Joh 17:3, 1Th 2:12, 4:7, 2Th 2:14, 2Ti 1:9, 1Pe 2:9, 3:9 | ISV | STEP | And this is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent

John 17:3

3 And this is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent—Jesus Christ.Isa 53:11; Jer 9:24; John 3:34; 5:36-37; 7:29; 10:36; 11:42; 1Cor 8:4; 1Thes 1:9

1 Thessalonians 2:12

12 We comforted and encouraged you, urging you to live in a manner worthy of the God who calls ^{▼▼Other mss. read called} you into his kingdom and glory.1Cor 1:9; Eph 4:1; Phil 1:27; Col 1:10; 1Thes 4:1; 5:24; 2Thes 2:14; 2Tim 1:9

1 Thessalonians 4:7

7 For God did not call us to impurity but to holiness.Lev 11:44; 19:2; 1Cor 1:2; Heb 12:14; 1Pet 1:14-15

2 Thessalonians 2:14

14 With this purpose in mind, he called you through our proclamation of the ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks proclamation of the} gospel so that you would obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.John 17:22; 1Thes 2:12; 1Pet 5:10

2 Timothy 1:9

9 He 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

1 Peter 2:9

9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people to be his very own and to proclaim the wonderful deeds of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.Exod 19:5-6; Deut 4:20; 7:6; 10:15; 14:2; 26:18-19; John 17:19; Acts 20:28; 26:18; 1Cor 3:17; Eph 1:14; 5:8; Col 1:13; 1Thes 5:4-5; 2Tim 1:9; Titus 2:14; 1Pet 1:2; Rev 1:6; 5:10

1 Peter 3:9

9 Do not pay others back evil for evil or insult for insult. Instead, bless them, because you were called to inherit a blessing.Prov 17:13; 20:22; Matt 5:39; 25:34; Rom 12:14, 17; 1Cor 4:12; 1Thes 5:15