2 Timothy 2:25

25correcting his opponents awith gentleness. God bmay perhaps grant them repentance cleading to a knowledge of the truth,

Titus 3:3-7

3For dwe ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4But when ethe goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5he saved us, fnot because of works done by us in righteousness, but gaccording to his own mercy, by hthe washing of regeneration and irenewal of the Holy Spirit, 6whom he jpoured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that kbeing justified by his grace we might become lheirs maccording to the hope of eternal life.

Hebrews 12:2

2looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, nwho for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising othe shame, and pis seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

James 1:16-18

16Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 qEvery good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from rthe Father of lights, swith whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Some manuscripts variation due to a shadow of turning
18 uOf his own will he vbrought us forth by the word of truth, wthat we should be a kind of xfirstfruits of his creatures.

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