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1 John 3:3
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1 John 3:3
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3 And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
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1 John 3:3
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1 John 3:3
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2 Corinthians 7:1
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2 Corinthians 7:1
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7 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and of spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God.(A)
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2 Corinthians 7:1
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2 Corinthians 7:1
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7 Therefore, since we have these promises,(A) dear friends,(B) let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness(C) out of reverence for God.
1 John 2:6
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1 John 2:6
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6 whoever says, “I abide in him,” ought to walk in the same way as he walked.(A)
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1 John 2:6
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1 John 2:6
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6 Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.(A)
2 Peter 3:14
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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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2 Peter 3:14
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2 Peter 3:14
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14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless(A) and at peace with him.
Hebrews 7:26
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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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Hebrews 7:26
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Hebrews 7:26
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26 Such a high priest(A) truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners,(B) exalted above the heavens.(C)
Colossians 1:5
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Colossians 1:5
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5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. You have heard of this hope before in the word of the truth, the gospel(A)
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Colossians 1:5
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Colossians 1:5
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5 the faith and love that spring from the hope(A) stored up for you in heaven(B) and about which you have already heard in the true message(C) of the gospel
Matthew 5:48
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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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Matthew 5:48
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Matthew 5:48
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48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.(A)
1 John 4:17
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1 John 4:17
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17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness on the day of judgment, because as he is, so are we in this world.(A)
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1 John 4:17
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17 This is how love is made complete(A) among us so that we will have confidence(B) on the day of judgment:(C) In this world we are like Jesus.
2 Peter 1:4
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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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2 Peter 1:4
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2 Peter 1:4
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4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises,(A) so that through them you may participate in the divine nature,(B) having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.(C)
Hebrews 12:14
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Hebrews 12:14
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Warnings against Rejecting God’s Grace
14 Pursue peace with everyone and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
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Hebrews 12:14
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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)
Hebrews 6:18
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Hebrews 6:18
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18 so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God would prove false, we who have taken refuge might be strongly encouraged to seize the hope set before us.(A)
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Hebrews 6:18
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Hebrews 6:18
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18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie,(A) we who have fled to take hold of the hope(B) set before us may be greatly encouraged.
Titus 3:7
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Titus 3:7
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7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.(A)
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Titus 3:7
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Titus 3:7
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7 so that, having been justified by his grace,(A) we might become heirs(B) having the hope(C) of eternal life.(D)
Romans 5:4-5
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Romans 5:4-5
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4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.(A)
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Romans 5:4-5
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Romans 5:4-5
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4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope(A) does not put us to shame, because God’s love(B) has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit,(C) who has been given to us.
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