But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye may show forth the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light;

But the God of all grace, who called you to his everlasting glory in Christ Jesus, will, after ye have suffered a while, himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you.

We know moreover that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

whom he also called, even us, not only from among the Jews, but also from among the gentiles?

I press toward the mark for the prize of the heavenly calling of God in Christ Jesus.

that ye should walk in a manner worthy of God, who is calling you to his own kingdom and glory.

For God did not call us to live in uncleanness, but in purity.

who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and the grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

Seeing that his Divine power hath given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness;

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And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he who is holy, he who is true, he who hath the key of David; he who openeth, and no one shall shut; and shutteth, and no one shall open:

And the four living creatures, having each of them six wings, around and within are full of eyes; and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come.

and they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?

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Be ye therefore perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

to grant to us, that being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we might worship him without fear,

Having then these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you, or remain absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel,

that ye may be blameless and pure, children of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation; among whom ye shine as luminaries in the world,

For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication;

For the grace of God, that bringeth salvation to all men, was manifested,

True is the saying; and these things I desire that thou affirm earnestly, that they who have believed in God may be careful to practise good works. These things are good and profitable to men;

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord;

through which he hath given us exceedingly great and precious promises, that by these ye may become partakers of the Divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world through lust;

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having your manner of life among the gentiles honorable; that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

having a good conscience, that, wherein ye are evil spoken of, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conduct in Christ.

For the country of which we are citizens is heaven, whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Let no one despise thy youth, but become an example to the believers, in word, in behavior, in love, in faith, in purity.

Let your disposition be without covetousness, and be content with what ye have; for he hath said, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee;"

Who is wise and endued with knowledge among you P let him show out of a good course of conduct his works in meekness of wisdom.

Seeing that all these things are thus to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in holy conduct and godliness,

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in holiness and righteousness before him, all our days.

Be merciful, as your Father is merciful.