Titus 2:12
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12 training us to renounce ungodliness and (A)worldly passions, and (B)to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in (C)the present age,
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Ezekiel 36:27
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27 (A)And I will put my Spirit within you, (B)and cause you to walk in my statutes and (C)be careful to obey my rules.[a]
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- Ezekiel 36:27 Or my just decrees
Matthew 16:24
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Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus
24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him (A)deny himself and (B)take up his cross and follow me.
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Romans 6:19
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19 (A)I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For (B)just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members (C)as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.
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2 Peter 2:9
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9 then (A)the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials,[a] and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,
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- 2 Peter 2:9 Or temptations
Ephesians 4:22-25
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22 to (A)put off (B)your old self,[a] which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through (C)deceitful desires, 23 and (D)to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on (E)the new self, (F)created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you (G)speak the truth with his neighbor, for (H)we are members one of another.
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- Ephesians 4:22 Greek man; also verse 24
Psalm 4:3
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3 But know that the Lord has (A)set apart (B)the godly for himself;
the Lord hears when I call to him.
1 John 2:6
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6 whoever says he (A)abides in him (B)ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.
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2 Timothy 3:12
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12 Indeed, all who desire to (A)live a godly life in Christ Jesus (B)will be persecuted,
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Revelation 14:12
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12 (A)Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who (B)keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.[a]
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- Revelation 14:12 Greek and the faith of Jesus
2 Peter 1:4-8
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4 by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become (A)partakers of the divine nature, (B)having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. 5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith (C)with virtue,[a] and virtue (D)with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control (E)with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7 and godliness (F)with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection (G)with love. 8 For if these qualities[b] are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or (H)unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- 2 Peter 1:5 Or excellence; twice in this verse
- 2 Peter 1:8 Greek these things; also verses 9, 10, 12
Luke 1:75
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Isaiah 55:6-7
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6 (A)“Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;
7 let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
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