15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God(A) and that no bitter root(B) grows up to cause trouble and defile many.

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12 See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.(A)

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You who are trying to be justified by the law(A) have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.(B)

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18 Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns(A) away from the Lord our God to go and worship the gods of those nations; make sure there is no root among you that produces such bitter poison.(B)

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As God’s co-workers(A) we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.(B)

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20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up(A) in your most holy faith(B) and praying in the Holy Spirit,(C) 21 keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait(D) for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.(E)

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A Sabbath-Rest for the People of God

Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it.(A)

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33 Do not be misled:(A) “Bad company corrupts good character.”[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 15:33 From the Greek poet Menander

Your boasting is not good.(A) Don’t you know that a little yeast(B) leavens the whole batch of dough?(C)

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21 I had planted(A) you like a choice vine(B)
    of sound and reliable stock.
How then did you turn against me
    into a corrupt,(C) wild vine?

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Watch out that you do not lose what we[a] have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 John 1:8 Some manuscripts you

14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless(A) and at peace with him.

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23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope(A) we profess,(B) for he who promised is faithful.(C) 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,(D) 25 not giving up meeting together,(E) as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another(F)—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.(G)

26 If we deliberately keep on sinning(H) after we have received the knowledge of the truth,(I) no sacrifice for sins is left, 27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire(J) that will consume the enemies of God. 28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.(K) 29 How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God(L) underfoot,(M) who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant(N) that sanctified them,(O) and who has insulted the Spirit(P) of grace?(Q) 30 For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[a](R) and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”[b](S) 31 It is a dreadful thing(T) to fall into the hands(U) of the living God.(V)

32 Remember those earlier days after you had received the light,(W) when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering.(X) 33 Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution;(Y) at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated.(Z) 34 You suffered along with those in prison(AA) and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.(AB) 35 So do not throw away your confidence;(AC) it will be richly rewarded.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 10:30 Deut. 32:35
  2. Hebrews 10:30 Deut. 32:36; Psalm 135:14

Examine yourselves(A) to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves.(B) Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you(C)—unless, of course, you fail the test?

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11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives

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18 For they mouth empty, boastful words(A) and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping(B) from those who live in error.

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False Teachers and Their Destruction

But there were also false prophets(A) among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you.(B) They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord(C) who bought them(D)—bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their depraved conduct(E) and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.

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10 Therefore, my brothers and sisters,[a] make every effort to confirm your calling(A) and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble,(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.

11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope(A) for may be fully realized.

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11 Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.(A)

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Warning to Pay Attention

We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.(A) For since the message spoken(B) through angels(C) was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment,(D)

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16 Avoid godless chatter,(A) because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly. 17 Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus(B) and Philetus,

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Put to death,(A) therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:(B) sexual immorality,(C) impurity, lust, evil desires and greed,(D) which is idolatry.(E)

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But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality,(A) or of any kind of impurity, or of greed,(B) because these are improper for God’s holy people.

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13 The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas(A) was led astray.

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