1 Thessalonians 5:8
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8 But let us who are of the day be sober, (A)putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.
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Romans 13:12-13
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12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. (A)Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and (B)let us put on the armor of light. 13 (C)Let us walk [a]properly, as in the day, (D)not in revelry and drunkenness, (E)not in lewdness and lust, (F)not in strife and envy.
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- Romans 13:13 decently
1 Peter 1:13
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Living Before God Our Father
13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
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Ephesians 6:11
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11 (A)Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the [a]wiles of the devil.
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- Ephesians 6:11 schemings
Isaiah 59:17
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17 (A)For He put on righteousness as a breastplate,
And a helmet of salvation on His head;
He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing,
And was clad with zeal as a cloak.
Hebrews 10:35-36
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35 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, (A)which has great reward. 36 (B)For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, (C)you may receive the promise:
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Hebrews 6:19
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19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, (A)and which enters the Presence behind the veil,
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1 Corinthians 13:13
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13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
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1 Thessalonians 5:5
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5 You are all (A)sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.
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1 John 1:7
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7 But if we (A)walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and (B)the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
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Ephesians 6:13-18
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13 (A)Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand (B)in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, (C)having girded your waist with truth, (D)having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 (E)and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking (F)the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And (G)take the helmet of salvation, and (H)the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 (I)praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, (J)being watchful to this end with all perseverance and (K)supplication for all the saints—
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Ephesians 5:8-9
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Walk in Light
8 For you were once darkness, but now you are (A)light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for (B)the fruit of the [a]Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),
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- Ephesians 5:9 NU light
Romans 5:2-5
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2 (A)through whom also we have access by faith into this grace (B)in which we stand, and (C)rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but (D)we also glory in tribulations, (E)knowing that tribulation produces [a]perseverance; 4 (F)and perseverance, [b]character; and character, hope. 5 (G)Now hope does not disappoint, (H)because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
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- Romans 5:3 endurance
- Romans 5:4 approved character
1 Peter 2:9
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9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of (A)darkness into His marvelous light;
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2 Corinthians 6:7
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7 (A)by the word of truth, by (B)the power of God, by (C)the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
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Lamentations 3:26
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1 Peter 1:3-5
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A Heavenly Inheritance
3 (A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who (B)according to His abundant mercy (C)has begotten us again to a living hope (D)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance [a]incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, (E)reserved in heaven for you, 5 (F)who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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- 1 Peter 1:4 imperishable
Ephesians 6:23
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23 Peace to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Galatians 5:5
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5 For we through the Spirit eagerly (A)wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
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Romans 8:24-25
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24 For we were saved in this hope, but (A)hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
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Psalm 43:5
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5 (A)Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God;
For I shall yet praise Him,
The [a]help of my countenance and my God.
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- Psalm 43:5 Lit. salvation
Psalm 42:11
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11 (A)Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God;
For I shall yet praise Him,
The [a]help of my countenance and my God.
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- Psalm 42:11 Lit. salvation
Psalm 42:5
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5 (A)Why are you [a]cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted within me?
(B)Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him
[b]For the help of His countenance.
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- Psalm 42:5 Lit. bowed down
- Psalm 42:5 So with MT, Tg.; a few Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Vg. The help of my countenance, my God
Job 19:23-27
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23 “Oh, that my words were written!
Oh, that they were inscribed in a book!
24 That they were engraved on a rock
With an iron pen and lead, forever!
25 For I know that my Redeemer lives,
And He shall stand at last on the earth;
26 And after my skin is [a]destroyed, this I know,
That (A)in my flesh I shall see God,
27 Whom I shall see for myself,
And my eyes shall behold, and not another.
How my [b]heart yearns within me!
2 Thessalonians 2:16
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16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, (A)who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and (B)good hope by grace,
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