1 Peter 2:21
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21 For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered[a] for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps.
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- 2:21 Some manuscripts read died.
1 John 2:6
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6 Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did.
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Matthew 16:24
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24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.
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John 13:15
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15 I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.
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Ephesians 5:2
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2 Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us[a] and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.
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- 5:2 Some manuscripts read loved you.
1 John 3:16
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16 We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters.
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1 Peter 2:24
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24 He personally carried our sins
in his body on the cross
so that we can be dead to sin
and live for what is right.
By his wounds
you are healed.
1 Corinthians 11:1
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11 1 And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
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Philippians 2:5
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5 You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
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Acts 14:22
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22 where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that we must suffer many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God.
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Matthew 11:29
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29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
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1 Peter 4:1
New Living Translation
Living for God
4 So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin.[a]
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- 4:1 Or For the one [or One] who has suffered physically has finished with sin.
1 Peter 3:18
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18 Christ suffered[a] for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit.[b]
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Romans 8:29
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29 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn[a] among many brothers and sisters.
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- 8:29 Or would be supreme.
1 Peter 3:9
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9 Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will grant you his blessing.
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John 16:33
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33 I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
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Matthew 10:38
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38 If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.
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Revelation 12:11
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11 And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb
and by their testimony.
And they did not love their lives so much
that they were afraid to die.
Hebrews 2:10
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10 God, for whom and through whom everything was made, chose to bring many children into glory. And it was only right that he should make Jesus, through his suffering, a perfect leader, fit to bring them into their salvation.
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2 Timothy 3:12
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12 Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
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Luke 14:26-27
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26 “If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. 27 And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.
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Psalm 85:13
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13 Righteousness goes as a herald before him,
preparing the way for his steps.
1 Peter 1:20
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20 God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but now in these last days he has been revealed for your sake.
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1 Thessalonians 4:2
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2 For you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
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1 Thessalonians 3:3
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3 and to keep you from being shaken by the troubles you were going through. But you know that we are destined for such troubles.
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