Revelation 22:11
Let the evil-doer do worse and worse, let the base grow baser and baser, let the upright man be more and more upright, and the man who is holy be more and more holy."
Luke 24:25
Then he said to them, "How foolish you are and how slow to believe all that the prophets have said!
John 7:17
Anyone who resolves to do his will will know whether my teaching comes from God, or originates with me.
John 8:47
Whoever is sprung from God listens to God's words. The reason you refuse to listen is that you are not sprung from God."
Revelation 9:20-21
Yet what was left of mankind, those who escaped being killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands and give up worshiping demons and gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wooden idols, which cannot either see or hear or move,
Mark 4:11
And he said to them, "To you has been intrusted the secret of the reign of God, but to those outsiders, everything is offered in figures,
John 18:37
Pilate said to him, "Then you are a king?" Jesus answered, "As you say, I am a king. It was for this that I was born and for this that I came to the world, to give testimony for truth. Everyone who is on the side of truth listens to my voice."
Romans 11:8-10
The rest became callous; as the Scripture says, "God has thrown them into a state of spiritual insensibility, with eyes that cannot see and cars that cannot hear, that has lasted down to this day."
1 Corinthians 2:10-16
For God revealed them to us through his Spirit, for the Spirit fathoms everything, even the depths of God himself.
1 Corinthians 6:11
Some of you used to be like that; but you have washed it all away, you have been consecrated, you have become upright, by the power of our Lord Jesus Christ and through the Spirit of our God.
2 Corinthians 7:1
So since we have promises like these, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves of everything that can defile body or spirit, and by reverence for God make our consecration complete.
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
and full of wicked deception for men who are going to destruction, because they refused to love the truth and be saved.
Titus 2:14
He gave himself for us, to free us from all wickedness and purify for himself a people of his own, eager to do right.
Hebrews 12:10
For they disciplined us for a short time and as they thought proper, but he does it for our good, to make us share his holiness.
1 Peter 1:7
they are to show that your faith when tested is found to be more precious than gold, which though it is perishable is tested with fire, and they will bring you praise, glory, and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1 Peter 1:22
Now that by obeying the truth you have purified your souls for sincere love of the brotherhood, you must love one another intensely and heartily,
1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us power to recognize him who is true; and we are in union with him who is true, through his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
Revelation 3:18
I advise you to buy of me gold that has been tested with fire, so that you may be rich, and white clothes to put on, to keep your shameful nakedness from being seen, and salve to put on your eyes, to make you see.
Revelation 7:13-14
Then one of the elders addressed me and said, "Who are these people dressed in white robes, and where do they come from?"
Revelation 16:11
and reviled the God of heaven for their sufferings and sores, but they would not repent of what they had done.
Revelation 19:8
She has been permitted to wear clean, glistening linen, for linen represents the upright deeds of God's people."
Revelation 19:14
The armies of heaven followed him mounted on white horses and clothed in pure white linen.