Philippians 3:14
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14 I press on toward the goal for (A)the prize of the upward (B)call of God in Christ Jesus.
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1 Corinthians 9:24
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24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives (A)the prize? So (B)run that you may obtain it.
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Revelation 3:21
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21 (A)The one who conquers, (B)I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as (C)I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
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2 Timothy 4:7-8
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7 (A)I have fought the good fight, (B)I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there is (C)laid up for me (D)the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, (E)the righteous judge, will award to me on (F)that day, and not only to me but also to all (G)who have loved his appearing.
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Romans 8:28-30
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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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- Romans 8:28 Some manuscripts God works all things together for good, or God works in all things for the good
1 Thessalonians 2:12
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12 we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and (A)charged (B)you to walk in a manner worthy of God, (C)who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.
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2 Peter 1:3
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Confirm Your Calling and Election
3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him (A)who called us to[a] his own glory and excellence,[b]
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- 2 Peter 1:3 Or by
- 2 Peter 1:3 Or virtue
1 Peter 1:3-4
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Born Again to a Living Hope
3 (A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! (B)According to his great mercy, (C)he has caused us to be born again to a living hope (D)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to (E)an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and (F)unfading, (G)kept in heaven for you,
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Hebrews 3:1
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Jesus Greater Than Moses
3 Therefore, holy brothers,[a] you who share in (A)a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, (B)the apostle and high priest of our confession,
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- Hebrews 3:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 12
1 Peter 1:13
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Called to Be Holy
13 Therefore, (A)preparing your minds for action,[a] and (B)being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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- 1 Peter 1:13 Greek girding up the loins of your mind
Hebrews 6:1
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6 Therefore (A)let us leave (B)the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance (C)from dead works and of faith toward God,
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2 Corinthians 4:17-5:1
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17 For (A)this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 (B)as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
Our Heavenly Dwelling
5 For we know that if (C)the tent that is (D)our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, (E)a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
Romans 9:23-24
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23 in order to make known (A)the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he (B)has prepared beforehand for glory— 24 even us whom he (C)has called, (D)not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles?
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2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
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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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- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts chose you from the beginning
Luke 16:16
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16 (A)“The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then (B)the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and (C)everyone forces his way into it.[a]
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- Luke 16:16 Or everyone is forcefully urged into it
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