1 Peter 1 - 5
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Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of a the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
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according to b the foreknowledge of God the Father, c in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and d for sprinkling with his blood: May e grace and f peace be multiplied to you.
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g Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! h According to his great mercy, i he has caused us to be born again to a living hope j through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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to k an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and l unfading, m kept in heaven for you,
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who by God's power are being guarded n through faith for a salvation o ready to be revealed in the last time.
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In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by p various trials,
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so that q the tested genuineness of your faith - more precious than gold that perishes r though it is tested by s fire - may be found to result in t praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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u Though you have not seen him, you love him. v Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,
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obtaining w the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
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Concerning this salvation, x the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully,
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inquiring y what person or time z the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating a when he predicted b the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories.
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c It was revealed to them that d they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you e by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, f things into which angels long to look.
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Therefore, g preparing your minds for action, and h being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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As obedient children, i do not be conformed to the passions j of your former ignorance,
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but k as he who called you is holy, you also be holy l in all your conduct,
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since it is written, m "You shall be holy, for I am holy."
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And if you n call on him as Father who o judges p impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves q with fear throughout the time of your exile,
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knowing that you r were ransomed from s the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold,
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but t with the precious blood of Christ, like that of u a lamb v without blemish or spot.
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He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but w was made manifest x in the last times for the sake of you
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y who through him are believers in God, z who raised him from the dead and a gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
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Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for b a sincere brotherly love, c love one another earnestly from a pure heart,
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d since you have been born again, e not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through f the living and abiding word of God;
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for
g "All flesh is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
and the flower falls,
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h but the word of the Lord remains forever."
And this word i is the good news that was preached to you.
1 Peter 2
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j So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.
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k Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual l milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation -
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if indeed you have m tasted that the Lord is good.
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As you come to him, a living stone n rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious,
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o you yourselves like living stones are being built up as p a spiritual house, to be q a holy priesthood, r to offer spiritual sacrifices s acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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For it stands in Scripture:
t "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
u and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame."
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So the honor is for you who v believe, but for those who v do not believe,
w "The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone,"
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and
x "A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offense."
They stumble because they disobey the word, y as they were destined to do.
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But you are z a chosen race, a a royal b priesthood, c a holy nation, d a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you e out of darkness into f his marvelous light.
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g Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
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Beloved, I urge you h as sojourners and exiles i to abstain from the passions of the flesh, j which wage war against your soul.
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k Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, l they may see your good deeds and glorify God on m the day of visitation.
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n Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme,
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or to governors as sent by him o to punish those who do evil and p to praise those who do good.
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For this is the will of God, q that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.
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r Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but s living as servants of God.
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t Honor everyone. u Love the brotherhood. v Fear God. Honor the emperor.
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w Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.
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For this is a gracious thing, when, x mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.
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For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But y if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God.
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For z to this you have been called, y because Christ also suffered for you, a leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.
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b He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.
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c When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, d but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.
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e He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we f might die to sin and g live to righteousness. h By his wounds you have been healed.
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For i you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to j the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
1 Peter 3
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Likewise, wives, k be subject to your own husbands, so that l even if some do not obey the word, m they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,
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when they see your n respectful and pure conduct.
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o Do not let your adorning be external - the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear -
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but let your adorning be p the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.
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For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands,
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as Sarah obeyed Abraham, q calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and r do not fear anything that is frightening.
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Likewise, s husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker t vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
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Finally, all of you, u have unity of mind, sympathy, v brotherly love, w a tender heart, and x a humble mind.
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y Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, z bless, for a to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
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For
b "Whoever desires to love life
and see good days,
let him keep his tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit;
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let him turn away from evil and do good;
let him seek peace and pursue it.
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For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their prayer.
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."
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Now c who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
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d But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. e Have no fear of them, f nor be troubled,
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but g in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, h always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and i respect,
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j having a good conscience, so that, k when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.
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For l it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil.
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For Christ also m suffered n once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, o that he might bring us to God, being put to death p in the flesh but made alive q in the spirit,
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in which he went and q proclaimed to the spirits in prison,
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because they formerly did not obey, r when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, s while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, t eight persons, were brought safely through water.
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Baptism, which corresponds to this, u now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but v as an appeal to God for a good conscience, w through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
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who has gone into heaven and x is at the right hand of God, y with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.
