1 Thessalonians 4:7
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7 For (A)God has not called us for (B)impurity, but in holiness.
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Leviticus 11:44
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44 For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and (A)be holy, for I am holy. (B)You shall not defile yourselves with any swarming thing that crawls on the ground.
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1 Peter 2:9-12
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9 But you are (A)a chosen race, (B)a royal (C)priesthood, (D)a holy nation, (E)a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you (F)out of darkness into (G)his marvelous light. 10 (H)Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
11 Beloved, I urge you (I)as sojourners and exiles (J)to abstain from the passions of the flesh, (K)which wage war against your soul. 12 (L)Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, (M)they may see your good deeds and glorify God on (N)the day of visitation.
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Ephesians 1:4
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4 (A)even as he (B)chose us in him (C)before the foundation of the world, that we should be (D)holy and blameless before him. In love
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Leviticus 19:2
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2 “Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, (A)You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
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1 Peter 2:21-22
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21 For (A)to this you have been called, (B)because Christ also suffered for you, (C)leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. 22 (D)He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.
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2 Timothy 1:9
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9 (A)who saved us and (B)called us to[a] a holy calling, (C)not because of our works but because of (D)his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus (E)before the ages began,[b]
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- 2 Timothy 1:9 Or with
- 2 Timothy 1:9 Greek before times eternal
Romans 8:29-30
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29 For those whom he (A)foreknew he also (B)predestined (C)to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be (D)the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also (E)justified, and those whom he justified he also (F)glorified.
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2 Peter 2:10
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10 and especially (A)those who indulge[a] in the lust of defiling passion and (B)despise authority.
Bold and willful, they do not tremble (C)as they blaspheme the glorious ones,
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- 2 Peter 2:10 Greek who go after the flesh
Galatians 5:19
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19 Now (A)the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,
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1 Thessalonians 2:3
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3 For (A)our appeal does not spring from (B)error or (C)impurity or (D)any attempt to deceive,
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Hebrews 12:14
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14 (A)Strive for peace with everyone, and for the (B)holiness (C)without which no one will see the Lord.
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2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
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Stand Firm
13 But (A)we ought always to give thanks to God for you, (B)brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you (C)as the firstfruits[a] (D)to be saved, (E)through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. 14 To this he called you through (F)our gospel, (G)so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts chose you from the beginning
Ephesians 4:19
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19 They (A)have become callous and (B)have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.
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Ephesians 4:1
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Unity in the Body of Christ
4 I therefore, (A)a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to (B)walk in a manner worthy of (C)the calling to which you have been called,
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Romans 1:7
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7 To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints:
(A)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 Corinthians 1:2
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2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those (A)sanctified in Christ Jesus, (B)called to be saints together with all those who in every place (C)call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:
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