Ephesians 1:4
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4 just as (A)He chose us in Him (B)before the foundation of the world, that we should (C)be holy and without blame before Him in love,
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2 Timothy 1:9
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9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, (A)not according to our works, but (B)according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus (C)before time began,
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Romans 8:28-30
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28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those (A)who are the called according to His purpose. 29 For whom (B)He foreknew, (C)He also predestined (D)to be conformed to the image of His Son, (E)that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also (F)called; whom He called, these He also (G)justified; and whom He justified, these He also (H)glorified.
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Ephesians 2:10
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10 For we are (A)His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
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Matthew 25:34
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34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, (A)inherit the kingdom (B)prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
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James 2:5
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5 Listen, my beloved brethren: (A)Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom (C)which He promised to those who love Him?
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Revelation 13:8
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8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, (A)whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain (B)from the foundation of the world.
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John 15:16
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16 (A)You did not choose Me, but I chose you and (B)appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father (C)in My name He may give you.
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1 Peter 2:9
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9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of (A)darkness into His marvelous light;
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1 Peter 1:20
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20 (A)He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was [a]manifest (B)in these last times for you
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- 1 Peter 1:20 revealed
Titus 1:1-2
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Greeting
1 Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and (A)the acknowledgment of the truth (B)which accords with godliness, 2 in hope of eternal life which God, who (C)cannot lie, promised before time began,
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Colossians 3:12
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Character of the New Man
12 Therefore, (A)as the elect of God, holy and beloved, (B)put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;
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2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
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Stand Fast
13 But we are [a]bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God (A)from the beginning (B)chose you for salvation (C)through [b]sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, 14 to which He called you by our gospel, for (D)the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 under obligation
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 being set apart by
Ephesians 5:27
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27 (A)that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, (B)not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
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Colossians 1:22
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22 (A)in the body of His flesh through death, (B)to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—
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Revelation 17:8
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8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and (A)will ascend out of the bottomless pit and (B)go to [a]perdition. And those who (C)dwell on the earth (D)will marvel, (E)whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and [b]yet is.
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- Revelation 17:8 destruction
- Revelation 17:8 NU, M shall be present
Romans 9:23-24
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23 and that He might make known (A)the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had (B)prepared beforehand for glory, 24 even us whom He (C)called, (D)not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
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Isaiah 42:1
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The Servant of the Lord
42 “Behold! (A)My Servant whom I uphold,
My [a]Elect One in whom My soul (B)delights!
(C)I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
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- Isaiah 42:1 Chosen
Acts 13:48
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48 Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. (A)And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.
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Deuteronomy 7:6-7
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6 “For you are a [a]holy people to the Lord your God; (A)the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth. 7 The Lord did not set His (B)love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were (C)the least of all peoples;
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- Deuteronomy 7:6 set-apart
John 17:24
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24 (A)“Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; (B)for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
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2 Timothy 2:19
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19 Nevertheless (A)the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord (B)knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of [a]Christ depart from iniquity.”
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- 2 Timothy 2:19 NU, M the Lord
1 Thessalonians 4:7
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7 For God did not call us to uncleanness, (A)but in holiness.
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Philippians 2:15
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15 that you may become blameless and [a]harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as (A)lights in the world,
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- Philippians 2:15 innocent
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