1 John 3:2
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2 Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he[a] is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is.(A)
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Philippians 3:21
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21 He will transform the body of our humiliation[a] that it may be conformed to the body of his glory,[b] by the power that also enables him to make all things subject to himself.(A)
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Colossians 3:4
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4 When Christ who is your[a] life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.(A)
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- 3.4 Other authorities read our
2 Corinthians 3:18
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18 And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit.(A)
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1 Corinthians 13:12
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12 For now we see only a reflection, as in a mirror, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.(A)
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Romans 8:29
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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 within a large family.[a](A)
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- 8.29 Gk among many brothers
Psalm 17:15
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15 As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness;
when I awake I shall be satisfied, beholding your likeness.(A)
1 Corinthians 15:49
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49 Just as we have borne the image of the one of dust, we will[a] also bear the image of the one of heaven.(A)
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- 15.49 Other ancient authorities read let us
Revelation 22:4
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4 they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.(A)
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2 Peter 1:4
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4 Thus he has given us, through these things, his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of lust and may become participants of the divine nature.(A)
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1 Corinthians 2:9
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9 But, as it is written,
“What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
nor the human heart conceived,
what God has prepared for those who love him”—(A)
Romans 8:18
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Future Glory
18 I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us.
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1 John 3:1
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Galatians 4:6
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6 And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our[a] hearts, crying, “Abba![b] Father!”(A)
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John 17:24
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24 Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.(A)
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Galatians 3:26
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26 for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith.(A)
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Matthew 5:8
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8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.(A)
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1 John 2:28
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28 And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming.(A)
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2 Corinthians 4:17
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17 For our slight, momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure,(A)
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Job 19:26
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26 and after my skin has been destroyed,
then in my flesh I shall see God,(A)
Hebrews 9:28
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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.(A)
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1 John 5:1
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Faith Conquers the World
5 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ[a] has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child.(A)
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- 5.1 Or the Messiah
2 Corinthians 5:6-8
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6 So we are always confident, even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord— 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight.(A) 8 Yes, we do have confidence, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
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Romans 8:14-15
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14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.(A) 15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, “Abba![a] Father!”(B)
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- 8.15 Aramaic for Father
Psalm 31:19
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19 O how abundant is your goodness
that you have laid up for those who fear you
and accomplished for those who take refuge in you,
in the sight of everyone!(A)
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