aSee Matt. 5:12
Philippians 1:29
29For ait has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also bsuffer for his sake,2 Timothy 1:9
9 cwho saved us and dcalled us to ▼▼Or with
a holy calling, fnot because of our works but because of ghis own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus hbefore the ages began, ▼▼Greek before times eternal
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