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 4:12
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12 No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us.(A)
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1 John 2:28
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28 And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming.(A)
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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 2:5
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5 but whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has reached perfection. By this we know that we are in him:(A)
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Romans 8:29
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29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn within a large family.[a](A)
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John 15:20
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20 Remember the word that I said to you, ‘Slaves are not greater than their master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.(A)
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1 John 3:19-21
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19 And by this we will know that we are from the truth and will reassure our hearts before him(A) 20 whenever our hearts condemn us, for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God,
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1 John 3:1
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1 Peter 4:13-14
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13 But rejoice insofar as you are sharing Christ’s sufferings, so that you may also be glad and shout for joy when his glory is revealed.(A) 14 If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the spirit of glory,[a] which is the Spirit of God,[b] is resting on you.[c](B)
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2 Peter 3:7
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7 But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the godless.(A)
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1 Peter 4:1-3
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4 Since, therefore, Christ suffered in the flesh,[a] arm yourselves also with the same intention (for whoever has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin),(A) 2 so as to live for the rest of your time in the flesh no longer by human desires but by the will of God.(B) 3 You have already spent enough time in doing what the gentiles like to do, living in debauchery, passions, drunkenness, revels, carousing, and lawless idolatry.(C)
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James 2:22
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22 You see that faith was active along with his works, and by works faith was brought to completion.(A)
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Matthew 10:25
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25 it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household!(A)
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2 Peter 2:9
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9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial and to keep the unrighteous until the day of judgment, when they will be punished(A)
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1 Peter 3:16-18
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16 yet do it with gentleness and respect. Maintain a good conscience so that, when you are maligned,[a] those who abuse you for your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame.(A) 17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if suffering should be God’s will, than to suffer for doing evil. 18 For Christ also suffered[b] for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you[c] to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,(B)
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Hebrews 12:2-3
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2 looking to Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith, who for the sake of[a] the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.(A)
3 Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners,[b] so that you may not grow weary in your souls or lose heart.(B)
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Matthew 12:36
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36 I tell you, on the day of judgment you will have to give an account for every careless word you utter,
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Matthew 11:24
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24 But I tell you that on the day of judgment it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom than for you.”(A)
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Matthew 11:22
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22 But I tell you, on the day of judgment it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon than for you.(A)
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James 2:13
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13 For judgment will be without mercy to anyone who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.(A)
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Matthew 10:15
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15 Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.(A)
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