1 Peter 1:15-16
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15 But as the One who called you(A) is holy,(B) you also are to be holy in all your conduct; 16 for it is written, Be holy, because I am holy.(C)[a]
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1 Peter 1:15-16
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15 But like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves in all your conduct [be set apart from the world by your godly character and moral courage]; 16 because it is written, “You shall be holy (set apart), for I am holy.”(A)
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Leviticus 19:2
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2 “Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy(A) because I, Yahweh your God, am holy.(B)
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Leviticus 19:2
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2 “Say to all the congregation of the children of Israel, ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.(A)
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1 Thessalonians 4:7
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7 For God has not called us to impurity(A) but to sanctification.
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1 Thessalonians 4:7
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7 For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness [to be dedicated, and set apart by behavior that pleases Him, whether in public or in private].
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Colossians 1:28
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28 We proclaim Him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
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Colossians 1:28
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28 We proclaim Him, warning and instructing everyone in all wisdom [that is, with comprehensive insight into the word and purposes of God], so that we may present every person complete in Christ [mature, fully trained, and perfect in Him—the Anointed].
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Colossians 4:12
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12 Epaphras,(A) who is one of you, a slave of Christ Jesus, greets you. He is always contending(B) for you in his prayers, so that you can stand mature and fully assured[a] in everything God wills.(C)
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Colossians 4:12
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12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. [He is] always striving for you in his prayers, praying with genuine concern, [pleading] that you may [as people of character and courage] stand firm, [spiritually mature] and fully assured in all the will of God.
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Ephesians 4:13
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13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son,(A) growing into a mature man with a stature(B) measured by Christ’s fullness.
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Ephesians 4:13
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13 until we all reach oneness in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, [growing spiritually] to become a mature believer, reaching to the measure of the fullness of Christ [manifesting His spiritual completeness and exercising our spiritual gifts in unity].
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2 Corinthians 7:1
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7 Therefore, dear friends, since we have such promises,(A) let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit,(B) completing our sanctification[a] in the fear of God.(C)
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- 2 Corinthians 7:1 Or spirit, perfecting holiness
2 Corinthians 7:1
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Paul Reveals His Heart
7 Therefore, since we have these [great and wonderful] promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, completing holiness [living a consecrated life—a life set apart for God’s purpose] in the fear of God.
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1 John 3:3
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3 And everyone who has this hope(A) in Him purifies himself just as He is pure.(B)
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1 John 3:3
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3 And everyone who has this hope [confidently placed] in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure (holy, undefiled, guiltless).
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