1 Peter 4
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Since therefore z Christ suffered in the flesh, a arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for b whoever has suffered in the flesh c has ceased from sin,
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d so as to live for e the rest of the time in the flesh f no longer for human passions but g for the will of God.
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For the time that is past h suffices i for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.
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With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of j debauchery, and k they malign you;
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but they will give account to him who is ready l to judge the living and the dead.
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For this is why m the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does.
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n The end of all things is at hand; therefore o be self-controlled and sober-minded p for the sake of your prayers.
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Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since q love covers a multitude of sins.
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r Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.
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s As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, t as good stewards of God's varied grace:
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whoever speaks, as one who speaks u oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves v by the strength that God supplies - in order that in everything w God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. x To him belong glory and y dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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Beloved, do not be surprised at z the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
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But rejoice a insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad b when his glory is revealed.
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c If you are insulted d for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.
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But e let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or f as a meddler.
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Yet e if anyone suffers as a g Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God d in that name.
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For it is time for judgment h to begin at the household of God; and i if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who j do not obey the gospel of God?
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And
k "If the righteous is scarcely saved,
what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?"
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Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will l entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.
1 Peter 5
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So I exhort the elders among you, m as a fellow elder and n a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:
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o shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, p not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; q not for shameful gain, but eagerly;
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not r domineering over those in your charge, but s being examples to the flock.
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And when t the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the u unfading v crown of glory.
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Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. w Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for x "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
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x Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,
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y casting all your anxieties on him, because z he cares for you.
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a Be sober-minded; b be watchful. Your c adversary the devil d prowls around e like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
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f Resist him, g firm in your faith, knowing that h the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.
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And i after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, j who has called you to his k eternal glory in Christ, will himself l restore, m confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
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n To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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By o Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, p I have written briefly to you, exhorting and declaring that this is q the true grace of God. r Stand firm in it.
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She who is at Babylon, who is likewise chosen, sends you greetings, and so does s Mark, my son.
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t Greet one another with the kiss of love. u Peace to all of you who are in Christ.
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James 1:1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.
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Acts 2:23
This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.
Romans 8:29
For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
Romans 11:2
God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel?
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1 Thessalonians 4:3
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality.
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Hebrews 10:22
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Hebrews 12:24
And to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
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2 Peter 1:2
May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
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Daniel 4:1
King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you!
Jude 1:2
May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
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2 Corinthians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort.
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.
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Titus 3:5
He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.
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1 Peter 1:23
Since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God.
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1 Peter 3:21
Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:20
But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
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Romans 8:17
And if children, then heirs - heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
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1 Peter 5:4
And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
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Colossians 1:5
Because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel.
2 Timothy 4:8
Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
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Ephesians 2:8
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.
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1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
Romans 8:18
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
2 Corinthians 4:17
For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.
Hebrews 12:11
For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
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James 1:2
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds.
1 Peter 4:12
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
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James 1:3
For you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
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Job 23:10
But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold.
Psalms 66:10
For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried.
Proverbs 17:3
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the Lord tests hearts.
Isaiah 48:10
Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.
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1 Corinthians 3:13
Each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done.
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Romans 2:7
To those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
Romans 2:10
But glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek.
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.
2 Thessalonians 1:7 - 12
And to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels
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1 John 4:20
If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.
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Hebrews 11:27
By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.
John 20:29
Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.
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Romans 6:22
But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.
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2 Peter 1:19
And we have something more sure, the prophetic word, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
Daniel 8:15
When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. And behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.
Matthew 13:17
For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
Luke 10:24
For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
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Daniel 9:24 - 26
Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place.
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Romans 8:9
You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.
2 Peter 1:21
For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Acts 16:7
And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.
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Matthew 26:24
The Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.
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Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12
Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted.
Luke 24:26
Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?
Acts 3:18
But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled.
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Daniel 12:4
But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.
Daniel 12:9
He said, "Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.
Daniel 12:13
But go your way till the end. And you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at the end of the days.
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Matthew 13:17
For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
Hebrews 11:39 - 40
And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised.
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Acts 2:2 - 4
And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.
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Daniel 8:13
Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one who spoke, "For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled underfoot?
Daniel 12:5 - 7
Then I, Daniel, looked, and behold, two others stood, one on this bank of the stream and one on that bank of the stream.
Ephesians 3:10
So that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
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Luke 12:35
Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning.
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1 Peter 4:7
The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
1 Thessalonians 5:6
So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.
1 Thessalonians 5:8
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.
