Philippians 2:15
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15 so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine like stars in the world,(A)
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Matthew 5:14-16
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14 “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid.(A) 15 People do not light a lamp and put it under the bushel basket; rather, they put it on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.(B) 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 in heaven.(C)
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1 Peter 2:12
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12 Conduct yourselves honorably among the gentiles, so that, though they malign you as evildoers, they may see your honorable deeds and glorify God when he comes to judge.[a](A)
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- 2.12 Gk God on the day of visitation
Matthew 5:45
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45 so that you may be children of your Father in heaven, for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.(A)
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1 John 3:1-3
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Isaiah 60:1
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The Ingathering of the Dispersed
60 Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.(A)
Deuteronomy 32:5
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- 32.5 Meaning of Heb uncertain
2 Peter 3:14
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Final Exhortation and Doxology
14 Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish,(A)
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1 Thessalonians 5:23
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23 May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely, and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound[a] and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.(A)
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1 Corinthians 1:8
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8 He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you may be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 Peter 1:14-17
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14 Like obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires that you formerly had in ignorance. 15 Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct,(A) 16 for it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”(B)
17 If you invoke as Father the one who judges impartially according to each person’s work, live in fear during the time of your exile.(C)
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Titus 2:10
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10 not stealing, but showing complete and perfect fidelity, so that in everything they may be an ornament to the teaching of God our Savior.
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1 Peter 2:9
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9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,[a] in order that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.(A)
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- 2.9 Gk a people for his possession
Ephesians 5:7-8
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7 Therefore do not be associated with them, 8 for once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Walk as children of light,(A)
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Ephesians 5:1-2
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Matthew 5:48
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48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.(A)
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1 Timothy 3:10
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10 And let them first be tested; then, if they prove themselves blameless, let them serve as deacons.
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1 Timothy 3:2
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2 Now a bishop[a] must be above reproach, married only once,[b] temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an apt teacher,(A)
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Philippians 1:10
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10 to help you to determine what really matters, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless,
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Ephesians 5:27
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27 so as to present the church to himself in splendor, without a spot or wrinkle or anything of the kind, so that she may be holy and without blemish.(A)
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Romans 16:19
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19 For your obedience is known to all; therefore, I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and guileless in what is evil.(A)
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Acts 2:40
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40 And he testified with many other arguments and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”
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Matthew 10:16
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Coming Persecutions
16 “I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.(A)
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Hebrews 7:26
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26 For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.(A)
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Titus 2:15
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15 Declare these things; exhort and reprove with all authority.[a] Let no one look down on you.
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- 2.15 Gk commandment
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