Acts 2:39
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39 For (A)the promise is for you and (B)for your children and for all (C)who are far off, everyone (D)whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”
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Romans 8:30
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30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also (A)justified, and those whom he justified he also (B)glorified.
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Isaiah 44:3
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3 (A)For I will pour water on the thirsty land,
and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring,
and my blessing on your descendants.
Joel 2:32
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32 And it shall come to pass that (A)everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. (B)For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among (C)the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.
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Genesis 17:7-8
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7 And I will (A)establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, (B)to be God to you and to your offspring after you. 8 And (C)I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and (D)I will be their God.”
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Ephesians 4:4
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4 There is (A)one body and (B)one Spirit—just as you were called to the one (C)hope that belongs to your call—
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Acts 15:8
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8 And God, (A)who knows the heart, (B)bore witness to them, (C)by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,
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Revelation 19:9
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9 And the angel said[a] to me, “Write this: (A)Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, (B)“These are the true words of God.”
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- Revelation 19:9 Greek he said
2 Peter 1:3
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Confirm Your Calling and Election
3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him (A)who called us to[a] his own glory and excellence,[b]
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- 2 Peter 1:3 Or by
- 2 Peter 1:3 Or virtue
Hebrews 9:15
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15 Therefore he is (A)the mediator of a new covenant, so that (B)those who are called may (C)receive the promised eternal inheritance, (D)since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.[a]
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- Hebrews 9:15 The Greek word means both covenant and will; also verses 16, 17
Isaiah 54:13
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13 (A)All your children (B)shall be taught by the Lord,
(C)and great shall be the peace of your children.
2 Peter 1:10
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10 Therefore, brothers,[a] be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and (A)election, for if you practice these qualities (B)you will never fall.
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- 2 Peter 1:10 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
2 Timothy 1:9
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9 (A)who saved us and (B)called us to[a] a holy calling, (C)not because of our works but because of (D)his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus (E)before the ages began,[b]
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- 2 Timothy 1:9 Or with
- 2 Timothy 1:9 Greek before times eternal
Ephesians 1:18
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18 (A)having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is (B)the hope to which he has called you, what are (C)the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
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Romans 11:29
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29 For the gifts and (A)the calling of God are irrevocable.
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Hebrews 3:1
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Jesus Greater Than Moses
3 Therefore, holy brothers,[a] you who share in (A)a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, (B)the apostle and high priest of our confession,
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- Hebrews 3:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 12
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
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Stand Firm
13 But (A)we ought always to give thanks to God for you, (B)brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you (C)as the firstfruits[a] (D)to be saved, (E)through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. 14 To this he called you through (F)our gospel, (G)so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts chose you from the beginning
1 Corinthians 7:14
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14 For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. (A)Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
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Joel 2:28
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The Lord Will Pour Out His Spirit
28 [a] (A)“And it shall come to pass afterward,
that (B)I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;
(C)your sons and (D)your daughters shall prophesy,
your old men shall dream dreams,
and your young men shall see visions.
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- Joel 2:28 Ch 3:1 in Hebrew
2 Thessalonians 1:11
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11 To this end we (A)always pray for you, that our God may (B)make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every (C)work of faith by his power,
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Ephesians 3:5-8
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5 which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. 6 This mystery is[a] that the Gentiles are (A)fellow heirs, (B)members of the same body, and (C)partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
7 (D)Of this gospel I was made (E)a minister according to the gift of (F)God's grace, which was given me (G)by the working of his power. 8 To me, (H)though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, (I)to preach to the Gentiles the (J)unsearchable (K)riches of Christ,
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- Ephesians 3:6 The words This mystery is are inferred from verse 4
Ephesians 2:13-22
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13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were (A)far off have been brought near (B)by the blood of Christ. 14 For (C)he himself is our peace, (D)who has made us both one and has broken down (E)in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility 15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in (F)ordinances, that he might create in himself one (G)new man in place of the two, so making peace, 16 and might (H)reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. 17 And he came and (I)preached peace to you who were (J)far off and peace to those who were (K)near. 18 For (L)through him we both have (M)access in (N)one Spirit to the Father. 19 So then you are no longer (O)strangers and aliens,[a] but you are (P)fellow citizens with the saints and (Q)members of the household of God, 20 (R)built on the foundation of the (S)apostles and prophets, (T)Christ Jesus himself being (U)the cornerstone, 21 (V)in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into (W)a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him (X)you also are being built together (Y)into a dwelling place for God by[b] the Spirit.
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- Ephesians 2:19 Or sojourners
- Ephesians 2:22 Or in
Romans 11:16-17
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16 (A)If the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, so is the whole lump, and if the root is holy, so are the branches.
17 But if (B)some of the branches were broken off, and you, (C)although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root[a] of the olive tree,
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- Romans 11:17 Greek root of richness; some manuscripts richness
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