2 Timothy 4:5
As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
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1 Peter 4:2 - 3
So as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God.
Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Titus 3:3
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
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Acts 17:30
The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
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1 John 3:3
And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.
2 Corinthians 7:1
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:7
For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness.
Hebrews 12:14
Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
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James 3:13
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.
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Leviticus 11:44
For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any swarming thing that crawls on the ground.
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Leviticus 11:44
For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any swarming thing that crawls on the ground.
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Jeremiah 3:19
'I said, How I would set you among my sons, and give you a pleasant land, a heritage most beautiful of all nations. And I thought you would call me, My Father, and would not turn from following me.
Malachi 1:6
"A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. But you say, 'How have we despised your name?'
2 Corinthians 6:18
And I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.
Matthew 6:9
Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
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Psalms 62:12
And that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For you will render to a man according to his work.
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James 2:1
My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.
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1 Peter 3:15
But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.
2 Corinthians 7:1
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
Romans 11:20
That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear.
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Psalms 49:8
For the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice.
Psalms 130:8
And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
1 Corinthians 6:20
For you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
Titus 2:14
Who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
2 Peter 2:1
But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
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Ephesians 4:17
Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.
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Acts 20:28
Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.
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John 1:29
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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Hebrews 9:14
How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
Exodus 12:5
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats.
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Romans 16:26
But has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith -
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Hebrews 1:2
But in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.
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John 12:44
And Jesus cried out and said, "Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me.
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Romans 10:9
Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Acts 2:24
God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
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Acts 3:13
The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.
Hebrews 2:9
But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
1 Peter 3:22
Who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.
John 7:39
Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
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Romans 12:9
Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.
Hebrews 13:1
Let brotherly love continue.
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1 Timothy 1:5
The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
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1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
John 3:3
Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.
James 1:18
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
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John 1:13
Who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
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Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
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James 1:10 - 11
And the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.
Isaiah 40:6
A voice says, "Cry!" And I said, "What shall I cry?" All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field.
Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
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Isaiah 40:6
A voice says, "Cry!" And I said, "What shall I cry?" All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field.
Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
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Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
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Isaiah 40:9
Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!
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Ephesians 4:22
To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires.
Ephesians 4:25
Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
Ephesians 4:31
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
Colossians 3:8
But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
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Matthew 18:3
And said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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1 Corinthians 3:2
I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready.
Hebrews 5:12 - 13
For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food.
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Psalms 34:8
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
Hebrews 6:5
And have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come.
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1 Peter 2:6 - 7
For it stands in Scripture: "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.
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Ephesians 2:20 - 22
Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone.
1 Corinthians 3:9
For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field, God's building.
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Hebrews 3:4
(For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.)
Hebrews 3:6
But Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.
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1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
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Isaiah 56:7
These I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.
Malachi 1:11
For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.
Romans 12:1
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
Hebrews 13:15
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
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Romans 15:16
To be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
Philippians 4:18
I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.
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Isaiah 28:16
Therefore thus says the Lord God, "Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: 'Whoever believes will not be in haste.
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Romans 9:33
As it is written, "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.
Romans 10:11
For the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.
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Isaiah 28:16
Therefore thus says the Lord God, "Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: 'Whoever believes will not be in haste.
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2 Corinthians 2:16
To one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?
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2 Corinthians 2:16
To one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?
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Psalms 118:22
The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
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Psalms 118:22
The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
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Romans 9:33
As it is written, "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.
Isaiah 8:14
And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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Romans 9:22
What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction.
Jude 1:4
For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
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Isaiah 8:14
And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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Deuteronomy 10:15
Yet the Lord set his heart in love on your fathers and chose their offspring after them, you above all peoples, as you are this day.
Isaiah 43:20
The wild beasts will honor me, the jackals and the ostriches, for I give water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my chosen people.
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Exodus 19:6
And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.
Revelation 1:6
And made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Revelation 5:10
And you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.
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Isaiah 61:6
But you shall be called the priests of the Lord ; they shall speak of you as the ministers of our God; you shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in their glory you shall boast.
Isaiah 66:21
And some of them also I will take for priests and for Levites, says the Lord.
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Deuteronomy 7:6
For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
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Exodus 19:5
Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine.
Deuteronomy 7:6
For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
Isaiah 43:21
The people whom I formed for myself that they might declare my praise.
Malachi 3:17
They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, in the day when I make up my treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.
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Isaiah 42:16
And I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them.
Acts 26:18
To open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.
