Hebrews 3:1

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Summary

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;

Holy

Partakers

The heavenly

The apostle

John 20:21

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Holy

so as to set you consecrated and unblemished and irreproachable in his presence ??23 that is, if you adhere to the foundations and stability of the faith, instead of moving away from the hope you have learned in the gospel, that gospel which has been preached to every creature under heaven, and of which I Paul was made a minister.

As God's own chosen, then, as consecrated and beloved, be clothed with compassion, kindliness, humility, gentleness, and good temper ??13 forbear and forgive each other in any case of complaint; as Christ forgave you, so must you forgive.

I adjure you by the Lord to have this letter read aloud to all the [holy] brothers.

who has saved us and called us to a life of consecration ??not for anything we have done but because he chose to do it himself, by the grace which he gave us ages ago in Christ Jesus

But you are the elect race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, the People who belong to Him, that you may proclaim the wondrous deeds of Him who has called you from darkness to his wonderful light ??10 you who once were no people and now are God's people, you who once were unpitied and now are pitied.

It was in this way long ago that the holy women who hoped in God adorned themselves. They were submissive to their husbands.

Inasmuch as his power divine has bestowed on us every requisite for life and piety by the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence ??4 bestowing on us thereby promises precious and supreme, that by means of them you may escape the corruption produced within the world by lust, and participate in the divine nature ??5 for this very reason, do you contrive to make it your whole concern to furnish your faith with resolution, resolution with intelligence,

O heaven, rejoice over her! Saints, apostles, prophets, rejoice! For God has avenged you on her now."

Partakers

For we only participate in Christ provided that we keep firm to the very end the confidence with which we started,

Supposing some of the branches have been broken off, while you have been grafted in like a shoot of wild olive to share the rich growth of the olive-stem,

Such was their decision; and yet this is a debt they owe to these people, for if the Gentiles have shared their spiritual blessings, they owe them a debt of aid in material blessings.

And I do it all for the sake of the gospel, to secure my own share in it.

(for many as we are, we are one Bread, one Body, since we all partake of the one Bread).

Hence my hope for you is well-founded, since I know that as you share the sufferings you share the comfort also.

namely, that in Christ Jesus the Gentiles are co-heirs, companions, and co-partners in the Promise.

thanking the Father who has qualified us to share the lot of the saints in the Light,

Those who have Christian believers as their masters must not take liberties with them because they are brothers; they must be all the better servants because those who get the good of their service are believers and beloved. This is what you are to teach and preach.

Now I make this appeal to your presbyters (for I am a presbyter myself, I was a witness of what Christ suffered and I am to share the glory that will be revealed),

The heavenly

including yourselves who are called to belong to Jesus Christ:

We know also that those who love God, those who have been called in terms of his purpose, have his aid and interest in everything.

to the church of God at Corinth, to those who are consecrated in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, as well as to all who, wherever they may be, invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord no less than ours:

As the Lord's prisoner, then, I beg of you to live a life worthy of your calling,

to press on to the goal for the prize of God's high call in Christ Jesus.

to lead a life worthy of the God who called you to his own realm and glory.

In view of this we always pray for you, asking our God to make you worthy of his calling and by his power to fulfil every good resolve and every effort of faith,

it was for this that he called you by our gospel, to gain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

fight in the good fight of the faith, secure that life eternal to which you were called when you voiced the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

who has saved us and called us to a life of consecration ??not for anything we have done but because he chose to do it himself, by the grace which he gave us ages ago in Christ Jesus

Once you have suffered for a little, the God of all grace who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will repair and recruit and strengthen you.

So be the more eager, brothers, to ratify your calling and election, for as you practise these qualities you will never make a slip;

Judas, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, to those who have been called, who are beloved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ:

They will wage war on the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings ??the Lamb and the elect, the chosen, the faithful who are with him."

The apostle

Jesus then repeated, "Peace be with you! As the Father sent me forth, I am sending you forth."