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Warnings against Rejecting God’s Grace

14 Pursue peace with everyone and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

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Warning and Encouragement

14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone(A) and to be holy;(B) without holiness no one will see the Lord.(C)

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Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and of spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God.(A)

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Therefore, since we have these promises,(A) dear friends,(B) let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness(C) out of reverence for God.

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15 Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct,(A) 16 for it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”(B)

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15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;(A) 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 1:16 Lev. 11:44,45; 19:2

For God did not call us to impurity but in holiness.

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For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.(A)

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“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.(A)

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.(B)

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Blessed are the pure in heart,(A)
    for they will see God.(B)
Blessed are the peacemakers,(C)
    for they will be called children of God.(D)

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11 let them turn away from evil and do good;
    let them seek peace and pursue it.

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11 They must turn from evil and do good;
    they must seek peace and pursue it.

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18 If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.(A)

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18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.(A)

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19 Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.(A)

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19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace(A) and to mutual edification.(B)

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When the ways of people please the Lord,
    he causes even their enemies to be at peace with them.(A)

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When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way,
    he causes their enemies to make peace(A) with them.(B)

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22 But now that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the fruit you have leads to sanctification, and the end is eternal life.(A)

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22 But now that you have been set free from sin(A) and have become slaves of God,(B) the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.(C)

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13 And may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 3.13 Other ancient authorities add Amen

13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless(A) and holy in the presence of our God and Father(B) when our Lord Jesus comes(C) with all his holy ones.(D)

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14 Depart from evil, and do good;
    seek peace, and pursue it.(A)

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14 Turn from evil and do good;(A)
    seek peace(B) and pursue it.

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11 Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but imitate what is good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.(A)

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11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good.(A) Anyone who does what is good is from God.(B) Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.(C)

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