Matthew 5:48
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48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.(A)
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1 Peter 1:15-16
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15 Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct,(A) 16 for it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”(B)
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James 1:4
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4 And let endurance complete its work, so that you may be complete and whole, lacking in nothing.
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Leviticus 19:2
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2 “Speak to all the congregation of the Israelites and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.(A)
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Deuteronomy 18:13
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13 You must remain completely loyal to the Lord your God.
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Luke 6:36
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36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
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Colossians 1:28
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28 It is he whom we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone in all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.[a](A)
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- 1.28 Other ancient authorities add Jesus
Ephesians 5:1-2
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- 5.2 Other ancient authorities read you
1 John 3:3
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3 And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
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Luke 6:40
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40 A disciple is not above the teacher, but every disciple who is fully qualified will be like the teacher.(A)
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2 Corinthians 7:1
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7 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and of spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God.(A)
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Genesis 17:1
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The Sign of the Covenant
17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty;[a] walk before me, and be blameless.(A)
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- 17.1 Traditional rendering of Heb El Shaddai
Job 1:1-3
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Job and His Family
1 There was once a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.(A) 2 There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.(B) 3 He had seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the East.(C)
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Leviticus 11:44
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44 For I am the Lord your God; sanctify yourselves, therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any swarming creature that moves on the earth.(A)
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Matthew 5:16
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16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.(A)
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Philippians 3:12-15
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Pressing toward the Goal
12 Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal,[a] but I press on to lay hold of that for which Christ[b] has laid hold of me.(A) 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider that I have laid hold[c] of it, but one thing I have laid hold of: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,(B) 14 I press on toward the goal, toward the prize of the heavenly[d] call of God in Christ Jesus.(C) 15 Let those of us, then, who are mature[e] think this way, and if you think differently about anything, this, too, God will reveal to you.(D)
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Matthew 5:45
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45 so that you may be children of your Father in heaven, for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.(A)
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Leviticus 20:26
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26 You shall be holy to me, for I the Lord am holy, and I have separated you from the other peoples to be mine.(A)
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Colossians 4:12
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12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ,[a] greets you. He is always striving in his prayers on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured[b] in everything that God wills.(A)
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2 Corinthians 13:11
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Final Greetings and Benediction
11 Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell.[a] Be restored; listen to my appeal;[b] agree with one another; live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.(A)
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2 Corinthians 13:9
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9 For we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong. This is what we pray for, that you may be restored.(A)
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Psalm 37:37
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37 Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
for there is posterity for the peaceable.(A)
Ephesians 3:1
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Paul’s Ministry to the Gentiles
3 This is the reason that I, Paul, am a prisoner for[a] Christ Jesus[b] for the sake of you gentiles,
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