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

Bible References

Holy

by His death in His human body, so as to present you consecrated, faultless, and blameless in His presence,

So as God's own chosen people, consecrated and dearly loved, you must once for all clothe yourselves with tenderheartedness, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience; you must keep on

I solemnly charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.

For He saved us and called us with a holy call, not in accordance with anything that we had done, but in accordance with His own purpose and unmerited favor which was shown us through union with Christ Jesus eternal ages ago,

But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, the people to be His very own, to proclaim the perfections of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.

For this is the way the pious women of olden times, who set their hope on God, used to adorn themselves.

because His divine power has given us everything that is needful for life and piety, through our full knowledge of Him who through His glory and excellence has called us to Him.

Celebrate over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets too, because God has taken vengeance on her for you."

Partakers

For we have become real sharers in Christ, if we keep firm to the end the faith we had at first,

If some of the branches have been broken off, and yet you, although you were wild olive suckers, have been grafted in among the native branches, and been made to share the rich sap of the native olive's root,

They certainly were delighted to do it, and they really are under obligation to them, for if the heathen peoples have shared in their spiritual blessings, they ought to serve them in material blessings.

And I do it all for the sake of the good news, so as to share with others in its blessings.

Because there is only one loaf, so we, though many, are only one body, for we all partake of one loaf.

My hope for you is well founded; because I know that just as you, brothers, are sharers of my sufferings, so you will be sharers of my comfort too.

that the heathen through union with Christ Jesus are fellow-heirs with the Jews, are members with them of the same body, and sharers with them of the promise through the good news,

and you will always be thanking the Father who has qualified you to share the lot of His people in the realm of light.

Those who have Christian masters must not pay them less respect because they are brothers; they must serve them all the better, because those who get the benefit of their service are believers and so are dear to them. These are the things that you must continue to teach and urge them to do.

So, as a joint-elder with them, a witness of the suffering borne by Christ, and a sharer of the glory that is to be uncovered, I beg the elders among you,

It is through these that He has given us His precious and glorious promises, so that through them, after you have escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires, you may come to share in the divine nature.

I repeat, it is what we have seen and heard that we now announce to you, so that you too may share this fellowship with us, for this fellowship that we have is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ;

The heavenly

among whom you too as called ones belong to Jesus Christ --

Yes, we know that all things go on working together for the good of those who keep on loving God, who are called in accordance with God's purpose.

even us whom He has called, not only from among the Jews but from among the heathen too?

to the church of God at Corinth, to those who are consecrated by union with Christ Jesus, and called to be God's people, in fellowship with those who anywhere call upon the name of Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

So I, a prisoner for the Lord's sake, entreat you to live lives worthy of the call you have received,

I am pressing onward toward the goal, to win the prize to which God through Jesus Christ is calling us upward.

to live lives worthy of God who calls you into His kingdom and His glory.

With this in view we are always praying for you too, that our God may make you worthy of His call, and by His power fully satisfy your every desire for goodness, and complete every activity of your faith,

and to this end He called you by our preaching of the good news, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Keep up the good fight for the faith. Keep your hold on eternal life, to which God called you, when before many witnesses you made the good profession of faith.

And God, the giver of every spiritual blessing, who through your union with Christ has called you to His eternal glory, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself make you perfect, firm, and strong,

Therefore, brothers, be all the more in earnest to make certain to yourselves God's call and choice of you. For if you cultivate these qualities, you will never slip,

Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ, and a brother of James, to those who have been called, who are beloved by God the Father and have been kept through union with Jesus Christ:

They will make war upon the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, and His chosen, elect, and faithful followers will conquer with Him, too, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings."

The apostle

Jesus again said to them, "Peace be with you! Just as my Father has sent me forth, so I am now sending you."