2 Peter 3:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For this reason, my loved ones, as you are looking for these things, take great care that when he comes you may be in peace before him, free from sin and every evil thing.

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  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.
  • 1 Thess 3:13 : 13 So that your hearts may be strong and free from all sin before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
  • 1 Thess 5:23 : 23 And may the God of peace himself make you holy in every way; and may your spirit and soul and body be free from all sin at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Phil 1:10 : 10 So that you may give your approval to the best things; that you may be true and without wrongdoing till the day of Christ;
  • Phil 2:15 : 15 So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,
  • Phil 3:20 : 20 For our country is in heaven; from where the Saviour for whom we are waiting will come, even the Lord Jesus Christ:
  • Matt 24:26 : 26 If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it.
  • Luke 2:29 : 29 Now you are letting your servant go in peace, O Lord, as you have said;
  • Luke 12:43 : 43 Happy is that servant who, when his lord comes, is doing so.
  • 1 Cor 1:8 : 8 Who will give you strength to the end, to be free from all sin in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Heb 9:28 : 28 So Christ, having at his first coming taken on himself the sins of men, will be seen a second time, without sin, by those who are waiting for him, for their salvation.
  • Jas 1:27 : 27 The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God and Father is this: to take care of children who have no fathers and of widows who are in trouble, and to keep oneself untouched by the world.
  • 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue, 6 And self-control to knowledge, and a quiet mind to self-control, and fear of God to a quiet mind, 7 And love of the brothers to fear of God, and to love of the brothers, love itself. 8 For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For the man who has not these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having no memory of how he was made clean from his old sins. 10 For this reason, my brothers, take all the more care to make your selection and approval certain; for if you do these things you will never have a fall:
  • 1 John 3:3 : 3 And everyone who has this hope in him makes himself holy, even as he is holy.

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  • 2 Pet 3:10-13
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    10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; and in that day the heavens will be rolled up with a great noise, and the substance of the earth will be changed by violent heat, and the world and everything in it will be burned up.

    11 Seeing then that all these things are coming to such an end, what sort of persons is it right for you to be, in all holy behaviour and righteousness,

    12 Looking for and truly desiring the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will come to an end through fire, and the substance of the earth will be changed by the great heat?

    13 But having faith in his word, we are looking for a new heaven and a new earth, which will be the resting-place of righteousness.

  • 1 Tim 6:14
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    14 To keep the word untouched by evil, clear from all shame, till the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ:

  • Titus 2:13
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    13 Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

  • 1 Thess 3:13
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    13 So that your hearts may be strong and free from all sin before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

  • 2 Pet 1:8-12
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    8 For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    9 For the man who has not these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having no memory of how he was made clean from his old sins.

    10 For this reason, my brothers, take all the more care to make your selection and approval certain; for if you do these things you will never have a fall:

    11 For so the way will be open to you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

    12 For this reason I will be ready at all times to keep your memory of these things awake, though you have the knowledge of them now and are well based in your present faith.

  • 1 Cor 1:7-8
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    7 So that having every grace you are living in the hope of the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

    8 Who will give you strength to the end, to be free from all sin in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Pet 3:15
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    15 And be certain that the long waiting of the Lord is for salvation; even as our brother Paul has said in his letters to you, from the wisdom which was given to him;

  • Jude 1:21
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    21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for life eternal through the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Heb 12:14
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    14 Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;

  • 2 Pet 3:17-18
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    17 For this reason, my loved ones, having knowledge of these things before they take place, take care that you are not turned away by the error of the uncontrolled, so falling from your true faith.

    18 But be increased in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. May he have glory now and for ever. So be it.

  • 1 Pet 1:4
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    4 And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,

  • 1 Pet 1:13-14
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    13 So make your minds ready, and keep on the watch, hoping with all your power for the grace which is to come to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

    14 Like children ruled by God, do not go back to the old desires of the time when you were without knowledge:

  • Phil 2:15
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    15 So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

  • Jude 1:24
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    24 Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to give you a place in his glory, free from all evil, with great joy,

  • Phil 1:10
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    10 So that you may give your approval to the best things; that you may be true and without wrongdoing till the day of Christ;

  • 2 Thess 1:10
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    10 At his coming, when he will have glory in his saints, and will be a cause of wonder in all those who had faith (because our witness among you had effect) in that day.

  • 1 Pet 1:7-8
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    7 So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

    8 To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him; and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory:

  • 2 John 1:8
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    8 Keep watch over yourselves, so that you do not make our work of no effect, but may get your full reward.

  • 2 Cor 7:1
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    1 Because God, then, will give us such rewards, dear brothers, let us make ourselves clean from all evil of flesh and spirit, and become completely holy in the fear of God.

  • 1 John 3:2-3
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    2 My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is.

    3 And everyone who has this hope in him makes himself holy, even as he is holy.

  • Heb 6:11
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    11 And it is our desire that you may all keep the same high purpose in certain hope to the end:

  • 1 Pet 1:22
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    22 And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:

  • 1 Pet 1:17
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    17 And if you give the name of Father to him who, judging every man by his acts, has no respect for a man's position, then go in fear while you are on this earth:

  • Jude 1:17
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    17 But you, my loved ones, keep in memory the words which were said before by the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

  • 1 Pet 1:19
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    19 But through holy blood, like that of a clean and unmarked lamb, even the blood of Christ:

  • 2 Pet 3:1-2
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    1 My loved ones, this is now my second letter to you, and in this as in the first, I am attempting to keep your true minds awake;

    2 So that you may keep in mind the words of the holy prophets in the past, and the law of the Lord and Saviour which was given to you by his Apostles.

  • 1 Thess 4:12
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    12 That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

  • 1 Tim 4:15
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    15 Have a care for these things; give yourself to them with all your heart, so that all may see how you go forward.

  • 1 Pet 3:15
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    15 But give honour to Christ in your hearts as your Lord; and be ready at any time when you are questioned about the hope which is in you, to give an answer in the fear of the Lord and without pride;

  • Heb 6:9
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    9 But, my loved ones, though we say this, we are certain that you have better things in you, things which go with salvation;

  • Heb 13:21
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    21 Make you full of every good work and ready to do all his desires, working in us whatever is pleasing in his eyes through Jesus Christ; and may the glory be given to him for ever and ever. So be it.

  • 2 Pet 1:5
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    5 So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue,

  • 2 Pet 1:3
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    3 Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue;

  • 1 Thess 1:3
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    3 Having ever in mind your work of faith and acts of love and the strength of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

  • Jas 5:8
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    8 Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near.

  • Eph 5:27
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    27 And might take it for himself, a church full of glory, not having one mark or fold or any such thing; but that it might be holy and complete.

  • Phil 3:15
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    15 Then let us all, who have come to full growth, be of this mind: and if in anything you are of a different mind, even this will God make clear to you: