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1 Peter 1 15-1 Peter 1 16
but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct,for it is written,“ You shall be holy, because I am holy.”
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James 1:4
And let endurance have its perfect effect, so that you will be perfect and complete, not deficient in anything.
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Leviticus 19:2
“ Speak to the whole congregation of the Israelites and tell them,‘ You must be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
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Deuteronomy 18:13
You must be blameless before the LORD your God.
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Luke 6:36
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
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Ephesians 5:1-2
Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved childrenand live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.
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Colossians 1:28
We proclaim him by instructing and teaching all people with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature in Christ.
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2 Corinthians 7 1
Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that could defile the body and the spirit, and thus accomplish holiness out of reverence for God.
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1John 3:3
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Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who is one of you and a slave of Christ, greets you. He is always struggling in prayer on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
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Genesis 17:1
When Abram was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to him and said,“ I am the sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless.
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Leviticus 11:44
for I am the LORD your God and you are to sanctify yourselves and be holy because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any of the swarming things that creep on the ground,
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Job 1:1-3
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And that man was pure and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.Seven sons and three daughters were born to him.His possessions included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys; in addition he had a very great household. Thus he was the greatest of all the people in the east.
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2 Corinthians 13 9
For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong. And we pray for this: that you may become fully qualified.
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Matthew 5:16
In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.
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Leviticus 20:26
You must be holy to me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the other peoples to be mine.
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Philippians 3:12-15
Not that I have already attained this– that is, I have not already been perfected– but I strive to lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus also laid hold of me.Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single- minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,with this goal in mind, I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.Therefore let those of us who are“ perfect” embrace this point of view. If you think otherwise, God will reveal to you the error of your ways.
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Matthew 5:45
so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
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Luke 6:40
A disciple is not greater than his teacher, but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher.
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2 Corinthians 13 11
Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
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Ephesians 3:1
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles–
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Psalms 37:37
Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the godly! For the one who promotes peace has a future.