1 Peter 1
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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.
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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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