But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should declare the glories of Him, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

But may the God of all grace, who hath called us to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after ye have suffered a little while, make you perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

And we know that all things co-operate for good to them that love God, to them that are called according to his purpose;

whom He hath also called, even us, not only of the Jews, but also of the Gentiles.

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

and charged you, that ye should walk worthy of God, who hath called you to his kingdom and glory.

For God hath not called us to impurity, but to holiness.

who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose, and grace bestowed upon us through Christ Jesus, before the world was,

as his divine power hath given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who hath called us by that glory and virtue,

Is

And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, These things saith the holy One, He that is true, He that hath the key of David, He that openeth and no one shutteth, and shutteth and no one openeth:

And the four animals had each of them six wings round about, and within were full of eyes; and they cease not day and night saying, Holy, holy, holy is the 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, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on those that dwell upon the earth?

So

Be ye therefore perfect in love and goodness, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.

to grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him,

Having therefore, my beloved, these promises, let us purify ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Be ye therefore imitators of God as his dear children; and walk in love,

Only behave worthy of the gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you, or be absent, I may hear of you, that ye stand firm in one Spirit, striving together as with one soul for the saith of the gospel;

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

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

For the grace of God, that bringeth salvation, hath appeared to all men;

This is a word which ought to believed and observed, and concerning these things I would have thee stedfastly affirm, that they who have believed in God be careful to excel in good works: for these things are good and profitable to men.

Follow peace with all men; and holiness, without which none shall see the Lord:

by which are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises; that by these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

In

having a good conversation among the Gentiles; that whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may glorify God in the day of their visitation, on account of the good works which they behold in you.

having a good conscience, that whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed who calumniate your good conversation in Christ.

from whence also we expect the Saviour, our Lord Jesus Christ: who will change our vile body,

Let no one have cause to despise thy youth; but he thou an example to believers in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Let your conversation be free from covetousness, and be contented with what ye have: for He hath said, I will not leave thee; I will never, never forsake thee.

Is there any wise and understanding man among you? let him shew his works by a good conversation in the meekness of wisdom:

Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in holy conversation and godliness,

General references

all the days of our life.

be ye therefore merciful as your heavenly Father also is merciful.