1 John 2:17
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17 And the world and its desire[a] are passing away, but those who do the will of God abide forever.(A)
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- 2.17 Or the desire for it
Matthew 24:35
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35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.(A)
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1 Corinthians 7:31
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31 and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away.(A)
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Romans 12:2
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2 Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.[a](A)
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- 12.2 Or what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God
Mark 3:35
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35 Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
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1 Peter 4:2
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2 so as to live for the rest of your time in the flesh no longer by human desires but by the will of God.(A)
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1 Peter 1:5
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5 who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.(A)
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Hebrews 10:36
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36 For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what was promised.(A)
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1 Thessalonians 4:3
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3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality;(A)
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1 Peter 1:24-25
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24 For
“All flesh is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
and the flower falls,(A)
25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.”
That word is the good news that was announced to you.(B)
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John 6:58
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58 This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which the ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
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Colossians 4:12
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12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ,[a] greets you. He is always striving in his prayers on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured[b] in everything that God wills.(A)
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Matthew 21:31
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31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.(A)
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Psalm 143:10
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10 Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
Let your good spirit lead me
on a level path.(A)
Psalm 125:1-2
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Psalm 125
The Security of God’s People
A Song of Ascents.
1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
which cannot be moved but abides forever.(A)
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so the Lord surrounds his people
from this time on and forevermore.(B)
James 4:14
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14 Yet you do not even know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.(A)
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James 1:10-11
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10 and the rich in having been humbled, because the rich will disappear like a flower in the field.(A) 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the field; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. It is the same way with the rich; in the midst of a busy life, they will wither away.
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Colossians 1:9
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9 For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s[a] will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,(A)
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- 1.9 Gk his
John 7:17
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17 Anyone who resolves to do the will of God will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own.(A)
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John 4:14
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14 but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.”(A)
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Matthew 7:21
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Concerning Self-Deception
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.(A)
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Proverbs 10:25
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25 When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more,
but the righteous are established forever.(A)
Psalm 102:26
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26 They will perish, but you endure;
they will all wear out like a garment.
You change them like clothing, and they pass away,(A)
Psalm 90:9
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- 90.9 Syr: Heb we bring our years to an end
Psalm 73:18-20
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