Philippians 3:12
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Pressing Toward the Goal
12 Not that I have already (A)attained,[a] or am already (B)perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.
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- Philippians 3:12 obtained it
1 Timothy 6:11-12
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The Good Confession
11 But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
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2 Peter 1:5-8
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Fruitful Growth in the Faith
5 But also for this very reason, (A)giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue (B)knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control [a]perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and (C)to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither [b]barren (D)nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- 2 Peter 1:6 patience
- 2 Peter 1:8 useless
Psalm 138:8
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8 (A)The Lord will [a]perfect that which concerns me;
Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever;
(B)Do not forsake the works of Your hands.
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- Psalm 138:8 complete
1 Peter 3:11-13
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11 Let him (A)turn away from evil and do good;
(B)Let him seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
(C)And His ears are open to their prayers;
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
Suffering for Right and Wrong
13 (D)And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good?
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Hosea 6:3
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3 (A)Let us know,
Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord.
His going forth is established (B)as the morning;
(C)He will come to us (D)like the rain,
Like the latter and former rain to the earth.
2 Corinthians 7:1
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The Corinthians’ Repentance
7 Therefore,(A) having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
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Isaiah 51:1
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The Lord Comforts Zion(A)
51 “Listen to Me, (B)you who [a]follow after righteousness,
You who seek the Lord:
Look to the rock from which you were hewn,
And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.
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- Isaiah 51:1 pursue
Ephesians 1:4
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4 just as (A)He chose us in Him (B)before the foundation of the world, that we should (C)be holy and without blame before Him in love,
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Hebrews 13:21
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21 make you [a]complete in every good work to do His will, (A)working in [b]you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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- Hebrews 13:21 perfect
- Hebrews 13:21 NU, M us
Philippians 3:16
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16 Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already [a]attained, (A)let us walk (B)by the same [b]rule, let us be of the same mind.
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- Philippians 3:16 arrived
- Philippians 3:16 NU omits rule and the rest of v. 16.
Philippians 3:13-14
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13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have [a]apprehended; but one thing I do, (A)forgetting those things which are behind and (B)reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 (C)I press toward the goal for the prize of (D)the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
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- Philippians 3:13 laid hold of it
2 Peter 3:18
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18 (A)but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
(B)To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
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