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 Thessalonians 3:13
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13 And may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.[a](A)
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- 3.13 Other ancient authorities add Amen
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
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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) 24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do this.(B)
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- 5.23 Or complete
Philippians 1:6
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6 I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete[a] it until the day of Jesus Christ.
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- 1.6 Or perfect
Colossians 1:22
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22 he has now reconciled[a] in his fleshly body[b] through death, so as to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him,(A)
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Jude 24-25
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Benediction
24 Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to make you stand without blemish in the presence of his glory with rejoicing,(A) 25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.(B)
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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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2 Thessalonians 3:3
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3 But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.[a](A)
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- 3.3 Or from evil
Romans 16:25
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Final Doxology
25 Now to God[a] who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages(A)
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- 16.25 Gk the one
Philippians 2:15-16
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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) 16 holding forth the word of life so that I can boast on the day of Christ that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.(B)
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1 Peter 5:10
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10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ,[a] will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you.(A)
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- 5.10 Other ancient authorities read Christ Jesus
Romans 14:4
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4 Who are you to pass judgment on slaves of another? It is before their own lord that they stand or fall. And they will be upheld, for the Lord[a] is able to make them stand.
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- 14.4 Other ancient authorities read for God
Psalm 37:28
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28 For the Lord loves justice;
he will not forsake his faithful ones.
The righteous shall be kept safe forever,
but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.(A)
Psalm 37:17
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17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous.(A)
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 3:10
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10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be destroyed with fire, and the earth and everything that is done on it will be disclosed.[a](A)
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- 3.10 Other ancient authorities read will not be found or will be burned up
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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2 Corinthians 1:21
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21 But it is God who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us,(A)
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2 Corinthians 1:14
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14 as you have already understood us in part—that on the day of the Lord Jesus we are your boast even as you are our boast.(A)
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1 Corinthians 5:5
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5 you are to hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.[a](A)
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- 5.5 Other ancient authorities add Jesus
Luke 17:24
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24 For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.[a](A)
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- 17.24 Other ancient authorities lack in his day
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