And I am sure of this, that he who began (A)a good work in you (B)will bring it to completion at (C)the day of Jesus Christ.

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23 Now may (A)the God of peace himself (B)sanctify you completely, and may your (C)whole (D)spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at (E)the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 (F)He who calls you is faithful; (G)he will surely do it.

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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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12 (A)to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for (B)building up (C)the body of Christ,

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Benediction

20 Now (A)may the God of peace (B)who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, (C)the great shepherd of the sheep, by (D)the blood of the eternal covenant, 21 (E)equip you with everything good that you may do his will, (F)working in us[a] that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, (G)to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 13:21 Some manuscripts you

28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together (A)for good,[a] for (B)those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he (C)foreknew he also (D)predestined (E)to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be (F)the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also (G)justified, and those whom he justified he also (H)glorified.

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  1. Romans 8:28 Some manuscripts God works all things together for good, or God works in all things for the good

10 And (A)after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, (B)who has called you to his (C)eternal glory in Christ, will himself (D)restore, (E)confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

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The Lord will (A)fulfill his purpose for me;
    (B)your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.
    Do not forsake (C)the work of your hands.

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11 To this end we (A)always pray for you, that our God may (B)make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every (C)work of faith by his power,

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35 Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has (A)a great reward.

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10 so that you may approve what is excellent, (A)and so be pure and blameless (B)for the day of Christ,

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29 Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, (A)that you believe in him whom (B)he has sent.”

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looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, (A)who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising (B)the shame, and (C)is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

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Stand Firm

13 But (A)we ought always to give thanks to God for you, (B)brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you (C)as the firstfruits[a] (D)to be saved, (E)through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. 14 To this he called you through (F)our gospel, (G)so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts chose you from the beginning

But[a] God, being (A)rich in mercy, (B)because of the great love with which he loved us, even (C)when we were dead in our trespasses, (D)made us alive together with Christ—(E)by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and (F)seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable (G)riches of his grace in (H)kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For (I)by grace you have been saved (J)through faith. And this is (K)not your own doing; (L)it is the gift of God, (M)not a result of works, (N)so that no one may boast. 10 For (O)we are his workmanship, (P)created in Christ Jesus (Q)for good works, (R)which God prepared beforehand, (S)that we should walk in them.

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  1. Ephesians 2:4 Or And

16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 (A)Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from (B)the Father of lights, (C)with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.[a] 18 (D)Of his own will he (E)brought us forth by the word of truth, (F)that we should be a kind of (G)firstfruits of his creatures.

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  1. James 1:17 Some manuscripts variation due to a shadow of turning

But when (A)the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, (B)not because of works done by us in righteousness, but (C)according to his own mercy, by (D)the washing of regeneration and (E)renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he (F)poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

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according to (A)the foreknowledge of God the Father, (B)in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and (C)for sprinkling with his blood:

May (D)grace and (E)peace be multiplied to you.

Born Again to a Living Hope

(F)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! (G)According to his great mercy, (H)he has caused us to be born again to a living hope (I)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

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29 For (A)it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also (B)suffer for his sake,

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And (A)we have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will do the things that we command.

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21 (A)Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

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12 (A)having been buried with him in baptism, in which (B)you were also raised with him through faith in (C)the powerful working of God, (D)who raised him from the dead.

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14 One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, (A)who was a worshiper of God. The Lord (B)opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.

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