John 3:7

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him, and he can’t sin, because he is born of God.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.

who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.

You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.

If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.

not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

For in Christ Jesus neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.

Let brotherly love continue.

We know that whoever is born of God doesn’t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’t touch him.

Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.

Awake, awake! Put on your strength, Zion. Put on your beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the holy city: for from now on the uncircumcised and the unclean will no more come into you.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.

One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

“He has blinded their eyes and he hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, and would turn, and I would heal them.”

I have given them your word. The world hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Now, brothers, I entrust you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.

We were also assigned an inheritance in him, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who does all things after the counsel of his will,

Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.

Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?”

Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and doesn’t sin.

‘Hear this now, foolish people without understanding, who have eyes, and don’t see, who have ears, and don’t hear:

Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can’t enter into God’s Kingdom.

You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

You were running well! Who interfered with you that you should not obey the truth?

You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins,

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, think about these things.

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

Yet now, if you will, forgive their sin—and if not, please blot me out of your book which you have written.”

But Yahweh has not given you a heart to know, eyes to see, and ears to hear, to this day.

A highway will be there, a road, and it will be called “The Holy Way”. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it will be for those who walk in the Way. Wicked fools shall not go there.

“Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek Yahweh. Look to the rock you were cut from, and to the quarry you were dug from.

For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.

Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

Nevertheless, don’t rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

He said to him, “Most certainly, I tell you all, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”

to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

But now, being made free from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification and the result of eternal life.

So then, let’s follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.

giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;

This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,

I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to think the same way in the Lord.

Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.

For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.

but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith,

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;

Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,

Let him turn away from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God.

He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

“To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: “The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of God’s creation, says these things:

I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.

May the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you toward one another abounds,

If anyone therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master’s use, prepared for every good work.

By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went.

Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.

Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God.

Don’t marvel at this, for the hour comes in which all who are in the tombs will hear his voice,

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently,

There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

What is man, that he should be clean? What is he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

If I told you earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light,

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,

Don’t be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.