Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit,
But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.
When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord J
But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and th
For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the king
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not s
“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the
Let the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous, and the vile continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to practice
Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may sh
But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentle
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace.
Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at p
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit,
Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we
I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no
To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzi
Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in
in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord o
Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.
Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.
As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.
No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will wors
He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for wh
So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will
Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fu
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of
“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, the