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But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
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May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
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Reasons for Paul’s Instructions
Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that,
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That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.
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The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help.
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Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
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Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,
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in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,
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while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,
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so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
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And one thing more: Prepare a guest room for me, because I hope to be restored to you in answer to your prayers.
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But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.
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We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized.
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God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged.
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We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
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(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.
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Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
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Faith in Action
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
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Praise to God for a Living Hope
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.
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Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.
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For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands,
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But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,
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All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
