Memory Verses Flashcards
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Luke 6:29
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If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them.
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Luke 6:27, 28
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“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.”
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Luke 6:30
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Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.
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Luke 6:31
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Do to others as you would have them do to you.
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Luke 6:35
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But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
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Luke 6:36
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Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
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Luke 6:37, 38
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“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
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Luke 6:41, 42
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“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
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Luke 6:46-49
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“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.”
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Mark 16:17, 18
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And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”
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1 Corinthians 6:17
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But whoever is united with the Lord is one spirit with him
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Romans 12:1
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Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.
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Romans 12:2
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Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
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Romans 12:9
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Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
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Romans 12:10
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Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
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Romans 12:11
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Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
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Romans 12:12
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Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
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Romans 12:13
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Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
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Romans 12:14
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Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
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Romans 12:15
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Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
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Romans 12:16
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Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
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Romans 12:17
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Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.
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Romans 12:18
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If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
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Romans 12:21
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Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
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Romans 8:1, 2
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,
because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
25
Romans 8:6
The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.
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Romans 8:11
And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
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Romans 8:18
I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
28
Romans 8:19
For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.
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Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
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Romans 8:29
For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
31
John 10:10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
32
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ and it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
33
Galatians 2:19
For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God.
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Galatians 5:14
For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
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Galatians 5:22, 23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
36
Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
37
Ephesians 6:12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
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Ephesians 6:13
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
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Ephesians 6:16
Above all, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
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Ephesians 6:18
And pray in the Spirit at all times with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
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Philippians 1:21
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
42
Philippians 2:1, 2
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.
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Philippians 2:3, 4
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
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Philippians 2:13
for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.
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Philippians 2:14, 15
Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky
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Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
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Philippians 4:6, 7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
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Philippians 4:19
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
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Colossians 1:13
For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of his beloved Son
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Colossians 1:15
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
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Colossians 1:17
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
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Colossians 1:19, 20
For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
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Colossians 2:5
For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how disciplined you are and how firm your faith in Christ is.
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Colossians 2:6, 7
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
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Colossians 2:9, 10
For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been given fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.
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Colossians 2:13, 14
When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.
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Colossians 2:15
And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
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Colossians 3:1-3
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
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Colossians 3:13
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
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Colossians 3:15
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
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Colossians 4:5
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.
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Colossians 4:6
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
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1 Thessalonians 5:23
May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
65
1 Timothy 1:5
The goal of our instruction is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
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1 Timothy 1:8, 9
We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for the unrighteous...
67
1 Timothy 1:19
Hold on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith
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1 Timothy 2:4-6
who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people...
69
1 Timothy 4:4, 5
For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.
70
1 Timothy 4:10
That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.
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1 Timothy 4:13
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.
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1 Timothy 5:1, 2
Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
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1 Timothy 5:18
For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages.”
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1 Timothy 6:6-10
But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
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1 Timothy 6:17
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
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2 Timothy 1:6, 7
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
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2 Timothy 1:10
but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
78
2 Timothy 2:3, 4
Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer.
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2 Timothy 2:13
if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself.
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2 Timothy 2:23, 24
Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.
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2 Timothy 2:25, 26
Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.
82
2 Timothy 3:12
In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
83
2 Timothy 3:16, 17
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
84
Titus 1:15
To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.
85
Titus 2:11, 12
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
86
Titus 3:2
to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.
87
Philemon 1:6
and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.
88
Galatians 6:9
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
89
2 Corinthians 5:14
For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.
90
2 Corinthians 5:15
And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
91
2 Corinthians 5:16
So from now on we look at no one according to the flesh. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
92
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature: The old things have passed away, all things have become new!
93
2 Corinthians 5:18, 19
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
94
2 Corinthians 5:21
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
95
James 1:2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
96
James 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
97
James 1:16, 17
Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
98
James 1:19, 20
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
99
James 1:22-25
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
100
James 1:27
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
101
James 2:26
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without action is dead.
102
James 3:16
For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil work.
103
James 3:17
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.
104
James 4:3
When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
105
James 4:7
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
106
James 4:10
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
107
James 4:17
If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.
108
James 5:14, 15
Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.
109
James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
110
1 Peter 1:5
who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
111
1 Peter 1:23
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
112
1 Peter 2:15
For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.
113
1 Peter 2:16
Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.
114
1 Peter 2:19-21
For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God. But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
115
1 Peter 2:23
When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.
116
1 Peter 2:24
“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
117
1 Peter 3:9
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
118
1 Peter 3:13, 14
Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.” But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord
119
1 Peter 3:17, 18
For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.
120
1 Peter 3:19, 20
After being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits— to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water,
121
1 Peter 4:6
For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
122
1 Peter 4:8
And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.”
123
1 Peter 5:6, 7
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your cares on him because he cares for you.
124
2 Peter 1:1
...To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
125
2 Peter 1:2
Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
126
2 Peter 1:3
His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
127
2 Peter 1:4
Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
128
2 Peter 1:9
But whoever does not have them (the aforementioned qualities) is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.
129
2 Peter 1:12, 13
So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have. I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body,
130
2 Peter 1:16
For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
131
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
132
1 John 1:5
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
133
1 John 2:2
He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
134
1 John 2:6
Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.
135
1 John 2:9-11
Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.
136
Ephesians 3:20
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,
137
1 John 2:12
I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.
138
1 John 2:20
But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things
139
1 John 2:27
As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.
140
1 John 3:1
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
141
1 John 3:2
Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
142
1 John 3:14
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death.
143
1 John 3:16
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
144
1 John 3:18
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
145
Galatians 6:9
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
146
2 Corinthians 5:14
For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.
147
2 Corinthians 5:15
And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
148
2 Corinthians 5:16
So from now on we look at no one according to the flesh. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
149
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature: The old things have passed away, all things have become new!
150
2 Corinthians 5:18, 19
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
151
2 Corinthians 5:21
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
152
James 1:2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
153
James 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
154
James 1:16, 17
Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
155
James 1:19, 20
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
156
James 1:22-25
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
157
James 1:27
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
158
James 2:26
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without action is dead.
159
James 3:16
For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil work.
160
James 3:17
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.
161
James 4:3
When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
162
James 4:7
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
163
James 4:10
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
164
James 4:17
If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.
165
James 5:14, 15
Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.
166
James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
167
1 Peter 1:5
who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
168
1 Peter 1:23
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
169
1 Peter 2:15
For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.
170
1 Peter 2:16
Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.
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1 Peter 2:19-21
For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God. But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
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1 Peter 2:23
When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.
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1 Peter 2:24
“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
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1 Peter 3:9
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
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1 Peter 3:13, 14
Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.” But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord
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1 Peter 3:17, 18
For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.
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1 Peter 3:19, 20
After being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits— to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water,
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1 Peter 4:6
For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
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1 Peter 4:8
And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.”
