As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, g
Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only he
encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom an
Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by Hi
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He gr
To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulf
Therefore I urge you to imitate me.
So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of th
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blame
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpo
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ,
And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one a
As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may in
Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,
I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus
Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away.
Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom w
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.
I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.
Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bol
“They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey the voice of the LORD in what I am telling you, that it may go we
Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Ch
not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our
Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you
Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, liv