Hebrews 12:14
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14 (A)Strive for peace with everyone, and for the (B)holiness (C)without which no one will see the Lord.
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2 Corinthians 7:1
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7 Since we have these promises, beloved, (A)let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body[a] and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
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- 2 Corinthians 7:1 Greek flesh
1 Peter 1:15-16
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15 but (A)as he who called you is holy, you also be holy (B)in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, (C)“You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
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1 Thessalonians 4:7
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7 For (A)God has not called us for (B)impurity, but in holiness.
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1 Peter 3:11
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11 let him turn away from evil and do good;
let him seek peace and pursue it.
Romans 12:18
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18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, (A)live peaceably with all.
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Matthew 5:8-9
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8 “Blessed are (A)the pure in heart, for (B)they shall see God.
9 “Blessed are (C)the peacemakers, for (D)they shall be called (E)sons[a] of God.
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- Matthew 5:9 Greek huioi; see Preface
3 John 11
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11 Beloved, (A)do not imitate evil but imitate good. (B)Whoever does good is from God; (C)whoever does evil has not seen God.
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Romans 14:19
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19 So then let us (A)pursue what makes for peace and for (B)mutual upbuilding.
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Psalm 34:14
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Romans 6:22
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22 But now that you (A)have been set free from sin and (B)have become slaves of God, (C)the fruit you get leads to sanctification and (D)its end, eternal life.
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Proverbs 16:7
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7 When a man's ways please the Lord,
(A)he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Revelation 22:11-15
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11 (A)Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.”
12 “Behold, (B)I am coming soon, (C)bringing my recompense with me, (D)to repay each one for what he has done. 13 (E)I am the Alpha and the Omega, (F)the first and the last, (G)the beginning and the end.”
14 Blessed are those who (H)wash their robes,[a] so that they may have the right to (I)the tree of life and that (J)they may enter the city by the gates. 15 (K)Outside are (L)the dogs (M)and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
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- Revelation 22:14 Some manuscripts do his commandments
2 Peter 3:11
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11 Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, (A)what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness,
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1 Timothy 6:11
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Fight the Good Fight of Faith
11 But as for you, (A)O man of God, (B)flee these things. (C)Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
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Isaiah 51:1
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The Lord's Comfort for Zion
51 (A)“Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness,
you who seek the Lord:
look to the rock from which you were hewn,
and to the quarry from which you were dug.
Hebrews 12:10
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10 For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, (A)that we may share his holiness.
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1 Thessalonians 3:13
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13 so that he may (A)establish your hearts blameless in holiness before (B)our God and Father, at (C)the coming of our Lord Jesus (D)with all his saints.
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Ephesians 5:5
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5 For you may be sure of this, that (A)everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous ((B)that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
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1 Peter 3:13
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13 Now (A)who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
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Mark 9:50
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50 (A)Salt is good, (B)but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? (C)Have salt in yourselves, and (D)be at peace with one another.”
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Proverbs 15:1
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1 John 3:2-3
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2 Beloved, we are (A)God's children (B)now, and what we will be (C)has not yet appeared; but we know that (D)when he appears[a] (E)we shall be like him, because (F)we shall see him as he is. 3 And everyone who (G)thus hopes in him (H)purifies himself as he is pure.
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- 1 John 3:2 Or when it appears
Ephesians 4:1-8
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Unity in the Body of Christ
4 I therefore, (A)a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to (B)walk in a manner worthy of (C)the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all (D)humility and (E)gentleness, with (F)patience, (G)bearing with one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in (H)the bond of peace. 4 There is (I)one body and (J)one Spirit—just as you were called to the one (K)hope that belongs to your call— 5 (L)one Lord, (M)one faith, (N)one baptism, 6 (O)one God and Father of all, (P)who is over all and through all and in all. 7 But (Q)grace was given (R)to each one of us (S)according to the measure of Christ's gift. 8 Therefore it says,
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- Ephesians 4:8 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women
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