Luk 1:75, Rom 8:28, Eph 2:10, 5:27, Col 1:22, 1Th 4:7, 2Th 2:13, 2Ti 1:9, Tit 2:12, Jam 2:5, 1Pe 1:2, 20, 2:9 | ISV | STEP | and be holy and righteous before him all of our days.

Luke 1:75

75 and be holy and righteous before him all of our days.Jer 32:39-40; Eph 4:24; 2Thes 2:13; 2Tim 1:9; Titus 2:12; 1Pet 1:15; 2Pet 1:4

Romans 8:28

28 And we know that he works all things together ^{▼▼Or that all things work together; other mss. read that God works all things together} for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.Rom 9:11, 23-24; 2Tim 1:9

Ephesians 2:10

10 For we are his masterpiece, ^{▼▼Or workmanship} created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared long ago to be our way of life. ^{▼▼Lit. so that we might walk in them}Deut 32:6; Ps 100:3; Isa 19:25; 29:23; 44:21; John 3:3, 5; 1Cor 3:9; John 3:3, 5, 2Cor 5:5, 17; Eph 1:4; 4:24; Titus 2:14

Ephesians 5:27

27 and might present the church to himself in all its glory, without a spot or wrinkle or anything of the kind, but holy and without fault.Song 4:7; 2Cor 11:2; Eph 1:4; Col 1:22

Colossians 1:22

22 he has now reconciled by the death of his physical body so that he might present you holy, blameless, and without fault before him.Luke 1:75; Eph 1:4; 2:15-16; 5:27; 1Thes 4:7; Titus 2:14; Jude 1:24

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 2:13

13 At 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

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

Titus 2:12

12 It 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 2:16

James 2:5

5 Listen, my dear brothers! God has chosen the poor in the world to become rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him, has he not?Exod 20:6; 1Sam 2:30; Prov 8:17; Matt 5:3; Luke 6:20; John 7:48; 1Cor 1:26, 28; 2:9; 1Tim 6:18; 2Tim 4:8; James 1:12; Rev 2:9

1 Peter 1:2

2 the people chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father through the sanctifying work of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with his blood. May grace and peace be yours in abundance!Rom 1:7; 8:29; 11:2; Eph 1:4; 2Thes 2:13; Heb 10:22; 12:24; 1Pet 2:9; 2Pet 1:2; Jude 1:2

1 Peter 1:20

20 On the one hand, he was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but on the other hand, he was revealed at the end of time for your sake.Rom 3:25; 16:25-26; Gal 4:4; Eph 1:10; Col 1:26; 2Tim 1:9-10; Titus 1:2-3; Heb 1:2; 9:26; Rev 13:8

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