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Psalms 36:9
For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light.
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Hosea 1:6
She conceived again and bore a daughter. And the Lord said to him, "Call her name No Mercy, for I will no more have mercy on the house of Israel, to forgive them at all.
Hosea 1:9 - 10
And the Lord said, "Call his name Not My People, for you are not my people, and I am not your God.
Hosea 2:23
And I will sow her for myself in the land. And I will have mercy on No Mercy, and I will say to Not My People, 'You are my people'; and he shall say, 'You are my God.'
Romans 9:25 - 26
As indeed he says in Hosea, "Those who were not my people I will call 'my people,' and her who was not beloved I will call 'beloved.'
Romans 10:19
But I ask, did Israel not understand? First Moses says, "I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation; with a foolish nation I will make you angry.
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Leviticus 25:23
The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine. For you are strangers and sojourners with me.
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Romans 13:14
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
Galatians 5:24
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
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James 4:1
What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
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1 Peter 3:16
Having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.
2 Corinthians 8:21
For we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord's sight but also in the sight of man.
Philippians 2:15
That you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.
Titus 2:8
And sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.
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Matthew 5:16
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
2 Corinthians 9:13
By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission flowing from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others.
Galatians 1:24
And they glorified God because of me.
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Isaiah 10:3
What will you do on the day of punishment, in the ruin that will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth?
Luke 19:44
And tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.
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Romans 13:1
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
Titus 3:1
Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work.
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Romans 13:4
For he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer.
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Romans 13:3
For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval.
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1 Peter 2:12
Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
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James 1:25
But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
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1 Corinthians 7:22
For he who was called in the Lord as a slave is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a slave of Christ.
Romans 6:22
But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.
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Romans 12:10
Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.
Romans 13:7
Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
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Hebrews 13:1
Let brotherly love continue.
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Proverbs 24:21
My son, fear the Lord and the king, and do not join with those who do otherwise.
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Ephesians 6:5
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ.
Colossians 3:22
Slaves, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
1 Timothy 6:1
Let all who are under a yoke as slaves regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled.
Titus 2:9
Slaves are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative.
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1 Peter 3:14
But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled.
1 Peter 3:17
For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil.
1 Peter 4:16
Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.
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1 Peter 3:17 - 18
For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil.
1 Peter 4:13
But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.
1 Peter 4:16
Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.
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1 Peter 3:9
Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
Acts 14:22
Strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
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1 Peter 2:20
For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God.
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Matthew 11:29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
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Isaiah 53:9
And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth.
2 Corinthians 5:21
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
1 John 3:5
You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.
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1 Peter 3:9
Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.
Hebrews 12:3
Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.
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Luke 23:46
Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" And having said this he breathed his last.
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Isaiah 53:4
Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
Isaiah 53:11
Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities.
Matthew 8:17
This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: "He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.
Hebrews 9:28
So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
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Romans 6:2
By no means! How can we who died to sin still l...
Romans 6:11
So you also must consider yourselves dead to si...
Romans 7:4
Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to th...
Romans 7:6
But now we are released from the law, having di...
Colossians 2:20
If with Christ you died to the elemental spirit...
Colossians 3:3
For you have died, and your life is hidden with...
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Romans 6:13
Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness.
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Isaiah 53:5
But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.
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Isaiah 53:6
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned - every one - to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Psalms 119:176
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.
Ezekiel 34:6
My sheep were scattered; they wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My sheep were scattered over all the face of the earth, with none to search or seek for them.
Luke 15:4
What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
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John 10:11
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
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Genesis 3:16
To the woman he said, "I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.
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1 Corinthians 7:16
For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
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Matthew 18:15
If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
1 Corinthians 9:19 - 22
For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.
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Titus 2:5
To be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.
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1 Timothy 2:9
Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire.
Isaiah 3:18 - 23
In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents.
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Romans 2:29
But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
Romans 7:22
For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being.
2 Corinthians 4:16
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
Ephesians 3:16
That according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being.
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Genesis 18:12
So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, "After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?
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Proverbs 3:25
Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked, when it comes.
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Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
Colossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
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1 Thessalonians 4:4
That each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor.
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Romans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.
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Hebrews 13:1
Let brotherly love continue.
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Ephesians 4:32
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
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Ephesians 4:2
With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love.
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1 Peter 2:23
When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.
Romans 12:17
Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.
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Luke 6:28
Bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
Romans 12:14
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.
