And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.
Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.
You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel,
and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith.
and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.
Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world.
so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, even he who arises to rule the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles hope.”
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