1 Peter 1:5
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5 who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.(A)
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1 Thessalonians 5:23
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23 May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely, and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound[a] and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.(A)
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John 14:22
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22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will reveal yourself to us and not to the world?”
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1 Peter 2:9
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9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,[a] in order that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.(A)
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- 2.9 Gk a people for his possession
Romans 1:1
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Salutation
1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
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2 Peter 1:1
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Salutation
1 Simeon[a] Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who have received a faith as equally honorable as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
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- 1.1 Other ancient authorities read Simon
Hebrews 3:1
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Moses a Servant, Christ a Son
3 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,(A)
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2 Timothy 1:9
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9 who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace, and this grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,[a](A)
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- 1.9 Gk lacks began
Romans 8:30
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30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.(A)
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John 17:15
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15 I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one.[a](A)
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- 17.15 Or from evil
Luke 6:16
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16 and Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.(A)
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1 Peter 5:10
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10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ,[a] will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you.(A)
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- 5.10 Other ancient authorities read Christ Jesus
1 Peter 1:2
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2 who have been chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with his blood:
May grace and peace be yours in abundance.(A)
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James 1:1
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Salutation
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes in the dispersion:
Greetings.
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2 Timothy 4:18
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18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and save me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.(A)
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2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
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Chosen for Salvation
13 But we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits[a] for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.(A) 14 For this purpose he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.(B)
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- 2.13 Other ancient authorities read from the beginning
1 Thessalonians 2:12
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12 urging and encouraging you and pleading that you lead a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.(A)
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Ephesians 5:26
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26 in order to make her holy by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word,
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1 Corinthians 6:11
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11 And this is what some of you used to be. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ[a] and in the Spirit of our God.(A)
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- 6.11 Other ancient authorities lack Christ
1 Corinthians 1:2
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2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord[a] and ours:(A)
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- 1.2 Gk theirs
Romans 16:18
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18 For such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites,[a] and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded.(A)
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Romans 9:24
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24 including us whom he has called, not from the Jews only but also from the gentiles?
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Romans 6:22
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22 But now that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the fruit you have leads to sanctification, and the end is eternal life.(A)
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Acts 27:23
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23 For last night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship,(A)
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