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14 Turn away from evil and do good.
    Search for peace, and work to maintain it.

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27 Turn from evil and do good,
    and you will live in the land forever.

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A Call to Listen to God

14 Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.

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11 Turn away from evil and do good.
    Search for peace, and work to maintain it.

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11 Dear friend, don’t let this bad example influence you. Follow only what is good. Remember that those who do good prove that they are God’s children, and those who do evil prove that they do not know God.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 11 Greek they have not seen God.

Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.
    Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

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18 Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone.

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Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.

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19 So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up.

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Paul’s Final Greetings

11 Dear brothers and sisters,[a] I close my letter with these last words: Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.

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  1. 13:11 Greek Brothers.

17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. 18 And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.[a]

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  1. 3:18 Or of good things, or of justice.

11 Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before.

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14 He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.

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