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1 Timothy 6 11-1 Timothy 6 12
But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
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2 Peter 1 5-2 Peter 1 8
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 Peter 3 11-1 Peter 3 13
They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it.For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?
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2 Corinthians 7 1
Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
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Psalms 138:8
The Lord will vindicate me; your love, Lord, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands.
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Isaiah 51:1
“ Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn;
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Ephesians 1:4
For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love
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Hosea 6:3
Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.”
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2 Peter 3 18
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.
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Psalms 63:1-3
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.
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Hebrews 13:21
equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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Philippians 3:16
Only let us live up to what we have already attained.
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Proverbs 4:18
The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
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Hebrews 12:14
Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
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Philippians 3:13-14
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
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James 3:2
We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.
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1 Thessalonians 5 15
Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.
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1 Corinthians 13 10
but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.
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Job 17:9
Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.
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1 Timothy 6 19
In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
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Psalms 84:2
My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
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1 Timothy 5 10
and is well known for her good deeds, such as bringing up children, showing hospitality, washing the feet of the Lord’s people, helping those in trouble and devoting herself to all kinds of good deeds.
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Psalms 63:8
I cling to you; your right hand upholds me.
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Acts 9:3-6
As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him,“ Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”“ Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.“ I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied.“ Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
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Psalms 119:5
Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees!
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2 Thessalonians 2 13
But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
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Galatians 5:17
For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.
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2 Corinthians 13 9
We are glad whenever we are weak but you are strong; and our prayer is that you may be fully restored.
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Hebrews 12:23
to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
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Psalms 94:15
Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
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Romans 7:19-24
For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do— this I keep on doing.Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me.For in my inner being I delight in God’s law;but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me.What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?
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Ephesians 4:12
to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up
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Psalms 119:173-176
May your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.I long for your salvation, Lord, and your law gives me delight.Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me.I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands.
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1 Peter 5 10
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
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Psalms 42:1
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.
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Psalms 110:2-3
The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion, saying,“ Rule in the midst of your enemies!”Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, your young men will come to you like dew from the morning’s womb.
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Acts 9:15
But the Lord said to Ananias,“ Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.