But the God of all grace, who has called us unto his eternal glory by Jesus, the Christ, after ye have suffered a little while, he himself perfects, confirms, strengthens, and establishes you.

Our gospel

in the day when God shall judge that which men have covered up, according to my gospel by Jesus, the Christ.

Now to him that is able to confirm you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which was concealed from times eternal

For our gospel did not come unto you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and in full assurance as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

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Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; in thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful slave; thou hast been faithful over a few things; I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

In my Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

And the clarity which thou gavest me I have given them, that they may be one, even as we are one:

and if sons, also heirs certainly of God and joint-heirs with Christ, if so be that we suffer with him that we may be also glorified together with him.

illuminating the eyes of your understanding, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints

that ye would walk worthy of God, who has called you unto his kingdom and glory.

if we suffer, we shall also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us;

unto the incorruptible inheritance that cannot be defiled and that does not fade away, conserved in the heavens for you,

But the God of all grace, who has called us unto his eternal glory by Jesus, the Christ, after ye have suffered a little while, he himself perfects, confirms, strengthens, and establishes you.

To him that overcomes will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame and have sat down with my Father in his throne.

And the city had no need of the sun neither of the moon to shine in her, for the clarity of God has illuminated it, and the Lamb is its lamp.

And there shall no longer be any cursed thing; but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in her; and his slaves shall serve him;

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So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that has mercy.