39 The promise is for you and your children(A) and for all who are far off(B)—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

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30 And those he predestined,(A) he also called;(B) those he called, he also justified;(C) those he justified, he also glorified.(D)

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For I will pour water(A) on the thirsty land,
    and streams on the dry ground;(B)
I will pour out my Spirit(C) on your offspring,
    and my blessing(D) on your descendants.(E)

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32 And everyone who calls
    on the name of the Lord(A) will be saved;(B)
for on Mount Zion(C) and in Jerusalem
    there will be deliverance,(D)
    as the Lord has said,
even among the survivors(E)
    whom the Lord calls.[a](F)

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:32 In Hebrew texts 2:28-32 is numbered 3:1-5.

I will establish my covenant(A) as an everlasting covenant(B) between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God(C) and the God of your descendants after you.(D) The whole land of Canaan,(E) where you now reside as a foreigner,(F) I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you;(G) and I will be their God.(H)

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There is one body(A) and one Spirit,(B) just as you were called to one hope when you were called(C);

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God, who knows the heart,(A) showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them,(B) just as he did to us.

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Then the angel said to me,(A) “Write this:(B) Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!”(C) And he added, “These are the true words of God.”(D)

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10 And the God of all grace, who called you(A) to his eternal glory(B) in Christ, after you have suffered a little while,(C) will himself restore you and make you strong,(D) firm and steadfast.

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Confirming One’s Calling and Election

His divine power(A) has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him(B) who called us(C) by his own glory and goodness.

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15 For this reason Christ is the mediator(A) of a new covenant,(B) that those who are called(C) may receive the promised(D) eternal inheritance(E)—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.(F)

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13 All your children will be taught by the Lord,(A)
    and great will be their peace.(B)

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14 They will wage war(A) against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over(B) them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings(C)—and with him will be his called, chosen(D) and faithful followers.”

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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)

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Footnotes

  1. 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.

He has saved(A) us and called(B) us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done(C) but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,

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18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened(A) in order that you may know the hope to which he has called(B) you, the riches(C) of his glorious inheritance(D) in his holy people,(E)

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14 For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.(A)

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29 for God’s gifts and his call(A) are irrevocable.(B)

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Jesus Greater Than Moses

Therefore, holy brothers and sisters,(A) who share in the heavenly calling,(B) fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge(C) as our apostle and high priest.(D)

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Stand Firm

13 But we ought always to thank God for you,(A) brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits[a](B) to be saved(C) through the sanctifying work of the Spirit(D) and through belief in the truth. 14 He called you(E) to this through our gospel,(F) that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts because from the beginning God chose you

45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter(A) were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out(B) even on Gentiles.(C)

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25 And you are heirs(A) of the prophets and of the covenant(B) God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.’[a](C) 26 When God raised up(D) his servant, he sent him first(E) to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 3:25 Gen. 22:18; 26:4

The Day of the Lord

28 “And afterward,
    I will pour out my Spirit(A) on all people.(B)
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,(C)
    your old men will dream dreams,(D)
    your young men will see visions.

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11 With this in mind, we constantly pray for you,(A) that our God may make you worthy(B) of his calling,(C) and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness(D) and your every deed prompted by faith.(E)

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which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.(A) This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs(B) together with Israel, members together of one body,(C) and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.(D)

I became a servant of this gospel(E) by the gift of God’s grace given me(F) through the working of his power.(G) Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people,(H) this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles(I) the boundless riches of Christ,(J)

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