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12 giving thanks to the Father,[a] who has enabled[b] you[c] to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.

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  1. 1.12 Other ancient authorities read God the Father or the God and Father
  2. 1.12 Other ancient authorities read called
  3. 1.12 Other ancient authorities read us

11 In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance,[a] having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will,(A)

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  1. 1.11 Or been made a heritage

32 And now I commend you to God and to the message of his grace, a message that is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all who are sanctified.(A)

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20 giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,(A)

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18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’(A)

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15 And let the peace of Christ[a] rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.(A)

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  1. 3.15 Other ancient authorities read of God

18 so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may perceive what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints,

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14 Blessed are those who wash their robes,[a] so that they will have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates.

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  1. 22.14 Other ancient authorities read do his commandments

And there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.(A)

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23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb.(A)

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See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God, and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he[a] is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is.(A) And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.

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  1. 3.2 Or it

what we have seen and heard we also declare to you so that you also may have fellowship with us, and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.(A)

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Tending the Flock of God

Now as an elder myself and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as one who shares in the glory to be revealed, I exhort the elders among you(A)

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who have been chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with his blood:

May grace and peace be yours in abundance.(A)

A Living Hope

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead(B) and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.(C)

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With it we bless the Lord[a] and Father, and with it we curse people, made in the likeness of God.(A)

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  1. 3.9 Other ancient authorities read God

23 and to the assembly[a] of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,(A)

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  1. 12.23 Or angels, and to the festal gathering and assembly

14 For we have become partners of Christ, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end.

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Moses a Servant, Christ a Son

Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,(A)

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14 He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.(A)

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17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.(A)

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I want their hearts to be encouraged and united in love, so that they may have all the riches of assured understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ,[a](A)

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  1. 2.2 Other ancient authorities read of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ

Entirely out of place is obscene, silly, and vulgar talk; but instead, let there be thanksgiving.

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one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.[a]

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  1. 4.6 Other ancient authorities read in us all

that is, the gentiles have become fellow heirs, members of the same body, and sharers in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.(A)

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The one who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a down payment.(A)

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