1 Peter 3:15
New King James Version
15 But [a]sanctify [b]the Lord God in your hearts, and always (A)be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the (B)hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;
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- 1 Peter 3:15 set apart
- 1 Peter 3:15 NU Christ as Lord
Colossians 4:6
New King James Version
6 Let your speech always be (A)with grace, (B)seasoned with salt, (C)that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
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2 Timothy 2:25-26
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25 (A)in humility correcting those who are in opposition, (B)if God perhaps will grant them repentance, (C)so that they may know the truth, 26 and that they may come to their senses and (D)escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.
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Luke 21:14-15
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14 (A)Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will [a]answer; 15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom (B)which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or [b]resist.
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- Luke 21:14 say in defense
- Luke 21:15 withstand
1 Peter 3:2
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2 (A)when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear.
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Matthew 10:18-20
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18 (A)You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. 19 (B)But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For (C)it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak; 20 (D)for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
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1 Samuel 12:7
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7 Now therefore, stand still, that I may (A)reason with you before the Lord concerning all the (B)righteous acts of the Lord which He did to you and your fathers:
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Titus 1:2
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2 in hope of eternal life which God, who (A)cannot lie, promised before time began,
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Colossians 1:27
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27 (A)To them God willed to make known what are (B)the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: [a]which is (C)Christ in you, (D)the hope of glory.
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- Colossians 1:27 M who
Hebrews 6:1
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The Peril of Not Progressing
6 Therefore, (A)leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to [a]perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from (B)dead works and of faith toward God,
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- Hebrews 6:1 maturity
Psalm 119:46
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46 (A)I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings,
And will not be ashamed.
Colossians 1:5
New King James Version
5 because of the hope (A)which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,
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Hebrews 6:18-19
New King James Version
18 that by two [a]immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to (A)lie, we [b]might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope (B)set before us.
19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, (C)and which enters the Presence behind the veil,
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- Hebrews 6:18 unchangeable
- Hebrews 6:18 M omits might
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