He has given us new birth so that we might share in what belongs to him. This is a gift that can never be destroyed. It can never spoil or even fade away. It is kept in heaven for you.

可以得着不能朽坏、不能玷污、不能衰残、为你们存留在天上的基业。

好得到不朽坏、不玷污、不衰残、为你们存留在天上的基业，

好得到不朽坏、不玷污、不衰残、为你们存留在天上的基业，

可以承受那不会朽坏、没有污点、不会衰残、为你们存留在天上的产业。

可以得着不能朽坏、不能玷污、不能衰残，为你们存留在天上的基业，

得着不会朽坏、不会玷污、不会衰残、保存在天上的继业；

可以得着不能朽壞、不能玷污、不能衰殘、為你們存留在天上的基業。

好得到不朽壞、不玷污、不衰殘、為你們存留在天上的基業，

好得到不朽壞、不玷污、不衰殘、為你們存留在天上的基業，

可以承受那不會朽壞、沒有污點、不會衰殘、為你們存留在天上的產業。

可以得著不能朽壞、不能玷污、不能衰殘，為你們存留在天上的基業，

來得個不能朽壞、不能染污、不能衰殘、為你們保留在天上的基業，

得著不會朽壞、不會玷汙、不會衰殘、保存在天上的繼業；

而得不壞不玷不衰之業、為爾存之於天、

得無敝無玷無廢之業、為我備於天、

得不壞不玷不衰之業、即為我儕有原文抄本我儕作爾曹藏於天者、

使吾人欣欣向榮、以望承其不朽不染不衰之洪基、斯則夙為爾曹預儲於天矣。

and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,

to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,

and we have a priceless inheritance— an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.

and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.

to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable, undefiled, and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,

to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,

unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

and into an inheritance that is imperishable, uncorrupted, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.

To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you,

to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,

Now there is a crown waiting for me. It is given to those who are right with God. The Lord, who judges fairly, will give it to me on the day he returns. He will not give it only to me. He will also give it to all those who are longing for him to return.

The Chief Shepherd will come again. Then you will receive the crown of glory. It is a crown that will never fade away.

Only what is pure will enter the city. No one who causes people to believe lies will enter it. No one who does shameful things will enter it either. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life will enter the city.

Your faith and love are based on the hope you have. What you hope for is stored up for you in heaven. You have already heard about it. You were told about it when the true message was given to you. I’m talking about the good news

“ Then the King will speak to those on his right. He will say,‘ My Father has blessed you. Come and take what is yours. It is the kingdom prepared for you since the world was created.

“ Now I trust God to take care of you. I commit you to the message about his grace. It can build you up. Then you will share in what God plans to give all his people.

I pray that you may understand more clearly. Then you will know the hope God has chosen you to receive. You will know that what God will give his holy people is rich and glorious.

The Spirit marks us as God’s own. We can now be sure that someday we will receive all that God has promised. That will happen after God sets all his people completely free. All these things will bring praise to his glory.

We were also chosen to belong to him. God decided to choose us long ago in keeping with his plan. He works out everything to fit his plan and purpose.

The sun rises. Its burning heat dries up the plants. Their blossoms fall. Their beauty is destroyed. In the same way, rich people will fade away. They fade away even as they go about their business.

That will happen in a flash, as quickly as you can wink an eye. It will happen at the blast of the last trumpet. Then the dead will be raised to live forever. And we will be changed.Our natural bodies don’t last forever. They must be dressed with what does last forever. What dies must be dressed with what does not die.In fact, that is going to happen. What does not last will be dressed with what lasts forever. What dies will be dressed with what does not die. Then what is written will come true. It says,“ Death has been swallowed up. It has lost the battle.”( Isaiah 25:8)

As his children, we will receive all that he has for us. We will share what Christ receives. But we must share in his sufferings if we want to share in his glory.

That’s why Christ is the go- between of a new covenant. Now those God calls to himself will receive the eternal gift he promised. They will receive it now that Christ has died to save them. He died to set them free from the sins they committed under the first covenant.

We want you to give thanks with joy to the Father. He has made you fit to have what he will give to all his holy people. You will all receive a share in the kingdom of light.

to open their eyes. I want you to turn them from darkness to light. I want you to turn them from Satan’s power to God. I want their sins to be forgiven. They will be forgiven when they believe in me. They will have their place among God’s people.’

You died. Now your life is hidden with Christ in God.Christ is your life. When he appears again, you also will appear with him in heaven’s glory.

The great gift that God has for us does not depend on the law. If it did, it would no longer depend on the promise. But God gave it to Abraham as a free gift through a promise.

You have stored up so many good things. You have stored them up for those who have respect for you. You give those things while everyone watches. You give them to people who run to you for safety.

The grass dries up. The flowers fall to the ground. That happens when the Lord makes his wind blow on them. So people are just like grass.The grass dries up. The flowers fall to the ground. But what our God says will stand forever.’ ”

All who take part in the games train hard. They do it to get a crown that will not last. But we do it to get a crown that will last forever.

Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not dry up. The trees will always have fruit on them. Every month they will bear fruit. The water from the temple will flow to them. Their fruit will be used for food. And their leaves will be used for healing.”

Don’t pay back evil with evil. Don’t pay back unkind words with unkind words. Instead, pay back evil with kind words. This is what you have been chosen to do. You will receive a blessing by doing this.