Verse 12

encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Eph 4:1 : 1 Therefore, I, a prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
  • 1 Thess 5:24 : 24 The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.
  • 1 John 2:6 : 6 Whoever says they abide in Him must also walk as He walked.
  • 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 But the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered for a little while, will Himself restore, establish, strengthen, and uphold you.
  • 1 John 1:6-7 : 6 If we claim to have fellowship with Him yet walk in darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.
  • 2 Thess 1:11-12 : 11 With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of His calling and by His power fulfill every desire for goodness and every work of faith. 12 So that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 2 Thess 2:13-14 : 13 But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits for salvation through the sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth. 14 He called you to this through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 2 Tim 1:9 : 9 He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works, but according to His own purpose and grace. This grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,
  • 1 Pet 1:15-16 : 15 But just as the One who called you is holy, so also be holy in all your conduct. 16 For it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary, give a blessing, because to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing.
  • Rom 8:28 : 28 And we know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.
  • Rom 8:30 : 30 And those He predestined, He also called; and those He called, He also justified; and those He justified, He also glorified.
  • Rom 9:23-24 : 23 And what if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of mercy, whom he prepared beforehand for glory— 24 even us, whom he has also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?
  • 1 Cor 1:9 : 9 God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • Gal 5:16 : 16 I say then, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh.
  • Eph 5:2 : 2 And walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself for us, a sacrificial offering to God, a pleasing aroma.
  • Eph 5:8 : 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
  • Phil 1:27 : 27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving together with one mind for the faith of the gospel.
  • Col 1:10 : 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
  • Col 2:6 : 6 Therefore, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in him.
  • 1 Thess 4:1 : 1 Finally, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, just as you received instructions from us on how you ought to live and please God, that you would excel even more.
  • 1 Thess 4:12 : 12 so that you may conduct yourselves properly toward outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.