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2 Peter 1 3-2 Peter 1 9
I can pray this because his divine power has bestowed on us everything necessary for life and godliness through the rich knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence.Through these things he has bestowed on us his precious and most magnificent promises, so that by means of what was promised you may become partakers of the divine nature, after escaping the worldly corruption that is produced by evil desire.For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith excellence, to excellence, knowledge;to knowledge, self- control; to self- control, perseverance; to perseverance, godliness;to godliness, brotherly affection; to brotherly affection, unselfish love.For if these things are really yours and are continually increasing, they will keep you from becoming ineffective and unproductive in your pursuit of knowing our Lord Jesus Christ more intimately.But concerning the one who lacks such things– he is blind. That is to say, he is nearsighted, since he has forgotten about the cleansing of his past sins.
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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 the honor both now and on that eternal day.
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1 Peter 4 8
Above all keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers a multitude of sins.
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Colossians 1:4-6
since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospelthat has come to you. Just as in the entire world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, so it has also been bearing fruit and growing among you from the first day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.
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1 Thessalonians 2 13-1 Thessalonians 2 14
And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God’s message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God’s message, which is at work among you who believe.For you became imitators, brothers and sisters, of God’s churches in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, because you too suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they in fact did from the Jews,
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Psalms 20:1-5
May the LORD answer you when you are in trouble; may the God of Jacob make you secure!May he send you help from his temple; from Zion may he give you support!May he take notice of your offerings; may he accept your burnt sacrifice!( Selah)May he grant your heart’s desire; may he bring all your plans to pass!Then we will shout for joy over your victory; we will rejoice in the name of our God! May the LORD grant all your requests!
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Philemon 1:5-7
because I hear of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.I pray that the faith you share with us may deepen your understanding of every blessing that belongs to you in Christ.I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
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2 Thessalonians 1 3
We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater.
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Revelation 2:9
‘ I know the distress you are suffering and your poverty( but you are rich). I also know the slander against you by those who call themselves Jews and really are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
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James 5:12
And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your“ Yes” be yes and your“ No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.
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1 Thessalonians 1 3-1 Thessalonians 1 10
because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.We know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you,in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction( surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.As a result you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.For from you the message of the Lord has echoed forth not just in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place reports of your faith in God have spread, so that we do not need to say anything.For people everywhere report how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true Godand to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
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1 Thessalonians 3 6-1 Thessalonians 3 9
But now Timothy has come to us from you and given us the good news of your faith and love and that you always think of us with affection and long to see us just as we also long to see you!So in all our distress and affliction, we were reassured about you, brothers and sisters, through your faith.For now we are alive again, if you stand firm in the Lord.For how can we thank God enough for you, for all the joy we feel because of you before our God?
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Philippians 2:4
Each of you should be concerned not only about your own interests, but about the interests of others as well.
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3 John 1 3-3 John 1 6
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Philippians 2:27
Indeed he was ill, and almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow. (niv)
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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. (niv)
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1 Thessalonians 2 19-1 Thessalonians 2 20
For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you?Indeed, you are our glory and joy. (niv)
