1 Thessalonians 4:7
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7 For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.(A)
1 Peter 2:9-12
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9 But you are a chosen people,(A) a royal priesthood,(B) a holy nation,(C) God’s special possession,(D) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(E) 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;(F) once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society
11 Dear friends,(G) I urge you, as foreigners and exiles,(H) to abstain from sinful desires,(I) which wage war against your soul.(J) 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds(K) and glorify God(L) on the day he visits us.
Ephesians 1:4
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4 For he chose us(A) in him before the creation of the world(B) to be holy and blameless(C) in his sight. In love(D)
1 Peter 1:14-16
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14 As obedient(A) children, do not conform(B) to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.(C) 15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;(D) 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”[a](E)
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 1:16 Lev. 11:44,45; 19:2
1 Peter 2:21-22
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21 To this(A) you were called,(B) because Christ suffered for you,(C) leaving you an example,(D) that you should follow in his steps.
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 2:22 Isaiah 53:9
2 Timothy 1:9
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9 He has saved(A) us and called(B) us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done(C) but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,
Romans 8:29-30
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29 For those God foreknew(A) he also predestined(B) to be conformed to the image of his Son,(C) that he might be the firstborn(D) among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined,(E) he also called;(F) those he called, he also justified;(G) those he justified, he also glorified.(H)
Leviticus 19:2
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2 “Speak to the entire assembly of Israel(A) and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God,(B) am holy.(C)
2 Peter 2:10
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10 This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire(A) of the flesh[a] and despise authority.
Bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to heap abuse on celestial beings;(B)
Footnotes
- 2 Peter 2:10 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 18.
Galatians 5:19
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19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality,(A) impurity and debauchery;
1 Thessalonians 2:3
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3 For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives,(A) nor are we trying to trick you.(B)
Hebrews 12:14
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Warning and Encouragement
14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone(A) and to be holy;(B) without holiness no one will see the Lord.(C)
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
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Stand Firm
13 But we ought always to thank God for you,(A) brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits[a](B) to be saved(C) through the sanctifying work of the Spirit(D) and through belief in the truth. 14 He called you(E) to this through our gospel,(F) that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Footnotes
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts because from the beginning God chose you
Ephesians 4:19
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19 Having lost all sensitivity,(A) they have given themselves over(B) to sensuality(C) so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed.
Ephesians 4:1
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Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ
4 As a prisoner(A) for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy(B) of the calling(C) you have received.
Ephesians 2:10
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10 For we are God’s handiwork,(A) created(B) in Christ Jesus to do good works,(C) which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Romans 1:7
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7 To all in Rome who are loved by God(A) and called to be his holy people:(B)
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.(C)
1 Corinthians 1:2
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2 To the church of God(A) in Corinth,(B) to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called(C) to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name(D) of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:
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