under heaven.
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1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:
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2 A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest.
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2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
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3 A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to rebuild.
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3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,
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4 A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance.
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4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
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5 A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
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5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
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6 A time to search and a time to lose. A time to keep and a time to throw away.
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6 a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,
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7 A time to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak up.
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7 a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
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8 A time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace.
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8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
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| Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. (New Living Translation - The Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
