because of (A)the hope (B)laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in (C)the word of the truth, the gospel,

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the faith and love that spring from the hope(A) stored up for you in heaven(B) and about which you have already heard in the true message(C) of the gospel

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Born Again to a Living Hope

(A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! (B)According to his great mercy, (C)he has caused us to be born again to a living hope (D)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to (E)an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and (F)unfading, (G)kept in heaven for you,

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Praise to God for a Living Hope

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!(A) In his great mercy(B) he has given us new birth(C) into a living hope(D) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,(E) and into an inheritance(F) that can never perish, spoil or fade.(G) This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,(H)

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13 In him you also, when you heard (A)the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, (B)were sealed with the (C)promised Holy Spirit,

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13 And you also were included in Christ(A) when you heard the message of truth,(B) the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal,(C) the promised Holy Spirit,(D)

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Henceforth there is (A)laid up for me (B)the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, (C)the righteous judge, will award to me on (D)that day, and not only to me but also to all (E)who have loved his appearing.

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Now there is in store for me(A) the crown of righteousness,(B) which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day(C)—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.(D)

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(A)in hope of eternal life, which God, (B)who never lies, (C)promised (D)before the ages began[a]

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  1. Titus 1:2 Greek before times eternal

in the hope of eternal life,(A) which God, who does not lie,(B) promised before the beginning of time,(C)

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27 (A)To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are (B)the riches of the glory of (C)this mystery, which is Christ in you, (D)the hope of glory.

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27 To them God has chosen to make known(A) among the Gentiles the glorious riches(B) of this mystery, which is Christ in you,(C) the hope of glory.

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(A)Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual (B)milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—

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Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk,(A) so that by it you may grow up(B) in your salvation,

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23 (A)if indeed you continue in the faith, (B)stable and steadfast, not shifting from (C)the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed (D)in all creation[a] under heaven, (E)and of which I, Paul, became a minister.

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  1. Colossians 1:23 Or to every creature

23 if you continue(A) in your faith, established(B) and firm, and do not move from the hope(C) held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven,(D) and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.(E)

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19 (for (A)the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, (B)a better hope is introduced, through which (C)we draw near to God.

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19 (for the law made nothing perfect),(A) and a better hope(B) is introduced, by which we draw near to God.(C)

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13 And (A)we also thank God constantly[a] for this, that when you received (B)the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it (C)not as the word of men[b] but as what it really is, the word of God, (D)which is at work in you believers.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 Or without ceasing
  2. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women

13 And we also thank God continually(A) because, when you received the word of God,(B) which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.

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19 If in Christ we have hope[a] in this life only, (A)we are of all people most to be pitied.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:19 Or we have hoped

19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.(A)

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And everyone who (A)thus hopes in him (B)purifies himself as he is pure.

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All who have this hope in him purify themselves,(A) just as he is pure.(B)

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For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly (A)wait for the hope of righteousness.

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For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.(A)

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