Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness,
but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,
Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,
Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn!
But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.
But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
All the host of heaven shall rot away, and the skies roll up like a scroll. All their host shall fall, as leaves fall from the vine, like leaves falling from the fig tree.
Wail, O gate; cry out, O city; melt in fear, O Philistia, all of you! For smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,
If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness,
Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”
When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, it is I who keep steady its pillars. Selah
The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!”
For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.
Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
But godliness with contentment is great gain,
The earth is utterly broken, the earth is split apart, the earth is violently shaken.
and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness,
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.
The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose way is upright;
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