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1 Thessalonians 4:1
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1 Thessalonians 4:1
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Plea for Purity
4 Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus (A)that you should abound more and more, (B)just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God;
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1 Thessalonians 4:1
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1 Thessalonians 4:1
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Living to Please God
4 As for other matters, brothers and sisters,(A) we instructed you how to live(B) in order to please God,(C) as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.
Colossians 1:10
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Colossians 1:10
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10 (A)that you may walk worthy of the Lord, (B)fully pleasing Him, (C)being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the (D)knowledge of God;
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Colossians 1:10
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Colossians 1:10
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10 so that you may live a life worthy(A) of the Lord and please him(B) in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,(C)
2 Thessalonians 1:3
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2 Thessalonians 1:3
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God’s Final Judgment and Glory
3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other,
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2 Thessalonians 1:3
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2 Thessalonians 1:3
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Thanksgiving and Prayer
3 We ought always to thank God for you,(A) brothers and sisters,[a] and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.(B)
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- 2 Thessalonians 1:3 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 2:1, 13, 15; 3:1, 6, 13.
2 Peter 3:18
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2 Peter 3:18
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18 (A)but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
(B)To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
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2 Peter 3:18
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2 Peter 3:18
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18 But grow in the grace(A) and knowledge(B) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.(C) To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.(D)
Hebrews 13:16
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Hebrews 13:16
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16 (A)But do not forget to do good and to share, for (B)with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
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Hebrews 13:16
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Hebrews 13:16
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16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others,(A) for with such sacrifices(B) God is pleased.
2 Peter 1:5-10
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2 Peter 1:5-10
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Fruitful Growth in the Faith
5 But also for this very reason, (A)giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue (B)knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control [a]perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and (C)to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither [b]barren (D)nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these things is (E)shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent (F)to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;
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- 2 Peter 1:6 patience
- 2 Peter 1:8 useless
2 Peter 1:5-10
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2 Peter 1:5-10
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5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;(A) 6 and to knowledge, self-control;(B) and to self-control, perseverance;(C) and to perseverance, godliness;(D) 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.(E) 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive(F) in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.(G) 9 But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind,(H) forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.(I)
10 Therefore, my brothers and sisters,[a] make every effort to confirm your calling(J) and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble,(K)
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- 2 Peter 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.
Philippians 1:9
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Philippians 1:9
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9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
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Philippians 1:9
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Philippians 1:9
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9 And this is my prayer: that your love(A) may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,(B)
1 John 3:22
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1 John 3:22
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22 And (A)whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments (B)and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.
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1 John 3:22
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1 John 3:22
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22 and receive from him anything we ask,(A) because we keep his commands(B) and do what pleases him.(C)
1 Thessalonians 4:10-12
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1 Thessalonians 4:10-12
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10 and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, (A)that you increase more and more; 11 that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, (B)to mind your own business, and (C)to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, 12 (D)that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing.
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1 Thessalonians 4:10-12
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1 Thessalonians 4:10-12
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10 And in fact, you do love all of God’s family throughout Macedonia.(A) Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more,(B) 11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands,(C) just as we told you, 12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders(D) and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.
1 Thessalonians 3:12
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1 Thessalonians 3:12
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12 And may the Lord make you increase and (A)abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you,
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1 Thessalonians 3:12
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12 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other(A) and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.
Philippians 3:14
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Philippians 3:14
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14 (A)I press toward the goal for the prize of (B)the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
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Philippians 3:14
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Philippians 3:14
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14 I press on(A) toward the goal to win the prize(B) for which God has called(C) me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 4:1
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Ephesians 4:1
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Walk in Unity
4 I, therefore, the prisoner [a]of the Lord, [b]beseech you to (A)walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,
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- Ephesians 4:1 Lit. in
- Ephesians 4:1 exhort, encourage
Ephesians 4:1
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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.
2 Corinthians 13:11
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2 Corinthians 13:11
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Greetings and Benediction
11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. (A)Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love (B)and peace will be with you.
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2 Corinthians 13:11
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2 Corinthians 13:11
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Final Greetings
11 Finally, brothers and sisters,(A) rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace.(B) And the God of love(C) and peace(D) will be with you.
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