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1 Timothy 6 11-1 Timothy 6 12
But you, man of God, run from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.Fight the good fight for the faith; take hold of eternal life that you were called to and have made a good confession about 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 supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness,godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 Peter 3 11-1 Peter 3 13
and he must turn away from evil and do what is good. He must seek peace and pursue it,because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and His ears are open to their request. But the face of the Lord is against those who do what is evil.And who will harm you if you are deeply committed to what is good?
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2 Corinthians 7 1
Therefore, dear friends, since we have such promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, completing our sanctification in the fear of God.
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Psalms 138:8
The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me. Lord, Your love is eternal; do not abandon the work of Your hands.
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Isaiah 51:1
Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were dug.
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Ephesians 1:4
For He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love
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Hosea 6:3
Let us strive to know the Lord. His appearance is as sure as the dawn. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the land.
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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 glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
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Psalms 63:1-3
God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You. I thirst for You; my body faints for You in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.So I gaze on You in the sanctuary to see Your strength and Your glory.My lips will glorify You because Your faithful love is better than life.
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Hebrews 13:21
equip you with all that is good to do His will, working in us what is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ. Glory belongs to Him forever and ever. Amen.
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Philippians 3:16
In any case, we should live up to whatever truth we have attained.
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Proverbs 4:18
The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
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Hebrews 12:14
Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness— without it no one will see the Lord.
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Philippians 3:13-14
Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead,I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.
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James 3:2
for we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body.
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1 Thessalonians 5 15
See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.
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1 Corinthians 13 10
But when the perfect comes, the partial will come to an end.
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Job 17:9
Yet the righteous person will hold to his way, and the one whose hands are clean will grow stronger.
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1 Timothy 6 19
storing up for themselves a good reserve for the age to come, so that they may take hold of life that is real.
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Psalms 84:2
I long and yearn for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh cry out for the living God.
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1 Timothy 5 10
and is well known for good works— that is, if she has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the saints’ feet, helped the afflicted, and devoted herself to every good work.
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Psalms 63:8
I follow close to You; Your right hand holds on to me.
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Acts 9:3-6
As he traveled and was nearing Damascus, a light from heaven suddenly flashed around him.Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him,“ Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”“ Who are You, Lord?” he said.“ I am Jesus, the One you are persecuting,” He replied.“ But get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
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Psalms 119:5
If only my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
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2 Thessalonians 2 13
But we must always thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God has chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
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Galatians 5:17
For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want.
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2 Corinthians 13 9
In fact, we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray that you become fully mature.
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Hebrews 12:23
to the assembly of the firstborn whose names have been written in heaven, to God who is the Judge of all, to the spirits of righteous people made perfect,
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Psalms 94:15
for justice will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
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Romans 7:19-24
For I do not do the good that I want to do, but I practice the evil that I do not want to do.Now if I do what I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but it is the sin that lives in me.So I discover this principle: When I want to do what is good, evil is with me.For in my inner self I joyfully agree with God’s law.But I see a different law in the parts of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and taking me prisoner to the law of sin in the parts of my body.What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this dying body?
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Ephesians 4:12
for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,
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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 instruction is my delight.Let me live, and I will praise You; may Your judgments help me.I wander like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I do not forget Your commands.
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1 Peter 5 10
Now the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will personally restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little.
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Psalms 42:1
As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for You, God.
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Psalms 110:2-3
The Lord will extend Your mighty scepter from Zion. Rule over Your surrounding enemies.Your people will volunteer on Your day of battle. In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, the dew of Your youth belongs to You.
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Acts 9:15
But the Lord said to him,“ Go! For this man is My chosen instrument to take My name to Gentiles, kings, and the Israelites.