1 Corinthians 4:12
And we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure.
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1 Peter 2:21
For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.
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Psalms 34:12 - 16
What man is there who desires life and loves many days, that he may see good?
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Psalms 34:12 - 16
What man is there who desires life and loves many days, that he may see good?
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Proverbs 16:7
When a man's ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
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1 Peter 2:19 - 20
For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.
1 Peter 4:14
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.
1 Peter 4:16
Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.
Matthew 5:10
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Isaiah 8:12 - 13
Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread.
1 Peter 3:6
As Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.
Matthew 10:28
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
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John 14:1
Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
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Isaiah 29:23
For when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in his midst, they will sanctify my name; they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
Matthew 6:9
Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
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Colossians 4:6
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
2 Timothy 2:25
Correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
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1 Peter 1:17
And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile.
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Hebrews 13:18
Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things.
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1 Peter 2:12
Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
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1 Peter 2:20
For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God.
1 Peter 4:15 - 16
But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.
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1 Peter 2:21
For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.
1 Peter 4:1
Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin.
Romans 4:25
Who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.
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Hebrews 9:26
For then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Hebrews 9:28
So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
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Romans 5:2
Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
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1 Peter 4:1
Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin.
Colossians 1:22
He has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him.
2 Corinthians 13:4
For he was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but in dealing with you we will live with him by the power of God.
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1 Peter 4:6
For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does.
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1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit.
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Genesis 6:3
Then the Lord said, "My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.
Genesis 6:5
The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Genesis 6:13 - 14
And God said to Noah, "I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
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Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
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Genesis 7:1
Then the Lord said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation.
Genesis 7:7
And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him went into the ark to escape the waters of the flood.
Genesis 7:23
He blotted out every living thing that was on the face of the ground, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens. They were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ark.
Genesis 8:18
So Noah went out, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him.
2 Peter 2:5
If he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly.
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Mark 16:16
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Acts 16:33
And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family.
Romans 6:3 - 6
Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
Titus 3:5
He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.
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Romans 10:10
For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
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1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
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Acts 2:33 - 34
Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.
Romans 8:34
Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died - more than that, who was raised - who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.
Ephesians 1:20
That he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places.
Colossians 3:1
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Hebrews 1:3
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
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Romans 8:38
For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers.
1 Corinthians 15:24
Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power.
Ephesians 1:21
Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
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1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit.
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Ephesians 6:13
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
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Romans 6:2
By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?
Romans 6:7
For one who has died has been set free from sin.
Galatians 5:24
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Colossians 3:3
For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Colossians 3:5
Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
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2 Peter 2:14
They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children!
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Romans 6:14
For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
Romans 14:7
For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself.
2 Corinthians 5:15
And he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.
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1 Peter 1:14
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance.
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Titus 2:12
Training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age.
1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world - the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions - is not from the Father but is from the world.
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Romans 6:11
So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
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Ezekiel 44:6
And say to the rebellious house, to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God : O house of Israel, enough of all your abominations.
Ezekiel 45:9
Thus says the Lord God : Enough, O princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression, and execute justice and righteousness. Cease your evictions of my people, declares the Lord God.
Acts 17:30
The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
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Ephesians 4:17 - 19
Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.
1 Thessalonians 4:5
Not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God.
1 Corinthians 12:2
You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led.
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Ephesians 5:18
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit.
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1 Peter 2:12
Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
1 Peter 3:16
Having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.
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James 5:9
Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.
Acts 10:42
And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.
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1 Peter 3:19
In which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison.
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James 5:8
You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
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1 Peter 1:13
Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Matthew 26:41
Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Luke 21:36
But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.
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1 Corinthians 13:5 - 6
Or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful.
James 5:20
Let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
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Hebrews 13:2
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
1 Timothy 3:2
Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach.
Titus 1:8
But hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
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Romans 12:6 - 7
Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith.
1 Corinthians 4:7
For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?
Matthew 25:15
To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away.
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Luke 12:42
And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
1 Corinthians 4:1 - 2
This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Titus 1:7
For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain.
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Acts 7:38
This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. He received living oracles to give to us.
Romans 3:2
Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God.
Hebrews 5:12
For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food.
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Romans 12:3
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
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1 Corinthians 10:31
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
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Romans 11:36
For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.
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1 Peter 5:11
To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Jude 1:25
To the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.
Revelation 1:6
And made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Revelation 5:13
And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!
