2 Thessalonians 1:3
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God’s Final Judgment and Glory
3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other,
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2 Peter 3:18
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18 (A)but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
(B)To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
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Proverbs 4:18
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18 (A)But the path of the just (B)is like the shining [a]sun,
That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.
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- Proverbs 4:18 Lit. light
Isaiah 40:29-31
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29 He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall,
31 But those who (A)wait on the Lord
(B)Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
2 Peter 1:5-10
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Fruitful Growth in the Faith
5 But also for this very reason, (A)giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue (B)knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control [a]perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and (C)to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither [b]barren (D)nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these things is (E)shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent (F)to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;
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- 2 Peter 1:6 patience
- 2 Peter 1:8 useless
2 Thessalonians 2:13
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Stand Fast
13 But we are [a]bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God (A)from the beginning (B)chose you for salvation (C)through [b]sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth,
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 under obligation
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 being set apart by
1 Thessalonians 4:1
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Plea for Purity
4 Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus (A)that you should abound more and more, (B)just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God;
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1 Thessalonians 4:9-10
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A Brotherly and Orderly Life
9 But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for (A)you yourselves are taught by God (B)to love one another; 10 and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, (C)that you increase more and more;
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Philippians 1:9
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9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
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1 Thessalonians 3:12
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12 And may the Lord make you increase and (A)abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you,
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John 15:2
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2 (A)Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He [a]takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear (B)more fruit.
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- John 15:2 Or lifts up
1 Peter 1:22
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The Enduring Word
22 Since you (A)have purified your souls in obeying the truth [a]through the Spirit in [b]sincere (B)love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,
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- 1 Peter 1:22 NU omits through the Spirit
- 1 Peter 1:22 Lit. unhypocritical
1 Thessalonians 3:9
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9 For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sake before our God,
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