Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentle
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—do not abandon the works of Your
So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the
He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit,
“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the
equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus
For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and strai
Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
Nevertheless, we must live up to what we have already attained.
For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to e
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
We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole
Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do.
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts f
Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ,
My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to
In fact, we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong, and our prayer is for your perfection.
May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.
but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away.
Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before
treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, impa
As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to
Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You,
The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”