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Titus 2:12
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Titus 2:12
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12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions,(A) and to live self-controlled,(B) upright and godly lives(C) in this present age,
Matthew 16:24
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Matthew 16:24
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24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(A)
Ezekiel 36:27
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Ezekiel 36:27
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27 And I will put my Spirit(A) in you and move you to follow my decrees(B) and be careful to keep my laws.(C)
2 Timothy 3:12
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2 Timothy 3:12
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12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,(A)
Romans 6:19
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Romans 6:19
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19 I am using an example from everyday life(A) because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness(B) leading to holiness.
Luke 1:75
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Luke 1:75
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75 in holiness and righteousness(A) before him all our days.
Isaiah 55:6-7
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Isaiah 55:6-7
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Psalm 4:3
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Psalm 4:3
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Revelation 14:12
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Revelation 14:12
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12 This calls for patient endurance(A) on the part of the people of God(B) who keep his commands(C) and remain faithful to Jesus.
1 John 2:15-17
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1 John 2:15-17
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On Not Loving the World
15 Do not love the world or anything in the world.(A) If anyone loves the world, love for the Father[a] is not in them.(B) 16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh,(C) the lust of the eyes,(D) and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its desires pass away,(E) but whoever does the will of God(F) lives forever.
Footnotes
- 1 John 2:15 Or world, the Father’s love
1 John 2:6
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1 John 2:6
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6 Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.(A)
1 John 2:27
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1 John 2:27
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27 As for you, the anointing(A) you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things(B) and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.(C)
2 Peter 2:20-22
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2 Peter 2:20-22
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20 If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing(A) our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ(B) and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.(C) 21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them.(D) 22 Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,”[a](E) and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.”
Footnotes
- 2 Peter 2:22 Prov. 26:11
2 Peter 2:9
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2 Peter 2:9
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9 if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials(A) and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.(B)
2 Peter 1:4-8
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2 Peter 1:4-8
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4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises,(A) so that through them you may participate in the divine nature,(B) having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.(C)
5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;(D) 6 and to knowledge, self-control;(E) and to self-control, perseverance;(F) and to perseverance, godliness;(G) 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.(H) 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive(I) in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.(J)
1 Peter 1:14-18
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1 Peter 1:14-18
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14 As obedient(A) children, do not conform(B) to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.(C) 15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;(D) 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”[a](E)
17 Since you call on a Father(F) who judges each person’s work(G) impartially,(H) live out your time as foreigners(I) here in reverent fear.(J) 18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed(K) from the empty way of life(L) handed down to you from your ancestors,
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 1:16 Lev. 11:44,45; 19:2
1 Thessalonians 4:7
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1 Thessalonians 4:7
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7 For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.(A)
Ephesians 4:22-25
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Ephesians 4:22-25
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22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off(A) your old self,(B) which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;(C) 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds;(D) 24 and to put on(E) the new self,(F) created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.(G)
25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully(H) to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.(I)
1 John 5:19
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1 John 5:19
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19 We know that we are children of God,(A) and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.(B)
2 Peter 3:11
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2 Peter 3:11
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11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives
1 Peter 4:2-5
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1 Peter 4:2-5
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2 As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires,(A) but rather for the will of God. 3 For you have spent enough time in the past(B) doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry.(C) 4 They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.(D) 5 But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.(E)
1 Peter 2:11-12
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1 Peter 2:11-12
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Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society
11 Dear friends,(A) I urge you, as foreigners and exiles,(B) to abstain from sinful desires,(C) which wage war against your soul.(D) 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds(E) and glorify God(F) on the day he visits us.
James 4:8-10
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James 4:8-10
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8 Come near to God and he will come near to you.(A) Wash your hands,(B) you sinners, and purify your hearts,(C) you double-minded.(D) 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.(E) 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.(F)
Hebrews 8:11
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Hebrews 8:11
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11 No longer will they teach their neighbor,
or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know me,(A)
from the least of them to the greatest.
Titus 3:3
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Titus 3:3
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3 At one time(A) we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
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