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1 Peter 1:7
So that the tested genuineness of your faith - more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire - may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Philippians 3:10 - 11
That I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death.
Acts 5:41
Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
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1 Peter 1:5 - 7
Who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 5:1
So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:
Romans 8:17 - 18
And if children, then heirs - heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
Jude 1:24
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy.
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Psalms 89:51
With which your enemies mock, O Lord, with which they mock the footsteps of your anointed.
Matthew 5:11
Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
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John 15:21
But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.
Hebrews 11:26
He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.
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1 Peter 2:19 - 20
For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.
1 Peter 3:14
But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled.
1 Peter 3:17
For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil.
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1 Thessalonians 4:11
And to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you.
2 Thessalonians 3:11
For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies.
1 Timothy 5:13
Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not.
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1 Peter 4:15
But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.
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Acts 26:28
And Agrippa said to Paul, "In a short time would you persuade me to be a Christian?
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1 Peter 4:14
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.
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Jeremiah 25:29
For behold, I begin to work disaster at the city that is called by my name, and shall you go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the Lord of hosts.
Ezekiel 9:6
Kill old men outright, young men and maidens, little children and women, but touch no one on whom is the mark. And begin at my sanctuary." So they began with the elders who were before the house.
Amos 3:2
You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
Romans 2:9
There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek.
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Luke 23:31
For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?
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2 Thessalonians 1:8
In flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
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Proverbs 11:31
If the righteous is repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!
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Psalms 31:5
Into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God.
Luke 23:46
Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" And having said this he breathed his last.
Psalms 10:14
But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits himself; you have been the helper of the fatherless.
2 Timothy 1:12
Which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.
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2 John 1:1
The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all who know the truth.
3 John 1:1
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
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Luke 24:48
You are witnesses of these things.
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Jude 1:12
These are hidden reefs at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves; waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted.
John 21:16
He said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep.
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Philemon 1:14
But I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own accord.
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1 Timothy 3:8
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain.
Titus 1:7
For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain.
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Ezekiel 34:4
The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the injured you have not bound up, the strayed you have not brought back, the lost you have not sought, and with force and harshness you have ruled them.
Matthew 20:25
But Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.
Mark 10:42
And Jesus called them to him and said to them, "You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.
2 Corinthians 1:24
Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith.
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Philippians 3:17
Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us.
2 Thessalonians 3:9
It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate.
1 Timothy 4:12
Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
Titus 2:7
Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity.
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Hebrews 13:20
Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant.
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1 Peter 1:4
To an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.
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1 Corinthians 9:25
Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.
James 1:12
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
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Matthew 20:26 - 27
It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant.
John 13:4 - 5
Rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist.
John 13:14
If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.
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James 4:6
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
James 4:10
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
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1 Peter 5:5
Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.
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Psalms 37:5
Commit your way to the Lord ; trust in him, and he will act.
Psalms 55:22
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Matthew 6:25
Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
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Psalms 40:17
As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!
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1 Peter 1:13
Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Matthew 24:42
Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
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Ephesians 4:27
And give no opportunity to the devil.
Ephesians 6:11
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be ...
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was thrown down, that anci...
Revelation 12:12
Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell...
Job 1:9 - 12
Then Satan answered the Lord and said, "Does Jo...
Luke 22:31
Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have yo...
2 Corinthians 2:11
So that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for...
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Job 1:7
The Lord said to Satan, "From where have you come?" Satan answered the Lord and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.
Job 2:2
And the Lord said to Satan, "From where have you come?" Satan answered the Lord and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.
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Psalms 22:21
Save me from the mouth of the lion! You have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen!
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James 4:7
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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Colossians 2:5
For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
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Acts 14:22
Strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
1 Thessalonians 3:3
That no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.
2 Timothy 3:12
Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
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1 Peter 1:6
In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials.
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1 Corinthians 1:9
God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Thessalonians 2:12
We exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.
1 Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
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2 Timothy 2:10
Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
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Hebrews 13:21
Equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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Luke 22:32
But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.
Romans 16:25
Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages
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1 Peter 4:11
Whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies - in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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Acts 15:22
Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers.
2 Corinthians 1:19
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes.
1 Thessalonians 1:1
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
2 Thessalonians 1:1
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
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Hebrews 13:22
I appeal to you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.
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Acts 11:23
When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose.
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1 Corinthians 15:1
Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand.
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Acts 12:12
When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
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Romans 16:16
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
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Ephesians 6:23
Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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