12 we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and (A)charged (B)you to walk in a manner worthy of God, (C)who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

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12 encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy(A) of God, who calls(B) you into his kingdom and glory.

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Unity in the Body of Christ

I therefore, (A)a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to (B)walk in a manner worthy of (C)the calling to which you have been called,

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Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ

As a prisoner(A) for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy(B) of the calling(C) you have received.

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whoever says he (A)abides in him (B)ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.

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Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.(A)

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(A)If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and (B)do not practice the truth. But (C)if we walk in the light, (D)as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and (E)the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

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If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,(A) we lie and do not live out the truth.(B) But if we walk in the light,(C) as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[a] sin.(D)

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  1. 1 John 1:7 Or every

24 (A)He who calls you is faithful; (B)he will surely do it.

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24 The one who calls(A) you is faithful,(B) and he will do it.(C)

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10 And (A)after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, (B)who has called you to his (C)eternal glory in Christ, will himself (D)restore, (E)confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

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10 And the God of all grace, who called you(A) to his eternal glory(B) in Christ, after you have suffered a little while,(C) will himself restore you and make you strong,(D) firm and steadfast.

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But you are (A)a chosen race, (B)a royal (C)priesthood, (D)a holy nation, (E)a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you (F)out of darkness into (G)his marvelous light.

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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)

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(A)Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, (B)bless, for (C)to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.

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Do not repay evil with evil(A) or insult with insult.(B) On the contrary, repay evil with blessing,(C) because to this(D) you were called(E) so that you may inherit a blessing.(F)

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15 but (A)as he who called you is holy, you also be holy (B)in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, (C)“You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

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15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;(A) 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”[a](B)

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  1. 1 Peter 1:16 Lev. 11:44,45; 19:2

(A)who saved us and (B)called us to[a] a holy calling, (C)not because of our works but because of (D)his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus (E)before the ages began,[b]

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  1. 2 Timothy 1:9 Or with
  2. 2 Timothy 1:9 Greek before times eternal

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,

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Stand Firm

13 But (A)we ought always to give thanks to God for you, (B)brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you (C)as the firstfruits[a] (D)to be saved, (E)through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. 14 To this he called you through (F)our gospel, (G)so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts chose you from the beginning

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.

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts because from the beginning God chose you

11 To this end we (A)always pray for you, that our God may (B)make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every (C)work of faith by his power, 12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus (D)may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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11 With this in mind, we constantly pray for you,(A) that our God may make you worthy(B) of his calling,(C) and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness(D) and your every deed prompted by faith.(E) 12 We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you,(F) and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.[a]

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:12 Or God and Lord, Jesus Christ

12 so that you may (A)walk properly before (B)outsiders and be dependent on no one.

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12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders(A) and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.

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