John 3:21
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21 But whoever (A)does what is true (B)comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”
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1 John 1:6
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6 (A)If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and (B)do not practice the truth.
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Psalm 139:23-24
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23 Search me, O God, and know my heart!
(A)Try me and know my thoughts![a]
24 And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and (B)lead me in (C)the way everlasting![b]
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- Psalm 139:23 Or cares
- Psalm 139:24 Or in the ancient way (compare Jeremiah 6:16)
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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1 John 4:15-16
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15 (A)Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 So (B)we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. (C)God is love, and (D)whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
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Ephesians 5:9
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9 (for (A)the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),
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Galatians 6:8
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8 For (A)the one who sows to his own flesh (B)will from the flesh reap corruption, but (C)the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
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John 5:39
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39 (A)You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and (B)it is they that bear witness about me,
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Psalm 119:105
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Psalm 119:80
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1 John 4:12-13
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12 (A)No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and (B)his love is perfected in us.
13 (C)By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
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1 Peter 1:22
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22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for (A)a sincere brotherly love, (B)love one another earnestly from a pure heart,
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Colossians 1:29
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29 For this (A)I toil, (B)struggling (C)with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
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John 15:4-5
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4 (A)Abide (B)in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; (C)you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that (D)bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
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Isaiah 26:12
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12 O Lord, you will ordain (A)peace for us,
for you have indeed done for us all our works.
Psalm 1:1-3
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Book One
The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked
1 Blessed is the man[a]
who (A)walks not in (B)the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in (C)the way of sinners,
nor (D)sits in (E)the seat of (F)scoffers;
2 but his (G)delight is in the law[b] of the Lord,
and on his (H)law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like (I)a tree
planted by (J)streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its (K)leaf does not wither.
(L)In all that he does, he prospers.
Revelation 3:1-2
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To the Church in Sardis
3 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him (A)who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars.
“‘I know your works. You have the reputation (B)of being alive, (C)but you are dead. 2 Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works (D)complete in the sight of my God.
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1 John 2:27-29
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27 But (A)the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and (B)you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and (C)is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.
Children of God
28 And now, little children, abide in him, so that (D)when he appears (E)we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his (F)coming. 29 If you know that (G)he is righteous, you may be sure that (H)everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
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2 Peter 1:5-10
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5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith (A)with virtue,[a] and virtue (B)with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control (C)with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7 and godliness (D)with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection (E)with love. 8 For if these qualities[b] are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or (F)unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he (G)is blind, having forgotten that he was (H)cleansed from his former sins. 10 Therefore, brothers,[c] be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and (I)election, for if you practice these qualities (J)you will never fall.
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- 2 Peter 1:5 Or excellence; twice in this verse
- 2 Peter 1:8 Greek these things; also verses 9, 10, 12
- 2 Peter 1:10 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
Hebrews 13:21
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21 (A)equip you with everything good that you may do his will, (B)working in us[a] that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, (C)to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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- Hebrews 13:21 Some manuscripts you
Philippians 2:13
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13 for (A)it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for (B)his good pleasure.
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Philippians 1:11
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11 filled (A)with the fruit of righteousness that comes (B)through Jesus Christ, (C)to the glory and praise of God.
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2 Corinthians 1:12
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Paul's Change of Plans
12 For our boast is this, (A)the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity[a] and (B)godly sincerity, (C)not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.
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- 2 Corinthians 1:12 Some manuscripts holiness
1 Corinthians 15:10
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10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, (A)I worked harder than any of them, (B)though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
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