19 But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: (A)“The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone (B)who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”

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14 (A)I am the good shepherd. (B)I know my own and (C)my own know me,

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Little children, (A)let no one deceive you. (B)Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. (C)Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was (D)to destroy the works of the devil. (E)No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's[a] seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, (F)nor is the one who (G)does not love his brother.

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  1. 1 John 3:9 Greek his

(A)The Lord is good,
    (B)a stronghold in the day of trouble;
(C)he knows those who take refuge in him.

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and he said to Korah and all his company, “In the morning the Lord will show (A)who is his,[a] and who is (B)holy, and will bring him near to him. The one (C)whom he chooses he will (D)bring near to him.

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  1. Numbers 16:5 Septuagint The Lord knows those who are his

27 But he will say, ‘I tell you, (A)I do not know where you come from. (B)Depart from me, all you workers of evil!’

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27 (A)My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 (B)I give them eternal life, and (C)they will never perish, and (D)no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, (E)who has given them to me,[a] (F)is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of (G)the Father's hand. 30 (H)I and the Father are one.”

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  1. John 10:29 Some manuscripts What my Father has given to me

(A)Put to death therefore (B)what is earthly in you:[a] (C)sexual immorality, impurity, (D)passion, evil desire, and covetousness, (E)which is idolatry. (F)On account of these the wrath of God is coming.[b] (G)In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now (H)you must put them all away: (I)anger, wrath, malice, (J)slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

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  1. Colossians 3:5 Greek therefore your members that are on the earth
  2. Colossians 3:6 Some manuscripts add upon the sons of disobedience

“‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you (A)an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.

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But now that you have come to know God, or rather (A)to be known by God, (B)how can you turn back again to (C)the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?

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(A)They will see his face, and (B)his name will be on their foreheads.

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27 (A)Turn away from evil and do good;
    so shall you (B)dwell forever.
28 For the Lord (C)loves justice;
    he will not forsake his (D)saints.
They are preserved forever,
    but the children of the wicked shall be (E)cut off.

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30 And (A)do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, (B)by whom you were sealed for the day of (C)redemption.

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11 For (A)the grace of God (B)has appeared, bringing salvation (C)for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and (D)worldly passions, and (E)to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in (F)the present age, 13 (G)waiting for our blessed (H)hope, the (I)appearing of the glory of our great (J)God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 (K)who gave himself for us to (L)redeem us from all lawlessness and (M)to purify for himself (N)a people for his own possession who are (O)zealous for good works.

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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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16 therefore thus says the Lord God,
(A)“Behold, I am the one who has laid[a] as a foundation (B)in Zion,
    a stone, a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation:
    ‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’

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  1. Isaiah 28:16 Dead Sea Scroll I am laying

Final Words

14 (A)Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him (B)without spot or (C)blemish, and (D)at peace.

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The New Life

17 Now this I say and (A)testify in the Lord, (B)that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, (C)in the futility of their minds. 18 They (D)are darkened in their understanding, (E)alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to (F)their hardness of heart. 19 They (G)have become callous and (H)have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. 20 But that is not the way you (I)learned Christ!— 21 assuming that (J)you have heard about him and (K)were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 to (L)put off (M)your old self,[a] which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through (N)deceitful desires,

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  1. Ephesians 4:22 Greek man; also verse 24

Since we have these promises, beloved, (A)let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body[a] and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 7:1 Greek flesh

13 “‘I know where you dwell, (A)where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not (B)deny my faith[a] even in the days of Antipas (C)my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

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  1. Revelation 2:13 Or your faith in me

Called to Be Holy

13 Therefore, (A)preparing your minds for action,[a] and (B)being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 14 As obedient children, (C)do not be conformed to the passions (D)of your former ignorance, 15 but (E)as he who called you is holy, you also be holy (F)in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, (G)“You shall be holy, for I am holy.” 17 And if you (H)call on him as Father who (I)judges (J)impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves (K)with fear throughout the time of your exile, 18 knowing that you (L)were ransomed from (M)the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19 but (N)with the precious blood of Christ, like that of (O)a lamb (P)without blemish or spot.

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  1. 1 Peter 1:13 Greek girding up the loins of your mind

for the Lord (A)knows (B)the way of the righteous,
    but the way of the wicked will perish.

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23 (A)And then will I declare to them, ‘I (B)never knew you; (C)depart from me, (D)you workers of lawlessness.’

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10 (A)According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled[a] master builder I laid a (B)foundation, and (C)someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. 11 For no one can lay a (D)foundation other (E)than that which is laid, (F)which is Jesus Christ.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 3:10 Or wise

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