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2 Corinthians 5:9
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2 Corinthians 5:9
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9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to be pleasing to him.
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2 Corinthians 5:9
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2 Corinthians 5:9
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9 So we make it our goal to please him,(A) whether we are at home in the body or away from it.
Colossians 1:10
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Colossians 1:10
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10 so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God.(A)
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Colossians 1:10
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Colossians 1:10
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10 so that you may live a life worthy(A) of the Lord and please him(B) in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,(C)
Romans 14:18
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Romans 14:18
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18 The one who serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and has human approval.(A)
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Romans 14:18
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Romans 14:18
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18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.(A)
2 Peter 3:14
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2 Peter 3:14
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Final Exhortation and Doxology
14 Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish,(A)
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2 Peter 3:14
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2 Peter 3:14
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14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless(A) and at peace with him.
1 Timothy 4:10
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1 Timothy 4:10
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10 For to this end we toil and suffer reproach,[a] because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.(A)
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- 4.10 Other ancient authorities read struggle
1 Timothy 4:10
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1 Timothy 4:10
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10 That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God,(A) who is the Savior of all people,(B) and especially of those who believe.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
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1 Thessalonians 4:11
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11 to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we directed you,(A)
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1 Thessalonians 4:11
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11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands,(A) just as we told you,
Genesis 4:7
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Genesis 4:7
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7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it.”
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Genesis 4:7
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Genesis 4:7
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7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door;(A) it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.(B)”
2 Peter 1:10-11
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2 Peter 1:10-11
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10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, be all the more eager to confirm your call and election, for if you do this, you will never stumble. 11 For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you.
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2 Peter 1:10-11
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2 Peter 1:10-11
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10 Therefore, my brothers and sisters,[a] make every effort to confirm your calling(A) and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble,(B) 11 and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom(C) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.(D)
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- 2 Peter 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.
1 Thessalonians 4:1
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1 Thessalonians 4:1
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A Life Pleasing to God
4 Finally, brothers and sisters, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus that, as you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God (as, in fact, you are doing), you should do so more and more.(A)
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1 Thessalonians 4:1
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Living to Please God
4 As for other matters, brothers and sisters,(A) we instructed you how to live(B) in order to please God,(C) as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.
1 Corinthians 15:58
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1 Corinthians 15:58
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58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.(A)
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1 Corinthians 15:58
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1 Corinthians 15:58
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58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,(A) because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.(B)
1 Corinthians 9:26-27
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1 Corinthians 9:26-27
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26 So I do not run aimlessly, nor do I box as though beating the air, 27 but I punish my body and enslave it, so that after proclaiming to others I myself should not be disqualified.(A)
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1 Corinthians 9:26-27
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1 Corinthians 9:26-27
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26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly;(A) I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.(B) 27 No, I strike a blow to my body(C) and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.(D)
Romans 15:20
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Romans 15:20
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20 Thus I make it my ambition to proclaim the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, so that I do not build on someone else’s foundation,(A)
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Romans 15:20
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Romans 15:20
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20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel(A) where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.(B)
Romans 14:8
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Romans 14:8
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8 If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.
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Romans 14:8
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Romans 14:8
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8 If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.(A)
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