2 Peter 3:1
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The Promise of the Lord’s Coming
3 This is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you; in them I am trying to arouse your sincere intention by reminding you
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2 Timothy 1:6
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6 For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands,
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2 Peter 1:12-15
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12 Therefore I intend to keep on reminding you of these things, though you know them already and are established in the truth that has come to you.(A) 13 I think it right, as long as I am in this body,[a] to refresh your memory,(B) 14 since I know that my death[b] will come soon, as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.(C) 15 And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.
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1 Peter 1:22
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22 Now that you have purified your souls[a] by your obedience to the truth[b] so that you have genuine mutual affection, love one another deeply from the heart.[c](A)
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1 Peter 1:1-2
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Salutation
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
To the exiles of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 who have been chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with his blood:
May grace and peace be yours in abundance.(A)
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1 Timothy 5:22
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22 Do not ordain[a] anyone hastily, and do not participate in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.(A)
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- 5.22 Gk Do not lay hands on
Matthew 5:8
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8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.(A)
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Psalm 73:1
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Book III
(Psalms 73–89)
Psalm 73
Plea for Relief from Oppressors
A Psalm of Asaph.
1 Truly God is good to Israel,
to those who are pure in heart.(A)
Psalm 24:4
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4 Those who have clean hands and pure hearts,
who do not lift up their souls to what is false
and do not swear deceitfully.(A)
2 Corinthians 13:2
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2 I warned those who sinned previously and all the others, and I warn them now while absent, as I did when present on my second visit, that if I come again I will not be lenient—
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