Jeremiah 32:39-40
Ephesians 4:24
24and to clothe yourselves with the new man, which was created according to the likeness of ▼▼The Gk. lacks the likeness of
God in righteousness and true holiness.Rom 6:4; 2Cor 5:17; Gal 6:15; Eph 2:10; 6:11; Col 3:10 2 Thessalonians 2:13
13At all times we are obligated to thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you to be the first fruits ▼▼Other mss. read from the beginning
for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through faith in the truth.Luke 1:75; Eph 1:4; 1Thes 1:4; 2Thes 1:3; 1Pet 1:2 2 Timothy 1:9
9He saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our own works but according to his own purpose and the grace that was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began. ▼▼Lit. before the times of the ages
Rom 3:20; 8:28; 9:11; 16:25; Eph 1:4; 3:11; 1Thes 4:7; 1Tim 1:1; Titus 1:2; 3:4-5; Heb 3:1; 1Pet 1:20 Titus 2:12
12It trains us to renounce ungodly living and worldly passions so that we might live sensible, honest, and godly lives in the present worldLuke 1:75; Rom 6:19; Eph 1:4; Col 1:22; 1Thes 4:7; 1Pet 4:2; 1John 2:161 Peter 1:15
15Instead, just as the one who called you is holy, be holy in every aspect of your life.Luke 1:74-75; 2Cor 7:1; 1Thes 4:3-4, 7; Heb 12:14; 2Pet 3:112 Peter 1:4
4Through these he has given us his precious and wonderful promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, seeing that you have escaped the corruption that is in the world caused by evil desires.2Cor 3:18; 7:1; Eph 4:24; Heb 12:10; 2Pet 2:18, 20; 1John 3:2
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