May the God of peace himself make you holy in every way. And may your whole being spirit, soul, and body remain blameless when our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, appears.

which is based on the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before the world began.

and to an inheritance kept in heaven for you that can't be destroyed, corrupted, or changed.

My rock

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, my God, my stronghold in whom I take refuge, my shield, the glory of my salvation, and my high tower."

He alone is my rock, my deliverance, and my high tower; nothing will shake me.

Flawless is the work of the Rock, because all his ways are just. A faithful God never unjust righteous and upright is he.

And

The LORD is righteous in all of his ways and graciously loving in all of his activities.

The righteous LORD who lives within her will do no wrong; he will bring justice to light morning by morning. He never fails, but the unjust are shameless.

What can we say, then? God is not unrighteous, is he? Of course not!

Certainly it is right for God to pay back those who afflict you with affliction,

General references

In times to come, Jacob will take root, and Israel will blossom, sprout shoots, and fill the whole world with fruit.