John 16:33
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33 I have said this to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution, but take courage: I have conquered the world!”(A)
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John 14:27
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27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.(A)
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1 John 5:4
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4 for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith.(A)
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1 John 4:4
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4 Little children, you are from God and have conquered them, for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
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2 Thessalonians 3:16
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Final Greetings and Benediction
16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with all of you.
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Philippians 4:7
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7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.(A)
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1 Peter 5:9
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9 Resist him, steadfast in your faith, for you know that your brothers and sisters in all the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.(A)
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John 14:1
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Jesus the Way to the Father
14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe[a] in God; believe also in me.(A)
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2 Timothy 3:12
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12 Indeed, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.(A)
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Acts 14:22
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22 There they strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.”(A)
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Romans 8:36-37
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36 As it is written,
“For your sake we are being killed all day long;
we are accounted as sheep to be slaughtered.”(A)
37 No, in all these things we are more than victorious through him who loved us.(B)
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John 15:18-21
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The World’s Hatred
18 “If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you.(A) 19 If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you, ‘Slaves are not greater than their master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.(B) 21 But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.(C)
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Revelation 3:21
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21 To the one who conquers I will give a place with me on my throne, just as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.(A)
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