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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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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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 7:1 Greek flesh

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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For (A)God has not called us for (B)impurity, but in holiness.

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

“Blessed are (C)the peacemakers, for (D)they shall be called (E)sons[a] of God.

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  1. Matthew 5:9 Greek huioi; see Preface

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

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

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19 So then let us (A)pursue what makes for peace and for (B)mutual upbuilding.

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When a man's ways please the Lord,
    (A)he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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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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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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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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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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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.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 22:14 Some manuscripts do his commandments

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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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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13 Now (A)who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good?

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15 (A)A soft answer turns away wrath,
    but (B)a harsh word stirs up anger.

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

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 3:2 Or when it appears

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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Too long have I had my dwelling
    among those who hate peace.

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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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17 But (A)the wisdom from above is first pure, then (B)peaceable, gentle, open to reason, (C)full of mercy and good fruits, (D)impartial and (E)sincere. 18 And (F)a harvest of righteousness (G)is sown in peace by those who make peace.

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